''Goodbye Mr. Black'' () is a 2016

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based on the

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of the same title, created with

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motif, written by and published in 1983. It aired on MBC on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 ( KST) from March 16, 2016 to May 19, 2016 for 20 episodes.

Plot

Cha Ji-won is a

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demolitions officer, but he is betrayed by his best friend, then denounced as a traitor. Ji-won is sent to another country, but escapes and returns with a new identity, along with a "fake" wife, to take revenge.

Cast

Main characters

Lee Jin-wook Lee Jin-wook ( Korean: 이진욱; born September 16, 1981) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading role in the romance series ''Glass Castle'', the time-traveling series '' Nine'' (2013), romance series ''The Time We Were Not i ...

as Cha Ji-won / Black **Lee Hee-seong as child Cha Ji-won *

Moon Chae-won Moon Chae-won (; born November 13, 1986) is a South Korean actress. Moon first attracted attention in 2008 in her supporting role as a gisaeng in '' Painter of the Wind''. She was next cast in ''Brilliant Legacy'', one of the top-rated Korean d ...

as Kim Swan / Khaya / Baek Eun-young **Lee Chae-yoon as child Kim Swan (Baek Eun-young) *

Kim Kang-woo Kim Kang-woo (born July 11, 1978) is a South Korean actor. He is best known from his roles in ''The Taste of Money'' and '' The Missing''. Career Kim Kang-woo majored in Theater and Film at Chung-Ang University. In early, Kim work as singer in 1 ...

as Min Seon-jae **Jeong Jae-hyuk as child Min Seon-jae *

Song Jae-rim Song Jae-rim (; born February 18, 1985) is a South Korean actor and model. He began his career as a runway model for the Seoul collections of Juun. J, Herin Homme and Ha Sang Beg. He has also appeared in the magazines Bazaar Korea, Vogue Girl ...

as Seo Woo-jin *

Yoo In-young Yoo Hyo-min (born January 5, 1984), professionally known as Yoo In-young (Hangul: 유인영), is a South Korean actress. Yoo began her entertainment career as a commercial model before making her acting debut in 2005. Yoo is best known for her r ...

as Yoon Ma-ri

Supporting characters

;People around Cha Ji-won *

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as Go Sung-min *

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as Cha Ji-soo **Kwon Ji-min as child Cha Ji-soo *

Ha Yeon-joo Ha Yeon-Joo (born August 6, 1987) is a South Korean actress. She is also a member of Mensa International. Personal life Ha prepared to marry a non-celebrity boyfriend. They are scheduled to marry on June 20, 2021. Filmography Television ser ...

as Mei * as Ahn Gye-dong ;People around Kim Swan * Kim Tae-woo as Kim Ji-ryoon *

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as Jeong Hyun-sook ;People around Min Seon-jae * as Baek Eun-do (Jo Seong-bae) *

Choi Jung-woo Choi Jung-woo (born February 17, 1957) is a South Korean actor. He began his acting career in theater, then became active as a supporting actor in film and television, notably in the sitcom '' Standby'' and the procedural dramas ''Quiz of God ...

as Seo Jin-tak *

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as Min Yong-jae * as director Nam Seong-woo * as general manager Park Beom-sik (Baek Eun-do's secretary) ;Extended cast *

Gil Hae-yeon Gil Hae-yeon ( ko, 길해연) is a South Korean actress. She is best known to North American audiences for her performance in the film '' In Her Place'', for which she garnered a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress at th ...

as Hong In-ja * Wi Ha-joon as Ha-joon * Lee Jae-woo as Jae-woo * as Se-yang * * as general manager Choi * * * as inspector Kim Seong-min * * * * as Park Seok-min * as killer

Cameo appearances

Jung Dong-hwan Jung Dong-hwan (born August 5, 1949) is a South Korean actor. Jung began his career in theater, then was most active in Korean cinema in the 1980s, with leading roles in ''Late Autumn'' (1982), ''Jung-kwang's Nonsense'' (1986), and ''A Top Knot ...

as Cha Jae-wan *

Lee Jae-yong Lee Jae-yong (; born 23 June 1968), known professionally in the West as Jay Y. Lee, is a South Korean business magnate and the chairman of Samsung Electronics. He is the only son of Hong Ra-hee and Lee Kun-hee, chairman of Samsung until his de ...

as Yoon Jae-min * *Daniel Joey Albright as Top Investor Fred in episode 8

Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Original soundtrack

References

External links

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