# Mr. Back

Mr. Back (Korean: 미스터 백; RR: Miseuteo Baek) is a South Korean television series based on the web novel Old Man (Korean: 올드맨), which was serialized on KakaoPage from April to October 2014. It stars Shin Ha-kyun, Jang Na-ra and Lee Joon. The series aired on MBC from November 5 to December 25, 2014, for 16 episodes.

## Synopsis

Choi Go-bong (meaning "highest peak" or "highest salary") is a 70-year-old man who runs a large hotel conglomerate, and he's known nothing but greed and selfishness all his life. When his body suddenly transforms back into his 30s, he becomes gleeful at the chance to relive his youth. He renames himself Choi Shin-hyung (meaning "newest model"), and meets Eun Ha-soo, a part-timer who's just landed her first regular job. Because of Ha-soo, he learns what love is for the first time in his life. At the same time, he develops a relationship with his estranged son and troublesome heir, Choi Dae-han.

## Cast
### Main

* Shin Ha-kyun as Choi Go-bong/Choi Shin-hyung
* Jang Na-ra as Eun Ha-soo
* Lee Joon as Choi Dae-han
* Park Ye-jin as Hong Ji-yoon

### Supporting

* Jung Suk-won as Jung Yi-gun
* Hwang Bo-ra as Yoo Nan-hee
* Go Yoon as Kang Ki-chan
* Jo Mi-ryung as Choi Mi-hye
* Jeon Gook-hwan as Choi Young-dal
* Hwang Young-hee as Lee In-ja
* Lee Moon-sik as Sung Kyung-bae
* Lee Mi-do as Son Woo-young
* Lee Mi-young as Go Jung-sook
* Kim Byeong-ok as Go-bong's doctor
* Cho Seung-hee as Herself

## Ratings

| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | TNmS Ratings | TNmS Ratings | AGB Nielsen | AGB Nielsen |
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area |
| 1 | November 5, 2014 | 13.1% | 16.9% | 14.2% | 16.1% |
| 2 | November 6, 2014 | 12.4% | 15.2% | 13.9% | 16.5% |
| 3 | November 12, 2014 | 10.8% | 13.1% | 11.6% | 13.1% |
| 4 | November 13, 2014 | 12.1% | 15.9% | 13.3% | 15.4% |
| 5 | November 19, 2014 | 10.9% | 14.6% | 11.2% | 12.8% |
| 6 | November 20, 2014 | 10.4% | 14.1% | 11.1% | 12.3% |
| 7 | November 26, 2014 | 10.2% | 13.0% | 10.9% | 12.6% |
| 8 | November 27, 2014 | 10.0% | 13.0% | 10.0% | 11.5% |
| 9 | December 3, 2014 | 9.5% | 11.9% | 10.5% | 12.0% |
| 10 | December 4, 2014 | 9.8% | 13.0% | 10.4% | 12.0% |
| 11 | December 10, 2014 | 8.9% | 10.9% | 9.1% | 10.4% |
| 12 | December 11, 2014 | 8.8% | 10.3% | 9.5% | 10.6% |
| 13 | December 17, 2014 | 9.0% | 11.4% | 9.0% | 10.4% |
| 14 | December 18, 2014 | 9.0% | 10.3% | 9.2% | 10.3% |
| 15 | December 24, 2014 | 8.1% | 9.8% | 8.8% | 10.4% |
| 16 | December 25, 2014 | 9.1% | 12.1% | 10.6% | 12.1% |
| Average | Average | 10.1% | 12.8% | 10.8% | 12.4% |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2014 | 33rd MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Shin Ha-kyun | Nominated |
| 2014 | 33rd MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Jang Na-ra | Won |
| 2014 | 33rd MBC Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Park Ye-jin | Nominated |
| 2014 | 33rd MBC Drama Awards | Golden Acting Award, Actor | Jeon Guk-hwan | Nominated |
| 2014 | 33rd MBC Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Lee Joon | Nominated |
| 2014 | 33rd MBC Drama Awards | Popularity Award, Actor | Shin Ha-kyun | Won |
| 2014 | 33rd MBC Drama Awards | Popularity Award, Actress | Jang Na-ra | Won |