# The Master of Revenge

The Master of Revenge (Korean: 마스터-국수의 신; RR: Maseuteo-Guksu-ui Sin; lit. Master – God of Noodles) is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Chun Jung-myung, Cho Jae-hyun, Jeong Yu-mi, Lee Sang-yeob and Gong Seung-yeon. It aired on KBS2 from April 27, 2016 to June 30, 2016 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes, replacing Descendants of the Sun.

## Synopsis

A man whose name and life were taken from him seeks revenge. To do so, he must attempt to become a master noodle cook, or a god of noodles.

## Cast
### Main characters

* Chun Jung-myung as Moo Myung-yi / Choi Soon-seok
** Go Woo-rim [ko] as child Moo Myung-yi
* Cho Jae-hyun as Kim Gil-do
** Park Chan as child Kim Gil-do
** Cha Sun-woo as teen Kim Gil-do
* Jeong Yu-mi as Chae Yeo-kyung
** Choi Ji-won as child Chae Yeo-kyung
* Lee Sang-yeob as Park Tae-ha
** Lee Geon-ha as child Park Tae-ha
* Gong Seung-yeon as Kim Da-hae
** Lee Go-eun as child Kim Da-hae

### Supporting characters
#### Goongrakwon

* Kim Min-sang [ko] as Min Seon-ho (Head of Noodles)
* Cha Do-jin as Lee Gi-baek (2nd Head of Noodles)
* Kim Min-ho as Kim Jin-hak
* Choi Dae-seong as Na Won-sang (Head of Meats)
* Nam Moon-cheol [ko] as Park Moon-bok (Head of Broth)
* Son San as Kim Jin-nyeo (Head of Banchan)
* Im Do-yoon [ko] as Hong Cheo-nyeo (2nd Head of Banchan)
* Yeo Moo-young [ko] as Ha Tae-bong (Restaurant Manager)

#### Extended cast

* Kim Jae-young as Go Gil-yong
** Ahn Won-jin as child Go Gil-yong
* Choi Jong-won as Go Dae-cheon
* Lee Ye-hyun as Go Gang-seok
* Lee Il-hwa as Go Gang-sook
* Seo Yi-sook as Seol Mi-ja
* Jo Hee-bong as Dokku Jin
* Kim Byung-ki as So Tae-seob
* Um Hyo-sup as Senator Choi
* Son Yeo-eun as Do Hyun-jeong
* Kim Joo-wan as Hwang Sung-rok (Kim Gil-do's assistant)
* Jo Deok-hyun [ko] as Ha Jeong-tae
** Noh Young-hak as teen Ha Jeong-tae
* Oh Yoon-hong as Choi Ok-shim (Choi Soon-seok's mother)
* Oh Yong [ko] as Lee Myung-shik (orphanage director)
* Park Ji-hwan as Doo-chul
* Kwak Dong-yeon as Lee Yong-joo (Park Tae-ha's prison mate)
* Chae Min-hee as Chae Yeo-kyung's teacher and friend
* Cha Jung-won as Kim Da-hae's friend
* Lee Jin-mok [ko]
* Seo Jin-won [ko]
* Ji Seong-geun
* Ham Jin-seong
* Yook Dong-il [ko]
* Im Hyung-taek
* Yoo Geum
* Kim Hyun
* Kang Chul-sung [ko]
* Lee Gyu-ho [ko]
* Choi Hyo-sang [ko]
* Yang Seung-geol [ko]
* Lee Jung-sung [ko]
* Shin Chi-young
* Kim Jae-geon [ko]
* Joo Hyo-man [ko]
* Jin Yong-wook [ko]
* Kim Choo-wol [ko]
* Lee Gyu-seop [ko]
* Park Young-soo [ko]
* Kwon Hong-seok
* Dan Kang-ho
* Lee Jong-goo [ko]
* Kwon Oh-soo
* Lee Young-jin as Kim Kyung-jang
* Choi Byung-mo as Ahn Joong-yong
* Han Sung-sik [ko]
* Heo Seon-haeng [ko]
* Jin Yong-wook [ko]
* Oh Hwa-yeol
* Choi Yong-jin

### Cameo appearances

* Ryu Hyun-kyung as Kim Seon-joo (Kim Da-hae's mother)

## Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest 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 Ratings | AGB Nielsen Ratings |
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area |
| 1 | April 27, 2016 | 6.8% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 8.6% |
| 2 | April 28, 2016 | 6.4% | 6.8% | 6.5% | 7.0% |
| 3 | May 4, 2016 | 6.1% | <6.5% | 7.3% | 7.6% |
| 4 | May 5, 2016 | 5.3% | 5.0% | 6.0% | 6.4% |
| 5 | May 11, 2016 | 6.4% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 6.9% |
| 6 | May 12, 2016 | 6.1% | <7.3% | 7.4% | <7.8% |
| 7 | May 18, 2016 | 6.3% | <7.0% | 7.0% | <7.3% |
| 8 | May 19, 2016 | 5.5% | <7.7% | 6.6% | <7.6% |
| 9 | May 25, 2016 | 7.1% | 7.4% | 6.8% | <7.7% |
| 10 | May 26, 2016 | 7.0% | 7.1% | 8.0% | 8.2% |
| 11 | June 1, 2016 | 8.0% | 9.0% | 7.2% | <7.1% |
| 12 | June 2, 2016 | 7.2% | 8.0% | 8.6% | 8.5% |
| 13 | June 8, 2016 | 7.7% | 8.3% | 7.9% | 7.9% |
| 14 | June 9, 2016 | 7.2% | 7.9% | 6.9% | <7.1% |
| 15 | June 15, 2016 | 6.6% | 6.7% | 6.9% | 6.7% |
| 16 | June 16, 2016 | 7.5% | 7.9% | 9.0% | 8.6% |
| 17 | June 22, 2016 | 6.6% | 6.8% | 7.4% | 7.6% |
| 18 | June 23, 2016 | 6.3% | 6.1% | 7.2% | <6.7% |
| 19 | June 29, 2016 | 6.6% | 7.0% | 7.5% | 7.1% |
| 20 | June 30, 2016 | 7.1% | 7.7% | 8.2% | 8.1% |
| Average | Average | 6.69% | <7.22% | 7.33% | <7.53% |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2016 | 30th KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama | Cho Jae-hyun | Nominated |
| 2016 | 30th KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama | Jeong Yu-mi | Nominated |
| 2016 | 30th KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Gong Seung-yeon | Nominated |
| 2016 | 30th KBS Drama Awards | Best Young Actor | Go Woo-rim | Nominated |
| 2017 | 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Actress (Television) | Gong Seung-yeon | Nominated |