{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2016}} {{Infobox television | image = Mr._Back_(미스터_백)_-_Poster.jpg | caption = Promotional poster | genre = {{ubl|Romance | Comedy | Fantasy}} | based_on = {{based on|''Old Man''|Lee Jo-young}} | writer = Choi Yoon-jung | director = Lee Sang-yeob | starring = {{ubl|Shin Ha-kyun|Jang Na-ra|Lee Joon|Park Ye Jin}} | theme_music_composer = | open_theme = "In the Time I Love You" by XIA<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/79869/jyjs-kim-junsu-to-sing-the-main-theme-song-for-mr-back|title=JYJ′s Kim Junsu to Sing the Main Theme Song for ′Mr. Back′|publisher=Mwave|access-date=March 3, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216024042/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/79869/jyjs-kim-junsu-to-sing-the-main-theme-song-for-mr-back|archive-date=February 16, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> | end_theme = | composer = | country = South Korea | language = Korean | num_seasons = | num_episodes = 16 | list_episodes = | developer = Han Hee | executive_producer = Cho Yoon-jung | producer = | editor = | location = | cinematography = | camera = | runtime = | company = Victory Contents | channel = Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation | first_aired = {{start date|2014|11|5}} | last_aired = {{end date|2014|12|25}} | related = }}
'''''Mr. Back''''' ({{Korean|hangul=미스터 백}}) is a South Korean television series based on the web novel ''Old Man'' ({{korean|올드맨|labels=no}}), which was serialized on KakaoPage from April to October 2014.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Baek|first1=Byung-yeul|title=Jang Na-ra headlines new MBC drama|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/entertainment/shows-dramas/20141105/jang-na-ra-headlines-new-mbc-drama|website=The Korea Times|access-date=November 21, 2014|date=November 5, 2014|archive-date=November 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141106053157/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2014/11/201_167601.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>[https://page.kakao.com/home/46609541 ''Old Man''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205041426/https://page.kakao.com/home/46609541 |date=December 5, 2019 }}. KakaoPage.</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|title=''Mr. Baek'' Shoots to #1 in Viewer Ratings with 14.2% for Premiere Episode|url=http://www.soompi.com/2014/11/05/mr-baek-shoots-to-1-in-viewer-ratings-with-14-2-for-premiere-episode/|website=Soompi|access-date=November 9, 2014|date=November 5, 2014|archive-date=September 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160905090642/http://www.soompi.com/2014/11/05/mr-baek-shoots-to-1-in-viewer-ratings-with-14-2-for-premiere-episode/|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|reason=See reliable sources list on WP:KO/RS|date=July 2025}}
==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.<ref>{{cite web|title=Grandpa Shin Ha-kyun goes back to his youth in Mr. Back|url=http://www.dramabeans.com/2014/10/grandpa-shin-ha-kyun-goes-back-to-his-youth-in-mr-back/|website=Dramabeans|access-date=October 27, 2014|date=October 23, 2014|archive-date=July 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711095630/http://www.dramabeans.com/2014/10/grandpa-shin-ha-kyun-goes-back-to-his-youth-in-mr-back/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Lee Joon Gives a Preview of His Chaebol Look for ''Mr Baek''|url=http://www.soompi.com/2014/10/23/lee-joon-gives-a-preview-of-his-chaebol-look-for-mr-baek/|website=Soompi|access-date=October 27, 2014|date=October 23, 2014|archive-date=June 23, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623072114/https://www.soompi.com/2014/10/23/lee-joon-gives-a-preview-of-his-chaebol-look-for-mr-baek/|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|reason=See reliable sources list on WP:KO/RS|date=July 2025}}
==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 * Jang Seong-Beom as Eun Myeong-soo
==Ratings== {| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan="3"|Episode # !rowspan="3"|Original broadcast date !colspan="4"| Average audience share |- !colspan="2"|TNmS Ratings<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tnms.tv/rating/default.asp |title=TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu |work=TNmS Ratings |access-date=November 5, 2014 |language=Korean |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131128032303/http://www.tnms.tv/rating/default.asp |archivedate=November 28, 2013 }}</ref> !colspan="2"|AGB Nielsen<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.agbnielsen.co.kr/index.asp?ref=0 |title=AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu |work=AGB Nielsen Media Research |access-date=November 5, 2014 |language=Korean |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131226133248/http://www.agbnielsen.co.kr/index.asp?ref=0 |archivedate=December 26, 2013 }}</ref> |- !width=100|Nationwide !width=100|Seoul National Capital Area !width=100|Nationwide !width=100|Seoul National Capital Area |- !1 |November 5, 2014 |<span style=color:red>'''13.1%'''</span> |<span style=color:red>'''16.9%'''</span> |<span style=color:red>'''14.2%'''</span> |16.1% |- !2 |November 6, 2014 |12.4% |15.2% |13.9% |<span style=color:red>'''16.5%'''</span> |- !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% |<span style=color:blue>'''10.3%'''</span> |- !15 |December 24, 2014 |<span style=color:blue>'''8.1%'''</span> |<span style=color:blue>'''9.8%'''</span> |<span style=color:blue>'''8.8%'''</span> |10.4% |- !16 |December 25, 2014 |9.1% |12.1% |10.6% |12.1% |- ! colspan=2 | Average ||<span style=color:green>'''10.1%'''</span> !<span style=color:green>'''12.8%'''</span> !<span style=color:green>'''10.8%'''</span> !<span style=color:green>'''12.4%'''</span> |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Recipient ! Result |- | rowspan="7"| {{center|2014}} | rowspan="7"| 33rd MBC Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | {{center|Shin Ha-kyun}} | {{nom}} |- | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | {{center|Jang Na-ra}} | {{won}} |- | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | {{center|Park Ye-jin}} | {{nom}} |- | Golden Acting Award, Actor | {{center|Jeon Guk-hwan}} | {{nom}} |- | Best New Actor | {{center|Lee Joon}} | {{nom}} |- | Popularity Award, Actor | {{center|Shin Ha-kyun}} | {{won}} |- | Popularity Award, Actress | {{center|Jang Na-ra}} | {{won}} |- |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://program.imbc.com/mr ''Mr. Back'' official MBC website] {{in lang|ko}} *{{hancinema drama|Mister_Baek|Mr. Baek}} *[http://content.mbc.co.kr/english/drama/14/2498079_57403.html ''Mr. Baek''] at MBC Global Media *{{IMDb title|4284152|Mr. Baek}}
{{Works by Victory Contents}}
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