Eighteen Again

Title: 18 어게인 / Eighteen Again
Also Known as: 18 Again
Genre: Romance, Fantasy
Episodes: 16 (To Be Confirmed)
Broadcast network: jTBC
Broadcast period: 2020-Sep-21 to 2020-Nov-10
Air time: Monday & Tuesday 21:30

Synopsis

This drama is based on the 2009 U.S. film “17 Again“. It’s about a husband who goes back to his golden days right before his divorce.

Jung Da Jung (Kim Ha Neul) is married to 37-year-old Hong Dae Young (Yoon Sang Hyun). They have have 18-year-old son and daughter. Jung Da Jung works hard as a rookie announcer and she has a warm heart. She becomes completely fed up with her husband and is unable to deal with him anymore. Hong Dae Young got fired from his job and he is looked down upon by his family. Jung Da Jung hands him divorce papers.

Meanwhile, Hong Dae Young looks at himself as an ordinary jobless middle-aged man. He regrets his life. At that moment, his body changes into that of an 18-year-old year old person, while his mind is still that of his 37-year-old self. Back in his teenage days, Hong Dae Young (Lee Do Hyun) was an excellent basketball player and also popular. Now, with his regained 18-year-old body, he changes his name to Go Woo Young and begins to live a new life.

Cast

Main Cast

Kim Ha Neul as Jung Da Jung
– Han So Eun as Da Jung (teen)
Yoon Sang Hyun as Hong Dae Young
– Lee Do Hyun as Hong Dae Young (teen)
Lee Do Hyun as Go Woo Young
Kim Yoo Ri as Ok Hye In
Wi Ha Joon as Ye Ji Hoon
Kim Kang Hyun as Ko Duk Jin
Lee Mi Do as Choo Ae Rin
Noh Jung Ui as Hong Shi Ah
Rye Un as Hong Shi Woo

People around Jung Da Jung

Kim Mi Kyung as Yeo In Ja (Da Jung’s mother)

People around Hong Dae Young

Lee Byung Joon as Hong Joo Man (Hong Dae Young’s father)

Serim High School

Choi Bo Min as Seo Ji Ho
Hwang In Yup as Koo Ja Sung
Oh So Hyun as Jun Bo Bae
Lee Eun Jae (이은재) as Uhm So Mi
Ryoo Da Bin (류다빈) as Hwang Young Sun
Lee Ki Woo as Choi Il Kwon

JBC Announcer Station

Ahn Nae Sang as Moon Sang Hwi
Jang Hyuk Jin as Heo Woong Ki
Kim Yoon Hye as Kwon Yoo Mi
Go Eun Min as Im Ja Young
Yang Dae Hyuk as Nam Ki Tae

Others

Song Yoo Hyun as Mi Young

Production Credits

Production Company: JTBC Studio
Director: Ha Byung Hoon
ScriptWriter: Kim Do Yeon, Ahn Eun Bin, Choi Yi Ryun

Episode Ratings

Date	Episode	AGB	TNmS
2020-09-21	1	1.753	-
2020-09-22	2
2020-09-28	3
2020-09-29	4
2020-10-05	5
2020-10-06	6
2020-10-12	7
2020-10-13	8
2020-10-19	9
2020-10-20	10
2020-10-26	11
2020-10-27	12
2020-11-02	13
2020-11-03	14
2020-11-09	15
2020-11-10	16