18 Again

Title: 18 Again

Hangul: 18 어게인

Director: Ha Byung-Hoon

Writer: Kim Do-Yeon, An Eun-Bin, Choi Yi-Ryun

Network: JTBC

Episodes: 16

Genres : Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance & Youth

Release Date: September 7 - November 10, 2020

Runtime: Mon & Tue 21:30

Language: Korean

Country: South Korea

Summary :

Tells the story of a husband named Hong Dae Young who is on the verge of divorce but finds himself back in his body when he was at the prime of his life 18 years ago. He ends up changing his name to Go Woo Young when he becomes 18- years-old again. Meanwhile, his wife Jung Da Jung joins the workforce as an anchorwoman later on in life after raising their 18-year-old twins. ~~ Based on the American film “17 Again.”

Casts :

Kim Ha-neul (김하늘) as Jung Da-jung

Hong Dae-young's wife, 37-year-old mother of twins Shi-ah and Shi-woo, and a JBC internannouncer. Da-jung was very popular among Serim High School boys (she is every male students' first love) and eventually dated her classmate and popular basketball player Hong Dae-young. But before they can complete high school, they had to get married as she got pregnant with Hong Dae-young's twins, delaying her dream job of being a news announcer and postponing her college education. In present time, she is a 37-year-old mother to a pair of teenage twins who is getting fatigued of her husband's behavior. She files for a divorce alongside her job application at JBC to fulfill her dream despite being a mother in her late 30s.

Yoon Sang-hyun (윤상현) as Hong Dae-young

Jung Da-jung's husband, 37-year-old father of twins Shi-ah and Shi-woo, and a senior washing machine repairman. Dae-young was a handsome, popular and talented basketball star in Serim High School. However, he decided not to pursue his basketball career and bravely took responsibility to marry his pregnant classmate and girlfriend Jung Da-jung and be a young father to their twins. In the first years of family life, he struggled to earn money for his family's sustenance, consequently losing his handsome, youthful looks due to combined aging, exhaustion from his multiple jobs, and unhealthy lifestyles like alcohol, smoking, and anger issue. In present time, he is a 37-year-old father to a pair of teenage twins and works as a senior washing machine repairman for almost 10 years. His life starts going downhill when Da-jung files a divorce paper against him and he gets fired from his job by his nepotistic boss.

Lee Do-hyun (이도현) as 18 year old Hong Dae-young ; Go Woo-young

Wishing he could go back in time and fix his life, Hong Dae-young's 37-year-old body miraculously morphs into his 18-year-old body but retains his 37-year-old mindset and mannerisms. Dae-young starts living a new life as his best friend Go Deok-jin's son "Go Woo-young" and attends Serim High School, his twins' school, as a Class 2-7 student. At first, he wants to fulfill his dream of being basketball star and accepted into college through a basketball scholarship. However, by attending their school, he gets to know things about his twins that he never knew before and, later, the true reason behind the crumbling bond between him and the family. He resolves to use this chance to protect his kids by befriending them and to do his best to be more present to the family despite his appearance as an 18-year-old boy.

Han So-eun (한소은) as 18 year old Jung Da-jung

Young Jung Da-jung who fell in love with Hong Dae-young and bare their twins, Hong Shi-ah & Hong Shi-woo.

Roh Jeong-eui (노정의) as Hong Shi-ah

The older twin daughter of Hong Dae-young and Jung Da-jung; a student of Class 2-7 in Serim High School. Shi-ah is a pretty and popular girl at school but has some strong and rebellious personality. She frequently schemes Dae-young for her pocket money. In order to pursue her dream of being a make-up artist, she also works part-time in a minimarket without her parents' permission while only her friends and twin know about this, only to be caught by her father who runs into her while being in his 18-year-old body. Because of the incident in the minimarket, she acts hostilely against him, especially when she finds that he (posing as Go Woo-young) is placed in her class. Despite of her rebellious nature, she deeply loves and cares of her family even blaming herself for her parents' crumbling relationship. Because of her mid-night part time job, she always comes late to school, and frequently being seen picking up trash or running in school field as punishment.

Ryeoun (려운) as Hong Shi-woo

The younger twin son of Hong Dae-young and Jung Da-jung; a student of Serim High School. Unlike his twin sister and despite of his handsome look, Shi-woo is a school outcast and frequently being bullied by Goo Ja-sung and the basketball team. He is very talented in playing basketball and loves playing it just like Dae-young but he hides this fact from him because he feels inferior with his father's basketball talent. Because of bullying and crumbling family, initially he shows very cold personality and appears mostly in gloomy mood. He meets his turned-18-year-old father (posing as Go Woo-young) at school when the latter saves him from being bullied by Ja-sung. He became best friend with Woo-young, who protects him from the bullies, plays basketball with him and encourages him to push forward with his basketball career. Through Woo-yung, Shi-woo is able to elevate his crumbled self-esteem after being bullied and regain his smile back.

Wi Ha-joon (위하준) as Ye Ji-hoon

A famous baseball athlete, the pitcher for Seum Wolves. Ji-hoon is well-known and admired by his fans (which includes Dae-young) for his perfect strike-outs. He endorses a number of commercial products, including Go Deok-jin's mobile game. He takes the parenting responsibility of his niece, Ye Seo-yeon after her father (Ji-hoon's elder brother) passed away due to traffic accident and her mother abandoned the family. He harbors feelings toward Jung Da-jung because she reminds him of his late brother.

Kim Yoo-ri (김유리) as Ok Hye-in

A music teacher and the homeroom teacher of Class 2-7 in Serim High School. Hye-in appears to be a beautiful, perfect teacher but she hides her geeky hobby from everyone, even using disguise to go to PC cafe for playing online games. Her secret room is full of film and game merchandise and a computer gaming set. She frequently interacts with a game account that is revealed to be Go Deok-jin's.

Kim Kang-hyun (김강현) as Go Deok-jin

CEO of the game company Go Go Play; Hong Dae-young's rich best friend. A member of Serim High School's basketball team 18 years ago, Deok-jin became best friends with Dae-young when the latter saved him from their fellow team member Choi Il-kwon's bullying. Just like Hye-in, Deok-jin is also fond of collecting film and game' merchandise and he had built his own success as a game company CEO from his geeky hobby. In present time, he accepts Dae-young in his mansion when the latter leaves home due to his crumbling relationship with Da-jung. When Dae-young's body turns back to its 18-year-old version, he helps Dae-young assume a new identity by posing as his father, naming him "Go Woo-young" and enrolling him at Serim High School in Class 2-7. He falls in love at first sight with Class 2-7's adviser Hye-in during their first encounter at school.

Lee Mi-do (이미도) as Choo Ae-rin

A divorce Lawyer; Da-jung's best friend. Eighteen years ago, Ae-rin was smitten with Hong Dae-young and attempted to bully Da-jung for being his girlfriend, unaware of Da-jung being a tough girl who can put up a fight. She became friend with her when the Da-jung rescued her from being harassed by their seniors. In present time, Ae-rin's crush on Dae-young shatters when he lost his handsome looks. She also encourages Da-jung to file the divorce against Dae-young. Her law firm's office is co-located in the same building as Deok-jin's game company office, therefore they always randomly encounter each other.

Hwang In-yeop (황인엽) as Goo Ja-sung

A student of Class 2-7 in Serim High School; the captain of Serim's basketball team. Ja-sung is known for his aggressive personality which came from his father, a rich company CEO, who abuses him and his mother, does not believe in his skill in basketball, and pays bribes to Choi Il-kwon. Ja-sung frequently abuses Hong Shi-woo, who once saw him being beaten by his father and consequently made the former very hurt to hide his humiliated side. He tried to show how strong and intimidating he is, but actually he is a weak-hearted and insecure person. He harbors feelings for Hong Shi-ah and tries to win her heart even though she dislikes him because of her bullied twin. With the help of turned-18-years-old Dae-young (posing as Go Woo-young), he drops his aggressiveness and insecurity and starts forgiving his father, apologizing and befriending Shi-woo. However, he maintain a bit of hostility towards Woo-young because he misunderstands Woo-young's kindness to Shi-ah as making romantic moves on her.

Choi Bomin (최보민) as Seo Ji-ho

The class president of Class 2-7 in Serim High School. Losing his father at a young age, Ji-ho is the twins' childhood friend, being deeply loved by Dae-young who treats him as his third child. In present time, he is a model student in Serim and he harbors a crush on Hong Shi-ah. Just like Ja-sung, he misunderstands the turned-18-year-old Dae-young's (posing as Go Woo-young) kind and caring behavior towards Hong Shi-ah as romantic moves.

( 18 Again - Wikipedia )

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