18 Again


18 Again is a 2020 South Korean television series based on the 2009 film 17 Again by Jason Filardi, likely inspired by the 1988 comedy movie of the (series') same name featuring George Burns. Starring Kim Ha-neul, Yoon Sang-hyun, and Lee Do-hyun. It aired on JTBC from September 21 to November 10, 2020, every Monday and Tuesday at 21:35. The series is available on iQIYI and Viu with multi-language subtitles.
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Synopsis

Jung Da-jung and Hong Dae-young are married and have a set of fraternal twins, Hong Shi-ah and Hong Shi-woo. At first, they have a perfectly happy marriage despite having children at a very young age and having financial problems. Years later, their happy marriage starts crumbling when 37-year-old Da-jung files for divorce and their 18-year-old good looking twins start ignoring Dae-young, except for pocket money. Furthermore, Dae-young's life turns more miserable when he loses his job, after his boss promotes his nephew who has worked in the company for only 4 years, while relocating Dae-young to Busan.
Wishing he could go back in time and fix his life, Dae-young's 37-year-old body miraculously morphs into the body he had when he was 18 years old but retains his 37-year-old mentality. He starts living a new life under his alias "Go Woo-young" and attends Serim High School, which is his twins' school, and also the school he and Da-jung attended 18 years ago. During Dae-young's life as the 18-year-old Go Woo-young, he learns that his daughter Shi-ah is working part-time in a convenience store without his permission and his son Shi-woo is being bullied at school by the basketball captain, Goo Ja-sung. Dae-young also learns about his son's interest and talent in basketball that Shi-woo always hides from him. Dae-young eventually realizes the true reason behind his family's crumbling bond and gets to know more about his twins. He resolves to use this chance to protect his kids by befriending them and doing his best to be more present to the family despite his appearance as an 18-year-old boy.

Cast

Main

Supporting

Dae-young and Da-jung's family

People around Dae-young and Da-jung

People from Serim High School

People from JBC News

Others

  • Kim Yeon-jeong and Moon Woo-bin as Go Go Play employees

Special appearances

  • Jun Hyun-moo as Bae Seung-hyun
  • Jang Sung-kyu as himself
  • Im Ji-kyu as Ji-hoon's older brother
  • Song Yoo-hyun as Ji-hoon's brother's ex-girlfriend and Seo-yeon's biological mother who selfishly and cruelly abandoned her when she was a baby. When reunited in Episode 15, she refused to acknowledge Seo-yeon and even coldly said openly that she did not remember having a daughter, much to Seo-yeon's extreme sadness and Ji-hoon's anger and shock.
  • Hur Jae as Coach at 2009 KBU draft
  • Heo Jung-min as Ae-rin's ex-boyfriend
  • Cho Ryeon as Dae-young's mother
  • Lee Eol as Il-kwon's father
  • Do Won-kyung as a Serim High School graduate and singer
  • Kim Dong-hyun as a self-defense trainer
  • Lee Do-ha as the black manicurist, Lee Sang-sik
  • Moon Ji-in as a wife in Couples in Crisis
  • Heo Jae-ho as a husband in Couples in Crisis
  • Kim Ho-chang as a husband in Couples in Crisis

Production

The series adaptation is directed by Ha Byung-hoon, who also helmed the similarly themed romantic fantasy drama Go Back in 2017.
18 Again was originally scheduled to premiere on September 7, 2020, but it was postponed by two weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Original soundtrack

''18 Again: OST Special Album''

The drama's soundtrack is compiled in a two-part album released on 10 November 2020. CD 1 and CD 2 contain the drama's theme songs and musical score, respectively.
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