Goodbye Mr. Black

Goodbye Mr. Black (Korean: 굿바이 미스터 블랙; RR: Gutbai miseuteo beullaek) is a 2016 South Korean television series based on the manhwa of the same title, created with The Count of Monte Cristo motif, written by Hwang Mi-na [ko] and published in 1983.^{[1][2][unreliable source?]} It aired on MBC on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST) from March 16, 2016, to May 19, 2016, for 20 episodes.^[3][4]

Goodbye Mr. Black
Promotional poster
Genre	Thriller Drama Romance
Based on	Goodbye Mr. Black by Hwang Mi-na [ko]
Written by	Moon Hee-jung
Directed by	Han Hee [ko] Kim Seong-wook
Starring	Lee Jin-wook Moon Chae-won Yoo In-young Kim Kang-woo Song Jae-rim
Music by	Lee im-woo
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	20
Production
Executive producer	Kim Do-hoon
Producer	Cho Yoon-jung
Running time	70 minutes
Production company	Victory Contents
Original release
Network	MBCTV
Release	March 16 (2016-03-16) – May 19, 2016 (2016-05-19)

Plot

Cha Ji-won is a Navy SEAL demolitions officer, but he is betrayed by his best friend, then denounced as a traitor. Ji-won is sent to another country, but escapes and returns with a new identity, along with a "fake" wife, to take revenge.

Cast

Main characters

• Lee Jin-wook as Cha Ji-won / Black
  • Lee Hee-seong as child Cha Ji-won
• Moon Chae-won as Kim Swan / Khaya / Baek Eun-young
  • Lee Chae-yoon as child Kim Swan (Baek Eun-young)
• Kim Kang-woo as Min Seon-jae
  • Jeong Jae-hyuk as child Min Seon-jae
• Song Jae-rim as Seo Woo-jin
• Yoo In-young as Yoon Ma-ri

Supporting characters

People around Cha Ji-won

• Lee Won-jong as Go Sung-min
• Im Se-mi as Cha Ji-soo
  • Kwon Ji-min as child Cha Ji-soo
• Ha Yeon-joo as Mei
• Bae Yoo-ram as Ahn Gye-dong

People around Kim Swan

• Kim Tae-woo as Kim Ji-ryoon
• Jung Hye-sun as Jeong Hyun-sook

People around Min Seon-jae

• Jeon Gook-hwan [ko] as Baek Eun-do (Jo Seong-bae)
• Choi Jung-woo as Seo Jin-tak
• Lee Dae-yeon as Min Yong-jae
• Kim Myung-gook [ko] as director Nam Seong-woo
• Seo Beom-sik [ko] as general manager Park Beom-sik (Baek Eun-do's secretary)

Extended cast

• Gil Hae-yeon as Hong In-ja
• Wi Ha-joon as Ha-joon
• Lee Jae-woo as Jae-woo
• Park Jeong-yoon [ko] as Se-yang
• In Seong-ho [ko]
• Choi Hyun [ko] as general manager Choi
• Kim Kwang-sik [ko]
• Ha Soo-ho [ko]
• Gong Jeong-hwan [ko] as inspector Kim Seong-min
• Go Seo-hee [ko]
• Wi Yang-ho [ko]
• Jung Dong-gyu [ko]
• Kim Kwang-hyun [ko] as Park Seok-min
• Ki Se-hyung [ko] as killer

Cameo appearances

• Jung Dong-hwan as Cha Jae-wan
• Lee Jae-yong as Yoon Jae-min
• Jo Yoon-ho [ko]
• Daniel Joey Albright as Top Investor Fred in episode 8

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
		TNmS Ratings[5]		AGB Nielsen[6]
		Nationwide	Seoul National Capital Area	Nationwide	Seoul National Capital Area
1	March 16, 2016	3.6%	3.7%	3.9%	4.2%
2	March 17, 2016	4.2%	4.4%	3.9%	4.2%
3	March 23, 2016	4.2%	4.7%	3.6%	4.2%
4	March 24, 2016	4.4%	4.4%	4.5%	5.1%
5	March 30, 2016	5.4%	7.4%	5.1%	6.0%
6	March 31, 2016	4.6%	—	4.6%	5.4%
7	April 6, 2016	4.7%	5.4%	4.6%	5.4%
8	April 7, 2016	4.5%	4.5%	3.4%	4.2%
9	April 14, 2016	3.6%	—	3.5%	4.0%
10		3.2%	—	3.8%	4.4%
11	April 20, 2016	7.5%	8.3%	8.1%	9.0%
12	April 21, 2016	8.8%	9.2%	9.4%	10.5%
13	April 27, 2016	8.1%	8.9%	8.7%	10.2%
14	April 28, 2016	8.7%	9.1%	8.7%	9.6%
15	May 4, 2016	8.7%	8.9%	9.1%	9.8%
16	May 5, 2016	8.7%	9.3%	9.0%	9.5%
17	May 11, 2016	10.4%	10.9%	9.5%	10.8%
18	May 12, 2016	8.9%	9.7%	8.6%	9.7%
19	May 18, 2016	8.9%	9.4%	8.5%	8.3%
20	May 19, 2016	10.2%	11.1%	9.9%	10.7%
Average		6.6%	7.6%	6.5%	7.3%

Original soundtrack

Goodbye Mr. Black : Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released	May 19, 2016
Genre	Pop, K-pop, soundtrack
Label	LOEN Entertainment

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"여명의 협주곡" (The Dawn Concerto)	Various Artists
2.	"그렇게 안녕" (Goodbye)	Baek Ji Young
3.	"제자리 걸음" (Standstill)	Bae Soo Jung (배수정)
4.	"아마도 이건" (Perhaps This is)	Song Yoo Bin (송유빈)
5.	"참아" (Bear)	2BiC
6.	"남자의 고독 – 지원 테마" (A Man Solitude – Cha Jiwon Theme)	Various Artists
7.	"선재 테마" (Min Seon Jae Theme)	Various Artists
8.	"Deep Breath"	Various Artists
9.	"사건의 시작" (Case Start)	Various Artists
10.	"Countdown"	Various Artists
11.	"Pressure"	Various Artists