The Master of Revenge

The Master of Revenge (Korean: 마스터-국수의 신; RR: Maseuteo-guksuui sin; lit. Master – God of Noodles) is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Chun Jung-myung, Cho Jae-hyun, Jeong Yu-mi, Lee Sang-yeob and Gong Seung-yeon.^[1] It aired on KBS2 from April 27, 2016 to June 30, 2016 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes, replacing Descendants of the Sun.^[2][3]

The Master of Revenge
Promotional poster
Genre	Revenge Melodrama
Based on	God of Noodles by Park In-kwon [ko]
Written by	Chae Seung-dae
Directed by	Kim Jong-yeon
Starring	Chun Jung-myung Cho Jae-hyun Jeong Yu-mi Lee Sang-yeob Gong Seung-yeon
Music by	Park Seung-jin
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	20
Production
Executive producers	Bae Kyung-soo Yoon Young-ha Choi Ji-yoon Park Jae-sam
Producers	Han Sang-woo Lee Young-beom
Production location	South Korea
Production companies	Verdi Media Celltrion Entertainment (formerly Dream E&M)
Original release
Network	KBS2
Release	April 27 (2016-04-27) – June 30, 2016 (2016-06-30)

Synopsis

A man whose name and life were taken from him seeks revenge. To do so, he must attempt to become a master noodle cook, or a god of noodles.

Cast

Main characters

• Chun Jung-myung as Moo Myung-yi / Choi Soon-seok
  • Go Woo-rim [ko] as child Moo Myung-yi
• Cho Jae-hyun as Kim Gil-do
  • Park Chan as child Kim Gil-do
  • Cha Sun-woo as teen Kim Gil-do^[4]
• Jeong Yu-mi as Chae Yeo-kyung
  • Choi Ji-won as child Chae Yeo-kyung
• Lee Sang-yeob as Park Tae-ha
  • Lee Geon-ha as child Park Tae-ha
• Gong Seung-yeon as Kim Da-hae
  • Lee Go-eun as child Kim Da-hae

Supporting characters

Goongrakwon

• Kim Min-sang [ko] as Min Seon-ho (Head of Noodles)
• Cha Do-jin as Lee Gi-baek (2nd Head of Noodles)
• Kim Min-ho as Kim Jin-hak
• Choi Dae-seong as Na Won-sang (Head of Meats)
• Nam Moon-cheol [ko] as Park Moon-bok (Head of Broth)
• Son San as Kim Jin-nyeo (Head of Banchan)
• Im Do-yoon [ko] as Hong Cheo-nyeo (2nd Head of Banchan)
• Yeo Moo-young [ko] as Ha Tae-bong (Restaurant Manager)

Extended cast

• Kim Jae-young as Go Gil-yong
  • Ahn Won-jin as child Go Gil-yong
• Choi Jong-won as Go Dae-cheon
• Lee Ye-hyun as Go Gang-seok
• Lee Il-hwa as Go Gang-sook
• Seo Yi-sook as Seol Mi-ja
• Jo Hee-bong as Dokku Jin
• Kim Byung-ki as So Tae-seob
• Um Hyo-sup as Senator Choi
• Son Yeo-eun as Do Hyun-jeong
• Kim Joo-wan as Hwang Sung-rok (Kim Gil-do's assistant)
• Jo Deok-hyun [ko] as Ha Jeong-tae
  • Noh Young-hak as teen Ha Jeong-tae
• Oh Yoon-hong as Choi Ok-shim (Choi Soon-seok's mother)
• Oh Yong [ko] as Lee Myung-shik (orphanage director)
• Park Ji-hwan as Doo-chul
• Kwak Dong-yeon as Lee Yong-joo (Park Tae-ha's prison mate)
• Chae Min-hee as Chae Yeo-kyung's teacher and friend
• Cha Jung-won as Kim Da-hae's friend
• Lee Jin-mok [ko]
• Seo Jin-won [ko]
• Ji Seong-geun
• Ham Jin-seong
• Yook Dong-il [ko]
• Im Hyung-taek
• Yoo Geum
• Kim Hyun
• Kang Chul-sung [ko]
• Lee Gyu-ho [ko]
• Choi Hyo-sang [ko]
• Yang Seung-geol [ko]
• Lee Jung-sung [ko]
• Shin Chi-young
• Kim Jae-geon [ko]
• Joo Hyo-man [ko]
• Jin Yong-wook [ko]
• Kim Choo-wol [ko]
• Lee Gyu-seop [ko]
• Park Young-soo [ko]
• Kwon Hong-seok
• Dan Kang-ho
• Lee Jong-goo [ko]
• Kwon Oh-soo
• Lee Young-jin as Kim Kyung-jang
• Choi Byung-mo as Ahn Joong-yong
• Han Sung-sik [ko]
• Heo Seon-haeng [ko]
• Jin Yong-wook [ko]
• Oh Hwa-yeol
• Choi Yong-jin

Cameo appearances

• Ryu Hyun-kyung as Kim Seon-joo (Kim Da-hae's mother)

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 Ratings[6]
		Nationwide	Seoul National Capital Area	Nationwide	Seoul National Capital Area
1	April 27, 2016	6.8%	7.6%	7.6%	8.6%
2	April 28, 2016	6.4%	6.8%	6.5%	7.0%
3	May 4, 2016	6.1%	<6.5%	7.3%	7.6%
4	May 5, 2016	5.3%	5.0%	6.0%	6.4%
5	May 11, 2016	6.4%	6.6%	6.6%	6.9%
6	May 12, 2016	6.1%	<7.3%	7.4%	<7.8%
7	May 18, 2016	6.3%	<7.0%	7.0%	<7.3%
8	May 19, 2016	5.5%	<7.7%	6.6%	<7.6%
9	May 25, 2016	7.1%	7.4%	6.8%	<7.7%
10	May 26, 2016	7.0%	7.1%	8.0%	8.2%
11	June 1, 2016	8.0%	9.0%	7.2%	<7.1%
12	June 2, 2016	7.2%	8.0%	8.6%	8.5%
13	June 8, 2016	7.7%	8.3%	7.9%	7.9%
14	June 9, 2016	7.2%	7.9%	6.9%	<7.1%
15	June 15, 2016	6.6%	6.7%	6.9%	6.7%
16	June 16, 2016	7.5%	7.9%	9.0%	8.6%
17	June 22, 2016	6.6%	6.8%	7.4%	7.6%
18	June 23, 2016	6.3%	6.1%	7.2%	<6.7%
19	June 29, 2016	6.6%	7.0%	7.5%	7.1%
20	June 30, 2016	7.1%	7.7%	8.2%	8.1%
Average		6.69%	<7.22%[a]	7.33%	<7.53%[a]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result
2016	30th KBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama	Cho Jae-hyun	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama	Jeong Yu-mi	Nominated
		Best New Actress	Gong Seung-yeon	Nominated
		Best Young Actor	Go Woo-rim	Nominated
2017	53rd Baeksang Arts Awards	Best New Actress (Television)	Gong Seung-yeon	Nominated

Notes

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