Back to 1998: World Domination

A man who once had more money than anyone on earth spends his last years regretting the family he lost. His wife and daughter left him long before, and in old age he is falsely accused and dies unfairly. Then he opens his eyes in the past, thrust back in time with the memory of everything that is about to happen. This time he means to set things right.

Premise

The drama runs on a rebirth fantasy with a strong sense of payback. The synopsis frames the tycoon's second life as a chance to undo a lifetime of mistakes and to confront the people who wronged him. Its tone is confident and a little ruthless from the start, since he knows which bets pay off and which people will betray him. The setting in 1998 gives the story a specific period feel, and the time-traveler knowledge he carries becomes his most useful weapon. The synopsis ends on an open cliffhanger, so the premise is best read as a long campaign of reversals rather than a single story arc.

Characters

The tycoon is the central figure, and the synopsis gives him no name, so he is best described by his role: the richest man in the world who lost everything. His estranged wife and daughter sit at the emotional core of his regret, and their departure is the wound that drives his second chance. The powerful figures he saves and the wrongdoers he confronts make up the supporting cast. Because the source names nobody, viewers will mostly track people by how much they owe the hero or how much they stand to lose from his return.

Main arc

The arc follows his campaign across the decades he has relived. He gambles, saves the powerful, and uses information only a time traveler would know to strike at those who did him harm. Each action shifts the balance of power a little more, and the rewards come in the form of money, influence, and the leverage to pressure enemies. Across 97 episodes, the question is whether he can rebuild his relationship with the family he lost while also taking revenge on the people who ruined him. The synopsis doesn't resolve that, so the drama leaves room for the family thread and the revenge thread to pull against each other.

Themes & tropes

Rebirth is the foundation, with the old man given a second life and a clean chance to correct his mistakes. Time Travel gives the story its practical engine, since knowledge of the future becomes the hero's advantage. Revenge drives the middle, as he confronts people who wronged him and tries to make them pay. There's also a strong thread of regret, with the lost wife and daughter reminding the audience what he's trying to win back. The genre list combines Fantasy with Rebirth and Time Travel, so the show sits comfortably in the fantasy-revenge space.

Why viewers watch

If you enjoy watching a clever protagonist use foreknowledge to punish his enemies, this drama is built for you. The fun comes from the reversals, the small moments where he proves he knows more than everyone else, and the satisfaction of seeing old wrongs answered. The family regret gives the story a more emotional side than a simple power fantasy. It's a good pick for fans of rebirth dramas who want a more confrontational hero, and the 97-episode run gives the revenge plot room to build.