Come Back Mister
| Come Back Mister | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster L to R: Jung Ji-hoon, Kim Young-soo, Shin Da-hye, Lee Hae-joon, Han Hong-nan, Song Yi-yeon, Cha Jae-guk, Han Gi-tak | |
| Genre | Melodrama Comedy Family Romance |
| Based on | Mr. Tsubakiyama's Seven Days by Jirō Asada |
| Written by | Noh Hye-young |
| Directed by | Shin Yoon-sub |
| Starring | Rain Oh Yeon-seo Kim In-kwon Kim Soo-ro Lee Min-jung Lee Ha-nui Choi Won-young Yoon Park |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | Shinyoung E&C, Hunus Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | SBS |
| Release | 24 February – 14 April 2016 |
Please Come Back, Mister (Korean: 돌아와요 아저씨; RR: Dorawayo Ajeossi) is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Rain, Oh Yeon-seo, Kim In-kwon, Kim Soo-ro, Lee Min-jung, Lee Ha-nui, Choi Won-young and Yoon Park, based on the Japanese novel published in 2002, Mr. Tsubakiyama's Seven Days by Jirō Asada.[1][2][3][4] It aired on SBS from 24 February to 14 April 2016 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.[5][6][7]
Synopsis
Kim Young-soo (Kim In-kwon) is a section chief in the women’s apparel section at Sunjin's department store. He and his wife Shin Da-hye (Lee Min-jung) do not get along because his long work hours and constant overtime distract him from home. During one of these overtimes, he accidentally falls from a roof and is killed. His company writes his death off as a suicide in order to not receive blame for overworking him.
Han Gi-tak (Kim Soo-ro) is a former gangster who runs a restaurant. He has loved actress Song Yi-yeon (Lee Ha-nui) for many years, but she has always distanced herself from him because of his lifestyle. Her ex-husband, Cha Jae-gook (Choi Won-young) has whipped up a scandal to force her to give him their child, and threatens Yi-yeon with it. Just as Gi-tak figures this out, he gets in a car accident and is killed at the same time as Young-soo.
Young-soo and Gi-tak both arrive in the afterlife, but they both feel that they must return: Young-soo to reconcile with his wife and prove his death was not a suicide, and Gi-tak to protect Yi-yeon. They are given two months and return to life in new bodies: Young-soo as Lee Hae-joon (Rain), a handsome young man; and Gi-tak as Han Hong-nan (Oh Yeon-seo), a pretty young woman. They have three rules:
1. They can not reveal their true identities.
2. Revenge is forbidden.
3. They cannot engage in human affairs.
If any of these rules are broken, the fact that either of them ever existed will be erased.
Cast
Main characters
- Rain as Lee Hae-joon/Kim Young-soo: A handsome young man. Kim Young-soo reincarnated in Lee Hae-joon's body.
- Oh Yeon-seo as Han Hong-nan/Han Gi-tak: A pretty young woman. Han Gi-tak reincarnated in Han Hong-nan's body.
- Kim In-kwon as Kim Young-soo: Shin Da-hye's husband. An assistant manager at women's apparel section at Sunjin's Department Store. After he died, he reincarnated himself as Lee Hae-joon.
- Kim Soo-ro as Han Gi-tak: Shin Da-hye's long lost brother. Former gangster who runs a restaurant. He has loved actress Song Yi-yeon. After he died, he reincarnated himself as Han Hong-nan.
- Lee Min-jung as Shin Da-hye/Han Hong-nan: Han Gi-tak long lost sister. Kim Young-soo's wife. Jung Ji-hoon's ex-girlfriend. After her husband died, she worked as a worker at Sunjin's Department Store.
- Lee Ha-nui as Song Yi-yeon: The famous actress. Han Gi-tak's love interest.
- Yoon Park as Jung Ji-hoon: Shin Da-hye's ex-boyfriend. Worked under Kim Young-soo. After Kim Young-soo died, he had been promoted as assistant manager at Sunjin's Department Store.
- Choi Won-young as Cha Jae-guk: The president of Sunjin's Department Store and Song Yi-yeon's ex husband.
- Lee Tae-hwan as Choi Seung-jae: Han Gi-tak former partner as gangster and Song Yi-yeon's bodyguard.
Supporting characters
- Kwak Dong-yeon as young Han Gi-tak
- Park In-hwan as Kim Noh-gap (Kim Young-soo's father)
- Lee Re as Kim Han-na as daughter of Kim young-soo and Shin Da-hye.
- Oh Dae-hwan as Na Seok-cheol
Natural enemy of Han Gi-tak.
- Kang Ki-young as Jegal Gil
Han Gi-tak's employee at his Restaurant.
- Ra Mi-ran as Maya
A worker for Re-Life Centre, who controls and watches over Lee Hae-joon and Han Hong-nan's actions.
- Yoon Joo-sang as Stationmaster
Stationmaster of Re-Life Centre.
- Go In-bum as Jang Jin-goo
A big boss who always prioritize Han Gi-tak over Na Seok-cheol.
- Ahn Suk-hwan as Cha Hoe-jang
President of Sunjin Group.
- Oh Na-ra as Secretary Wang/ X (Unidentified spy)
A secretary and interpreter for the Sunjin Group's president.
- Park Min-woo as Yoo Hyuk
A model who is used by Cha Jae-guk to be involved with Yi-yeon's scandal.
- Ryu Hwa-young as Wang Joo-yeon
- Lee Moon-sik as Pilot
A Pilot who flys the real Lee Hae-joon but unfortunately gets into a plane crash and found to be surviving in an isolated island.
- Park Chul-min as Ma Sang-sik
Production
First script reading took place on the afternoon of December 22, 2015 in Seoul, South Korea.
Original soundtracks
Please Come Back, Mister OST Part 1
Please Come Back, Mister OST Part 2
Please Come Back, Mister OST Part 3
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Moon Light" | Son Hoyoung | 4:25 |
| 2. | "Moon Light (Inst.)" | Son Hoyoung | 4:25 |
Please Come Back, Mister OST Part 4
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Because It's Love" | Ailee | 3:08 |
| 2. | "Because It's Love (Inst.)" | Ailee | 3:08 |
Please Come Back, Mister OST Part 5
Please Come Back, Mister OST Part 6
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sadness of Love" | Na Yoon Kwon | 4:25 |
| 2. | "Back Then" | Hojoon (Topp Dogg) | 3:53 |
| 3. | "Sadness of Love" (Inst.) | Na Yoon Kwon | 4:25 |
| 4. | "Back Then" (Inst.) | Hojoon (Topp Dogg) | 3:53 |
Please Come Back, Mister OST Part 7
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "X-Out" | Ryu Ji Hyun | 3:46 |
| 2. | "You" | Sang Do & Ho Joon (Topp Dogg) | 3:34 |
| 3. | "X-Out" (Inst.) | Ryu Ji Hyun | 3:46 |
| 4. | "You" (Inst.) | Sang Do & Ho Joon (Topp Dogg) | 3:34 |
Epilogue
The epilogue show the life of the real Lee Hae-joon and his pilot surviving in an isolated island and Lee Hae-joon want fly back to Seoul because have an important business but unfortunately gets into a plane crash. The epilogue shows in Episode 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 and the last is episode 15.
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[8] | AGB Nielsen[9] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | ||
| 1 | 24 February 2016 | 8.0% | 10.5% | 6.6% | 7.6% |
| 2 | 25 February 2016 | 9.0% | 11.4% | 7.6% | 8.9% |
| 3 | 2 March 2016 | 6.2% | 8.0% | 5.2% | 6.0% |
| 4 | 3 March 2016 | 6.9% | 7.8% | 5.5% | 6.1% |
| 5 | 9 March 2016 | 5.2% | - | 5.2% | 5.7% |
| 6 | 10 March 2016 | 5.9% | - | 5.4% | 5.9% |
| 7 | 16 March 2016 | 3.9% | 4.5% | 4.0% | 4.2% |
| 8 | 17 March 2016 | 4.7% | - | 4.0% | 4.2% |
| 9 | 23 March 2016 | 3.1% | 3.8% | 3.5% | 3.8% |
| 10 | 24 March 2016 | 3.6% | 4.4% | 4.1% | 4.4% |
| 11 | 30 March 2016 | 2.3% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 3.6% |
| 12 | 31 March 2016 | 3.7% | - | 3.8% | - |
| 13 | 6 April 2016 | 2.6% | - | 2.8% | - |
| 14 | 7 April 2016 | 3.6% | - | 3.2% | - |
| 15 | 14 April 2016 | 4.5% | - | 4.6% | - |
| 16 | 3.1% | - | 2.6% | - | |
| Average | 4.8% | % | 4.5% | % | |
International broadcast
Indonesia, Malaysia & Singapore
The drama airs on pay-TV channel ONE in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia with localised subtitles, within 24 hours of the original South Korean broadcast, beginning 25 February 2016 until 15 April 2016. It also airs in Indonesia on Rajawali Television (RTV).
Vietnam
It aired in Vietnam on HTV3 beginning November 1, 2016.
United States
The drama airs in the Los Angeles DMA free, over-the-air on Asian American channel, LA 18 KSCI-TV (channel 18) with English subtitles, Wed-Thurs 9:15PM, beginning 16 March 2016.[10]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5th APAN Star Awards | Best Actress | Oh Yeon-seo | Nominated |
References
- ^ "Lee Min Jung, Rain, and Oh Yeon Seo confirm roles on Please Come Back Mister". DramaFever. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ "Lee Min Jung Will Romance Rain in 'Please Come Back Mister". Kdramastars. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ "Rain to headline SBS TV drama 'Please Come Back, Mister'". KPopfighting. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ "Lee Min-jung to star in drama with Rain". The Korea Times. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ '안녕'→'돌아와요아저씨' 제목 변경, 비 출연 확정. TV Report. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ "Rain returns to small screen". The Korea Times. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ "Lee Min-jung, Rain to star in new TV series". The Korea Herald. 28 December 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ^ http://www.la18.tv/ko/korean-prog/come-back-ajusshi/
External links
- Seoul Broadcasting System television dramas
- 2016 South Korean television series debuts
- 2016 South Korean television series endings
- Korean-language television programming
- 2010s South Korean television series
- South Korean fantasy television series
- South Korean romantic comedy television series
- Body swapping in fiction