Come Back Mister (South Korean Drama)
Come Back Mister (Korean: 돌아와요 아저씨; RR: Dolawayo Ajussi) is a South Korean television drama series that aired on SBS from February 24 to April 14, 2016. The series, directed by Shin Yoon-sub and written by Noh Hye-young, is based on the novel Tsubakiyama Kacho no Nanokakan by Japanese author Jiro Asada, which was serialized in the Asahi Shimbun from 2001 to 2002.
Plot
The story follows two men who die and are granted the opportunity to return to the living world for a limited time. They inhabit the bodies of others to resolve unfinished business. Lee Hae-joon (played by Rain) is a physically perfect man who serves as a section chief at a department store; his body is possessed by the spirit of Kim Young-soo (Kim In-kwon), a man who died from overwork. Simultaneously, the spirit of a tough man named Han Gi-tak (Kim Soo-ro) inhabits the body of a beautiful woman named Han Hong-nan (Oh Yeon-seo). The narrative explores their interactions with Shin Da-hye (Lee Min-jung), a housewife mourning the sudden death of her husband.
Production
The series was originally developed under the working title Annyeong, Nae Sojoonghan Saram (Hello My Precious Person). The first script reading for the production took place on December 22, 2015, in Seoul. The show occupied the Wednesday and Thursday 21:55 time slot on SBS, following the conclusion of Remember: War of Son and preceding the series Entertainer.
Cast
- Rain as Lee Hae-joon
- Lee Min-jung as Shin Da-hye
- Oh Yeon-seo as Han Hong-nan
- Kim Soo-ro as Han Gi-tak
- Kim In-kwon as Kim Young-soo
- Lee Ha-nee as Song Yi-yeon
- Yoon Park as Jung Ji-hoon
- Choi Won-young as Cha Jae-kook
- Lee Re as Kim Han-na
- Park In-hwan as Kim No-gab