| Director: | Shin Yoon-sub |
| Country: | South Korea |
| Language: | Korean |
| Num Episodes: | 16 |
| Runtime: | 60 minutes |
| Company: | Shinyoung E&C Group Hunus Entertainment |
| Channel: | SBS |
Come Back Mister[1] is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Rain, Oh Yeon-seo, Kim In-kwon, Kim Soo-ro, Lee Min-jung, Lee Hanee, Choi Won-young and Yoon Park, based on the Japanese novel published in 2002, Mr. Tsubakiyama's Seven Days by Jirō Asada.[2] [3] [4] [5] It aired on SBS from 24 February to 14 April 2016 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.[6] [7] [8]
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 beautiful young woman. They have three rules:
If any of these rules are broken, the fact that either of them ever existed will be erased.
A handsome young man. Kim Young-soo reincarnated in Lee Hae-joon's body.
A beautiful young woman. Han Gi-tak reincarnated in Han Hong-nan's body.
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.
A former gangster who runs a restaurant. He has loved actress Song Yi-yeon. After he died, he reincarnated himself as Han Hong-nan. He is Shin Da-hye's long lost brother.
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. She is Han Gi-tak's long lost sister.
A famous actress who struggles after scandal. She is Han Gi-tak's love interest.
Shin Da-hye's ex-boyfriend and biological father of Kim Han-na. Worked under Kim Young-soo. After Kim Young-soo died, he was promoted to assistant manager at Sunjin's Department Store.
The president of Sunjin's Department Store and Song Yi-yeon's ex-husband.
Han Gi-tak former partner as gangster and Song Yi-yeon's bodyguard.
Kim Young-soo's father.
Daughter of Kim young-soo and Shin Da-hye.
Natural enemy of Han Gi-tak.
Han Gi-tak's employee at his restaurant.
A worker for Re-Life Centre, who controls and watches over Lee Hae-joon and Han Hong-nan's actions.
A big boss who always prioritizes Han Gi-tak over Na Suk-chul.
President of Sunjin Group.
A secretary and interpreter for the Sunjin Group's president.
A model who is used by Cha Jae-gook to be involved with Song Yi-yeon's scandal.
A young actress who really hates Song Yi-yeon.
Flies the real Lee Hae-joon but unfortunately gets into a plane crash and is found to be surviving in an isolated island.
The first script reading took place on 22 December 2015 in Seoul, South Korea.
| Come Back Mister Original Soundtrack | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Various Artists |
| Genre: | Soundtrack |
| Label: | Hunus Entertainment CJ E&M Music |
The epilogue shows the life of the real Lee Hae-joon and his pilot surviving on an isolated island. Lee Hae-joon wants to fly back to Seoul because he has an important business, but unfortunately he gets into a plane crash. The epilogue is shown in Episode 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 and 15.
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[9] | AGB Nielsen[10] | ||||||
| width=100 | Nationwide | width=100 | Seoul National Capital Area | width=100 | Nationwide | width=100 | 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% | 5.7% | 5.2% | 5.7% | ||
| 6 | 10 March 2016 | 5.9% | 6.4% | 5.4% | 5.9% | ||
| 7 | 16 March 2016 | 3.9% | 4.5% | 4.0% | 4.2% | ||
| 8 | 17 March 2016 | 4.7% | 6.4% | 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% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 4.0% | ||
| 13 | 6 April 2016 | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 2.9% | ||
| 14 | 7 April 2016 | 3.6% | 4.4% | 3.2% | 3.0% | ||
| 15 | 14 April 2016 | 4.5% | 4.8% | 4.6% | 4.9% | ||
| 16 | 3.1% | 3.3% | 2.6% | 2.4% | |||
| Average | 4.8% | 5.6% | 4.5% | 4.9% | |||
The drama aired on pay-TV channel ONE in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia with localised subtitles, within 24 hours of the original South Korean broadcast, from 25 February 2016 until 15 April 2016. It also airs in Indonesia on Rajawali Television (RTV). Net Mediatama later shows to promote the drama which will air on 15 February 2021.[11]
It aired in Vietnam on HTV3 beginning 1 November 2016.
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.[12]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 5th APAN Star Awards | Best Supporting Actress | ||
| 24th SBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Fantasy Drama | |||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Fantasy Drama | ||||
| Special Acting Award, Actor in a Fantasy Drama | ||||
| Special Acting Award, Actress in a Fantasy Drama | ||||
| Idol Academy Award – Best Eating | ||||