| Native Name: | 爸爸回来了 Bàba Huílaile |
| Alt Name: | Dad Is Home, Dad Come Back |
| Genre: | Reality television |
| Creator: | KBS |
| Starring: | Current: Jia Nailiang 賈乃亮 Li Xiapeng 李小鵬 Du Jiang 杜江 Zheng Jun 鄭鈞 Former: Wang Zhong Lei 王中磊 Wu Chun 吳尊 Jason Tang 唐志中 |
| Country: | China |
| Language: | Mandarin English |
| Num Seasons: | 2 |
| Num Episodes: | 16 |
| Executive Producer: | Gao Ya 高雅 |
| Producer: | Cen Junyi 岑俊義 |
| Location: | Mainland China, Brunei, Taiwan |
| Camera: | Multicamera setup |
| Runtime: | 90 minutes |
| Channel: | ZRTG |
Dad Is Back is a Chinese reality-variety show that airs on ZRTG's Zhejiang Television, starring former Taiwanese boy band Fahrenheit member Wu Chun, film producer and president of Huayi Brothers film production company Zhong Lei Wang, actor Jia Nailiang, and former national gymnast Li Xiapeng. The show began airing on April 24, 2014, Thursday nights at 10:00 PM Beijing Time with 12 episodes total.
Celebrity dads are left to care for their kids alone for 48 hours without the help of anyone, while their wives leaves the home.
The show is adapted from South Korean reality show The Return of Superman, about celebrity dads taking care of their real-life children, without their wives, on their own for 48 hours. The production team from Dad Is Back collaborated with the Korean production team from The Return of Superman on the show. To avoid plagiarism rumors, the Chinese title was renamed instead of following the Korean title.[1]
The show is filmed with multiple cameras set up in the celebrities home. Unlike the Korean version, on early episodes cameraman's are clearly visible and not hidden in tents or playhouses. Starting from episode 5 tents and playhouses are used to hide the cameraman's presence in the dads home. Filming takes place at each of the celebrities actual home or work place. Family and friends of the celebrity dads will occasionally show up in each episode. Also unlike its Korean counterpart there is no narrator, a recorded track of a child's voice saying "Daddy" is played when one segment is shown to the next.
| Duration | Dad | Children | Mom/Wife | Filming location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 - Present | Li Xiaopeng 李小鵬 | Daughter - Li Xin Qi (Olivia) 李馨琪 DOB: January 12, 2012 | "Angel" Li An Qi 李安琪 | Beijing, China |
| Season 1 - Present | Jia Nailiang 賈乃亮 | Daughter - Jia Yun Xin (Tian Xin) 賈雲馨 (甜馨) DOB: October 23, 2012 | Li Xiaolu 李小璐 | Beijing, China |
| Season 2 - Present | Du Jiang 杜江 | Son - Du Yuqi 杜宇麒 DOB: September 19, 2013 | Huo Siyan 霍思燕 | Beijing, China |
| Season 2 - Present | Zheng Jun 鄭鈞 | Son - Zheng Xingfu 鄭熙岳 (Jagger) DOB: October 23, 2010 | Liu Yun 劉芸 | Beijing, China |
| Season 2 - Present | Jason Tang 唐志中 | Daughter - Tang Yujia 唐宇嘉 DOB: July 23, 2011 | Zhang Ting Qie 張庭緁 | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Daughter - Tang Haiyun 唐海云 DOB: October 23, 2012 |
| Duration | Dad | Children | Mom/Wife | Filming location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Wang Zhong Lei 王中磊 | Son - Wang Yuan Ye (William) 王元也 DOB: April 28, 2006 | Wang Xiao Rong 王晓蓉 | Beijing, China | |
| Season 1 | Wu Chun 吳尊 | Daughter - Wu Xin Yi (Neinei) 吳欣怡 DOB: October 10, 2010 | Lin Li Ying 林麗瑩[2] | Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Taipei, Taiwan |
Wang Zhong Lei has an older daughter who does not appear on the show.[3]
Wu Chun has a younger son born in late 2013 named Max that does not appear on the show, but he is often mentioned in conversations between Wu Chun and his daughter Nei Nei on the show.[4]
Wu Chun's wife Lin Li Ying is the only mother/wife not to appear on the show but her voice can be heard on phone conversions between her, Wu Chun and Nei Nei.
Wu Chun and his family residence is in Brunei, but his work is based in Taipei, Taiwan.
Li Xiaopeng wife Angel, who was raised in the United States, can speak English and Chinese.
HaoCaiTou is the main sponsor of the show. Their Xiao Yang yogurt drink product logo is intertwined on the top right of the shows logo. The product and logo is prominently displayed throughout each episode. Also the kids on the show are seen consuming the product.
The Return of Superman (TV series)