Please Come Back Mister

Synopsis:

It is the story of both Kim Young-Soo and Han Gi-Tak. They didn’t know each other when they were alive but met on their way to heaven when they died. On their way to their final destination, they both realized that they are not yet ready to really die and both still have some unfinished business in their lives. Due to grace of reprieved, they were granted to come back to life but they have to follow certain rules. One, they will not be back in their own self but be different people. Two, they can’t admit who they are to the people they know. Kim Young-Soo is married to Shi Da-Hye. They have a daughter yet he ends up spending more time with work in the belief that his family needs more money to be happy. So, he worked himself to death for a Company who doesn’t really value his work. While Han Gi-Tak is a gangster who turned his life around to be a chef. He’s been in love with Song Yi-Yeon for the longest time and even went to prison because of her and became the reason why his life changed. He died trying to protect her from her abusive and mean husband, Cha Jae-Guk, so, she can have her son back. Both Kim Young-Soo and Han Gi-Tak have to finish their business by being alive within a month and do their best what they need to do as Lee Hae-Joon and Han Hong-Nan, respectively. At any time they can come back to heaven before the month’s end, however, if they ended up doing forbidden things against the rules, then, they may not even be able to go back to heaven and will face severe punishment. Both will go through challenges as they tried to fix the troubles they created in their previous lives and may end up sacrificing their after-life in the process.

Characters:

Rain as Lee Hae-Joon | Kim Young-Soo
Kim In-Kwon as Kim Young-Soo
Kim Soo-Ro as Han Gi-Tak
Oh Yeon-Seo as Han Hong-Nan | Han Gi-Tak
Lee Min-Jung as Shin Da-Hye
Lee Ha-Nui as Song Yi-Yeon
Choi Won-Young as Cha Jae-Guk
Yoon Park as Jung Ji-Hoon
Kwak Dong-Yeon as Young Han Gi-Tak
Lee Tae-Hwan as Choi Seung-Jae
Park In-Hwan as Kim Noh-Gap
Lee Re as Kim Han-Na
Oh Dae-Hwan as Na Seok-Cheol
Kang Ki-Young as Jegal Gil
Ra Mi-Ran as Maya
Yoon Joo-Sang as Stationmaster
Go In-Bum as Jang Jin-Goo
Ahn Suk-Hwan as Cha Hoe-Jang
Oh Na-Ra as Wang Bi-Seo
Ryu Hwa-Young as Wang Joo-Yeon
Lee Moon-Sik as Pilot
Park Chul-Min as Ma Sang-Sik
? as X

My Review:

I don’t know if it is because of Descendants of the Sun that made this K-Drama for me something I look forward to into something I just need to watch to know what happens. It was ironic because at the beginning this was the first K-Drama I watched first before Descendants of the Son which I thought is going to be a typical melodrama. And, the first 2 episodes of this K-Drama truly started really good. It was funny and very interesting. However, as it goes through the episodes I find the acting of Rain and Oh Yeon-Seo becoming more force to make me laugh than something I can naturally laugh at. The comedy is not as good as it was in the first 4 episodes and the acting is becoming more exaggerated than I’m beginning to get bored. Don’t hate me, I have to be honest, I don’t really find Rain particularly handsome in the first place, so while watching this K-Drama and looking at him overacting to make me and the rest of whomever is watching this laugh, makes me simply cringe. It is like I want to replay and watch again Song Joong-Ki at DOTS to wash away the bad taste left in my mouth. However, don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed watching Rain in “Full House” and in scenes in this K-Drama that gives him the opportunity to provide touching moments like when he and Shin Da-Hye ends up drinking and made him realized that he really didn’t know his wife because he wasted his time working too much. The same way with Oh Yeon-Seo, she is simply just trying too hard. If some found DOTS cheesy, then, I wonder what they think of this K-Drama? There’s simply no comparison and it’s not surprising why its ratings kept going down.

So, What do I Like About this K-Drama?

(1) I like Kim In-Kwon’s way of delivering Kim Young-Soo’s character. He successfully showed both his vulnerability and insecurity that led him to work so hard that he actually forgot to whom he’s doing it for and ending up even sacrificing his life.
(2) I like Kim Han-Na’s way of showing her love and devotion for his father, Kim Youn-Soo. She has spunk and Lee Re made us feel Kim Han-Na’s character for real because most of the time children in K-Dramas rarely make a lasting impression to me except just being a part of the story.
(3) I appreciate that it leaves something to think about in regards to how we should live our life. We often heard and read about how we should cease the day and live for the moment for life is too precious to waste as we don’t know when will be our time to go and leave it all behind. It always sounds so easy to do and we want it too until the next time we are clouded by judgement and forget. How we wish we can have the same chance and finish the unfinished business we leave behind, so, this K-Drama reminds us not to forget as we may really have no more chance to do it.
(4) I like the OST especially Again.

What I do Not Like About this K-Drama?
(1) The comedy is forced. I don’t know if it’s the fault of the director and writer or its lead actors.
(2) Since, K-Dramas are mostly filmed during the time the K-Drama is actually being run on air to adjust story lines and certain things that the fans prefer to happen, this K-Drama probably felt the force of how great DOTS is doing in the ratings (which is mind you DOTS is pre-filmed), that the production and staff of this K-Drama ended up panicking and shows its desperation to at least fight the popularity wave against DOTS. I wish they didn’t do that because the premise of this K-Drama, although, may not be unique, truly started well. I actually prefer the acting of Kim In-Kwon as Kim Young-Soo than Rain. The production should have continued its strengths rather than trying hard so much to bring out laughs.
(3) Somehow along the way it lost some of its logic. Although, built in the premise of fantasy, there are some issues in it that I wish were polished better in writing. It would have been more effective.

Would I recommend this K-Drama? Yes

My Rating to this Drama
( See My Rating System: ) 4/5 Stars

OST:
01. Again (다시) – Noel
Play Me:

02. Moon Light – Son Ho Young
Play Me:

03. Because It’s Love – Ailee
Play Me:

04. Sadness of Love – Na Yoon Kwon
Play Me:

05. Feel Alive – Topp Dogg
06. Back Then – Ho Joon (호준) of Topp Dogg (탑독)
07. X-Out – Na Yoon Kwon
08. You – Sang Do (상도) and Ho Joon (호준) of Topp Dogg (탑독)

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