Please Come Back, Soon-ae () is a 2006 South Korean television series that aired on SBS from July 12 to August 31, 2006, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. In this comedy-drama starring Shim Hye-jin and Park Jin-hee, a body switch occurs between two women, forcing them to live the other's life and understand each other.
Plot Heo Soon-ae is a 40-year-old homemaker devoted to her pilot husband Yoon Il-seok, their son, and Il-seok's mother who lives with them. But one day Soon-ae discovers that her husband has been cheating on her with a 28-year-old flight attendant, Han Cho-eun. Cho-eun confronts Soon-ae to convince her to divorce Il-seok so she can take her place. The two get into a car together and drive towards the airport where Il-seok is due to arrive from a flight; the plan is to show up in front of Il-seok together and ask him directly who he wants to be with. The plot turns supernatural, however, when the two women fall victim to an accident that switches their identities; Soon-ae becomes trapped in Cho-eun's body, and vice versa. Since they can't seem to change back the two must learn to live in each other's body, posing as the other woman.
Cast
Main characters Shim Hye-jin as Heo Soon-ae (Age: 40) Park Jin-hee as Han Cho-eun (Age: 28) Lee Jae-hwang as Jang Hyeon-woo (Age: 32) Yoon Da-hoon as Yoon Il-seok (Age: 42)
Supporting characters Jung Jae-soon as Yeo Myung-ja (Age: 65) Kwon Hae-hyo as Han Hyun-jong (Cho-eun's uncle) Park Mi-sun as Park Jung-sook (Age: 40) Ahn Moon-sook as Jo Dae-sook Lee Seon-jin as Kang Eun-kyung (Age: 30) Kim Hyung-bum as Seo Joon-ho (Age: 30) Hwang Ji-hyun as Lee So-myung Jang Ji-woo as Han Jae-woong (Cho-eun's brother) Shin Dong-woo as Yoon Chan Sung Dong-il as airline passenger Park Si-yeon as flight attendant on last airplane (guest appearance) Kim Kwang-kyu as male harassing passenger on airplane
Remake A Russian remake titled Немного не в себе ("In the Wrong Skin") aired on Channel One from August 29 to September 15, 2011, for 12 episodes.
An Indonesian remake was titled Pacarku bukan istriku.
See also List of Korean television shows Contemporary culture of South Korea
References
External links Please Come Back, Soon-ae official SBS website