''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 Shim Hye-jin (born February 6, 1967) is a South Korean actress and model. She was one of the leading actresses of the 1990s in South Korea. Shim started her career as a model and achieved stardom with a Coca-Cola commercial in the late 1980s. D ...

and

Park Jin-hee Park Jin-hee (born January 8, 1978) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her leading roles in the television series ''Please Come Back, Soon-ae'' (2006), ''War of Money'' (2007), and ''Giant'' (2010), as well as for the film ''Shadows ...

, 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

as Heo Soon-ae (Age: 40) *

as Han Cho-eun (Age: 28) *

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as Jang Hyeon-woo (Age: 32) *

Yoon Da-hoon Yoon Da-hoon (born Nam Kwang-woo on February 1, 1965) is a South Korean actor. He gained popularity with the sitcom ''Three Friends'' in 2000. Yoon has since starred in television dramas such as ''Guardian Angel'' (2001), ''Let's Get Married'' ( ...

as Yoon Il-seok (Age: 42)

Supporting characters

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as Yeo Myung-ja (Age: 65) *

Kwon Hae-hyo Kwon Hae-hyo (born November 6, 1965) is a South Korean television, film and stage actor. He is also an activist, involved in the Unite Our People Movement Headquarters, the Abolish the Family Registry and Create Family Equality Organization, th ...

as Han Hyun-jong (Cho-eun's uncle) *

Park Mi-sun Park Mi-sun (born March 10, 1967) is a South Korean comedian and TV host of variety shows, notably '' Quiz to Change the World'', '' Happy Together - Season 3'', and ''We Got Married''. In 1988, She made her official debut with a gold prize in ...

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 *

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as airline passenger *

Park Si-yeon Park Si-yeon (born Park Mi-seon on March 29, 1979) is a South Korean actress. She joined the Miss Korea pageant in 2000, and using that as a springboard to an acting career, she made her acting debut in China in 2004, appearing in minor roles in ...

as flight attendant on last airplane (

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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''.

References

External links

''Please Come Back, Soon-ae'' official SBS website
* {{hancinema film, Come_Back_v__Soon_Ae, Please Come Back, Soon-ae Korean-language television shows 2006 South Korean television series debuts Seoul Broadcasting System television dramas 2006 South Korean television series endings South Korean fantasy television series South Korean romantic comedy television series Television series by Doremi Entertainment