Go Back Couple

Having married young, when frustration with their lives make Choi Ban-du and Ma Jin-joo regret their marriage of 18 years, a strange occurrence has them traveling back in time to the day before they met and into their younger selves.

Go Back Couple (2017) is a South Korean television romantic comedy series created for KBS2 and adapted from a webtoon. Choi Ban-du (Son Ho-jun) and Ma Jin-joo (Jang Na-ra) have been married for eighteen years and are worn down by frustration with their lives, until a strange occurrence sends them back in time to the day before they first met, inhabiting their younger selves. The engine of the series is the couple trying to reshape their early romance while navigating the people and choices that shaped their lives, with Park Hyun-seok (Im Ji-gyu) and An Jae-woo (Heo Jung-min) among the figures crossing their paths. Each episode mixes sharp domestic humor with a quieter reflection on how love fades and is rediscovered. The single season of twelve episodes runs about seventy minutes each and is built as one continuing story rather than standalone cases. The tone is wistful and warm, balancing comedy with melancholy about regret and time. Set in contemporary South Korea with flashbacks to the couple's youth, it carries the tradition of the Korean romantic comedy. Fans of About Time and Back to the Future will find resonance in its blend of time travel and romance.

• About Time (2013)shared time travel to a younger self, marriage reflection, romantic comedy tones
• Personashared second chance romance and korean romantic comedy tone with time travel premise
• Dear My Friendsshared time loop romance with korean television light fantasy and warm comedy
• Back to the Future (1985)shared time slip to younger self with romantic comedy and midlife reflection

Release Date

2017-10-13

Episode runtime

70 min

Rating

8.1 / 10 (38)

What is Go Back Couple about?

A bickering married couple who regret their eighteen-year marriage are sent back to the day before they met, inside their younger selves.

What is Go Back Couple like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Go Back Couple as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is Go Back Couple violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Go Back Couple.

Which shows are like Go Back Couple?

Shows with a similar feel include About Time (2013), Persona, Dear My Friends, and Back to the Future (1985).

How long is Go Back Couple?

Go Back Couple: 1 season, 12 episodes.

Is Go Back Couple still running?

No, Go Back Couple has ended.

Where can I watch Go Back Couple?

In United States, Go Back Couple streams on Rakuten Viki, OnDemandKorea, Kocowa Amazon Channel, Kocowa.