Dad Is Back

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.

Synopsis

Celebrity dads are left to care for their kids alone for 48 hours without the help of anyone, while their wives leaves the home.

Development

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.

Format

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.

Cast

Current cast

Duration	Dad	Children	Mom/Wife	Filming location
Season 1 - Present	Li Xiaopeng 李小鵬	Daughter - Li Xin Qi 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 賈雲馨 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 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
Season 2 - Present	Jason Tang 唐志中	Daughter - Tang Haiyun 唐海云 DOB: October 23, 2012	Zhang Ting Qie 張庭緁	Taipei, Taiwan

Controversies

Wu Chun and his daughter Nei Nei participation on the show was highly anticipated by audiences as viewers wanted to see how Nei Nei looked since Wu Chun had controversially admitted to being married and father of a child in October 2013 after years of denying he had a wife and daughter.
Viewers were appalled by Nei Nei's shower scene in episode 1. They questioned Wu Chun's parenting methods, complaining how he could strip his daughter naked in front of a camera crew since she was no longer considered a toddler.
Viewers were shocked by Jia Nailiang and his daughter Tian Xin taking a bath together. They complained about the scene that happened in episode 1 where Jia Nailiang, wearing skimpy shorts climbed into a bathtub together with his fully nude 1-year-old daughter to take a bubble bath together.