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| Creator: | Studio Dragon | ||
| Director: | Yoo Je-won | ||
| Music: | Lim Ha-young | ||
| Country: | South Korea | ||
| Language: | Korean | ||
| Num Episodes: | 16 | ||
| Executive Producer: | Kim Kyun-hong | ||
| Runtime: | 62–86 minutes | ||
| Company: | MI Inc. | ||
| Network: | tvN |
Hi Bye, Mama! is a 2020 South Korean television series starring Kim Tae-hee, Lee Kyu-hyung, and Go Bo-gyeol. It aired on tvN from February 22 to April 19, 2020.[1] [2]
Cha Yu-ri (Kim Tae-hee) has been a ghost since she died in a tragic accident five years ago. Through a reincarnation project, she is given the possibility to become human again if she succeeds in going back to her place within 49 days. However, her husband, Cho Gang-hwa (Lee Kyu-hyung), is now remarried. She has to choose between her own or her husband's happiness.[3]
She becomes a lingering ghost after getting hit by a car while 9 months pregnant. After being taken to the hospital where her husband works, her daughter is able to be saved, however Yu-ri is unable to survive. Four years later, Yu-ri becomes human again after having an emotional outburst towards God for the tragedy that befell her, and is granted 49 days to regain her place as Gang-hwa's wife and her daughter's mother in order to be able to stay permanently. If she is unable to do so, she must willfully go to heaven and reincarnate.
A well off doctor and former surgeon. After his wife's death, he begins to distance himself from reality, becoming depressed. He develops a trauma of surgery after losing his wife trying to save her.
Gang-hwa's new wife, who later discovers Gang-hwa's true feelings and about Yu-ri's resurrection. Current mother figure of Yu-Ri's daughter Seo-Woo.
Early working title of the series is Goodbye Mom .[9]
Kim Tae-hee and Bae Hae-seon have worked together in the SBS Drama Yong-pal in 2015.
| Hi Bye, Mama! OST | |
| Type: | soundtrack |
| Artist: | Various Artists |
| Released: | 2020 |
| Genre: | Soundtrack |
| Label: | Stone Music Entertainment |
| + Average TV viewership ratings | ||||||
| Original broadcast date | Title | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[10] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | ||||||
| 1 | February 22, 2020 | Life is Full of Unpredictable Surprises (Korean: 인생은 예측 불가능의 연속이다) | 5.895% | 6.209% | ||
| 2 | February 23, 2020 | Forgotten Season (Korean: 잊혀진 계절) | 6.111% | 6.220% | ||
| 3 | February 29, 2020 | Realizing the Beauty of Life is Only Possible After Death (Korean: 죽어보니, 알 수 있는 것들 '美生') | 5.373% | 5.384% | ||
| 4 | March 1, 2020 | There is Nothing That Won't Happen to Me (Korean: 나에게 일어나지 않을 일은 없다) | ||||
| 5 | March 7, 2020 | Every Moment When Chance Turns Into Fate (Korean: 우연이 운명으로 변하는 모든 순간들) | 5.663% | 5.971% | ||
| 6 | March 8, 2020 | Even in the Face of Death, Family is Still My Number One (Korean: 죽음 앞에서도 나만 생각하지 않게 하는 것 '가족') | 5.769% | 5.745% | ||
| 7 | March 14, 2020 | Where Flower Blooms and Falls (Korean: 꽃이 피고 진 자리) | 6.101% | 5.958% | ||
| 8 | March 15, 2020 | People Who Can't Say Goodbye (Korean: 이별에 서툰 사람들) | 5.428% | 5.550% | ||
| 9 | March 21, 2020 | Goodbye and Hello to Your Light (Korean: 안녕, 당신의 빛) | 5.859% | 6.122% | ||
| 10 | March 22, 2020 | Your Place Where I Cannot Reach (Korean: 내가 닿을 수 없는 당신의 자리') | 5.431% | 5.930% | ||
| 11 | March 28, 2020 | The Share of Life Given to Me (Korean: 내게 주어진 '내 몫의 인생') | 5.324% | 6.025% | ||
| 12 | March 29, 2020 | The Days I Was Forgotten (Korean: 내가 가려진 날들) | 5.227% | 5.517% | ||
| 13 | April 11, 2020 | A Story I Could Not See (Korean: 나는 볼 수 없었던 이야기) | 4.707% | 5.086% | ||
| 14 | April 12, 2020 | It's Not Your Fault (Korean: 당신 탓이 아니다) | ||||
| 15 | April 18, 2020 | My Life's Tomorrow (Korean: 내 인생의 '내일') | 4.795% | 5.178% | ||
| 16 | April 19, 2020 | Petals Fall, But the Flower Endures (Korean: 꽃잎이 떨어져도 꽃은 지지 않네) | 5.133% | 5.737% | ||
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