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Hi Bye, Mama!

Hi Bye, Mama! (Korean: 하이바이, 마마!) 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.


Hi Bye, Mama!
Promotional poster
하이바이, 마마!
Haibai, mama!
Haibai, mama!
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Studio Dragon
Kwon Hye-joo
Yoo Je-won
Kim Tae-heeLee Kyu-hyungGo Bo-gyeol
Lim Ha-young
South Korea
Korean
16
Kim Kyun-hong
Lee Seung-heePark Ji-hyunYoo Sung-min
62–86 minutes
MI Inc.
tvN
February 22 (2020-02-22) –April 19, 2020 (2020-04-19)

Hi Bye, Mama! (Korean: 하이바이, 마마!) 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.

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.

  • Kim Tae-hee as Cha Yu-ri

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 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.

  • Lee Kyu-hyung as Cho Gang-hwa

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 pregnant wife because he was unreachable and locked up in an operating room.

  • Go Bo-gyeol as Oh Min-jung

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.

  • Seo Woo-jin as Cho Seo-woo, Gang-Hwa and Yu-ri's daughter.

    • Park Jung-yeon as teenager Cho Seo-woo (Ep. 16)
  • Kim Mi-kyung as Jeon Eun-sook, Yu-ri's mother.

  • Park Soo-young as Cha Moo-poong, Yu-ri's father.

  • Kim Mi-soo as Cha Yeon-ji, Yu-ri's little sister.

  • Shin Dong-mi as Go Hyun-jung, Yu-ri's best friend.

  • Yoon Sa-bong as Mi Dong-daek, a shaman.

  • Lee Si-woo as Jang Pil-seung, an airline pilot.

  • Oh Eui-shik as Gye Geun-sang, Gang-hwa's best friend.

  • Ahn Nae-sang as Professor Jang, Gang-hwa's chief.

  • Ban Hyo-jung as Jung Gwi-sun, died 7 years ago.

  • Bae Hae-sun as Sung Mi-ja, Man-seok's wife died 55 years ago.

  • Choi Dae-sung as Kwon Man-seok, Mi-ja's husband, died 56 years ago.

  • Park Eun-hye as Seo Bong-yeon, Pil-seung's mother who died 22 years ago.

  • Kim Dae-gon as Jang Dae-choon, Pil-seung's father who died 22 years ago.

  • Shin Soo-yeon as Jang Young-shim, Pil-seung's sister who died 22 years ago.

  • Lee Jae-woo as Kang Sang-bong, former baseball player who was murdered.

  • Shim Wan-joon as Shim Geum-jae, died 6 years ago.

  • Bae Yoon-kyung as Park Hye-jin, died 4 years ago.

  • Shin Cheol-jin as Mr.Choe

  • Lee Ji-ha as Park Hye-jin's mother

  • Yoo Yeon as Mi-so's mother

  • Lee Joong-ok as apartment ghost (Ep. 1 & 10)

  • Lee Jung-eun as shaman (Ep. 4 & 10)

  • Lee Dae-yeon as Kim Pan-seok (Ep. 7 & 9)

  • Lee Byung-joon as Baek Sam-dong (Ep. 7 & 9)

  • Kim Seul-gi as Shin Soon-ae (Ep. 10)

  • Yang Kyung-won as an exorcist (Ep. 10–15)

Early working title of the series is Goodbye Mom (Korean: 안녕 엄마).

Kim Tae-hee and Bae Hae-seon have worked together in the SBS Drama Yong-pal in 2015.

Hi Bye, Mama! OST
2020
Soundtrack
KoreanEnglish
Stone Music Entertainment
Ep.Original broadcast dateTitleAverage audience share(Nielsen Korea)
February 22, 2020Life is Full of Unpredictable Surprises(인생은 예측 불가능의 연속이다)5.895%6.209%
February 23, 2020Forgotten Season(잊혀진 계절)6.111%6.220%
February 29, 2020Realizing the Beauty of Life is Only Possible After Death(죽어보니, 알 수 있는 것들 '美生')5.373%5.384%
March 1, 2020There is Nothing That Won't Happen to Me(나에게 일어나지 않을 일은 없다)@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}6.519%6.793%
March 7, 2020Every Moment When Chance Turns Into Fate(우연이 운명으로 변하는 모든 순간들)5.663%5.971%
March 8, 2020Even in the Face of Death, Family is Still My Number One(죽음 앞에서도 나만 생각하지 않게 하는 것 '가족')5.769%5.745%
March 14, 2020Where Flower Blooms and Falls(꽃이 피고 진 자리)6.101%5.958%
March 15, 2020People Who Can't Say Goodbye(이별에 서툰 사람들)5.428%5.550%
March 21, 2020Goodbye and Hello to Your Light(안녕, 당신의 빛)5.859%6.122%
March 22, 2020Your Place Where I Cannot Reach(내가 닿을 수 없는 당신의 자리')5.431%5.930%
March 28, 2020The Share of Life Given to Me(내게 주어진 '내 몫의 인생')5.324%6.025%
March 29, 2020The Days I Was Forgotten(내가 가려진 날들)5.227%5.517%
April 11, 2020A Story I Could Not See(나는 볼 수 없었던 이야기)4.707%5.086%
April 12, 2020It's Not Your Fault(당신 탓이 아니다)4.226%4.460%
April 18, 2020My Life's Tomorrow(내 인생의 '내일')4.795%5.178%
April 19, 2020Petals Fall, But the Flower Endures(꽃잎이 떨어져도 꽃은 지지 않네)5.133%5.737%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
This drama aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).
On March 29, 2020, it was reported that the drama would take a week-long break from broadcasts on April 4 and 5 due to inevitable changes in the schedule and to ensure a more stable production process. Special broadcasts were aired instead.
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