Hi Bye, Mama!

Hi Bye, Mama! OST
Hi Bye, Mama! OST
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released	2020
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean; English;
Label	Stone Music Entertainment

*Hi Bye, Mama!*
Hi Bye, Mama!
	Promotional poster
Hangul	하이바이, 마마!
Genre	Tragicomedy; Fantasy; Melodrama;
Created by	Studio Dragon
Written by	Kwon Hye-joo
Directed by	Yoo Je-won
Starring	Kim Tae-hee; Lee Kyu-hyung; Go Bo-gyeol;
Music by	Lim Ha-young
Country of origen	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producer	Kim Kyun-hong
Producers	Lee Seung-hee; Park Ji-hyun; Yoo Sung-min;
Running time	62–86 minutes
Production company	MI Inc.
Original release
Network	tvN
Release	February 22 –; April 19, 2020

Hi Bye, Mama! (Korean: 하이바이, 마마!; RR: Haibai, 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]

Synopsis

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]

Cast

Main

Kim Tae-hee as Cha Yu-ri^[4]^[5]

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.

Lee Kyu-hyung as Cho Gang-hwa^[6]

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.

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.

Supporting

Yu-ri's family and entourage

Seo Woo-jin as Cho Seo-woo, Gang-Hwa and Yu-ri's daughter.^[7]
- 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.

People around Gang-hwa

Oh Eui-shik as Gye Geun-sang, Gang-hwa's best friend.
Ahn Nae-sang as Professor Jang, Gang-hwa's chief.

Ghosts at the ossuary

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

Special appearances

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)^[8]^[a]
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)^[a]
Yang Kyung-won as an exorcist (Ep. 10–15)

Production

Early working title of the series is Goodbye Mom (Korean: 안녕 엄마).^[9]

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

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Released on March 1, 2020 (2020-03-01)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Time, Like a Shining Star" (별처럼 빛나는 시간)	Son Go-eun (MonoTree)	Son Go-eun (MonoTree)	Park Ji-min	3:18
2.	"Time, Like a Shining Star" (Inst.)		Son Go-eun (MonoTree)		3:18
Total length:					6:36

Part 2

Released on March 8, 2020 (2020-03-08)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Touch"	Park Geun-chul Dani Jung Su-min	Park Geun-chul Jung Su-min	Kim Young-geun	4:49
2.	"Touch" (Inst.)		Park Geun-chul Jung Su-min		4:49
Total length:					9:38

Part 3

Released on March 15, 2020 (2020-03-15)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"To You" (너에게)	Hen	Hen	Hen	3:44
2.	"To You" (Inst.)		Hen		3:44
Total length:					7:28

Part 4

Released on March 22, 2020 (2020-03-22)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Hopefully Sky" (하늘바라기)	Duble Sidekick Jung Eun-ji Long Candy	Duble Sidekick Jung Eun-ji Long Candy	Sohyang	4:30
2.	"Hopefully Sky" (Inst.)		Duble Sidekick Jung Eun-ji Long Candy		4:30
Total length:					9:00

Part 5

Released on April 12, 2020 (2020-04-12)
No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"In The Night"	Jayins Han Jae-wan	Jayins Han Jae-wan	Parc Jae-jung	4:20
2.	"In The Night" (Inst.)		Jayins Han Jae-wan		4:20
Total length:					8:40

Viewership

Hi Bye, Mama! : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)

Season		Episode number																Average
Season		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Average
	1	1.614	1.658	1.583	1.915	1.693	1.702	1.860	1.550	1.568	1.678	1.492	1.577	1.240	1.273	1.232	1.512	1.572

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.^[10]

Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.	Original broadcast date	Title	Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)^[11]
Ep.	Original broadcast date	Title	Nationwide	Seoul
1	February 22, 2020	Life is Full of Unpredictable Surprises (인생은 예측 불가능의 연속이다)	5.895%	6.209%
2	February 23, 2020	Forgotten Season (잊혀진 계절)	6.111%	6.220%
3	February 29, 2020	Realizing the Beauty of Life is Only Possible After Death (죽어보니, 알 수 있는 것들 '美生')	5.373%	5.384%
4	March 1, 2020	There is Nothing That Won't Happen to Me (나에게 일어나지 않을 일은 없다)	6.519%	6.793%
5	March 7, 2020	Every Moment When Chance Turns Into Fate (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 (죽음 앞에서도 나만 생각하지 않게 하는 것 '가족')	5.769%	5.745%
7	March 14, 2020	Where Flower Blooms and Falls (꽃이 피고 진 자리)	6.101%	5.958%
8	March 15, 2020	People Who Can't Say Goodbye (이별에 서툰 사람들)	5.428%	5.550%
9	March 21, 2020	Goodbye and Hello to Your Light (안녕, 당신의 빛)	5.859%	6.122%
10	March 22, 2020	Your Place Where I Cannot Reach (내가 닿을 수 없는 당신의 자리')	5.431%	5.930%
11	March 28, 2020	The Share of Life Given to Me (내게 주어진 '내 몫의 인생')	5.324%	6.025%
12	March 29, 2020	The Days I Was Forgotten (내가 가려진 날들)	5.227%	5.517%
13	April 11, 2020	A Story I Could Not See (나는 볼 수 없었던 이야기)	4.707%	5.086%
14	April 12, 2020	It's Not Your Fault (당신 탓이 아니다)	4.226%	4.460%
15	April 18, 2020	My Life's Tomorrow (내 인생의 '내일')	4.795%	5.178%
16	April 19, 2020	Petals Fall, But the Flower Endures (꽃잎이 떨어져도 꽃은 지지 않네)	5.133%	5.737%
Average			5.473%	5.743%
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.^[12]

Notes

^ ^a ^b Lee Jung-eun and Kim Seul-gi reprised their roles from the 2015 television series Oh My Ghost which was helmed by the same director as Hi Bye, Mama!

References

^ MacDonald, Joan (January 9, 2020). "Ten Highly Anticipated K-Dramas Planned For 2020". Forbes. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
^ Kim, Hye-young (December 28, 2019). "김태희, 5년 만에 '인생캐' 만나 복귀 "연기 그리울 때 좋은 작품 만나 감사해"". iMBC (in Korean). Retrieved January 31, 2020.
^ Choi, Ju-ri (January 3, 2020). "'하이바이,마마!' 김태희, 드디어 베일 벗은 '49일 리얼 환생 스토리'". Sedaily (in Korean). Retrieved January 31, 2020.
^ Lee, Jae-lim (November 29, 2019). "Kim Tae-hee to return in 'Hi Bye'". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
^ "Actress Kim Tae-hee returns with fantasy comedy drama after 5-year hiatus". The Korea Times. February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
^ Tae, Yu-na (January 29, 2020). "'하이바이,마마' 이규형, 가슴 시린 눈물부터 따스한 미소까지...첫 스틸컷 공개". The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved January 31, 2020.
^ "Child Actor Seo Woo-jin Returns in "Hi Bye, Mama!"". HanCinema. March 4, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
^ "Lee Jung-eun Makes Special Appearance in "Hi Bye, Mama!"". HanCinema. February 13, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
^ Jang, Ji-min (November 4, 2019). "이규형, 김태희와 '안녕 엄마'서 호흡 맞출까? '출연 긍정 검토'". The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved January 31, 2020.
^ "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Retrieved July 29, 2020.
^ "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Retrieved February 22, 2020.
^ "[공식]'하이바이 마마' 4월 4-5일 결방 결정 "안정적인 제작 위해"". Sports Chosun (in Korean). 29 March 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2020.

External links

[a-9] Lee Jung-eun and Kim Seul-gi reprised their roles from the 2015 television series Oh My Ghost which was helmed by the same director as Hi Bye, Mama!

[1] MacDonald, Joan (January 9, 2020). "Ten Highly Anticipated K-Dramas Planned For 2020". Forbes. Retrieved January 31, 2020.

[2] Kim, Hye-young (December 28, 2019). "김태희, 5년 만에 '인생캐' 만나 복귀 "연기 그리울 때 좋은 작품 만나 감사해"". iMBC (in Korean). Retrieved January 31, 2020.

[3] Choi, Ju-ri (January 3, 2020). "'하이바이,마마!' 김태희, 드디어 베일 벗은 '49일 리얼 환생 스토리'". Sedaily (in Korean). Retrieved January 31, 2020.

[4] Lee, Jae-lim (November 29, 2019). "Kim Tae-hee to return in 'Hi Bye'". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved January 31, 2020.

[5] "Actress Kim Tae-hee returns with fantasy comedy drama after 5-year hiatus". The Korea Times. February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.

[6] Tae, Yu-na (January 29, 2020). "'하이바이,마마' 이규형, 가슴 시린 눈물부터 따스한 미소까지...첫 스틸컷 공개". The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved January 31, 2020.

[7] "Child Actor Seo Woo-jin Returns in "Hi Bye, Mama!"". HanCinema. March 4, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2020.

[8] "Lee Jung-eun Makes Special Appearance in "Hi Bye, Mama!"". HanCinema. February 13, 2020. Retrieved March 22, 2020.

[10] Jang, Ji-min (November 4, 2019). "이규형, 김태희와 '안녕 엄마'서 호흡 맞출까? '출연 긍정 검토'". The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved January 31, 2020.

[11] "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Retrieved July 29, 2020.

[12] "Nielsen Korea" (in Korean). Retrieved February 22, 2020.

[13] "[공식]'하이바이 마마' 4월 4-5일 결방 결정 "안정적인 제작 위해"". Sports Chosun (in Korean). 29 March 2020. Retrieved March 29, 2020.

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