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.
Hi Bye, Mama! : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
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Season
Episode number
Average
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
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]
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
^ abLee 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!