The Most Beautiful Goodbye

South Korean television series

The Most Beautiful Goodbye^[1] (Korean: 세상에서 가장 아름다운 이별; RR: Sesangeseo Gajang Areumdawoon Yibyeol; lit. The Most Beautiful Goodbye in the World) is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Won Mi-kyung, Choi Ji-woo, Kim Young-ok and Choi Min-ho. It is a remake of the drama of the same name by Noh Hee-kyung that aired in 1996 on MBC. The series aired on tvN every Saturdays and Sundays at 21:00 (KST) for 4 episodes.

Synopsis

A self-sacrificing mother who receives a terminal cancer diagnosis and prepares to say goodbye to her family. Her illness brings her family together for the first time, to support her at the very end of her life.^[2]

Cast

• Won Mi-kyung as Kim In-hee

A wife and mother diagnosed with late-stage terminal cancer who has devoted her entire adult life to her ungrateful family.

• Choi Ji-woo as Yeon-soo^[3][4]

In-hee's daughter.

• Yoo Dong-geun as Jung Cheol

In-hee's husband.

• Kim Young-ok as Grandma

In-hee's mother-in-law who has Alzheimer.

• Choi Min-ho as Jung-soo^[3]

In-hee's rebellious son.

• Son Na-eun as Chae-young^[5]

Jung-soo love interest.^[6]

• Yeom Hye-ran as Shin Yang-soon, Kim Geun-deok's wife
• Yoo Jae-myung as Kim Geun-deok, In Hee's brother

Production

• The series was originally scheduled to air on MBC in commemoration of the original series, but due to a strike of the former's employees, it was transferred to tvN.^[7]
• It is directed by Hong Jong-chan, who also directed Noh's Dear My Friends.

Original soundtrack

Ratings

In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

• This drama airs 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).

References

1. The Most Beautiful Goodbye 네 엄마라서 행복해 171209 EP.1. YouTube (in Korean). tvN Drama. November 21, 2017. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
2. "A mother heals her family in The Most Beautiful Goodbye". Dramabeans. December 4, 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
3. ‘세상에서 가장 아름다운 이별’ 최지우-최민호 출연 확정 (공식). SE Daily (in Korean). October 19, 2017.
4. "Actress Choi Ji-woo cast in remake series written by star writer". Kpop Herald. October 19, 2017.
5. "세상에서 가장 아름다운 이별 | 인물 소개".
6. "Na-eun cast as Minho's love interest in 'The Most Beautiful Goodbye in the World'".
7. "[공식입장] tvN 측 "김영옥·원미경, 노희경 '세상에서~' 출연확정"". Osen (in Korean). October 16, 2017.
8. "Nielsen Korea". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved December 10, 2017.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• The Most Beautiful Goodbye at IMDb
• The Most Beautiful Goodbye at HanCinema