Hello, Me!
2021 South Korean comedy mystery TV series
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Hello, Me! (Korean: 안녕? 나야!) is a South Korean drama starring Choi Kang-hee, Kim Young-kwang, Lee Re and Eum Moon-suk. It is based on the 2011 novel Fantastic Girl by Kim Hye-jung. The drama premiered on KBS2 between February 17 and April 8, 2021, and is available for worldwide streaming on Netflix.[1]
| Hello, Me! | |
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Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 안녕? 나야! |
| Hanja | 安寧? 나야! |
| Lit. | Hello? It's Me! |
| RR | Annyeong? naya! |
| MR | Annyŏng? naya! |
| Genre | |
| Created by |
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| Based on | Fantastic Girl by Kim Hye-jung |
| Written by | Yoo Song-yi |
| Directed by | Lee Hyun-seok |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Choi in-hee |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Kim Sang Hue (KBS) |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
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| Original release | |
| Network | KBS2 |
| Release | February 17 – April 8, 2021 |
Synopsis
Hello, Me! tells the story of Ban Ha-ni who meets her enthusiastic, passionate, and fearless 17-year-old self one day. With her younger self, she heals her wounds and learns how to love again.
Cast
Main
- Choi Kang-hee as 37-year-old Ban Ha-ni
- Lee Re as 17-year-old Ban Ha-ni
- Kim Young-kwang as Han Yoo-hyun
- Choi Seung-hoon as young Yoo-hyun
- Eum Moon-suk as Anthony / Yang Chun-sik
- Kim Sang-woo as young Chun-sik
Supporting
Ha-ni's Family
- Jung Yi-rang as Ban Ha-young, Ha-ni's older sister
- Song Ji-hyun as young Ha-young
- Moon Sung-hyun as Chae Chi-su, Ha-young's husband
- Moon Sung-hyun as young Chi-su
- Moon Seong-hyun as Chae Seong-woo, Ha-young and Chi-su's son
- Kim Byeong-chun as Ban Gi-tae, Ha-ni's father
- Yoon Bok-in as Ji Ok-jung, Ha-ni's mother
- Kim Yong-rim as Lee Hong-nyun, Ha-ni's grandmother
Yoo-hyun's Family
- Yoon Joo-sang as Han Ji-man, Yoo-hyun's father
- Baek Hyun-joo as Han Ji-sook, Yoo-hyun's aunt
- Ji Seung-hyun as Yang Do-yoon, Yoo-hyun's cousin
- Kim Yoo-mi as Oh Ji-eun, Do-yoon's wife
- Lee Seo-yeon as young Ji-eun, Ha-ni's sidekick
Joa Confectionery
- Kim Kiri as Kim Yong-hwa
- Choi Tae-hwan as Cha Seung-seok
- Go Woo-ri as Bang Ok-joo
- Kim Mi-hwa as Kang Geum-ja
- Kim Do-yeon as Cha Mi-ja
- Shin Mun-sung as Ko Jung-do
The Point Entertainment
- Choi Dae-chul as Park Jung-man, CEO of The Point Entertainment
- Kang Tae-joo as Min Kyung-shik, Ahn So-ni's manager
Others
- Park Chul-min as Young-goo
- Jung Dae-ro as Il-goo
- Lee Gyu-hyun as Master Jobs
- Lee Chae-mi as Go So-hye
Special appearances
- Jang Ki-yong as police officer[2](Ep. 1)
- Lee Soo-hyuk as police officer[2](Ep. 1)
- Hong Rocky as himself (Ep. 1)
- Jo Han-chul as store manager (Ep. 1-2)
- Jin Hee-kyung as Writer Kim (Ep. 4)
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | South Korea viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Episode 1" | Lee Hyun-seok | Yoo Song-yi | February 17, 2021 | 0.888[3] |
| 2 | "Episode 2" | Lee Hyun-seok | Yoo Song-yi | February 18, 2021 | 0.676[4] |
| 3 | "Episode 3" | Lee Hyun-seok | Yoo Song-yi | February 24, 2021 | 0.825[5] |
| 4 | "Episode 4" | Lee Hyun-seok | Yoo Song-yi | February 25, 2021 | N/A |
| 5 | "Episode 5" | Lee Hyun-seok | Yoo Song-yi | March 3, 2021 | 0.771[6] |
| 6 | "Episode 6" | Lee Hyun-seok | Yoo Song-yi | March 4, 2021 | N/A |
| 7 | "Episode 7" | Lee Hyun-seok | Yoo Song-yi | March 10, 2021 | N/A |
| 8 | "Episode 8" | Lee Hyun-seok | Yoo Song-yi | March 11, 2021 | N/A |
Production
The first script reading took place in September 2020.[7]
Original soundtrack
| Hello, Me! OST | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
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Part 1
Part 2
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Tonight" (오늘 밤) | Eo Young-soo |
| Lee Min-hyuk | 4:03 |
| 2. | "Tonight" (inst.) |
| 4:03 | ||
| Total length: | 8:06 | ||||
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Cloudy Day" (흐린 날) | Shoulder Gangster | Shoulder Gangster | Sondia | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Cloudy Day" (inst.) | Shoulder Gangster | 4:05 | ||
| Total length: | 8:10 | ||||
Part 6
Part 7
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "That's Life, Isn't It?" (산다는 건 다 그런게 아니겠니) | Cho Byung-sik | Cho Byung-sik | Floody | 3:40 |
| 2. | "Life" (inst.) | Cho Byung-sik | 3:40 | ||
| Total length: | 7:20 | ||||
Viewership
Hello, Me! : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea[15]
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 1 | 888 | 676 | 825 | N/A | 771 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 608 | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| Ep. | Part | Original broadcast date | Average audience share[15] (Nielsen Korea)[16] | |||
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| Nationwide | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | February 17, 2021 | 3.8% | |||
| 2 | 4.9% | |||||
| 2 | 1 | February 18, 2021 | 3.1% | |||
| 2 | 3.6% | |||||
| 3 | 1 | February 24, 2021 | 3.2% | |||
| 2 | 5.1% | |||||
| 4 | 1 | February 25, 2021 | 2.7% | |||
| 2 | 3.1% | |||||
| 5 | 1 | March 3, 2021 | 3.4% | |||
| 2 | 3.9% | |||||
| 6 | 1 | March 4, 2021 | 2.3% | |||
| 2 | 3.1% | |||||
| 7 | 1 | March 10, 2021 | 3.0% | |||
| 2 | 3.9% | |||||
| 8 | 1 | March 11, 2021 | 2.7% | |||
| 2 | 3.4% | |||||
| 9 | 1 | March 17, 2021 | 2.8% | |||
| 2 | 3.7% | |||||
| 10 | 1 | March 18, 2021 | 2.7% | |||
| 2 | 3.5% | |||||
| 11 | 1 | March 24, 2021 | 2.6% | |||
| 2 | 3.9% | |||||
| 12 | 1 | March 25, 2021 | 2.5% | |||
| 2 | 3.2% | |||||
| 13 | 1 | March 31, 2021 | 2.7% | |||
| 2 | 3.7% | |||||
| 14 | 1 | April 1, 2021 | 2.7% | |||
| 2 | 4.0% | |||||
| 15 | 1 | April 7, 2021 | 3.3% | |||
| 2 | 4.2% | |||||
| 16 | 1 | April 8, 2021 | 4.0% | |||
| 2 | 3.3% | |||||
| Average | 3.38% | |||||
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Awards and nominations
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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| Seoul International Drama Awards | 2021 | Outstanding Korean Drama | Hello, Me! | Nominated | [17][18] |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2021 | Best Young Actress | Lee Re | Won | [19] |
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Choi Kang-hee | Nominated | [20] | ||