Don't Call Me Ma'am

2025 South Korean series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Don't Call Me Ma'am (Korean: 다음생은 없으니까) is a 2025 South Korean comedy drama television series, starring Kim Hee-sun, Han Hye-jin, and Jin Seo-yeon. It aired on TV Chosun from November 10, to December 16, 2025, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST). It is also available to stream on Netflix.^[1]

Hangul

다음생은 없으니까

Lit.There's No Next Life

RRDaeumsaengeun eopseunikka

MRTaŭmsaengŭn ŏpsŭnikka

Quick facts Hangul, Lit. ...

Don't Call Me Ma'am
Promotional poster

Hangul	다음생은 없으니까
Lit.	There's No Next Life
RR	Daeumsaengeun eopseunikka
MR	Taŭmsaengŭn ŏpsŭnikka

Genre	Comedy drama
Written by	Shin Yi-won
Directed by	Kim Jeong-min
Starring	Kim Hee-sun Han Hye-jin Jin Seo-yeon
Music by	Kim Nam-yeon
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	12
Production
Executive producer	Kim Sang-eun
Producers	Ahn Seok-jun Jeong Hoe-seok Hong Seung-cheol Kim Ji-yeon Yoo Sun-mi Park Chae-won
Production companies	TME Group First Man Studio Megaphone
Original release
Network	TV Chosun
Release	November 10 (2025-11-10) – December 16, 2025 (2025-12-16)

Synopsis

No Next Life is a comedy-drama about three friends in their forties, exhausted by the daily routine of raising children and the pressures of work, as they strive for a better, more fulfilling life.

Cast and characters

Main

Kim Hee-sun as Jo Na-jeong^[1]
Han Hye-jin as Koo Ju-young^[1]
Jin Seo-yeon as Lee Il-ri^[1]

Supporting

Yoon Park as Noh Won-bin^[2]
Heo Jun-seok [ko] as Byun Sang-gyu^[2]
Jang In-sub as Oh Sang-min^[2]
Kim Young-aee [ko] as Seo Kyung-hyun^[3]
Go Won-hee as Hong Ye-na^[3]
Moon Yoo-kang [ko] as Eom Jong-do^[4]
Song Seung-ha [ko] as Choi Soo-young^[5]

Special appearance

Han Ji-hye as Yang Mi-sook^[6]^[3]

Viewership

Don't Call Me Ma'am : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

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Season		Episode number												Average
Season		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Average
	1	425	344	454	431	492	527	658	676	652	685	751	722	568

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.^[7]

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Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)^[7]^[8]
Ep.	Original broadcast date	Nationwide	Seoul
1	November 10, 2025	1.940% (5th)	2.162% (3rd)
2	November 11, 2025	1.51% (12th)	1.337% (10th)
3	November 17, 2025	2.014% (6th)	2.237% (3rd)
4	November 18, 2025	1.885% (8th)	1.917% (8th)
5	November 24, 2025	2.237% (6th)	2.317% (5th)
6	November 25, 2025	2.209% (7th)	2.141% (7th)
7	December 1, 2025	2.742% (2nd)	2.975% (2nd)
8	December 2, 2025	3.079% (4th)	3.284% (3rd)
9	December 8, 2025	2.952% (2nd)	3.414% (1st)
10	December 9, 2025	3.324% (4th)	3.563% (2nd)
11	December 15, 2025	3.402% (2nd)	3.919% (1st)
12	December 16, 2025	3.501% (2nd)	3.383% (2nd)
Average		2.566%	2.721%
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).

Production

Development

The series is directed by Kim Jeong-min, known for Queen: Love and War (2018), Royal Secret Agent (2020), The Secret Romantic Guesthouse (2023), and written by Shin A-won, who wrote Green Mothers' Club (2020). The series is produced by TME Group, First Man Studio and Megaphone.^[9]

Casting

On June 26, 2025, Kim Hee-sun, Han Hye-jin and Jin Seo-yeon were confirmed as the main cast.^[1]

References

[1]
Yoo, jung-min (June 26, 2025). 김희선·한혜진·진서연, '다음생은 없으니까' 출연 확정 [Kim Hee-sun, Han Hye-jin, and Jin Seo-yeon confirmed to star in "There Is No Next Life."]. MBC Entertainment news (in Korean). Retrieved October 25, 2025 – via Naver.
[2]
Yoo, jung-min (October 17, 2025). '다음생은 없으니까' 김희선·한혜진·진서연, 기세 막강 '절친 삼총사' 케미 ["Because There Is No Next Life": Kim Hee-sun, Han Hye-jin, and Jin Seo-yeon's powerful chemistry as the "best trio"]. MBC Entertainment (in Korean). Retrieved October 25, 2025 – via Naver.
[3]
다음생은 없으니까 - 프로그램 소개 [No Next Life - characters Introduction]. tvchosun. October 29, 2025. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
[4]
Son, Bong-seok (October 23, 2025). 배우 문유강, '다음생은 없으니까' 연하남 엄종도役 캐스팅 [Actor Moon Yoo-kang cast as younger man Eom Jong-do in "There Is No Next Life."]. kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved October 25, 2025 – via Naver.
[5]
kim, Myung-mi (November 10, 2025). 송승하, 김희선 복귀작 ‘다음생은 없으니까’ 재벌집 막내딸役 캐스팅[공식] [Song Seung-ha and Kim Hee-sun cast as the youngest daughter of a wealthy family in their return drama, "There Is No Next Life." [Official]]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved November 10, 2025 – via Naver.
[6]
Kang, Hyo-jin (June 26, 2025). [단독]한지혜, '다음 생은 없으니까' 합류...김희선과 호흡 [[Exclusive] Han Ji-hye joins "There Is No Next Life" alongside Kim Hee-sun]. SPOTV News (in Korean). Retrieved October 25, 2025 – via Naver.
[7]
Nielsen Korea ratings:
"Episode 1". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). November 10, 2025. Archived from the original on November 10, 2025. Retrieved November 11, 2025.

"Episode 2". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). November 11, 2025. Retrieved November 12, 2025.

"Episode 3". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). November 17, 2025. Archived from the original on November 17, 2025. Retrieved November 18, 2025.

"Episode 4". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). November 18, 2025. Archived from the original on November 18, 2025. Retrieved November 19, 2025.

"Episode 5". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). November 24, 2025. Archived from the original on November 24, 2025. Retrieved November 25, 2025.

"Episode 6". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). November 25, 2025. Retrieved November 26, 2025.

"Episode 7". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 1, 2025. Archived from the original on December 1, 2025. Retrieved December 1, 2025.

"Episode 8". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 2, 2025. Retrieved December 3, 2025.

"Episode 9". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 8, 2025. Archived from the original on December 9, 2025. Retrieved December 8, 2025.

"Episode 10". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 9, 2025. Archived from the original on December 9, 2025. Retrieved December 10, 2025.

"Episode 11". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 15, 2025. Archived from the original on December 15, 2025. Retrieved December 16, 2025.

"Episode 12". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 16, 2025. Archived from the original on December 16, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
[8]
다음생은 없으니까 시청률 [No Next Life ratings] (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
[9]
Son, Bong-seok (October 22, 2025). '다음생은 없으니까' 김희선 "예쁨을 내려놓기로 했다" [Kim Hee-sun: "No Next Life": "I Decided to Let Go of My Beauty"]. kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Naver.