
Guardian: The Lonely and Great God(2016)
In his quest for a bride to break his immortal curse, a 939-year-old guardian of souls meets a grim reaper and a sprightly student with a tragic past.


“Shh! It's a secret that I'm watching!”
Cha Yu-ri died in an accident five years ago, leaving her husband Cho Gang-hwa to raise their daughter by himself. She becomes a ghost and watches over them until one fateful day she is brought back to life by the deities and told she can become human again if she returns to her place in 49 days. Though her husband has remarried, so she must decide between her or his happiness as she slowly re-integrates back into her old lifestyle.
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Kim Tae-hee
Cha Yu-ri

Lee Kyoo-hyung
Cho Gang-hwa

Go Bo-gyeol
Oh Min-jeong

Shin Dong-mi
Go Hyeon-jeong

Seo Woo-jin
Cho Seo-woo

Lee Si-woo
Jang Pil-seung

Oh Eui-sik
Gye Geun-sang

Ahn Nae-sang
Dr. Jang

Kim Mi-kyeong
Jeon Eun-suk

Park Soo-young
Cha Mu-poong
Hi Bye, Mama! is a sci-fi & fantasy, comedy, drama series that first aired in 2020 exploring themes of surgeon, reincarnation, afterlife, second life, shaman, car accident. Created by Kang Sook, it stars Kim Tae-hee, Lee Kyoo-hyung, Go Bo-gyeol. Cha Yu-ri died in an accident five years ago, leaving her husband Cho Gang-hwa to raise their daughter by himself. She becomes a ghost and watches over them until one fateful day she is brought back to life by the deities and told she can become human again if she returns to her place in 49 days. Though her husband has remarried, so she must decide between her or his happiness as she slowly re-integrates back into her old lifestyle.
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