I began watching this K-drama about a month or so after my best friend passed away. Seeing the way the different characters dealt with the main character's death, and the lack of closure they got tearing them and their families apart, was something that hit home deeply to me. And as such, I couldn't help but cry my eyes out at many scenes of this K-drama - because all of the emotions that the actors flawlessly portrayed were the same ones I had only just recently experienced.

Watching "Hi Bye, Mama!" was like a rewind for me - but a needed one at that, as I definitely still had some tears that needed to come out. At it's best, HBM is a touching story about various families' journey into finally accepting the death of a loved one, and getting the closure they desire. It doesn't try to have a perfect, happy story. It has its ups and downs, and, despite not claiming so, has some of the funniest scenes I've seen in any K-drama all thanks to the vastly different personalities each character has, regardless of the genuinely great chemistry the actors have with each other.

A definite recommend for those who have dealt with death in the past, and those who want to understand what death of a loved one can do to those close to them.