Hello, Me!

Hello, Me! (Korean: 안녕? 나야!) is a South Korean television series starring Choi Kang-hee, Kim Young-kwang, Lee Re and Eum Moon-suk. Based on the 2011 novel Fantastic Girl by Kim Hye-jung, it premiered on KBS2 on February 17, 2021 and is available for worldwide streaming on Netflix.^[1]

Hello, Me!
Promotional poster
Hangul	안녕? 나야!
Hanja	安寧? 나야!
Lit.	Hello? It's Me!
RR	Annyeong? naya!
MR	Annyŏng? naya!
Genre	Drama Fantasy Romantic comedy
Created by	Moon Jun Ha KBS Drama Production
Based on	Fantastic Girl by Kim Hye-jung
Written by	Yoo Song-yi
Directed by	Lee Hyun-seok
Starring	Choi Kang-hee Kim Young-kwang Lee Re Eum Moon-suk
Music by	Choi in-hee
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producer	Kim Sang Hue (KBS)
Producers	Jung Ah-reum Jung Hyun-joo
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	70 minutes (KBS2) 60-65 minutes (Netflix)
Production companies	Beyond J Acemaker Movieworks
Original release
Network	KBS2
Release	February 17 (2021-02-17) – April 8, 2021 (2021-04-08)

Synopsis

Hello, Me! tells the story of Bahn Ha-ni who, one day, meets her enthusiastic, passionate and fearless 17-year-old self. 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-wo 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 (2021-02-17)	0.888[3]
2	"Episode 2"	Lee Hyun-seok	Yoo Song-yi	February 18, 2021 (2021-02-18)	0.676[4]
3	"Episode 3"	Lee Hyun-seok	Yoo Song-yi	February 24, 2021 (2021-02-24)	0.825[5]
4	"Episode 4"	Lee Hyun-seok	Yoo Song-yi	February 25, 2021 (2021-02-25)	N/A
5	"Episode 5"	Lee Hyun-seok	Yoo Song-yi	March 3, 2021 (2021-03-03)	0.771[6]
6	"Episode 6"	Lee Hyun-seok	Yoo Song-yi	March 4, 2021 (2021-03-04)	N/A
7	"Episode 7"	Lee Hyun-seok	Yoo Song-yi	March 10, 2021 (2021-03-10)	N/A
8	"Episode 8"	Lee Hyun-seok	Yoo Song-yi	March 11, 2021 (2021-03-11)	N/A

Production

The first script reading took place in September 2020.^[7]

Original soundtrack

Hello, Me! OST
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Released	2021
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean English
Label	Warner Music Korea MusicGround BY4M

Part 1

Released on February 18, 2021 (2021-02-18)^[8]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Wake Up"	Nuvocity	Nuvocity	Weeekly	3:14
2.	"Your Eyes" (inst.)		Nuvocity		3:14
Total length:					6:28

Part 2

Released on February 25, 2021 (2021-02-25)^[9]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Tonight" (오늘 밤)	Eo Young-soo	Eo Young-soo Choi Soo-in Kim Sung-hyun	Lee Min-hyuk	4:03
2.	"Tonight" (inst.)		Eo Young-soo Choi Soo-in Kim Sung-hyun		4:03
Total length:					8:06

Part 3

Released on March 4, 2021 (2021-03-04)^[10]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"3!4!"	Lee Hyun-do	Lee Hyun-do	Soya DinDin	3:50
2.	"3!4!" (inst.)		Lee Hyun-do		3:50
Total length:					7:40

Part 4

Released on March 11, 2021 (2021-03-11)^[11]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Someday" (그 시간, 그 공간)	Hana Shin Yong-soo	Psycho Tension	Huh Gak	3:06
2.	"Someday" (inst.)		Psycho Tension		3:06
Total length:					6:12

Part 5

Released on March 21, 2021 (2021-03-21)^[12]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
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

Released on March 26, 2021 (2021-03-26)^[13]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Don't Smile At Me" (웃어주지 말아요)	Park Jung-joon	Park Jung-joon Lee Yong-tae Lee Hyo-jung	Soyou	3:30
2.	"Don't Smile At Me" (inst.)		Park Jung-joon Lee Yong-tae Lee Hyo-jung		3:30
Total length:					7:00

Part 7

Released on April 1, 2021 (2021-04-01)^[14]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Life" (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)

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

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea^[15]

Average TV viewership ratings

Ep.	Part	Original broadcast date	Average audience share[15] (Nielsen Korea)[16]
			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%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. NR denotes that the series did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date. N/A denotes that the rating is not known.

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
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]