The Most Beautiful Goodbye

The Most Beautiful Goodbye is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Won Mi-kyung, Choi Ji-woo, Kim Young-ok and Choi Min-ho. It is a remake of the drama of the same name by Noh Hee-kyung that aired in 1996 on MBC. The series aired on tvN every Saturdays and Sundays at 21:00 (KST) for 4 episodes.

Synopsis
A self-sacrificing mother who receives a terminal cancer diagnosis and prepares to say goodbye to her family. Her illness brings her family together for the first time, to support her at the very end of her life.

Cast

 * Won Mi-kyung as Kim In-hee
 * A wife and mother diagnosed with late-stage terminal cancer who has devoted her entire adult life to her ungrateful family.


 * Choi Ji-woo as Yeon-soo
 * In-hee's daughter.


 * Yoo Dong-geun as Jung Cheol
 * In-hee's husband.


 * Kim Young-ok as Grandma
 * In-hee's mother-in-law who has Alzheimer.


 * Choi Min-ho as Jung-soo
 * In-hee's rebellious son.


 * Son Na-eun as Chae-young
 * Jung-soo love interest.


 * Yeom Hye-ran as Shin Yang-soon, Kim Geun-deok's wife
 * Yoo Jae-myung as Kim Geun-deok, In Hee's brother

Production

 * The series was originally scheduled to air on MBC in commemoration of the original series, but due to a strike of the former's employees, it was transferred to tvN.
 * It is directed by Hong Jong-chan, who also directed Noh's Dear My Friends.

Ratings
In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.


 * This drama airs 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).