Goodbye to Goodbye

{{short description|2018 South Korean television series}}

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| caption = Promotional poster

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| native_name = {{Infobox Korean television name|hangul=이별이 떠났다|rr=Ibyeor-i Tteonatda|lk=Parting Left}}

| genre = {{ubl|Romance|Melodrama}}

| developer = Kim Sung-mo (MBC)

| based_on = {{based on|Parting Left|{{ill|So Jae-won|ko|소재원}} and Sal Goo}}

| writer = So Jae-won

| director = Kim Min-sik

| creative_director =

| starring = {{ubl|Chae Shi-ra|Jo Bo-ah|Lee Sung-jae|Lee Jun-young}}

| theme_music_composer =

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| composer = Park Se-joon

| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

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| num_episodes = 40{{efn|name=epcount|In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.{{cite news|last1=Park|first1=Jin-hai|url=https://www.pressreader.com/korea-republic/the-korea-times/20170516/282041917057345|title=Drama viewers angry over commercial breaks|work=The Korea Times|via=PressReader|date=May 16, 2017|accessdate=April 17, 2020|archive-date=August 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200819150132/https://www.pressreader.com/korea-republic/the-korea-times/20170516/282041917057345|url-status=live}}}}

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| executive_producer = {{ubl|Chae Young-woong|Kim Chang-suk|Shin In-soo|Yoo Hong-gu}}

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| runtime = 35 minutes{{efn|name=epcount}}

| company = {{ubl|{{interlanguage link|PF Entertainment|ko|PF엔터테인먼트}}{{cite web|url=https://m.mk.co.kr/entertain/headline/2018/81329|script-title=ko:채시라 3년 만에 안방극장 복귀…`이별이 떠났다`|date=February 5, 2018|website=MK mobile|language=ko|access-date=February 14, 2018|archive-date=February 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215023644/https://m.mk.co.kr/entertain/headline/2018/81329|url-status=live}}|Super Moon Pictures}}

| budget =

| network = MBC TV

| first_aired = {{Start date|2018|5|26}}

| last_aired = {{End date|2018|8|4}}

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Goodbye to Goodbye ({{Korean|이별이 떠났다||Ibyeor-i Tteonatda}}) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Chae Shi-ra, Jo Bo-ah, Lee Sung-jae, and Lee Jun-young. It is based on the web novel of the same name written by So Jae-won and illustrated by Sal Goo, which was first published in 2017 by Naver.{{cite web|url=https://novel.naver.com/webnovel/list.nhn?novelId=614745|script-title=ko:이별이 떠났다|author=So, Jae-won and Sal Goo|website=Naver Web Novel|language=ko|access-date=2018-09-10|archive-date=2017-06-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170624210711/http://novel.naver.com/webnovel/list.nhn?novelId=614745|url-status=live}} The series aired every Saturday from May 2018 on MBC TV from 8:45 p.m. to 11:10 p.m. (KST) with 4 episodes a day.{{cite web|url=http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/01/31/2018013101928.html|title=[공식]'이별이 떠났다' MBC 주말 편성 확정, 5월 방송|date=January 31, 2018|website=The Chosun Ilbo|language=ko|access-date=February 14, 2018|archive-date=July 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727084831/http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/01/31/2018013101928.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/02/05/2018020501699.html|title=[공식] 채시라X정준호 '이별이 떠났다' 확정..5월 방송|date=February 5, 2018|website=The Chosun Ilbo|language=ko|access-date=February 14, 2018|archive-date=July 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727084819/http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/02/05/2018020501699.html|url-status=live}}

Synopsis

This series is about two women who came to live together following the betrayals of their partners.

Cast

= Main =

  • Chae Shi-ra as Seo Young-hee{{cite web|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/02/10/2018021000528.html|title=Chae Si-ra to Return to TV After 3 Years|date=February 10, 2018|website=The Chosun Ilbo|access-date=February 14, 2018|archive-date=April 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423221034/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/02/10/2018021000528.html|url-status=live}}

:A woman who separated from her husband after his affair. She is Han Min Soo's mother.

  • Jo Bo-ah as Jung Hyo{{cite web|url=https://www.hancinema.net/jo-bo-ah-to-star-in-the-goodbye-has-left-115358.html|title=Jo Bo-ah to star in "The Goodbye Has Left"|date=February 8, 2018|work=HanCinema|publisher=Hankook Ilbo|access-date=February 14, 2018|archive-date=February 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212005140/https://www.hancinema.net/jo-bo-ah-to-star-in-the-goodbye-has-left-115358.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/05/02/2018050200556.html|title=Cho Bo-ah to Play Role Tackling Challenges Faced by Women|date=May 2, 2018|website=The Chosun Ilbo|access-date=May 2, 2018|archive-date=May 2, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502210933/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2018/05/02/2018050200556.html|url-status=live}}

:A woman whose boyfriend wants her to have an abortion, and chooses to stay at her boyfriend's mother's house.

  • Lee Sung-jae as Han Sang-jin{{cite web|url=http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1483395|script-title=ko:‘이별이 떠났다’ 이성재, 1년 9개월 만에 안방극장 복귀 ‘파일럿 변신’|date=May 2, 2018|website=10Asia|language=ko|access-date=May 6, 2018|archive-date=May 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523005851/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1483395|url-status=live}}

:Young-hee's husband who is a pilot.

  • Lee Jun-young as Han Min-soo{{cite web|url=https://www.hancinema.net/jun-to-star-in-new-mbc-weekend-drama-the-goodbye-has-left-117822.html|title=Jun to Star in New MBC Weekend Drama, "The Goodbye Has Left"|date=April 19, 2018|website=HanCinema|publisher=Asiae|access-date=April 26, 2018|archive-date=May 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180522112054/https://www.hancinema.net/jun-to-star-in-new-mbc-weekend-drama-the-goodbye-has-left-117822.html|url-status=live}}

:Young-hee's son and Jung Hyo's boyfriend.

=Supporting=

  • Jung Hye-young as Kim Se-young{{cite web|url=https://www.hancinema.net/jung-hye-young-to-return-with-the-goodbye-has-left-116593.html|title=Jung Hye-young to Return With "The Goodbye Has Left"|date=March 15, 2018|website=HanCinema|publisher=etoday|access-date=April 5, 2018|archive-date=April 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406041410/https://www.hancinema.net/jung-hye-young-to-return-with-the-goodbye-has-left-116593.html|url-status=live}}
  • Jung Woong-in as Jung Soo-chul, Jung Hyo's father{{cite web|url=http://sports.khan.co.kr/sports/sk_index.html?art_id=201805271559003&sec_id=540201|script-title=ko:‘이별이 떠났다’ 정웅인, 딸 꼼꼼하게 챙기는 ‘집사형 아빠’ 연기 호연|date=May 27, 2018|website=Sports Kyunghyang|language=ko|access-date=June 7, 2018|archive-date=December 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211221043704/http://sports.khan.co.kr/sports/sk_index.html?art_id=201805271559003&sec_id=540201|url-status=live}}
  • Yang Hee-kyung as Kim Ok-ja, Kim Se-young's mother
  • Kim San-ho as Moon Jong-won, Han Sang-jin's workplace junior{{cite web|url=http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1467857|title=김산호, '이별이 떠났다' 출연 확정… 이성재와 '호흡'|date=April 11, 2018|website=TenAsia|language=ko|access-date=June 7, 2018|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143657/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1467857|url-status=live}}
  • Ha Si-eun as Han Hee-jin, Han Sang-jin's sister{{cite web|url=http://news.mk.co.kr/newsRead.php?sc=30000001&year=2018&no=203190|script-title=ko:하시은, '이별이 떠났다' 출연 확정…채시라·정혜영과 호흡|date=March 30, 2018|website=Maeil Business Newspaper|language=ko|access-date=June 7, 2018|archive-date=August 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230807150420/https://star.mbn.co.kr/view.php?year=2018&no=203190|url-status=live}}
  • Oh Ha-nee as Lee Ah-in, Jung Hyo's friend{{cite web|url=http://star.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/60a16d038c054611a9a63b5cbb82e81e|title=오하늬, MBC '이별이 떠났다' 출연…조보아와 호흡|date=May 9, 2018|website=Star Hankook|language=ko|access-date=June 7, 2018|archive-date=September 17, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917094619/http://star.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/60a16d038c054611a9a63b5cbb82e81e|url-status=dead}}
  • Yoo Su-bin as Woo Nam-sik, Min-soo's friend{{cite web|url=http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1478771|script-title=ko:유수빈, ‘이별이 떠났다’ 캐스팅 확정… 이준영 친구 役|date=April 25, 2018|website=TenAsia|language=ko|access-date=June 7, 2018|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140329/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1478771|url-status=live}}
  • Joel Roberts as Bikilla{{cite web|url=http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1480139|script-title=ko:美 출신 배우 조엘 로버츠, ‘이별이 떠났다’ 출연 확정|date=April 26, 2018|website=TenAsia|language=ko|access-date=June 7, 2018|archive-date=June 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612162135/http://tenasia.hankyung.com/archives/1480139|url-status=live}}
  • Shin Bi as Han Yoo-yeon

Production

  • Jung Joon-ho was originally cast in the leading role of Han Sang-jin, but left the drama prior to filming due to schedule clashes.{{cite web|url=https://www.hancinema.net/jung-joon-ho-to-join-choi-si-ra-in-the-goodbye-has-left-115265.html|title=Jung Joon-ho to Join Choi Si-ra in "The Goodbye Has Left"|date=February 6, 2018|work=HanCinema|publisher=Nate|access-date=February 14, 2018|archive-date=February 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180215083802/https://www.hancinema.net/jung-joon-ho-to-join-choi-si-ra-in-the-goodbye-has-left-115265.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3045681|title=Jung Joon-ho leaves 'Goodbye to Goodbye'|date=16 March 2018|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|access-date=15 March 2018|archive-date=15 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180315193245/http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3045681|url-status=live}}
  • The first script reading took place March 30, 2018 at MBC Broadcasting Station in Sangam, South Korea.

Ratings

  • In the table below, {{color|blue|the blue numbers}} represent the lowest ratings and {{color|red|the red numbers}} represent the highest ratings.
  • NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
  • TNmS stop publishing their report from June 2018.

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! rowspan="3" |{{abbr|Ep.|Episode}}

! rowspan="3" |Original broadcast date

! colspan="4" |Average audience share

colspan="2" |TNmS{{cite web|url=https://search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&sm=tab_etc&query=03%EC%9B%9403%EC%9D%BC%20%EC%A7%80%EC%83%81%ED%8C%8C%20%EC%8B%9C%EC%B2%AD%EB%A5%A0|title=TNmS Ratings on Naver|work=Naver|accessdate=March 5, 2018|language=Korean|archive-date=February 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210205083102/https://search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&sm=tab_etc&query=03%EC%9B%9403%EC%9D%BC%20%EC%A7%80%EC%83%81%ED%8C%8C%20%EC%8B%9C%EC%B2%AD%EB%A5%A0|url-status=live}}

! colspan="2" |AGB Nielsen{{cite web|url=http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=1_1&area=00|title=AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu|language=ko|work=Nielsen Korea|accessdate=January 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317134758/http://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=1_1&area=00|archive-date=March 17, 2017|url-status=dead}}

width="90" |Nationwide

! width="90" |Seoul

! width="90" |Nationwide

! width="90" |Seoul

1

| rowspan="4" |May 26, 2018

| 5.9% {{small|(18th)}}

| 6.0%

| 5.6% {{small|(19th)}}

| 5.7% {{small|(19th)}}

2

| 7.5% {{small|(8th)}}

| 7.6%

| 7.4% {{small|(6th)}}

| 8.0% {{small|(4th)}}

3

| 7.1% {{small|(10th)}}

| 7.5%

| 7.0% {{small|(8th)}}

| 7.4% {{small|(6th)}}

4

| 6.9% {{small|(13th)}}

| 7.4%

| 7.5% {{small|(5th)}}

| 7.5% {{small|(5th)}}

5

| rowspan="4" |June 2, 2018

| 3.6%

| 3.7%

| 3.4% {{small|(NR)}}

| 3.5% {{small|(NR)}}

6

| 9.1%

| 9.9%

| 8.2% {{small|(6th)}}

| 9.0% {{small|(4th)}}

7

| 7.5%

| 8.1%

| 8.0% {{small|(7th)}}

| 8.6% {{small|(6th)}}

8

| 8.2%

| 9.4%

| 9.0% {{small|(3rd)}}

| 10.2% {{small|(3rd)}}

9

| rowspan="4" |June 9, 2018

| 4.4%

| 4.5%

| 4.2% {{small|(NR)}}

| 4.3% {{small|(NR)}}

10

| 9.9%

| {{color|red|10.7%}}

| 10.0% {{small|(4th)}}

| 10.8% {{small|(3rd)}}

11

| 8.9%

| 10.0%

| 9.8% {{small|(5th)}}

| 10.7% {{small|(4th)}}

12

| 9.6%

| 10.5%

| 10.3% {{small|(3rd)}}

| 11.3% {{small|(2nd)}}

13

| rowspan="4" |June 23, 2018

| 5.9%

| 6.1%

| 5.5% {{small|(NR)}}

| 5.7% {{small|(NR)}}

14

| 8.0%

| 8.8%

| 8.5% {{small|(8th)}}

| 9.3% {{small|(7th)}}

15

| 6.9%

| 7.3%

| 7.4% {{small|(13th)}}

| 7.8% {{small|(12th)}}

16

| 7.7%

| 8.1%

| 8.2% {{small|(11th)}}

| 8.5% {{small|(9th)}}

17

| rowspan="4" |June 30, 2018

| 4.5%

| 4.7%

| 4.9% {{small|(NR)}}

| 5.1% {{small|(NR)}}

18

| {{color|red|10.0%}}

| 10.2%

| 10.0% {{small|(5th)}}

| rowspan="2"|10.3% {{small|(5th)}}

19

| 8.8%

| 9.6%

| 9.5% {{small|(6th)}}

20

| 9.2%

| 10.4%

| {{color|red|10.6%}} {{small|(4th)}}

| {{color|red|11.8%}} {{small|(4th)}}

21

| rowspan="4" |July 7, 2018

| 2.6%

| 2.8%

| 3.0% {{small|(NR)}}

| 3.2% {{small|(NR)}}

22

| 7.8%

| 8.3%

| 8.2% {{small|(6th)}}

| 8.7% {{small|(5th)}}

23

| 6.7%

| 7.0%

| 7.2% {{small|(13th)}}

| 7.5% {{small|(11th)}}

24

| 9.5%

| 9.8%

| 9.9% {{small|(4th)}}

| 10.2% {{small|(4th)}}

25

| rowspan="4" |July 14, 2018

| 3.8%

| 3.9%

| 4.2% {{small|(NR)}}

| 4.3% {{small|(NR)}}

26

| 8.6%

| 8.7%

| 8.4% {{small|(6th)}}

| 8.5% {{small|(6th)}}

27

| 8.1%

| 8.3%

| 8.2% {{small|(7th)}}

| 8.4% {{small|(7th)}}

28

| 8.9%

| 9.4%

| 9.5% {{small|(3rd)}}

| 10.0% {{small|(2nd)}}

29

| rowspan="4" |July 21, 2018

| 3.2%

| 3.3%

| 3.6% {{small|(NR)}}

| 3.8% {{small|(NR)}}

30

| 7.7%

| 8.2%

| 8.1% {{small|(7th)}}

| 8.6% {{small|(5th)}}

31

| 7.4%

| 7.8%

| 8.5% {{small|(4th)}}

| 8.9% {{small|(3rd)}}

32

| 8.8%

| 9.5%

| 9.4% {{small|(2nd)}}

| 10.1% {{small|(2nd)}}

33

| rowspan="4" |July 28, 2018

| 3.0%

| 3.1%

| 3.4% {{small|(NR)}}

| 3.5% {{small|(NR)}}

34

| 7.8%

| 8.2%

| 8.3% {{small|(7th)}}

| 8.8% {{small|(7th)}}

35

| 7.3%

| 7.7%

| 7.5% {{small|(12th)}}

| 7.9% {{small|(9th)}}

36

| 8.0%

| 8.6%

| 8.5% {{small|(5th)}}

| 9.1% {{small|(5th)}}

37

| rowspan="4" |August 4, 2018

| {{color|blue|2.3%}}

| {{color|blue|2.4%}}

| {{color|blue|2.7%}} {{small|(NR)}}

| {{color|blue|2.8%}} {{small|(NR)}}

38

| 7.2%

| 7.8%

| 7.6% {{small|(11th)}}

| 7.9% {{small|(10th)}}

39

| 7.0%

| 7.5%

| 7.9% {{small|(9th)}}

| 8.4% {{small|(6th)}}

40

| 8.5%

| 9.2%

| 9.8% {{small|(2nd)}}

| 10.5% {{small|(2nd)}}

colspan="2" |Average

!{{color|green|7.4%}}

!{{color|green|7.8%}}

!{{color|green|7.5%}}

!{{color|green|8.4%}}

  • Episodes 13-16 did not air on June 16 due to the coverage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup tournament.

Awards and nominations

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Year

! Award

! Category

! Recipient

! Result

! Ref.

rowspan=14|2018

|rowspan=4|6th APAN Star Awards

|rowspan=2|Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama

|Lee Sung-jae

|{{nom}}

|rowspan=4|{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0002730227|title=이병헌·손예진·아이유 APAN스타어워즈 노미네이트|date=September 27, 2018|website=Star News|language=ko|access-date=September 27, 2018|archive-date=April 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404195917/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0002730227|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003882028|title=이병헌, '미스터 션샤인' 대상 수상..정해인 2관왕(종합)[2018 APAN]|date=13 October 2018|website=Osen|language=ko|access-date=14 October 2018|archive-date=24 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180724155707/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0003882028|url-status=live}}

Jung Woong-in

|{{nom}}

Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama

|Chae Shi-ra

|{{nom}}

Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama

|rowspan=2|Jo Bo-ah

|{{won}}

2nd The Seoul Awards

|Best New Actress

|{{won}}

|{{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=408&aid=0000058599|script-title=ko:‘제2회 더 서울어워즈’ 10월27일 개최, 드라마-영화 각 부문별 후보공개|date=September 28, 2018|website=iMBC|language=ko|access-date=September 28, 2018|archive-date=April 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404133503/https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=408&aid=0000058599|url-status=live}}

26th Korea Culture & Entertainment Awards

|Best New Actor

|Lee Jun-young

|{{won}}

|{{cite web|url=http://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?newsId=01174246619410968&mediaCodeNo=258|script-title=ko:유키스 준, 배우 이준영으로 문화연예대상 신인상 수상|date=November 30, 2018|website={{ill|Edaily|ko|이데일리}}|language=ko|access-date=December 10, 2018|archive-date=March 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330221156/http://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?newsId=01174246619410968&mediaCodeNo=258|url-status=live}}

rowspan=8|2018 MBC Drama Awards

|Grand Prize (Daesang)

|rowspan=2|Chae Si-ra

|{{nom}}

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Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend Drama

|{{won}}

Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend Special Project

|Lee Sung-jae

|{{nom}}

Excellence Award, Actor in a Weekend Special Project

|Jung Woong-in

|{{nom}}

Excellence Award, Actress in a Weekend Drama

|Jo Bo-ah

|{{won}}

Best Supporting Actress in a Weekend Drama

|Jung Hye-young

|{{won}}

Best New Actor

|Lee Jun-young

|{{won}}

Best Child Actress

|Shin Bi

|{{won}}

Notes

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References

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