Hi, Bye Mama! - My Life's Tomorrow, episode 15 recap

 

Hi Bye, Mama! 

            My life's tomorrow, episode 15 recap

[flashback]

Yu-ri used to write letters for unborn Seo Woo when she was still 10 months pregnant, she writes that Seo Woo has been kicking so much lately and joked that maybe her unborn baby wants to be a soccer player when she grows up but then thinks that being an athlete would be hard, she then smiles and said that her baby can be anything she wants to be.

"Since the day I can see you are arriving soon, I'm looking forward to tomorrow more than today." Yu-ri smiled

Back to the present

Gang Hwa pushed Hyun Jung to tell him everything she knows and Hyun Jung tears up as she told him that Yu-ri went back in a limited time and her time is up soon but Gang couldn't still process what Hyun Jung is telling him. Hyun Jung told him that Yu-ri could stay but she chose not to because in order to do that she needs to replace Min Jung as Seo Woo's mom and Gang Hwa's wife again.

"Why are you just telling me now?" Gang Hwa cried and remembers all the time Yu-ri acted suspiciously when she suddenly came back out of nowhere and begged them to keep it a secret for just 49 days and now everything made sense to Gang Hwa.

Meanwhile, Yu-ri walks home after having that conversation with Ms. Mi-dong, She looked like she lost all her strength on whatever Ms. Mi-dong told her, Guk-bong is eavesdropping when they were talking earlier and told Ms. Mi-dong that he knew Yu-ri would want to live and told Ms. Mi-dong with a smirk that maybe he could get Seo Woo now.

Geun Sang saw Yu-ri at the bus stop and drag her to the park to confront her with the new information he learned from Hyun Jung.

"Why are you doing this to me? You were going to stay for 49 days and then die again?" Gang Hwa said miserably, he cried and told her that he already lose her once and he couldn't survive losing her the second time around.

Gang Hwa told Yu-ri that she should've told him everything instead of keeping it to herself but Yu-ri yells back and told him that none of this would've happened if Gang Hwa let her go in peace and move on but she couldn't leave him completely and lingered as a ghost beside him until she sees him get married and be happy.

"You kept holding onto me and made me torture you! You're the one who held onto me and made me feel sorry so I couldn't leave you! You're the one who stopped me from leaving!" Yu-ri cried.

Gang Hwa admitted that what Yu-ri said is true because in order to survive he held on to Yu-ri but then he feels sorry again. He looks Yu-ri in the eyes and asked if she could really live if she would take her place back but Yu-ri immediately brings up Min Jung, Gang paused for a while as if he forgets about Min Jung but then continue to convince Yu-ri to take her life back because she shouldn't have to die again.

Meanwhile, Min Jung quietly stares at their family picture in the living room, they were all smiling so brightly then she also saw the photo with a sticker on it that Seo Woo put and referred it as Yu-ri her pretty auntie, and Min Jung couldn't help but breaks into tears, Seo Woo comes out of her room and went straight to hug Min Jung and Min Jung gladly accepts her hug and cried even more.

At the Columbarium, Pil-Seung went to pay a visit to his family while the ghosts pity him because he wasn't even aware that his poor family was sent off just like that, on his way out Pil-Seung saw Guk-bong but didn't put much attention to him. All the ghosts hide upon seeing Guk-bong at the entrance, Guk-bong smirked and told them that hiding won't save them and told them that they have to be sent off just like Pil-Seung's family who he referred to as "useless spirits".

He then taps his cane and summoned Hye Jin from her hiding spot and told her that she must go first but someone suddenly shouted, "Hey!"

Pil-Seung marches back and grabbed Guk-bong by the collar because he hears him called his family useless spirits, he snatched the cane from Guk-bong and dragged him outside.

Meanwhile, at the temple, Yu-ri's mom runs to Ms, Mi-dong again and she apologizes for how she reacted the last time they saw each other but Ms. Mi-dong told her that it's okay because that's how mom usually reacts. Yu-ri's mom asks how long Ms. Mi-dong and has become friends with Yu-ri and she stutters and said that they've known each other even before the accident and she denies knowing what really happened with Yu-ri coming back from the dead.

At Hyun Jung's restaurant, Yu-ri is still worried about the conversation she had with Gang Hwa and asked Hyun Jung what should she do with Min Jung after knowing that Gang Hwa already told Min Jung everything but Hyun Jung told her to stop thinking about others and prioritize herself first because living is the right decision because Hyun Jung's heart still breaks over the thought of Yu-ri staying by their side for the past 5 years and she thinks that it's about time that Yu-ri focuses on her life rather than worrying about others but Yu-ri just gave her a faint smile as she holds her hand and told her that she wasn't giving up but rather accepting the fact that her life is over.

Hyun Jung senses something weird about Yu-ri's reaction and asked her if she's still going to save herself but Yu-ri just smiled and walks out without an answer.

Min Jung is still crying alone inside her room and still refuses to talk to Gang Hwa, Meanwhile Gang Hwa is sitting in the living room and he noticed that some of their family pictures that are displayed have been placed down. He takes a look at one of the pictures frame and sighs as he stares at the picture of him, Seo Woo and Min Jung smiling happily as a family, he put it back and place it back down. Min Jung went out of her room and Gang Hwa tries to talk to her but she immediately shut him down and told him that she's still not ready to talk before she heads out and sees Yu-ri outside waiting for her.

Geun Sang is still thinking about the favor that Sang Bong asked him, Sang Bong told him that he didn't kill himself because his best friend did and Geun Sang said that they should catch that bastard but Sang Bong told him that his best friend also called himself because of too much guilt and all he wanted before he leaves is for his mom to know that his death is not her fault.

Yu-ri and Min Jung had a talk in a coffee shop, Min Jung called herself stupid for thinking that Yu-ri was just Gang Hwa's late wife look-alike and all Yu-ri could do is apologize over and over and Min Jung asked what should she do if Yu-ri apologizes instead of demanding her position in Gang Hwa and Seo Woo's life but Yu-ri looks at her with sincerity in her eyes and told her that it's because she's grateful and all she wanted was a time with her daughter and Min Jung gave her that. 

"It would've been better if you are mean, I could've used that as an excuse and done whatever I wanted," Min Jung said and Yu-ri gave her a sad smile and told her that the same goes for her.

When Min Jung went home she saw Gang Hwa still in the living room, staring at their wedding photo. Gang Hwa quickly gets up at the sight of Min Jung, with his fist clenched on his side he tries to find the right words to talk to Min Jung but he was cut off when Min Jung said that she wants to leave him. Min Jung told him that she knew that Gang Hwa's hand tremor wasn't the real reason why he can't operate again but she never confronted him because she doesn't want to get jealous of a dead woman but now that Yu-ri is back, Min Jung thinks that it's just right to leave so Yu-ri could become Gang Hwa's wife and Seo Woo's mom again.

Min Jung stares at Gang Hwa as if she's waiting to hear what he has to say but all he could say is sorry and then Min Jung breaks into tears.

Yu-ri and her mom go for a late-night stroll and as they walk, Yu-ri's mom asked her if she's upset after coming back and find out that there is nothing that belongs to her anymore because she's no longer Gang Hwa's wife and Seo Woo's mom but Yu-ri just gave her a sweet smile and said that she still has her and her mom laugh and assures her that she will always have her by her side.

They saw the park and her mom reveals that she used to go there and watch Seo Woo play, Min Jung noticed her and from then on Min Jung always brings Seo Woo there on the same time she goes to the park and she figured that Min Jung knows her and purposely bring Seo Woo there so she could watch Seo Woo play, Yu-ri told her that she should've talked to Min Jung but mom said that there are some relationships that are better off not pursued.

Min Jung found herself at Hyun Jung's bar and Hyun Jung quietly hands over the beer Min Jung ordered and Min Jung stares at it for a while and said that she probably shouldn't come by anymore and Hyun Jung stays quiet as she faces her head down as she says sorry and with that Min Jung grabs the beer and chugged it down.

"Why is everyone apologizing to me? If you keep apologizing what am I suppose to do?" Min Jung said with tears filling her eyes and all Hyun Jun could do is cry silently with her.

When Min Jung left, Hyun Jung told Geun Sang that Min Jung doesn't seem like she knows about Yu-ri's life and death situation and Geun Sang said that it's better that way.

The next morning at the hospital, Geun Sang now decided to fulfill Sang Bong's request and invite Sang Bong's mom to the hospital. When Sang Bong's mom arrived he let her read the diagnosis report of Sang Bong, It was written there that Sang Bong doesn't have any resentment to his family and he even wants to reconcile with them and seek Geun Sang's help for advice but even before he could do that he was killed the night before.

It turns out that Sang Bong came out as gay when he was still in college and his family reacted negatively including his mom that's why he decided to move out of the house.

But now that he's dead, Sang Bong realized that his mom reacted that way because she was just in shock. He watches his mom cry as she reads Geun Sang's report and finding out that her son didn't resent her before he died.

Gang Hwa suddenly arrives with Seo Woo at Yu-ri's house to pick her up, Yu-ri was confused when Gang Hwa told her to get dress because they're going somewhere. At the car, Yu-ri asked where are they going, and Geun Sang asked Seo Woo instead and Seo Woo excitedly say "Amusement Park".

They spent all afternoon at the amusement park, Yu-ri and Seo Woo looks so happy as they ride the merry go round and Gang Hwa happily takes adorable pictures of them. They were also approached by a clown in the park and takes pictures of them as a family, Gang Hwa was taken aback when Yu-ri grabs his arm before they take a picture looking like a happy family.

Gang Hwa and Yu-ri watch Seo Woo quietly as she sleeps, Gang Hwa told Yu-ri that Seo Woo just looks like her when she's asleep and Yu-ri agrees. Gang Hwa told her that Seo Woo becomes more like her as she grows up.

"I couldn't help but hold onto you because you left me with something so big," Gang Hwa said.

Min Jung was sitting quietly at the park and she was surprised to see Yu-ri's mom joins her at the bench she was sitting at. 

"You know me right?" Yu-ri's mom told Min Jung, Min Jung just stayed quiet but she tears up when Yu-ri's mom referred to her as Seo Woo's mom. Yu-ri's mom told Min Jung that she knows her daughter that's why she can assure her that what she's worried about isn't going to happen. Yu-ri's mom thanks her for being considerate to her every time she watches Seo Woo play at the park before she gets up and leaves.

Gang Hwa takes Yu-ri home and they talk while Seo Woo is sleeping inside the car, Gang Hwa told her that she could take her place back and become Seo Woo's mom but Yu-ri told him that she won't take her life back.

Yu-ri now reveals the conversation she had with Ms. Mi-dong that she is neither a human nor a ghost that's why Seo still keeps on seeing ghosts and if she will live, Seo Woo will start seeing ghosts for the rest of her life.

Yu-ri cries as she told Gang Hwa that she promised Seo Woo when she was still in her womb that she will let her be anything she wants to be and she couldn't take that away from Seo Woo so just she could live, she couldn't take away Seo Woo's tomorrow.

After praying non-stop, Ms. Mi-dong seemed like she already gets an answer as to why Yu-ri came back to life, she rushed to the temple and saw all the wishes hanging and one of them is Yu-ri's mom's wish to see her daughter one more time.

To read more: Hi Bye, Mama! episode 16 recap

Photos: Hi Bye, Mama! South Korea

Source: Netflix

Cast: Kim Tae Hee

            Lee Kyu Hyung

Seo Woo Jin