Don't Call Me Ma'am

Don't Call Me Ma'am
Promotional poster
Hangul
다음생은 없으니까
Lit.There's No Next Life
RRDaeumsaengeun eopseunikka
MRTaŭmsaengŭn ŏpsŭnikka
GenreComedy drama
Written byShin Yi-won
Directed byKim Jeong-min
Starring
Music byKim Nam-yeon
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producerKim Sang-eun
Producers
  • Ahn Seok-jun
  • Jeong Hoe-seok
  • Hong Seung-cheol
  • Kim Ji-yeon
  • Yoo Sun-mi
  • Park Chae-won
Production companies
Original release
NetworkTV Chosun
ReleaseNovember 10 (2025-11-10) –
December 16, 2025 (2025-12-16)

Don't Call Me Ma'am (Korean: 다음생은 없으니까) is a 2025 South Korean comedy drama television series, starring Kim Hee-sun, Han Hye-jin, and Jin Seo-yeon. It aired on TV Chosun from November 10, to December 16, 2025, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST). It is also available to stream on Netflix.

Synopsis

No Next Life is a comedy-drama about three friends in their forties, exhausted by the daily routine of raising children and the pressures of work, as they strive for a better, more fulfilling life.

Cast and characters

Main

Supporting

Special appearance

Viewership

Don't Call Me Ma'am : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
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1425344454431492527658676652685751722568
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)
Nationwide Seoul
1 November 10, 2025 1.940% (5th) 2.162% (3rd)
2 November 11, 2025 1.51% (12th) 1.337% (10th)
3 November 17, 2025 2.014% (6th) 2.237% (3rd)
4 November 18, 2025 1.885% (8th) 1.917% (8th)
5 November 24, 2025 2.237% (6th) 2.317% (5th)
6 November 25, 2025 2.209% (7th) 2.141% (7th)
7 December 1, 2025 2.742% (2nd) 2.975% (2nd)
8 December 2, 2025 3.079% (4th) 3.284% (3rd)
9 December 8, 2025 2.952% (2nd) 3.414% (1st)
10 December 9, 2025 3.324% (4th) 3.563% (2nd)
11 December 15, 2025 3.402% (2nd) 3.919% (1st)
12 December 16, 2025 3.501% (2nd) 3.383% (2nd)
Average 2.566% 2.721%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This drama aired 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).

Production

Development

The series is directed by Kim Jeong-min, known for Queen: Love and War (2018), Royal Secret Agent (2020), The Secret Romantic Guesthouse (2023), and written by Shin A-won, who wrote Green Mothers' Club (2020). The series is produced by TME Group, First Man Studio and Megaphone.

Casting

On June 26, 2025, Kim Hee-sun, Han Hye-jin and Jin Seo-yeon were confirmed as the main cast.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Yoo, jung-min (June 26, 2025). 김희선·한혜진·진서연, '다음생은 없으니까' 출연 확정 [Kim Hee-sun, Han Hye-jin, and Jin Seo-yeon confirmed to star in "There Is No Next Life."]. MBC Entertainment news (in Korean). Retrieved October 25, 2025 – via Naver.
  2. 1 2 3 Yoo, jung-min (October 17, 2025). '다음생은 없으니까' 김희선·한혜진·진서연, 기세 막강 '절친 삼총사' 케미 ["Because There Is No Next Life": Kim Hee-sun, Han Hye-jin, and Jin Seo-yeon's powerful chemistry as the "best trio"]. MBC Entertainment (in Korean). Retrieved October 25, 2025 – via Naver.
  3. 1 2 3 다음생은 없으니까 - 프로그램 소개 [No Next Life - characters Introduction]. tvchosun. October 29, 2025. Retrieved October 29, 2025.
  4. ↑ Son, Bong-seok (October 23, 2025). 배우 문유강, '다음생은 없으니까' 연하남 엄종도役 캐스팅 [Actor Moon Yoo-kang cast as younger man Eom Jong-do in "There Is No Next Life."]. kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved October 25, 2025 – via Naver.
  5. ↑ kim, Myung-mi (November 10, 2025). 송승하, 김희선 복귀작 ‘다음생은 없으니까’ 재벌집 막내딸役 캐스팅[공식] [Song Seung-ha and Kim Hee-sun cast as the youngest daughter of a wealthy family in their return drama, "There Is No Next Life." [Official]]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved November 10, 2025 – via Naver.
  6. ↑ Kang, Hyo-jin (June 26, 2025). [단독]한지혜, '다음 생은 없으니까' 합류...김희선과 호흡 [[Exclusive] Han Ji-hye joins "There Is No Next Life" alongside Kim Hee-sun]. SPOTV News (in Korean). Retrieved October 25, 2025 – via Naver.
  7. 1 2 Nielsen Korea ratings:
    • "Episode 1". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). November 10, 2025. Archived from the original on November 10, 2025. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
    • "Episode 2". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). November 11, 2025. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
    • "Episode 3". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). November 17, 2025. Archived from the original on November 17, 2025. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
    • "Episode 4". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). November 18, 2025. Archived from the original on November 18, 2025. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
    • "Episode 5". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). November 24, 2025. Archived from the original on November 24, 2025. Retrieved November 25, 2025.
    • "Episode 6". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). November 25, 2025. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
    • "Episode 7". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 1, 2025. Archived from the original on December 1, 2025. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
    • "Episode 8". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 2, 2025. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
    • "Episode 9". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 8, 2025. Archived from the original on December 9, 2025. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
    • "Episode 10". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 9, 2025. Archived from the original on December 9, 2025. Retrieved December 10, 2025.
    • "Episode 11". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 15, 2025. Archived from the original on December 15, 2025. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
    • "Episode 12". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). December 16, 2025. Archived from the original on December 16, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.
  8. ↑ 다음생은 없으니까 시청률 [No Next Life ratings] (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Retrieved November 11, 2025.
  9. ↑ Son, Bong-seok (October 22, 2025). '다음생은 없으니까' 김희선 "예쁨을 내려놓기로 했다" [Kim Hee-sun: "No Next Life": "I Decided to Let Go of My Beauty"]. kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved October 22, 2025 – via Naver.