Live Up to Your Name
| Live Up to Your Name | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Original title | 명불허전 |
| Genre | |
| Created by | Studio Dragon |
| Written by | Kim Eun-hee |
| Directed by | Hong Jong-chan |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 60 min |
| Production company | Bon Factory |
| Original release | |
| Network | tvN |
| Release | August 12 – October 1, 2017 |
Live Up to Your Name[3] (Korean: 명불허전; RR: Myeongbulheojeon; lit. Deserving of the Name) is a 2017 fantasy medical South Korean television series starring Kim Nam-gil and Kim Ah-joong about skilled doctors of the 17th and 21st century. The series marks Kim Nam-gil's small screen comeback after four years. It aired on tvN from August 12 to October 1, 2017 at 21:00 KST.[4][5][6]
Synopsis
Heo Im (Kim Nam-gil) is a doctor who works at Haeminseo during daytime and earns a fortune by making visits to high-ranking officials' houses at night. He's famous for his excellent acupuncture skills. One day, he falls into a river and travels to the modern day. There, he runs into Choi Yeon-kyung (Kim Ah-joong) who works as a doctor at Shinhae Hospital.
Cast
Main
- Kim Nam-gil as Heo Im / Heo Bong-tak
- An acupuncturist who ends up in Seoul 400 years later when he was about to die.[7]
- Kim Ah-joong as Choi Yeon-kyung
- A surgeon who goes to clubs at night to release her stress.[7]
Supporting
- Moon Ga-young as Dongmakgae
- Kim Myung-gon as Yoo Sung-tae / Yoo Jin-oh (Joseon)
- Um Hyo-sup as Heo Jun
- Ahn Suk-hwan as Shin Myung-hoon / Minister of War (Joseon)
- Maeng Sang-hoon as Yoo Chan-sung
- Lee Dae-yeon as Professor Hwang
- Oh Dae-hwan as Doo-chil
- Tae Hang-ho as Min Byung-gi
- Kim Byung-choon as Kwon Ji
- Yoo Min-kyu as Yoo Jae-ha
- Yoon Joo-sang
- Sungjoo as Kim Min-jae
- Roh Jeong-eui as Oh Ha-ra
- Hiromitsu Takeda as Sayaga (Joseon) / Kim Chung-sun (Baptized name after Imjin War)
Production
Live Up to Your Name, Dr. Heo is written by Kim Eun-hee of The Queen's Classroom (2013), and directed by Hong Jong-chan of Dear My Friends (2016). It was produced by Bon Factory, the same company that produced The Liar and His Lover (2017).[8]
Ratings
In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGB Nielsen Ratings[9] | TNmS Ratings[10] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||||
| 1 | August 12, 2017 | 2.715% | 2.855% | 3.2% | |
| 2 | August 13, 2017 | 3.995% | 4.536% | 3.3% | |
| 3 | August 19, 2017 | 4.541% | 5.227% | 3.6% | |
| 4 | August 20, 2017 | 5.998% | 6.572% | 5.0% | |
| 5 | August 26, 2017 | 4.347% | 4.659% | 3.7% | |
| 6 | August 27, 2017 | 5.617% | 5.968% | 4.7% | |
| 7 | September 2, 2017 | 5.541% | 6.064% | 4.2% | |
| 8 | September 3, 2017 | 6.357% | 6.712% | 4.8% | |
| 9 | September 9, 2017 | 5.965% | 6.802% | 5.3% | |
| 10 | September 10, 2017 | 6.520% | 7.688% | 6.0% | |
| 11 | September 16, 2017 | 5.889% | 6.636% | 5.3% | |
| 12 | September 17, 2017 | 6.164% | 6.848% | 5.0% | |
| 13 | September 23, 2017 | 5.590% | 6.516% | 5.4% | |
| 14 | September 24, 2017 | 5.364% | 6.142% | 3.4% | |
| 15 | September 30, 2017 | 4.959% | 5.641% | 3.9% | |
| 16 | October 1, 2017 | 6.907% | 7.888% | 5.5% | |
| Average | 5.404% | 6.047% | 4.52% | ||
- 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).
International broadcast
- In Malaysia and Singapore, the series aired on tvN Asia under the title Live Up to Your Name, within 24 hours of its original telecast.[11]
- In Vietnam, the series aired on VTC5 tvBlue starting September 11, 2017 under the title Danh Y Heo Im.[12]
References
- ^ Jie, Ye-eun. "Kim Nam-gil, Kim A-joong to star in 'Myeongbulheojeon'". The Korea Herald. Herald Corporation. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ Live up to your name, Dr.Heo [최초]김남길X김아중, 조선왕복 메디활극 명불허전 첫 티저 공개 170812 EP.1. YouTube (in Korean). tvN Drama. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ Live up to your name ′보고싶었소′ 김남길, 다시 김아중 곁으로♥ #껌딱지컴백 171001 EP.16. YouTube (in Korean). tvN Drama. October 1, 2017. Retrieved October 6, 2017.
- ^ Hong, Se-young. "김남길X김아중 '명불허전', 쌍방향 타임슬립…8월 편성 [공식]". Sports Dong-A (in Korean). Sports Dong-A. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ Park, Soo-jeong. "김남길x김아중, tvN '명불허전' 출연 확정..'비밀의숲' 후속". Herald Pop (in Korean). Herald Corporation. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ Shin, Young-eun. "'명불허전' 김남길, 독보적 능청카리스마…"김남길 is 뭔들"". Naver (in Korean). Maekyung. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ a b ""Live Up to Your Name" Kim Nam-gil and Kim Ah-joong". Hancinema. Sports Chosun. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ Park, Soo-jeong. "[단독]김남길·김아중, tvN '명불허전' 특급 만남". Ilgan Sports (in Korean). JTBC PLUS, JTBC Content Hub Co.,Ltd. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ "TNMS 홈페이지에 오신 것을 환영합니다". TNmS (in Korean). Retrieved July 19, 2017.
- ^ "Live Up to Your Name". tvN Asia. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
- ^ "tvBlue Vietnam". Facebook (in Vietnamese). VTC5 tvBlue. September 7, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
External links
- Official website Template:Ko icon
- Live Up to Your Name, Dr. Heo at HanCinema
- Live Up to Your Name at IMDb
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