Live Up to Your Name
Live Up to Your Name | |
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Also known as | Live Up to Your Name, Dr. Heo[1] |
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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 |
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Executive producers |
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Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 70 minutes |
Production company | Bon Factory Worldwide[3] |
Original release | |
Network | tvN |
Release | August 12 October 1, 2017 | –
Live Up to Your Name[4] (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).[5][6][7]
Synopsis
Heo Im (Kim Nam-gil) is a Joseon doctor of Traditional Korean medicine, working at the clinic for the poor during daytime and earning 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 Seoul. There, he runs into Choi Yeon-kyung (Kim Ah-joong), a cardiothoracic fellow surgeon 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.[8]
- Kim Ah-joong as Choi Yeon-kyung
- A surgeon who goes to clubs at night to release her stress.[8]
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
- Jin Seon-kyu as Yeon-i's father
- Yoon Joo-sang
- Byeon Woo-seok as assistant Heo Jun
- Kim Sung-joo as Kim Min-jae
- Roh Jeong-eui as Oh Ha-ra
- Yeom Hye-ran as Restaurant owner
- Hiromitsu Takeda as Sayaga (Joseon) / Kim Chung-sun (Baptized name after Imjin War)
Ratings
In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | ||
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AGB Nielsen | TNmS | |||
Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | ||
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% | 4.5% |
- 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 shown at August 13, 2017 at 9:45 PM (SIN/MAL) onwards, recast on December 18, 2018 at 8:30 PM (double episode), and except Singapore and Malaysia for the rest of Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Sri Lanka from November 8, 2018 at 9:45 PM (HKT) on Thursday and Friday.[9]
- In Vietnam, the series aired on VTC5 tvBlue starting September 11, 2017 under the title Danh Y Heo Im.[10]
- In Indonesia, the series aired on Sony One under the title Live Up to Your Name, from January 16 to February 9, 2018.[11]
- In the Philippines, the series aired on Asianovela Channel from December 23, 2019 to January 31, 2020.
- Available since January 2020 on Netflix in the UK
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ Jie, Ye-eun. "Kim Nam-gil, Kim A-joong to star in 'Myeongbulheojeon'". The Korea Herald. Herald Corporation. 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Live Up to Your Name". tvN Asia. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
- ^ "tvBlue Vietnam". Facebook (in Vietnamese). VTC5 tvBlue. September 7, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ^ "Live Up to Your Name". ONE TV ASIA. Archived from the original on February 16, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- Live Up to Your Name at HanCinema
- Live Up to Your Name at IMDb
- Korean-language television programs
- TVN (South Korea) television dramas
- 2017 South Korean television series debuts
- 2017 South Korean television series endings
- 2010s South Korean television series
- South Korean fantasy television series
- South Korean romantic comedy television series
- South Korean medical television series
- South Korean time travel television series
- Television series by Studio Dragon