Live Up to Your Name
A Joseon doctor time travels to modern Seoul.
Live Up to Your Name is a 2017 South Korean television series that blends historical drama with time travel. It follows a Joseon medical scientist who travels to present-day Seoul and meets a modern surgeon. The series marked Kim Nam-gil's return to television after a four-year hiatus and aired on tvN from August 12 to October 1, 2017.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Fantasy
- Medical drama
- Historical period drama
- Romance comedy
- Creator
- Studio Dragon
- Writer
- Kim Eun-hee
- Director
- Hong Jong-chan
- Starring
- Kim Nam-gil, Kim Ah-joong
- Country
- South Korea
- Language
- Korean
- Episodes
- 16
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Synopsis
Heo Im, a Joseon doctor of Traditional Korean medicine specializing in acupuncture, treats the poor by day and secretly visits nobles at night. After being tasked to cure the king's migraines, his anxiety leads to a charge of treason. He escapes capture but is cornered into a river, fatally shot by arrows, and falls to his supposed death. Instead, he awakens in modern Seoul, where he meets cardiothoracic surgeon Choi Yeon-kyung.
Cast
Kim Nam-gil takes on the dual role of Heo Im, an acupuncturist from the Joseon era who is transported to Seoul four centuries later after nearly drowning, and Heo Bong-tak. Kim Ah-joong plays Choi Yeon-kyung, a surgeon working in the 21st century. Moon Ga-young is Dong Mak-Gae, Heo Im’s devoted assistant who aspires to be a doctor. Kim Myung-gon portrays Ma Sung-tae, a wealthy but unscrupulous doctor who runs a major Eastern medicine hospital and is the grandfather of Yoo Jae-Ha, Yeon-kyung’s childhood friend. Um Hyo-sup appears as Heo Jun, a famous physician from the Joseon period. Ahn Suk-hwan plays Shin Myung-hoon, Yeon-kyung’s boss at the hospital, as well as a corrupt Joseon war minister. Other roles include 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 and Yoo Jin-oh, Jin Seon-kyu as Yeon-i’s father, Yoon Joo-sang as Choi Chun-Sool, Byeon Woo-seok as Heo Jun’s assistant, Kim Sung-joo as Kim Min-jae, Roh Jeong-eui as Oh Ha-ra, Lee Do-yeop as her father, Lee Ga-ryeong as a gisaeng, Shin Rin-ah as Yeon-i, Yeom Hye-ran as a restaurant owner, and Hiromitsu Takeda as Sayaka, a Japanese general who later defected to Korea.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who created Live Up to Your Name?
Live Up to Your Name was created by Studio Dragon.
How many episodes of Live Up to Your Name are there?
Live Up to Your Name has 16 episodes.
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