Life (South Korean TV series) explained
Native Name: | |
Music: | Lim Ha-young |
Country: | South Korean |
Language: | Korean |
Num Episodes: | 16 |
Camera: | Single camera |
Network: | JTBC |
Life is a 2018 South Korean television series written by and directed by Hong Jong-chan, starring Lee Dong-wook, Cho Seung-woo and Won Jin-ah.[1] The series aired on JTBC from July 23 to September 11, 2018 and is also available for streaming on Netflix.[2] [3] [4] [5]
Synopsis
At one of South Korea's top medical centers, ideals and interests collide between a patient-centered emergency medicine doctor and the hospital's newly-appointed CEO.
Cast
Main
An emergency medicine specialist.
CEO of Sangkook University Hospital.
A junior pediatric specialist.
Judge at the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service and an orthopedic specialist. He is Ye Jin-woo's brother.
Chief of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Department.
Chief of the Neurosurgery Department and the Director of Sangkook University Hospital.
Recurring
Chief of the Orthopedic Surgery Department and the Deputy Director of Sangkook University Hospital.
A psychiatrist and the former Director of Sangkook University Hospital.
A coordinator at the Transplant Center.
Manager of Sangkook University Hospital.
A reporter for the online newspaper Saegeul21.
Chief of the Cancer Center and former Deputy Director of Sangkook University Hospital.
Chief of the Emergency Department.
Chairman of Hwajeong Group.
Chief of the Transplant Center.
Chief of the Obstetrics & Gynaecology Department.
- Park Min-gwan as Ko Young-jae
Chief of the Pediatric Surgery Department.
Chief of the Ophthalmology Department.
Chief of the Plastic Surgery Department.
- Hwang In-joon as Choi Young-jin
An anesthesiologist.
Director of the Restructuring Team at Sangkook University Hospital.
A nurse at the Emergency Department.
A nurse at the Emergency Department.
An emergency medicine resident.
Extended
A member of the Health Insurance and Assessment Committee.
A resident at the Cancer Center.
A nurse at the Cardiothoracic Surgery Department.
Production
The first script reading was held on March 29, 2018 at the JTBC building, in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.
Original soundtrack
Life OST |
Type: | soundtrack |
Artist: | Various Artists |
Genre: | Soundtrack |
Part 6
Viewership
+ Average TV viewership ratings |
| Original broadcast date | Average audience share |
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AGB Nielsen[26] |
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Nationwide | |
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1 | July 23, 2018 | 4.334% | 5.232% |
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2 | July 24, 2018 | 4.971% | 5.631% |
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3 | July 30, 2018 | 4.601% | 5.308% |
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4 | July 31, 2018 | 4.493% | |
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5 | August 6, 2018 | 4.328% | 5.158% |
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6 | August 7, 2018 | 4.466% | 5.460% |
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7 | August 13, 2018 | | |
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8 | August 14, 2018 | 4.591% | 5.509% |
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9 | August 20, 2018 | 4.538% | 5.728% |
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10 | August 21, 2018 | 5.150% | 6.353% |
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11 | August 27, 2018 | 4.532% | 5.586% |
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12 | August 28, 2018 | 5.310% | 6.483% |
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13 | September 3, 2018 | 4.920% | 5.894% |
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14 | September 4, 2018 | 5.093% | 6.403% |
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15 | September 10, 2018 | 4.751% | 5.759% |
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16 | September 11, 2018 | | |
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Average | | |
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Special | July 17, 2018 | 1.525% | 1.7% |
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Awards and nominations
Notes and References
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