Live Up to Your Name

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]

Live Up to Your Name
Promotional poster
Also known asLive Up to Your Name, Dr. Heo[1]
Hangul명불허전
Genre
Created byStudio Dragon
Written byKim Eun-hee
Directed byHong Jong-chan
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original language(s)Korean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Moon Suk-hwan
  • Oh Kwang-hee
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time70 minutes
Production company(s)Bon Factory Worldwide[3]
DistributortvN
Release
Original networktvN
Picture format1080i (HDTV)
Audio formatDolby Digital
Original releaseAugust 12 (2017-08-12) –
October 1, 2017 (2017-10-01)
External links
Website

Synopsis

Heo Im (Kim Nam-gil) is a Joseon doctor of Traditional Korean medicine, specializing in acupuncture. He worked at the clinic for the poor during daytime and earning a fortune by making secret visits to nobles and high-ranking officials' houses at night. After gaining notoriety for his great skills, he was tasked to help treat the king's migraines. Unfortunately, his anxiety got the best of him and he was charged with treason. Unwilling to accept jail, he escaped capture but was chased by soldiers. He was eventually cornered into a river and fatally shot by arrows and fell to his supposed death. Death never came and he awakened in modern Seoul-Korea and realizes he has somehow time traveled. Lost and confused, he runs into Choi Yeon-kyung (Kim Ah-joong), a cardiothoracic fellow surgeon at Shinhae Hospital and began an unlikely relationship between time and space.

Cast

Main
An acupuncturist who ends up in Seoul 400 years later when he was about to die.[8]
A surgeon who goes to clubs at night to release her stress.[8]

Supporting

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
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
  1. 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.
  2. Jie, Ye-eun. "Kim Nam-gil, Kim A-joong to star in 'Myeongbulheojeon'". The Korea Herald. Herald Corporation. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Hong, Se-young. "김남길X김아중 '명불허전', 쌍방향 타임슬립…8월 편성 [공식]". Sports Dong-A (in Korean). Sports Dong-A. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  6. Park, Soo-jeong. "김남길x김아중, tvN '명불허전' 출연 확정..'비밀의숲' 후속". Herald Pop (in Korean). Herald Corporation. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  7. Shin, Young-eun. "'명불허전' 김남길, 독보적 능청카리스마…"김남길 is 뭔들"". Naver (in Korean). Maekyung. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  8. ""Live Up to Your Name" Kim Nam-gil and Kim Ah-joong". Hancinema. Sports Chosun. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  9. "Live Up to Your Name". tvN Asia. Archived from the original on September 29, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  10. "tvBlue Vietnam". Facebook (in Vietnamese). VTC5 tvBlue. September 7, 2017. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  11. "Live Up to Your Name". ONE TV ASIA. Archived from the original on February 16, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
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