2018 South Korean television series
Life (Korean: 라이프; RR: Laipeu) is a 2018 South Korean television series written by Lee Soo-yeon [ko] and directed by Hong Jong-chan, starring Lee Dong-wook, Cho Seung-woo and Won Jin-ah.[4] The series aired on JTBC from July 23 to September 11, 2018 and is also available for streaming on Netflix.[5][6][7][8]
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.
- Lee Kyu-hyung as Ye Seon-woo[13]
- Kim Yeon-ung as young Ye Seon-woo
- 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.
- Choi Gwang-il [ko] as Jang Min-ki[18]
- 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.
- Kim Do-hyun [ko] as Kang Yoon-mo[23]
- Chief of the Plastic Surgery Department.
- Hwang In-joon as Choi Young-jin
- An anesthesiologist.
- Lee Hyun-kyun [ko] as Lee Hyeon-gyun[24]
- Director of the Restructuring Team at Sangkook University Hospital.
- A nurse at the Emergency Department.
- Son Min-ji [ko] as Ahn Hyun-i[26]
- A nurse at the Emergency Department.
- Han Min [ko] as Park Jae-hyuk[27]
- 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.[4]
Original soundtrack
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6
Viewership
Life : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by
Nielsen Media Research.
[29] Awards and nominations
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External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- Life at IMDb
- Life at HanCinema