Live Your Own Life

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Live Your Own Life
Promotional poster
Also known asHyo-shim's Independent Life[1]
Hangul
효심이네 각자도생
Literal meaningThe Lee Family's Each Lives Their Own Life
Revised RomanizationHyosim-ine gakjadosaeng
Genre
Developed byKBS Drama Division
Written byJo Jeong-seon
Directed byKim Hyeong-il
Starring
Music by
  • Choi In-hee
  • Oh Hye-joo
    Single-camera
Running time80 minutes[4]
Production companyArc Media
Original release
NetworkKBS2
ReleaseSeptember 16, 2023 (2023-09-16) –
March 17, 2024 (2024-03-17)

Live Your Own Life

South Korean television series starring Uee, Ha Jun, and Go Joo-won. The series is about a daughter who devoted her whole life to her family, but now breaking away because of hard time they gave and living an independent life. It premiered on KBS2 on September 16, 2023, and airs every Saturday and Sunday at 20:05 (KST).[5]

Cast and characters

Main

Supporting

Hyo-sim's family

  • Yoon Mi-ra as Lee Seon-soon, Hyo-sim's mother[9]
  • Nam Sung-jin as Lee Hyo-seong, Hyo-sim's older brother[10]
  • Lim Ji-eun as Yang Hee-joo, Hyo-seong's wife
  • Seo Seol-hwan as Lee Hyo-jun, Hyo-sim's second brother, preparing for law exam
  • Kim Do-yeon as Lee Hyo-do, Hyo-sim's younger brother[11]
  • Lee Ga-yeon as Ruby, Hyo-seong and Hee-joo's eldest daughter
  • Lee Joo-won as Lee Phillip, the youngest son of Hyo-seong and Hee-joo.

Tae-ho's family

  • Jeong Young-sook as Choi Myung-hee, Tae-ho's grandmother[9]
  • Lee Hwi-hyang as Jang Sook-hyang, Jin-beom's wife, Tae-hee's mother.[9]
  • Noh Yeong-guk (Ep. 1~7) - Kim Kyu-chul (Ep. 8~50) as Kang Jin-beom, the current chairman of Taesan Group, Sook-hyang's husband.[9][12]
  • Lee Kwang-ki as Yeo Jin-su, executive director, Taesan Group[9]
  • Kim Bi-joo as Kang Tae-hee, the precious daughter of Taesan Group. Jang Sook-hyang's daughter.[13]

Uicheon Villa

  • Jeon Won-ju as Bang Geun-soon, Uicheon Villa building owner, her children and grandchildren have immigrated to the United States.[9]
  • Park Geun-soo as Park Woo-joo, a golf instructor
  • Kim Yu-ha as Park Ga-on, the cutie of Uicheon Villa. An elementary school student.[14]

TS Fitness

  • Kang Shin-jo as Yang Jeon-min
  • Rho Sang-bo as Hwang Chi, a dumb trainer
  • Lee Ye-sol as Min Ga-young, a trainer
  • Jin Tae-hyun as Jang Seon-woo, a trainer
  • Yoon Ye-in as a talkative old lady who always comes in first at 6 a.m
  • Choo Eun-kyung as Kang Jeong-suk
  • Lee Chun-sik as Hwang No-sik, a grandfather who likes to talk about politics.
  • Park Ki-sun as Choi In-soo, current orthopedic surgeon
  • Kim Jong-hoon as Choi Mi-nam, the trainer who caused a commotion at TS Fitness because he couldn't distinguish between public and private affairs.

Others

  • Nam Bo-ra as Jeong Mi-rim, an aspiring celebrity[15]
  • Lim Ju-eun as Choi Sook-yung, daughter of the president and anchor of Korea's best full-length TV live.
  • Lee Seung-cheol as Chairman Choi, president of TV Live
  • Ahn Hong-jin as Park Jong-min, private loan man
  • Lee Ho-jae as Kang Geun-man, Tae-ho's grandfather, the first chairman of Taesan Group
  • Park Hyung-joon as Kang Joon-beom, Tae-ho's father, he was so capable during his lifetime that he was likely to be the successor to Taesan but died in an accident at Daegwallyeong Pass.

Extended

  • Park Yeo-reum as Han So-ra, nurse
  • Kim Mi-ra as Madame Seo, concubine of Taesan Group's first chairman Kang Geun-man.

Production

Uee was confirmed as main lead of the series in April 2023.[16] She is making a comeback in the weekend drama of KBS2, as she last appeared five years back in 2018 television series My Only One.[17] Go Joo-won is also making a comeback in the series as he last appeared in 2019 TV series Haechi.[18] The stills from script reading site were revealed on September 2, 2023. The supporting cast of the series includes Yoon Mi-ra, Jeong Young-sook, Lee Hwi-hyang, Jeon Won-ju, Noh Yeong-guk, Lee Kwang-ki, Nam Seong-hwan, Seol Seol-hwan, Kim Do-yeon, Nam Bo-ra, and Kim Bi-jo.[19]

Music

Choi In-hee and Oh Hye-joo have composed the music for the series.[3] OST Part.1 of Live Your Own Life, "My Song", sung by Lim Jeong-hee, was released on September 17.[20]

Original soundtrack

Live Your Own Life
Soundtrack album by
Various
Released2023
GenreSoundtrack
Language
Label
  • 2%Entertainment
  • Daebak Planning

Part 1

Released on September 17, 2023 (2023-09-17)[21]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."My Song" (나의 노래)Jeong Yu-shin, GRACE HSeo Jae-haLim Jeong-hee3:50
2."My Song" (나의 노래; Inst.) Seo Jae-ha 3:50
Total length:7:40

Part 2

Released on September 24, 2023 (2023-09-24)[22]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Go Your Own Way" (각자도생)Young Tak, Ji Kwang-minYoung Tak, Ji Kwang-minYoung Tak2:55
2."Go Your Own Way" (각자도생; Inst.) Young Tak, Ji Kwang-min 2:55
Total length:5:50

Part 3

Released on December 3, 2023 (2023-12-03)[23]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Like a Shining Star Over There" (저기 빛나는 별처럼)Kim Su-bin (AIMING), Jo Se-heeKim Chang-rak (AIMING), Kim Su-bin (AIMING)Kim Bo-kyung (NEON)4:16
2."Like a Shining Star Over There" (저기 빛나는 별처럼; Inst.) Kim Chang-rak (AIMING), Kim Su-bin (AIMING) 4:16
Total length:8:32

Part 4

Released on December 17, 2023 (2023-12-17)[24]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Like Last Night's Dream" (지난밤의 꿈처럼)HanjunSeo Jae-haDK (December)3:53
2."Like Last Night's Dream" (지난밤의 꿈처럼; Inst.) Seo Jae-ha 3:53
Total length:7:46

Part 5

Released on January 28, 2024 (2024-01-28)[25]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."I loved you every single day" (너를 하루도 빠짐없이 사랑했었어)Yanghan treeYang Hangru, Tetri SongHanbin (4Men)4:16
2."I loved you every single day" (너를 하루도 빠짐없이 사랑했었어; Inst.) Yang Hangru, Tetri Song 4:16
Total length:8:32

Viewership

Live Your Own Life : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)