Live (TV series)

Live
Promotional poster
Original title 라이브
Genre
Created by Studio Dragon
Written by Noh Hee-kyung
Directed by Kim Kyu-tae
Starring
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 18[1]
Production
Executive producer(s) Kim Kyu-tae
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 60 mins
Production company(s) GT:st (formerly GT Entertainment)
Distributor

tvN

Netflix (international)
Release
Original network tvN
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Audio format Dolby Digital
Original release March 10 (2018-03-10) – May 6, 2018 (2018-05-06)
External links
Website

Live (Hangul: 라이브; RR: Laibeu) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Jung Yu-mi, Lee Kwang-soo, Bae Sung-woo and Bae Jong-ok. It aired on tvN from March 10 to May 6, 2018 every Saturday and Sunday at 21:00 (KST).[2][3][1]

Synopsis

Live tells the story of police officers - from the lowest field cadets and patrol officers, to their superiors including corporals, captains, and more - as they form the 'Live' team at the Hongil patrol division. Each officer has their own story, and each works hard in their own places at one of the busiest, most stressful jobs in the world, in order to earn a living.

Cast

Main

A female officer who works to fight male chauvinism.
An ordinary man who, after being discharged from the military, joins the police force in an effort to have a normal life in mainstream society. However, he becomes an icon of misfortune with every case that he handles and runs into conflict with a superior.
A lieutenant of the police force. He was promoted quickly after solving several violent crime cases, but he is demoted due to an unexpected incident and is thrown into difficulties at the police force.

Supporting

A female officer who joined the same police academy with Sang-su and Jung-oh which also shares the same flat with Jung-oh and neighbors with Sang-su. Always wants to be like Sang-su and Jung-oh to receive major crimes to solve and gain fame but gets stuck with an old mentor which destroys her chances.

Production

This is Noh Hee-kyung and Kim Kyu-tae's fifth collaboration; actor Lee Kwang-soo had previously worked with both Kim and Noh on It's Okay, That's Love and Noh on Dear My Friends.[9]

The first script reading was held on November 16, 2017.[10]

Original soundtrack

Live OST
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Genre Soundtrack
Language Korean
Label Naym Naym Entertainment
kakao M

“But if we could try better together, everyday forever” (background song)

Part 1

Released on March 24, 2018 (2018-03-24)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Someone like you"Ji Hoon
  • Lee Yong-min
  • TLL
Exo-CBX[11]03:30
2."Someone like you" (Inst.) 
  • Lee Yong-min
  • TLL
 03:30
Total length:07:00

Part 2

Released on March 25, 2018 (2018-03-25)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."At The End Of The Day There's You" (하루끝엔 그대가 있어요)Ji HoonRocoberryHan Dong-geun03:38
2."At The End Of The Day There's You" (Inst.) Rocoberry 03:38
Total length:07:16

Part 3

Released on March 31, 2018 (2018-03-31)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Because It's You" (그대니까요)Ji HoonRocoberryDavichi03:28
2."Because It's You" (Inst.) Rocoberry 03:28
Total length:06:56

Part 4

Released on April 7, 2018 (2018-04-07)
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Why Why Why"Ji HoonRocoberryPunch03:15
2."Why Why Why" (Inst.) Rocoberry 03:15
Total length:06:30

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 Ratings[12] TNmS Ratings[13]
NationwideSeoul National Capital AreaNationwide
1 March 10, 2018 4.337% 4.857% 4.2%
2 March 11, 2018 3.293% 3.575% 3.3%
3 March 17, 2018 4.087% 5.079% 3.7%
4 March 18, 2018 5.832% 6.135% 5.1%
5 March 24, 2018 4.865% 5.578% 5.0%
6 March 25, 2018 5.067% 5.800% 5.1%
7 March 31, 2018 4.940% 5.924% 5.4%
8 April 1, 2018 5.457% 6.209% 4.6%
9 April 7, 2018 5.521% 6.423% 5.3%
10 April 8, 2018 6.083% 6.706% 6.2%
11 April 14, 2018 6.238% 7.162% 5.9%
12 April 15, 2018 6.653% 7.110% 6.9%
13 April 21, 2018 7.058% 8.618% 5.5%
14 April 22, 2018 6.802% 7.363% 6.5%
15 April 28, 2018 6.711% 8.068% 6.4%
16 April 29, 2018 7.047% 8.022% 6.9%
17 May 5, 2018 6.638% 7.615% 5.6%
18 May 6, 2018 7.730% 8.730% 7.4%
Average 5.80% 6.61% 5.50%
  • Note: This drama aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS & MBC & EBS).

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2018 11th Korea Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress Jung Yu-mi Nominated [14]
6th APAN Star Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Nominated [15]
Best Supporting Actor Bae Seong-woo Nominated

References

  1. 1 2 "New cop series depicts personal, softer side of police". Yonhap News Agency. March 6, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Jung Yu-mi, Lee Kwang-soo cast for tvN's new series 'Live'". The Korea Herald. August 21, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Lee Kwang-soo, Jung Yu-mi & Bae Seong-woo in Upcoming Drama, "Live"". Hancinema. August 20, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Jung Yoo-mi to return as police officer". Kpop Herald. February 6, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Actress Jung Yu-mi to Star in New Cop Drama". The Chosun Ilbo. March 7, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Shin Dong-wook to star in Noh Hee-kyeong's "Live"". Hancinema. November 14, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Lee Si-eon to star in Noh Hee-kyeong's "Live"". Hancinema. November 20, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Lee Joo-young-III to star in "Live"". Hancinema. November 23, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Lee Kwang-soo up for reunion with writer Noh Hee-kyung in Live". Dramabeans. June 19, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Noh Hee-kyeong's "Live" Holds First Script Reading". Hancinema. December 1, 2017.
  11. ↑ "EXO-CBX To Release First OST For tvN's "Live"". Soompi. March 23, 2018.
  12. ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  13. ↑ "TNmS Ratings on Naver". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved February 14, 2018.
  14. ↑ "2018코리아드라마어워즈 후보 공개". KDFO.org (in Korean). September 22, 2018.
  15. ↑ "이병헌·손예진·아이유 APAN스타어워즈 노미네이트". Star News (in Korean). September 27, 2018.
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