Liver or Die | |
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Hangul | 왜그래 풍상씨! |
Literal meaning | What's Wrong, Poong-sang! |
Revised Romanization | Waegeurae Pungsangssi! |
Genre | |
Developed by | KBS Drama Production |
Written by | Moon Young-nam |
Directed by | Jin Hyung-wook |
Starring | |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 40 [lower-alpha 1] |
Production | |
Executive producers | Kim Sang-heon Kim Hee-yeol |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 35 minutes [lower-alpha 1] |
Production companies | Chorokbaem Media Pan Entertainment |
Distributor | Korean Broadcasting System |
Release | |
Original network | KBS2 |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
Audio format | Dolby Digital |
Original release | January 9 – March 14, 2019 |
Liver or Die (Korean : 왜그래 풍상씨!; RR : Waegeurae Pungsangssi!) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Yoo Jun-sang, Oh Ji-ho, Jeon Hye-bin, Lee Si-young and Cha Seo-won. It aired from January 9 to March 14, 2019 on KBS2's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 (KST) time slot. [2] [3]
The story of Lee Poong-sang, a lonely middle-aged man, who has never lived for himself. [4] [5]
The first script reading took place on October 31, 2018 at KBS Annex Broadcasting Station in Yeouido, South Korea. [12]
The series is the third collaboration between screenwriter Moon Young-nam and director Jin Hyung-wook after Three Brothers (2009-2010) and Wang's Family (2013-2014).[ citation needed ]
Liver or Die OST | |
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
Released | 2019 |
Genre | Soundtrack |
Language | |
Label |
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No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Dream" (꿈) | Noel | 4:17 |
2. | "Dream" (Inst.) | 4:17 | |
Total length: | 8:34 |
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "I Buried The Pain" (묻어버린 아픔) | Monday Kiz | 4:21 |
2. | "I Buried The Pain" (Inst.) | 4:21 | |
Total length: | 8:42 |
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "You Are The Only One" (유일한 사람) | Kim Hyung-joong | 3:31 |
2. | "You Are The Only One" (Inst.) | 3:31 | |
Total length: | 7:02 |
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Too Painful Love Was Not Love" (너무 아픈 사랑은 사랑이 아니었음을) | Park Sae-byul | 4:44 |
2. | "Too Painful Love Was Not Love" (Inst.) | 4:44 | |
Total length: | 9:28 |
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Winter Flower" (겨울꽃) | Kim Na-yeon | 4:03 |
2. | "Winter Flower" (Inst.) | 4:03 | |
Total length: | 8:06 |
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Memories" (추억 한 줌) | Huh Gak | 4:37 |
2. | "Memories" (Inst.) | 4:37 | |
Total length: | 9:14 |
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Beautiful Day" (햇살이 눈부신 어느날) | Min Young-ki | 4:31 |
2. | "Beautiful Day" (Inst.) | 4:31 | |
Total length: | 9:02 |
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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1. | "I Am a Happy Man" (나는 행복한 사람) | Yoo Jun-sang | 3:36 |
2. | "I Am a Happy Man" (Inst.) | 3:36 | |
Total length: | 7:12 |
Season | Episode number | ||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | ||
Ep.1-10 | 0.949 | 1.044 | 1.038 | 1.265 | 1.082 | 1.156 | 1.235 | 1.655 | 1.242 | 1.535 | |
Ep.11-20 | 1.229 | 1.381 | 1.305 | 1.558 | 1.338 | 1.512 | 1.267 | 1.813 | 1.820 | 2.039 | |
Ep.21-30 | 1.453 | 1.810 | 2.046 | 2.346 | 1.566 | 1.951 | 2.060 | 2.340 | 2.269 | 2.857 | |
Ep.31-40 | 2.715 | 3.242 | 2.319 | 2.785 | 2.954 | 3.308 | 2.904 | 3.406 | 3.298 | 3.692 |
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
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TNmS | AGB Nielsen [14] | ||||
Nationwide | Nationwide | Seoul | |||
1 | January 9, 2019 | 5.4% [15] | 5.9%(20th) | 5.5%(NR) | |
2 | 5.8% [15] | 6.7% (15th) | 6.4% (17th) | ||
3 | January 10, 2019 | 6.4% [16] | 6.5% (18th) | 5.9% (19th) | |
4 | 7.5% [16] | 7.8% (13th) | 7.4% (12th) | ||
5 | January 16, 2019 | 6.8% [17] | 6.4% (18th) | 6.0% (NR) | |
6 | 6.7% [17] | 6.5% (17th) | 6.1% (19th) | ||
7 | January 17, 2019 | 7.4% [18] | 8.1% (13th) | 8.3% (12th) | |
8 | 8.4% [18] | 10.2% (8th) | 10.3% (7th) | ||
9 | January 23, 2019 | — | 7.5% (15th) | 7.3% (16th) | |
10 | 6.7% [19] | 8.8% (10th) | 8.6% (10th) | ||
11 | January 24, 2019 | 6.2% [20] | 7.0% (14th) | 7.2% (14th) | |
12 | 7.2% [20] | 8.0% (13th) | 8.2% (12th) | ||
13 | January 30, 2019 | 7.2% [21] | 8.1% (13th) | 8.1% (12th) | |
14 | 7.8% [21] | 9.3% (8th) | 8.9% (11th) | ||
15 | January 31, 2019 | 7.5% [22] | 8.4% (13th) | 8.4% (10th) | |
16 | 8.9% [22] | 9.5% (8th) | 8.9% (7th) | ||
17 | February 6, 2019 | 7.6% [23] | 7.8% (17th) | ||
18 | 10.7% [23] | 11.0% (6th) | 11.4% (4th) | ||
19 | February 7, 2019 | 11.3% [24] | 11.8% (8th) | 12.3% (6th) | |
20 | 12.4% [24] | 12.7% (5th) | 12.8% (3rd) | ||
21 | February 13, 2019 | 8.6% [25] | 9.0% (9th) | 8.8% (10th) | |
22 | 10.0% [25] | 11.0% (7th) | 11.0% (6th) | ||
23 | February 14, 2019 | 12.0% [26] | 13.1% (5th) | 14.0% (4th) | |
24 | 13.2% [26] | 14.8% (2nd) | 15.4% (2nd) | ||
25 | February 20, 2019 | 10.5% [27] | 10.1% (9th) | 10.1% (8th) | |
26 | 12.3% [27] | 12.3% (4th) | 12.2% (3rd) | ||
27 | February 21, 2019 | 12.8% [28] | 12.7% (6th) | 12.4% (5th) | |
28 | 14.5% [28] | 14.4% (3rd) | 14.1% (3rd) | ||
29 | February 27, 2019 | 13.5% [29] | 14.2% (3rd) | 14.2% (2nd) | |
30 | 16.3% [29] | 17.5% (1st) | 17.8% (1st) | ||
31 | February 28, 2019 | 15.9% [30] | 17.0% (3rd) | 17.4% (2nd) | |
32 | 18.4% [30] | 20.0% (1st) | 20.7% (1st) | ||
33 | March 6, 2019 | 14.3% [31] | 15.2% (4th) | 15.6% (3rd) | |
34 | 17.0% [31] | 18.1% (2nd) | 18.5% (2nd) | ||
35 | March 7, 2019 | 19.2% [32] | 18.5% (3rd) | 18.3% (3rd) | |
36 | 21.4% [32] | 20.4% (2nd) | 20.3% (2nd) | ||
37 | March 13, 2019 | 17.3% [33] | 17.6% (3rd) | 17.5% (3rd) | |
38 | 19.7% [33] | 20.4% (2nd) | 20.1% (1st) | ||
39 | March 14, 2019 | 20.0% [34] | 20.5% (3rd) | 20.8% (2nd) | |
40 | 22.8% [34] | 22.7%(1st) | 22.8%(1st) | ||
Average | – [lower-alpha 2] | 12.2% | 12.1% | ||
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Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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2019 | 12th Korea Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Choi Sung-jae | Nominated | [35] |
KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Yoo Jun-sang | Won | ||
Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama | Nominated | ||||
Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama | Lee Si-young | Won | |||
Best Supporting Actor | Choi Dae-chul | Nominated | |||
Best Supporting Actress | Shin Dong-mi | Won | |||
Best New Actor | Cha Seo-won | Nominated | |||
Netizen Award, Actor | Yoo Jun-sang | Nominated | |||
Netizen Award, Actress | Jeon Hye-bin | Nominated | |||
Lee Si-young | Nominated | ||||
Shin Dong-mi | Nominated | ||||
Best Couple Award | Yoo Jun-sang and Shin Dong-mi | Won | |||
Lee Si-young and Jeon Hye-bin | Nominated | ||||
Lee Si-young and Choi Dae-chul | Nominated |
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