Live Your Own Life (Korean:효심이네 각자도생) is a 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 has to break away because of the difficulties they cause, and live an independent life. It premiered on KBS2 on September 16, 2023, and aired every Saturday and Sunday at 20:05 (KST).

Cast and characters

Main

  • Uee as Lee Hyo-sim, third sibling, trainer from TS Fitness
  • Ha Jun as Kang Tae-ho
  • Go Joo-won as Kang Tae-min, heir to Taesan Group

Supporting

Hyo-sim's family

  • Yoon Mi-ra as Lee Seon-soon, Hyo-sim's mother
  • Nam Sung-jin as Lee Hyo-seong, Hyo-sim's older brother
  • Lim Ji-eun as Yang Hee-joo, Hyo-seong's wife
  • Seo Seol-hwan as Lee Hyo-jun, Hyo-sim's second brother who is preparing for the law exam
  • Kim Do-yeon as Lee Hyo-do, Hyo-sim's younger brother
  • 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
  • Lee Hwi-hyang as Jang Sook-hyang, Jin-beom's wife and Tae-hee's mother
  • Noh Yeong-guk (Ep. 1~7) - Kim Kyu-chul (Ep. 8~50) as Kang Jin-beom, the current chairman of Taesan Group, and Sook-hyang's husband
  • Lee Kwang-ki as Yeo Jin-su, executive director of Taesan Group
  • Kim Bi-joo as Kang Tae-hee, the precious daughter of Taesan Group, and Jang Sook-hyang's daughter

Uicheon Villa

  • Jeon Won-ju as Bang Geun-soon, Uicheon Villa building owner whose children and grandchildren immigrated to the United States
  • Park Geun-soo as Park Woo-joo, a golf instructor
  • Kim Yu-ha as Park Ga-on, the cutie of Uicheon Villa, and an elementary school student

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, a current orthopedic surgeon
  • Kim Jong-hoon as Choi Mi-nam, a trainer who causes 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
  • 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, a private loan man
  • Lee Ho-jae as Kang Geun-man, Tae-ho's grandfather, and the first chairman of Taesan Group
  • Park Hyung-joon as Kang Joon-beom, Tae-ho's father who 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, a nurse
  • Kim Mi-ra as Madame Seo, the concubine of Taesan Group's first chairman, Kang Geun-man.

Production

Uee was confirmed as the main lead of the series in April 2023. This is her comeback in a weekend drama of KBS2, as she last appeared five years ago in the 2018 television series My Only One. Go Joo-won also makes a comeback in the series as he last appeared in the 2019 TV series Haechi. The stills from the 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.

Music

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

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Released on September 17, 2023 (2023-09-17)
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-ha3:50
Total length:7:40

Part 2

Released on September 24, 2023 (2023-09-24)
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-min2:55
Total length:5:50

Part 3

Released on December 3, 2023 (2023-12-03)
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[ko] (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)
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-ha3:53
Total length:7:46

Part 5

Released on January 28, 2024 (2024-01-28)
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 Song4:16
Total length:8:32

Viewership

EpisodesEpisode number
12345678910
1–102.7143.2002.7391.8852.2912.4022.6892.5392.9782.454
11–202.5602.4982.8032.5832.7672.5522.6962.7152.8792.765
21–302.9732.7463.1152.787N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A3.100
31–403.3493.1403.7632.9233.6323.2523.5833.5143.7102.946
41–503.4433.3383.5973.1053.5813.2163.8113.2413.8843.408
513.862–
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.Original broadcast dateAverage audience share
Nielsen KoreaTNmS
NationwideSeoulNationwide
1September 16, 202316.5% (1st)14.3% (1st)14.7% (1st)
2September 17, 202318.4% (1st)16.7% (1st)15.9% (1st)
3September 23, 202315.7% (1st)14.1% (1st)13.8% (1st)
4September 30, 202311.1% (1st)10.0% (1st)8.8% (1st)
5October 8, 202313.7% (1st)12.6% (1st)12.2% (1st)
6October 14, 202314.3% (1st)12.9% (1st)12.1% (1st)
7October 15, 202316.8% (1st)15.7% (1st)12.4% (1st)
8October 21, 202315.3% (1st)14.2% (1st)N/A
9October 22, 202317.0% (1st)15.7% (1st)13.3% (1st)
10October 28, 202314.7% (1st)13.3% (1st)N/A
11October 29, 202315.4% (1st)13.7% (1st)13.6% (1st)
12November 4, 202314.9% (1st)13.6% (1st)N/A
13November 5, 202316.8% (1st)15.5% (1st)13.8% (1st)
14November 11, 202315.5% (1st)14.1% (1st)N/A
15November 12, 202316.6% (1st)14.6% (1st)14.2% (1st)
16November 18, 202314.5% (1st)13.0% (1st)N/A
17November 19, 202315.5% (1st)13.9% (1st)13.4% (1st)
18November 25, 202315.6% (1st)14.0% (1st)13.0% (1st)
19November 26, 202317.7% (1st)16.1% (1st)13.9% (1st)
20December 2, 202316.6% (1st)15.1% (1st)12.3% (1st)
21December 3, 202317.4% (1st)15.8% (1st)13.8% (1st)
22December 9, 202316.7% (1st)15.6% (1st)N/A
23December 10, 202317.8% (1st)16.5% (1st)14.1% (1st)
24December 16, 202316.7% (1st)14.9% (1st)N/A
25December 17, 202318.8% (1st)N/A16.5% (1st)
26December 23, 202315.8% (1st)N/A
27December 23, 202317.5% (1st)
28December 30, 202317.6% (1st)
29December 31, 202316.2% (1st)
30January 6, 202417.5% (1st)16.3% (1st)
31January 7, 202419.0% (1st)17.1% (1st)
32January 13, 202418.3% (1st)16.6% (1st)
33January 14, 202420.9% (1st)19.3% (1st)
34January 20, 202417.6% (1st)16.1% (1st)
35January 21, 202421.4% (1st)19.8% (1st)
36January 27, 202418.6% (1st)17.5% (1st)
37January 28, 202420.8% (1st)18.6% (1st)
38February 3, 202420.6% (1st)18.4% (1st)
39February 4, 202422.1% (1st)20.3% (1st)
40February 10, 202416.2% (1st)14.6% (1st)
41February 11, 202418.3% (1st)16.2% (1st)
42February 17, 202419.3% (1st)17.8% (2nd)
43February 18, 202421.1% (1st)18.6% (1st)
44February 24, 202418.8% (1st)16.7% (1st)
45February 25, 202421.0% (1st)18.2% (1st)
46March 2, 202418.8% (1st)17.0% (1st)
47March 3, 202422.1% (1st)20.2% (1st)
48March 9, 202419.3% (1st)16.9% (1st)
49March 10, 202422.1% (1st)19.9% (1st)
50March 16, 202419.7% (1st)17.8% (1st)
51March 17, 202422.0% (1st)20.0% (1st)
Average17.698%——
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes rating that was not released.

Accolades

Award ceremonyYearCategoryNomineeResultRef.
APAN Star Awards2023Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial DramaUeeNominated
Best Original SoundtrackYoung TakWon
KBS Drama Awards2023Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial DramaUeeWon
Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial DramaHa JunWon
Best Couple AwardHa Jun and UeeWon
Popularity Award, ActorUeeWon

Notes

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