# Life (South Korean TV 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. The series aired on JTBC from July 23 to September 11, 2018 and is also available for streaming on Netflix.

## 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

* Lee Dong-wook as Ye Jin-woo
** Choi Ro-woon as young Ye Jin-woo
    An emergency medicine specialist.
* Cho Seung-woo as Koo Seung-hyo
    CEO of Sangkook University Hospital.
* Won Jin-ah as Lee No-eul
    A junior pediatric specialist.
* Lee Kyu-hyung as Ye Seon-woo
** 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.
* Yoo Jae-myung as Joo Kyung-moon
    Chief of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Department.
* Moon So-ri as Oh Se-hwa
    Chief of the Neurosurgery Department and the Director of Sangkook University Hospital.

### Recurring

* Moon Sung-keun as Kim Tae-sang
    Chief of the Orthopedic Surgery Department and the Deputy Director of Sangkook University Hospital.
* Chun Ho-jin as Lee Bo-hoon
    A psychiatrist and the former Director of Sangkook University Hospital.
* Tae In-ho as Sunwoo Chang
    A coordinator at the Transplant Center.
* Yeom Hye-ran as Kang Kyung-ah
    Manager of Sangkook University Hospital.
* Choi Yu-hwa as Choi Seo-hyun
    A reporter for the online newspaper Saegeul21.
* Um Hyo-sup as Lee Sang-yeop
    Chief of the Cancer Center and former Deputy Director of Sangkook University Hospital.
* Kim Won-hae as Lee Dong-soo
    Chief of the Emergency Department.
* Jung Moon-sung as Jo Nam-hyung
    Chairman of Hwajeong Group.
* Choi Gwang-il [ko] as Jang Min-ki
    Chief of the Transplant Center.
* Woo Mi-hwa as Kim Jung-hee
    Chief of the Obstetrics & Gynaecology Department.
* Park Min-gwan as Ko Young-jae
    Chief of the Pediatric Surgery Department.
* Jung Hee-tae as Seo Ji-yong
    Chief of the Ophthalmology Department.
* Kim Do-hyun [ko] as Kang Yoon-mo
    Chief of the Plastic Surgery Department.
* Hwang In-joon as Choi Young-jin
    An anesthesiologist.
* Lee Hyun-kyun [ko] as Lee Hyeon-gyun
    Director of the Restructuring Team at Sangkook University Hospital.
* Lee Sang-hee as Kim Eun-ha
    A nurse at the Emergency Department.
* Son Min-ji [ko] as Ahn Hyun-i
    A nurse at the Emergency Department.
* Han Min [ko] as Park Jae-hyuk
    An emergency medicine resident.

### Extended

* Lee Kyu-sung as Kyu-sung
* Oh Hye-won as Mrs. Jung
    A member of the Health Insurance and Assessment Committee.
* Yoo In-soo as Choi Woo-jin
    A resident at the Cancer Center.
* Park Ji-yeon as Lee So-jung
    A nurse at the Cardiothoracic Surgery Department.
* Nam Gi-ae as the mother of Jin-woo and Sun-woo
* Shin Sung-min as the driver

## Production

The first script reading was held on March 29, 2018 at the JTBC building, in Sangam-dong, Seoul, South Korea.

## Viewership

| Season | Season | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Average |
| Season | Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Average |
| | 1 | 993 | 1081 | 1072 | 1036 | 1001 | 1040 | 934 | 1137 | 1122 | 1174 | 1051 | 1174 | 1085 | 1155 | 1151 | 1332 | 1096 |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
| 2018 | 6th APAN Star Awards | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Cho Seung-woo | Nominated |
| 2018 | 6th APAN Star Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Lee Dong-wook | Nominated |
| 2018 | 6th APAN Star Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Yoo Jae-myung | Won |
| 2018 | 6th APAN Star Awards | Best Screenwriter | Lee Soo-yeon | Won |
| 2018 | 2nd The Seoul Awards | Best Drama | Life | Nominated |
| 2018 | 2nd The Seoul Awards | Best Actor | Cho Seung-woo | Nominated |
| 2018 | 2nd The Seoul Awards | Best Supporting Actress | Moon So-ri | Won |