# Live Your Own Life

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.

## Viewership

| Episodes | Episodes | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number |
| Episodes | Episodes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| | 1–10 | 2.714 | 3.200 | 2.739 | 1.885 | 2.291 | 2.402 | 2.689 | 2.539 | 2.978 | 2.454 |
| | 11–20 | 2.560 | 2.498 | 2.803 | 2.583 | 2.767 | 2.552 | 2.696 | 2.715 | 2.879 | 2.765 |
| | 21–30 | 2.973 | 2.746 | 3.115 | 2.787 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3.100 |
| | 31–40 | 3.349 | 3.140 | 3.763 | 2.923 | 3.632 | 3.252 | 3.583 | 3.514 | 3.710 | 2.946 |
| | 41–50 | 3.443 | 3.338 | 3.597 | 3.105 | 3.581 | 3.216 | 3.811 | 3.241 | 3.884 | 3.408 |
| | 51 | 3.862 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Average TV viewership ratings :
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nielsen Korea | Nielsen Korea | TNmS |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide |
| 1 | September 16, 2023 | 16.5% (1st) | 14.3% (1st) | 14.7% (1st) |
| 2 | September 17, 2023 | 18.4% (1st) | 16.7% (1st) | 15.9% (1st) |
| 3 | September 23, 2023 | 15.7% (1st) | 14.1% (1st) | 13.8% (1st) |
| 4 | September 30, 2023 | 11.1% (1st) | 10.0% (1st) | 8.8% (1st) |
| 5 | October 8, 2023 | 13.7% (1st) | 12.6% (1st) | 12.2% (1st) |
| 6 | October 14, 2023 | 14.3% (1st) | 12.9% (1st) | 12.1% (1st) |
| 7 | October 15, 2023 | 16.8% (1st) | 15.7% (1st) | 12.4% (1st) |
| 8 | October 21, 2023 | 15.3% (1st) | 14.2% (1st) | N/A |
| 9 | October 22, 2023 | 17.0% (1st) | 15.7% (1st) | 13.3% (1st) |
| 10 | October 28, 2023 | 14.7% (1st) | 13.3% (1st) | N/A |
| 11 | October 29, 2023 | 15.4% (1st) | 13.7% (1st) | 13.6% (1st) |
| 12 | November 4, 2023 | 14.9% (1st) | 13.6% (1st) | N/A |
| 13 | November 5, 2023 | 16.8% (1st) | 15.5% (1st) | 13.8% (1st) |
| 14 | November 11, 2023 | 15.5% (1st) | 14.1% (1st) | N/A |
| 15 | November 12, 2023 | 16.6% (1st) | 14.6% (1st) | 14.2% (1st) |
| 16 | November 18, 2023 | 14.5% (1st) | 13.0% (1st) | N/A |
| 17 | November 19, 2023 | 15.5% (1st) | 13.9% (1st) | 13.4% (1st) |
| 18 | November 25, 2023 | 15.6% (1st) | 14.0% (1st) | 13.0% (1st) |
| 19 | November 26, 2023 | 17.7% (1st) | 16.1% (1st) | 13.9% (1st) |
| 20 | December 2, 2023 | 16.6% (1st) | 15.1% (1st) | 12.3% (1st) |
| 21 | December 3, 2023 | 17.4% (1st) | 15.8% (1st) | 13.8% (1st) |
| 22 | December 9, 2023 | 16.7% (1st) | 15.6% (1st) | N/A |
| 23 | December 10, 2023 | 17.8% (1st) | 16.5% (1st) | 14.1% (1st) |
| 24 | December 16, 2023 | 16.7% (1st) | 14.9% (1st) | N/A |
| 25 | December 17, 2023 | 18.8% (1st) | N/A | 16.5% (1st) |
| 26 | December 23, 2023 | 15.8% (1st) | N/A | N/A |
| 27 | December 23, 2023 | 17.5% (1st) | N/A | N/A |
| 28 | December 30, 2023 | 17.6% (1st) | N/A | N/A |
| 29 | December 31, 2023 | 16.2% (1st) | N/A | N/A |
| 30 | January 6, 2024 | 17.5% (1st) | 16.3% (1st) | N/A |
| 31 | January 7, 2024 | 19.0% (1st) | 17.1% (1st) | N/A |
| 32 | January 13, 2024 | 18.3% (1st) | 16.6% (1st) | N/A |
| 33 | January 14, 2024 | 20.9% (1st) | 19.3% (1st) | N/A |
| 34 | January 20, 2024 | 17.6% (1st) | 16.1% (1st) | N/A |
| 35 | January 21, 2024 | 21.4% (1st) | 19.8% (1st) | N/A |
| 36 | January 27, 2024 | 18.6% (1st) | 17.5% (1st) | N/A |
| 37 | January 28, 2024 | 20.8% (1st) | 18.6% (1st) | N/A |
| 38 | February 3, 2024 | 20.6% (1st) | 18.4% (1st) | N/A |
| 39 | February 4, 2024 | 22.1% (1st) | 20.3% (1st) | N/A |
| 40 | February 10, 2024 | 16.2% (1st) | 14.6% (1st) | N/A |
| 41 | February 11, 2024 | 18.3% (1st) | 16.2% (1st) | N/A |
| 42 | February 17, 2024 | 19.3% (1st) | 17.8% (2nd) | N/A |
| 43 | February 18, 2024 | 21.1% (1st) | 18.6% (1st) | N/A |
| 44 | February 24, 2024 | 18.8% (1st) | 16.7% (1st) | N/A |
| 45 | February 25, 2024 | 21.0% (1st) | 18.2% (1st) | N/A |
| 46 | March 2, 2024 | 18.8% (1st) | 17.0% (1st) | N/A |
| 47 | March 3, 2024 | 22.1% (1st) | 20.2% (1st) | N/A |
| 48 | March 9, 2024 | 19.3% (1st) | 16.9% (1st) | N/A |
| 49 | March 10, 2024 | 22.1% (1st) | 19.9% (1st) | N/A |
| 50 | March 16, 2024 | 19.7% (1st) | 17.8% (1st) | N/A |
| 51 | March 17, 2024 | 22.0% (1st) | 20.0% (1st) | N/A |
| Average | Average | 17.698% | — | — |
| 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 ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee | Result |
| APAN Star Awards | 2023 | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Uee | Nominated |
| APAN Star Awards | 2023 | Best Original Soundtrack | Young Tak | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Uee | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama | Ha Jun | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Best Couple Award | Ha Jun and Uee | Won |
| KBS Drama Awards | 2023 | Popularity Award, Actor | Uee | Won |