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Live Up to Your Name (2017)

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Overview

Heo Im is an oriental doctor, acknowledged as the best in acupuncture and moxibustion in Joseon. His success is blocked due to his low status.

  1. Hong Jong-chan

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Series Cast

  1. Kim Nam-gil

    Kim Nam-gil

    Dr. Heo Im

  2. Kim A-joong

    Kim A-joong

    Choi Yeon-Kyung

  3. Yoo Min-kyu

    Yoo Min-kyu

    Yoo Jae-Ha / Yoo Jin-O

  4. Mun Ka-young

    Mun Ka-young

    Dong Makgae

  5. Uhm Hyo-seop

    Uhm Hyo-seop

    Heo Jun

  6. Ahn Suk-hwan

    Ahn Suk-hwan

    Shin Myung-Hoon

  7. Lee Dae-yeon

    Lee Dae-yeon

    Professor Hwang

  8. Oh Dae-hwan

    Oh Dae-hwan

    Doo-Chil

  9. Tae Hang-ho

    Tae Hang-ho

    Min Byung-Ki

Last Season

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Season 1

2017 | 16 Episodes

Pushed together by twists of time, a Joseon doctor and a cardiac surgeon overcome their 400-year divide as they learn and heal through each other.

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A review by ParkMin

4.0
Written by ParkMin on Jan 18, 2024

Things can get really muddy when talking about the science of acupuncture, although this is a fantasy but to try and push one narrative over the other this desperately is a tough sell in this scenario. I don't think the drama managed to navigate mixed medicine practices from a modern medicine point of view successfully. In fact, the entire thing was dropped very quickly a few episodes later without being brought up again. So why did they ever bother? The first 5 episodes were enjoyable without overbearing time-travel cliches. However, everything turned to worse with episode 6, that's where the...

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StatusEnded

Networks

  • tvN

TypeScripted

Original LanguageKorean

Keywords

  • medicine
  • trauma
  • time travel
  • romance
  • hospital
  • tragic past
  • acupuncture
  • joseon dynasty (1392–1910)