2019 South Korean television series
Liver or Die (Korean : 왜그래 풍상씨! ) is a 2019South Korean television series starringYoo Jun-sang ,Oh Ji-ho ,Jeon Hye-bin ,Lee Si-young andCha Seo-won . It aired from January 9 to March 14, 2019 onKBS2 's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 (KST ).[ 3] [ 4]
The story of Lee Poong-sang, a married middle-aged man, always has to take care of his siblings, as they never received love from their parents.[ 5] [ 6]
The eldest brother and father figure of the family. He is the second oldest sibling and is seen as the family's "lost cause". She is the older twin and a university hospital doctor. She is the younger twin and is seen as the family's black sheep. He is the youngest sibling. He couldn't realize his dream of becoming a professional baseball player. Other family members [ edit ] Poong-sang's wife. Poong-sang, Jin-sang, Jeong-sang, Hwa-sang and Wi-sang's mother. Boon-shil's father. He runs the laundry. Poong-sang and Boon-shil's daughter. Ki Eun-se as Jo Young-pil (35 years old), Jeong-sang's friend. Song Jong-ho as Jin Ji-ham (41 years old), Jeong-sang's senior at the hospital, he's a surgeon.Choi Sung-jae as Kang Yeol-han (35 years old), Jeong-sang's colleague and past lover.Lee Sang-sook as Jeon Dal-ja (60 years old), Super Woman fromChungcheong Province . Choi Dae-chul as Jun Chil-bok (42 years old), Super Son and Jin-sang's friend.Yoon Sun-woo as Yoo Heung-man, Lee Hwa-sang's ex-husband.Lee Hyun-woong as Chonam's CEO. Lee Myung-ho as Yang-shim's lover. Kim Kiri as Kye Sang-ki, Young-pil's past lover.Lee Ga-ryeong as Mi-ryeon's production company actress.Kim Kwang-young as a widower. Lee Hyo-bi as the widower's daughter. Ha Min as Su Sam University Hospital's director. Cheon Lee-seul as Han Shim-lan. Park Ha-joon as Young Ha-nam (12 years old). Kim Hyo-gyeong as Jin Se-mi, Ji-shin and Su-jin's daughter. Special appearances [ edit ] The first script reading took place on October 31, 2018 at KBS Annex Broadcasting Station inYeouido , South Korea.[ 13]
The series is the third collaboration between screenwriter Moon Young-nam and director Jin Hyung-wook after Three Brothers (2009–2010) andWang's Family (2013-2014).[citation needed ]
Original soundtrack [ edit ] Released on January 17, 2019 (2019-01-17 ) No. Title Artist Length 1. "Dream" (꿈 ) Noel 4:17 2. "Dream" (Inst.) 4:17 Total length: 8:34
Released on January 31, 2019 (2019-01-31 ) No. Title Artist Length 1. "I Buried The Pain" (묻어버린 아픔 ) Monday Kiz 4:21 2. "I Buried The Pain" (Inst.) 4:21 Total length: 8:42
Released on February 7, 2019 (2019-02-07 ) No. Title Artist Length 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
Released on February 14, 2019 (2019-02-14 ) No. Title Artist Length 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
Released on February 20, 2019 (2019-02-20 ) No. Title Artist Length 1. "Winter Flower" (겨울꽃 ) Kim Na-yeon 4:03 2. "Winter Flower" (Inst.) 4:03 Total length: 8:06
Released on February 27, 2019 (2019-02-27 ) No. Title Artist Length 1. "Memories" (추억 한 줌 ) Huh Gak 4:37 2. "Memories" (Inst.) 4:37 Total length: 9:14
Released on March 7, 2019 (2019-03-07 ) No. Title Artist Length 1. "Beautiful Day" (햇살이 눈부신 어느날 ) Min Young-ki 4:31 2. "Beautiful Day" (Inst.) 4:31 Total length: 9:02
Released on March 15, 2019 (2019-03-15 ) No. Title Artist Length 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
Liver or Die : South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
Season Episode number 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
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by
Nielsen Media Research .
[ 14] Average TV viewership ratings Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share TNmS AGB Nielsen[ 15] Nationwide Nationwide Seoul 1 January 9, 2019 5.4% [ 16] 5.9% (20th) 5.5% (NR) 2 5.8%[ 16] 6.7%(15th) 6.4%(17th) 3 January 10, 2019 6.4%[ 17] 6.5%(18th) 5.9%(19th) 4 7.5%[ 17] 7.8%(13th) 7.4%(12th) 5 January 16, 2019 6.8%[ 18] 6.4%(18th) 6.0%(NR) 6 6.7%[ 18] 6.5%(17th) 6.1%(19th) 7 January 17, 2019 7.4%[ 19] 8.1%(13th) 8.3%(12th) 8 8.4%[ 19] 10.2%(8th) 10.3%(7th) 9 January 23, 2019 — 7.5%(15th) 7.3%(16th) 10 6.7%[ 20] 8.8%(10th) 8.6%(10th) 11 January 24, 2019 6.2%[ 21] 7.0%(14th) 7.2%(14th) 12 7.2%[ 21] 8.0%(13th) 8.2%(12th) 13 January 30, 2019 7.2%[ 22] 8.1%(13th) 8.1%(12th) 14 7.8%[ 22] 9.3%(8th) 8.9%(11th) 15 January 31, 2019 7.5%[ 23] 8.4%(13th) 8.4%(10th) 16 8.9%[ 23] 9.5%(8th) 8.9%(7th) 17 February 6, 2019 7.6%[ 24] 7.8%(17th) 18 10.7%[ 24] 11.0%(6th) 11.4%(4th) 19 February 7, 2019 11.3%[ 25] 11.8%(8th) 12.3%(6th) 20 12.4%[ 25] 12.7%(5th) 12.8%(3rd) 21 February 13, 2019 8.6%[ 26] 9.0%(9th) 8.8%(10th) 22 10.0%[ 26] 11.0%(7th) 11.0%(6th) 23 February 14, 2019 12.0%[ 27] 13.1%(5th) 14.0%(4th) 24 13.2%[ 27] 14.8%(2nd) 15.4%(2nd) 25 February 20, 2019 10.5%[ 28] 10.1%(9th) 10.1%(8th) 26 12.3%[ 28] 12.3%(4th) 12.2%(3rd) 27 February 21, 2019 12.8%[ 29] 12.7%(6th) 12.4%(5th) 28 14.5%[ 29] 14.4%(3rd) 14.1%(3rd) 29 February 27, 2019 13.5%[ 30] 14.2%(3rd) 14.2%(2nd) 30 16.3%[ 30] 17.5%(1st) 17.8%(1st) 31 February 28, 2019 15.9%[ 31] 17.0%(3rd) 17.4%(2nd) 32 18.4%[ 31] 20.0%(1st) 20.7%(1st) 33 March 6, 2019 14.3%[ 32] 15.2%(4th) 15.6%(3rd) 34 17.0%[ 32] 18.1%(2nd) 18.5%(2nd) 35 March 7, 2019 19.2%[ 33] 18.5%(3rd) 18.3%(3rd) 36 21.4%[ 33] 20.4%(2nd) 20.3%(2nd) 37 March 13, 2019 17.3%[ 34] 17.6%(3rd) 17.5%(3rd) 38 19.7%[ 34] 20.4%(2nd) 20.1%(1st) 39 March 14, 2019 20.0%[ 35] 20.5%(3rd) 20.8%(2nd) 40 22.8% [ 35] 22.7% (1st) 22.8% (1st) Average – [ b] 12.2% 12.1% In this table below,the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings andthe red numbers represent the highest ratings. NR denotes that the series did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
Awards and nominations [ edit ] ^a b In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.[ 1] ^ Due to some ratings not recorded, the exact average rating is unknown. ^ Park, Jin-hai (May 16, 2017)."Drama viewers angry over commercial breaks" .The Korea Times . RetrievedApril 17, 2020 – viaPressReader . ^ Geum, Bo-ryeong (February 18, 2019).초록뱀, KBS와 '왜그래 풍상씨'로 63억원 공급계약 [Chorokbaem Media, KBS and 'What's Wrong, Poong-sang!' supply contract worth 6.3 billion won].The Asia Business Daily (in Korean). RetrievedNovember 10, 2024 – viaNaver . ^ '왜그래 풍상씨' 휴머니즘으로 뭉친 문영남 작가·유준상 .Xports News (in Korean). 18 December 2018. Retrieved2018-12-20 .^ '왜그래 풍상씨' 유준상, '동생 바보'의 고군분투 담긴 1차 티저 공개! .Special Times (in Korean). 20 December 2018. Retrieved2018-12-20 .^ Yim, Hyun-su (9 January 2019)."Troubled family learns to value each other onLive or Die " .The Korea Herald . Retrieved11 January 2019 . ^ Park, Jin-hai (9 January 2019)."Notorious drama writers tapped in to rescue falling viewership" .The Korea Times . Retrieved11 January 2019 . ^a b c d e '왜그래 풍상씨' 유준상·오지호·전혜빈·이시영·이창엽, 5남매 확정 .Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved2018-12-20 .^ '왜그래 풍상씨' 유준상, 돈이 휘날리는 한복판에 섰다..그가 분노 폭발한 이유 뭘까? .The Seoul Economy Daily (in Korean). 17 December 2018. Retrieved2018-12-20 .^ '왜그래 풍상씨' 오지호, 사건사고 유발자 '진상'으로 돌아온다 .News Hankyung (in Korean). Retrieved2018-12-20 .^ '왜그래 풍상씨' 전혜빈, 촌철살인 팩트 폭격기 변신 .JTBC News (in Korean). 19 December 2018. Retrieved2018-12-20 .^ '왜그래 풍상씨' 이시영, 유준상 화병 유발자...사고뭉치+프로 탈출러 .News Hankyung (in Korean). Retrieved2018-12-20 .^ 이창엽, '해피투게더4'로 첫 예능 출격...대본 인증도 훈훈 .Sports Chosun (in Korean). 20 December 2018. Retrieved2018-12-20 .^ '왜그래 풍상씨' 유준상부터 이시영까지, 한파 녹이는 불꽃 열연 .Sports Chosun (in Korean). December 10, 2018. RetrievedDecember 20, 2018 .^ "Nielsen Korea" .AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). RetrievedJanuary 9, 2019 .^ "Nielsen Korea" .AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived fromthe original on March 17, 2017. RetrievedJanuary 9, 2019 .^a b "SBS '황후의 품격' 수목극 절대지존, tvN '남자친구' 압도" .Newsis (in Korean). January 10, 2019. RetrievedJanuary 10, 2019 .^a b "tvN 남자친구, 비상!···SBS 황후에 이어 KBS 풍상씨까지" .Newsis (in Korean). January 11, 2019. RetrievedJanuary 11, 2019 .^a b 1월 16일 지상파 시청률, '왜그래 풍상씨' 수목극 1위..'황후의 품격' 결방 .Break News (in Korean). January 17, 2019. RetrievedJanuary 17, 2019 .^a b '왜 그래 풍상씨'만 올랐네, TV 수목드라마 시청률 경쟁 .Newsis (in Korean).Naver . January 18, 2019. RetrievedJanuary 18, 2019 .^ 1월 23일 지상파 시청률, 장나라X최진혁X신성록 '황후의 품격' 수목극 1위 .Break News (in Korean). January 24, 2019. RetrievedJanuary 24, 2019 .^a b 1월 24일 지상파 시청률, 장나라X최진혁X신성록 '황후의 품격' 수목극 1위 .Break News (in Korean). January 25, 2019. RetrievedJanuary 25, 2019 .^a b 1월 30일 지상파 시청률, 장나라X최진혁X신성록 '황후의 품격' 수목극 1위 .Break News (in Korean). January 31, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 1, 2019 .^a b 1월 31일 지상파 시청률, 장나라X최진혁X신성록 '황후의 품격' 수목극 1위 .Break News (in Korean). February 1, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 1, 2019 .^a b 2월 6일 지상파 시청률, '왜그래 풍상씨' 수목극 1위 차지..'황후의 품격' 결방 .Break News (in Korean). February 7, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 7, 2019 .^a b 연 예 2월 7일 지상파 시청률, 장나라X최진혁X신성록 '황후의 품격' 수목극 1위 .Break News (in Korean). February 8, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 8, 2019 .^a b 2월 13일 지상파 시청률, 장나라X최진혁X신성록 '황후의 품격' 수목극 1위 .Break News (in Korean). February 14, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 14, 2019 .^a b 2월 14일 지상파 시청률, 장나라X최진혁X신성록 '황후의 품격' 수목극 1위 .Break News (in Korean). February 15, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 18, 2019 .^a b 2월 20일 지상파 시청률, 장나라X최진혁X신성록 '황후의 품격' 수목극 1위 .Break News (in Korean). February 21, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 22, 2019 .^a b 2월 21일 지상파 시청률, 장나라X최진혁X신성록 '황후의 품격' 수목극 1위 종영 .Break News (in Korean). February 22, 2019. RetrievedFebruary 22, 2019 .^a b 2월 27일 지상파 시청률, 유준상-전혜빈-이시영 '왜그래 풍상씨' 수목극 1위 .Break News (in Korean). February 28, 2019. RetrievedMarch 2, 2019 .^a b 2월 28일 지상파 시청률, 유준상-전혜빈-이시영 '왜그래 풍상씨' 수목극 1위 .Break News (in Korean). March 1, 2019. RetrievedMarch 2, 2019 .^a b 3월 6일 지상파 시청률, 유준상-전혜빈-이시영 '왜그래 풍상씨' 수목극 1위 .Break News (in Korean). March 7, 2019. RetrievedMarch 9, 2019 .^a b 3월 7일 지상파 시청률, 유준상-전혜빈-이시영 '왜그래 풍상씨' 수목극 1위 .Break News (in Korean). March 8, 2019. RetrievedMarch 9, 2019 .^a b 3월 13일 지상파 시청률, 유준상-전혜빈-이시영 '왜그래 풍상씨' 수목극 1위 .Break News (in Korean). March 14, 2019. RetrievedMarch 14, 2019 .^a b 3월 14일 지상파 시청률, 유준상-전혜빈-이시영 '왜그래 풍상씨' 수목극 1위 .Break News (in Korean). March 15, 2019. RetrievedMarch 15, 2019 .^ " '2019코리아드라마어워즈(KDA)' 연기대상 후보..김해숙·최수종·염정아·조정석 등" .The Seoul Economy Daily (in Korean). September 27, 2019.