Live (Korean: 라이브; RR: Laibeu) is a 2018 South Korean television series starring Jung Yu-mi, Lee Kwang-soo, Bae Sung-woo and Bae Jong-ok. It aired on tvN from March 10 to May 6, 2018 every Saturday and Sunday at 21:00 (KST).[2][3][1]
Live tells the story of police officers - from the lowest field cadets and patrol officers, to their superiors including corporals, captains, and more - as they form the 'Live' team at the Hongil patrol division. Each officer has their own story, and each works hard in their own places at one of the busiest, most stressful jobs in the world, in order to earn a living.
A female officer who copes with the everyday stresses of her personal and professional life. She tries to stay focused while her heart is torn between two colleagues.
An ordinary man who, after being discharged from the military, joins the police force in an effort to have a normal life in mainstream society. However, he becomes an icon of misfortune with every case that he handles and runs into conflict with a superior.
Bae Sung-woo as Oh Yang-chon
A former Violent Crimes Unit Detective. He was promoted quickly to the rank of Captain after solving several violent crime cases, but he is demoted due to an unexpected incident and is thrown into difficulties at the patrol division.
A female officer who joined the same police academy with Sang-su and Jung-oh which also shares the same flat with Jung-oh and neighbors with Sang-su. Always wants to be like Sang-su and Jung-oh to receive major crimes to solve and gain fame but gets stuck with an old mentor which destroys her chances.
Jeon Yeo-been as Kim Young-ji, Jung-oh's friend (ep.1)
as Yoo Man Yong (ep.9-11)
Production[]
This is Noh Hee-kyung and Kim Kyu-tae's fifth collaboration; actor Lee Kwang-soo had previously worked with both Kim and Noh on It's Okay, That's Love and Noh on Dear My Friends.[9]
The first script reading was held on November 16, 2017.[10]
International Broadcast[]
Southeast Asia - tvN Asia starting July 14 to September 09, 2020 every Tuesday and Wednesday at 9:35 pm (UTC +8).
In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
The series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).