Live Your Own Life
Live Your Own Life 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.
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 - Kim Kyu-chul 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
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.Original soundtrack
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Viewership
Accolades
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee | Result | |
| APAN Star Awards | 2023 | Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama | Uee | Nomitated | |
| 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 |