Live Up to Your Name

Live Up to Your Name
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Also known as	Live Up to Your Name, Dr. Heo[1]
Hangul	명불허전
Literal meaning	Deserving of the Name
Revised Romanization	Myeongbulheojeon
Genre	Fantasy Medical drama Historical period drama Romance comedy[2]
Created by	Studio Dragon
Written by	Kim Eun-hee
Directed by	Hong Jong-chan
Starring	Kim Nam-gil Kim Ah-joong
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producers	Moon Suk-hwan Oh Kwang-hee
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	70 minutes
Production company	Bon Factory Worldwide[3]
Original release
Network	tvN
Release	August 12 (2017-08-12) – October 1, 2017 (2017-10-01)
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Live Up to Your Name^[4] (Korean: 명불허전) is a 2017 historical time travel South Korean television series. It brings Heo Im (a medical scientist from Joseon portrayed by Kim Nam-gil) to present day Seoul, where he meets the surgeon, Choi Yeon-kyung (Kim Ah-joong). The series marks Kim Nam-gil's small screen comeback after four years. It aired on tvN from August 12 to October 1, 2017.^[5][6][7]

Its final episode recorded a 6.907% nationwide audience share according to Nielsen paid platform, making the episode one of the highest rated in Korean cable television history.