Life (South Korean TV series)
2018 South Korean television series
Life (Korean: 라이프) is a 2018 South Korean television series written by Lee Soo-yeon and directed by Hong Jong-chan, starring Lee Dong-wook, Cho Seung-woo and Won Jin-ah. The series aired on JTBC from July 23 to September 11, 2018 and is also available for streaming on Netflix.
Synopsis
At one of South Korea's top medical centers, ideals and interests collide between a patient-centered emergency medicine doctor and the hospital's newly-appointed CEO.
Cast
Main
Lee Dong-wook as Ye Jin-woo
Choi Ro-woon as young Ye Jin-woo
An emergency medicine specialist.
Cho Seung-woo as Koo Seung-hyo
CEO of Sangkook University Hospital.
Won Jin-ah as Lee No-eul
A junior pediatric specialist.
Lee Kyu-hyung as Ye Seon-woo
Kim Yeon-ung as young Ye Seon-woo
Judge at the Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service and an orthopedic specialist. He is Ye Jin-woo's brother.
Yoo Jae-myung as Joo Kyung-moon
Chief of the Cardiothoracic Surgery Department.
Moon So-ri as Oh Se-hwa
Chief of the Neurosurgery Department and the Director of Sangkook University Hospital.
Recurring
Moon Sung-keun as Kim Tae-sang
Chief of the Orthopedic Surgery Department and the Deputy Director of Sangkook University Hospital.
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