Good til the last drop, that’s my takeaway from the just finished airing weekend tvN drama Live Up to Your Name (Deserving of the Name), one that I appreciate even more for really bringing back all the right touches that are unique to K-dramas. It was a time-traveling drama that didn’t waste the conceit nor let that one element drive the entire narrative, instead properly building character depth and interactions so that time-travel was almost besides the point in the emotional connection. It avoided being shoehorned into a genre, with flourishes of rom-com bickering and cuteness in just right doses toggling smoothly with serious medical and historical story to tell.
For 8 weeks it kept me interested and engaged, and in the end gave me an acceptable happy ending which properly ended the Kim Nam Gil curse whereby I’ve watched four dramas in a row where he’s died (Be Strong Geum Soon, Queen Seon Deok, Bad Guy, and Shark). His chemistry with leading lady Kim Ah Joong was phenomenal and her performance was just as strong as his in making this an equal partnership in every way whether in or out of the drama. The ratings matched the reception with the drama getting between high 5% to low 6% ratings on cable, with the last episode nearly breaking 7%. Thanks for a top notch effort and product, loved every minute of Live Up to Your Name!
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Love love loved it. i feel sadness not being able to anticipate it for the next weekend upcoming. Definitely a new fan of Kim Nam Gil. Pryaing hard he comes back to dramaland sooner than later and does another romcom hopefully with the queen Gong Hyo Jin. This is one drama I will remember in a long time to come... so darn good.
This drama brought back my forgotten ❤️ for KNG since his Bidam-days.
This is by far the best drama I have watched in 2017, treating its viewers with so much respect and like proper adults. It's the maturity of each characters and emotional resonance that really got me consumed right till the very end. Ofc, I would have liked if the ending was a bit more climactic but I ll still take a happy ending anyway.
And KNG and KAJ really have way off the chart chemistry. This is by far, the most compatible leading lady he ever had. I love the OTP so much as well as the actors rapport off-screen that for once, I consider on shipping them. Just, pls, get married you two. ❤️❤️❤️
Awww.....did you watch the BTS?
I already love their on-screen chemistry so much but then I watched the BTS, and I am all floored. Totally screaming shipping!!! I kept telling..."Be still my shipping heart." Could see the progression of their off-cam interaction from the earlier episodes towards the end.
This drama is a true underrated gem. With little promotions, the quality of the show did itself a favour to create the buzz and ended up as the highest rated drama of TvN this year (ofc, pls do not compare with Goblin because KES is on another level).
Everything about this drama are so on point and the fact that KNG and KAJ has such strong on-screen romance totally sold the romance department. I have never felt this fully engaged with an OTP for such a looooongggg time until this show came rolling in. When it was first announced of their pairing, I did not feel they are compatible either visually or acting style but I am happy I was proven so very wrong.
This is definitely my favorite drama of the year and KNG and KAJ rose top to become my all-time favorite OTP. Now, can we get a Kim-Kim couple, please?
I meant to say KNG and KAJ has such strong on-screen rapport
I'm with you, shipper!?
I am sure I am the only one who didn't love the show. But I enjoyed it because of leads esp kim nam gil. The show didn't hooked me right off the bat but it caught my interest after fourth episode.Initials episode were moving too slow for my liking.
Oh dear, you're not alone. I havent watched the last two episodes but i will. I kinda enjoyed watching it but... Not so much into it. Of course, both actors did their job very well but the story was just not my cup of tea. Yeah, too slow for my liking too.
I love this show so much! It's not perfect, neither does it have the fastest or the most intricate plot; but it has maturity, great character development, introspective and intelligent conversations, and lots of heart. And of course, sizzling hot chemistry between the leads! Will definitely miss this gem and I'll miss seeing Kim Ah Joong and Kim Nam Gil on my screen every weekend. I don't want to sound shipper-y but it would make me the happiest fan girl if KAJ and KNG get together in real life! It'd be a waste not to, they're just that good together.
This drama worked because of Kim Nam Gil, without him it would have been like any other Kdrama this year - mediocre script. All credits go to him and the chemistry the OTP had.
@ Abc i agree with you , this drama was just average for me. i couldn't finish it.
I wonder why my comment cannot go thru.
Lazy to retype...anyway,this show is ???????????
And seriously, I have never seen OTP acting out romance with such realism as these two for like forever. So despite how much I try not to ship, I really hope KNG + KAJ will get together IRL. It's so on trend in K-dramaland these years of OTP romance translated out of set with high success rate.
KNG's acting is amazing, I agree that if you replaced him with another male actor it would've been like Manhole lol
LOVE LOVE THIS COUPLE !! IS IT TOO MUCH IF I'M ASKING FOR KIMKIM COUPLE JUST LIKE SONGSONG COUPLE? HEHEHEHE
KIM NAM GIL SURELY LIVED UP THIS DRAMA....HE IS AMAZING!!
BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT HE'S NOT DIED THIS TIME *p
This drama is GOLD.
Not perfect but definitely tugged at my heartstrings and feel oh so good.
KNG and KAJ totally rocked my boat the past weeks with their insane chemistry???. I guess anybody watching LUTYN will feel that it would be such a waste if these two not getting together IRL. At least, one can always hope ??????