Welcome 2 Life
2019 South Korean television series
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Welcome 2 Life (Korean: 웰컴2라이프) is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Jung Ji-hoon, Lim Ji-yeon and Kwak Si-yang. It aired on MBC TV from August 5 to September 24, 2019.
| Welcome 2 Life | |
|---|---|
Promotional poster | |
| Also known as | You Only Live Twice |
| Hangul | 웰컴2라이프 |
| RR | Welkeom2raipeu |
| MR | Welk'ŏm2raip'ŭ |
| Genre | |
| Written by | Yoo Hee-kyung |
| Directed by |
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| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 32[a] |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 35 minutes[a] |
| Production company | Kim Jong-hak Production[4] |
| Original release | |
| Network | MBC TV |
| Release | August 5 – September 24, 2019 |
Synopsis
The series is about a skilled lawyer who enters a parallel world due to an unfortunate accident.[5]
Cast
Main
- Jung Ji-hoon as Lee Jae-sang, an ace but selfish lawyer from JK Law Firm, one of the nation's top five law firms.[1]
- Lim Ji-yeon as Ra Si-on, Jae-sang's ex-girlfriend who is an impulsive detective and has a tough personality.[1]
- Kwak Si-yang as Goo Dong-tae, a police officer who is Si-on's partner.[1]
Supporting
Yulgaek Law Firm
- Han Sang-jin as Kang yoon-gi
- Hong Jin-gi as Moon Ji-ho
Sekyung Police Department
- Park Shin-ah as Ha Min-hee
- Im Sung-jae as Yang Go-woon
Sekyung Prosecution
- Choi Phillip as Min Sung-jin
- Jang So-yeon as Bang Young-suk
Others
- Han Da-sol as In Na-rae
- Seo Ji-hye as Noh Young-mi, Noh Soo-chan's daughter.
- Shin Jae-ha as Yoon Pil-woo, the CEO of Babel Research Center.
- Seo Hye-won as Ring
- Son Byong-ho as Jang Doo-sik
- Kim Joong-ki as Park Gi-beom
- Seol Jung-hwan as Jeong Min-soo, an actor.
- Song Yoo-hyun as Yoo Jin-hee
Release
The series was initially scheduled to premiere on July 29, 2019, but was pushed back for a week due to live coverage of the 2019 World Aquatics Championships.[6][7]
Ratings
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nielsen Korea[8] | TNmS | |||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | ||
| 1 | August 5, 2019 | 4.5% (N/A) | 5.1% (16th) | 5.3% |
| 2 | 6.3% (8th) | 7.0% (6th) | 6.9% | |
| 3 | August 6, 2019 | 5.3% (17th) | 5.8% (14th) | 5.7% |
| 4 | 6.8% (10th) | 7.1% (6th) | 7.4% | |
| 5 | August 12, 2019 | 4.4% (N/A) | N/A | |
| 6 | 5.6% (16th) | 6.4% (15th) | 7.1% | |
| 7 | August 13, 2019 | 4.2% (N/A) | 4.9% (N/A) | N/A |
| 8 | 5.0% (15th) | 5.6% (16th) | 6.0% | |
| 9 | August 19, 2019 | 3.9% (N/A) | N/A | N/A |
| 10 | 5.0% (19th) | 5.8% (12th) | ||
| 11 | August 20, 2019 | 4.3% (N/A) | 4.6% (20th) | |
| 12 | 4.5% (20th) | 4.7% (18th) | 6.1% | |
| 13 | August 26, 2019 | 4.1% (N/A) | 4.8% (20th) | N/A |
| 14 | 5.5% (14th) | 5.9% (12th) | 5.2% | |
| 15 | August 27, 2019 | 3.5% (N/A) | N/A | N/A |
| 16 | 4.4% (N/A) | 5.9% | ||
| 17 | September 2, 2019 | 3.8% (N/A) | 5.0% | |
| 18 | 4.8% (16th) | 4.8% (17th) | 6.3% | |
| 19 | September 3, 2019 | 4.0% (N/A) | N/A | 4.8% |
| 20 | 4.9% (17th) | 4.6% (19th) | 5.8% | |
| 21 | September 9, 2019 | 3.8% (N/A) | N/A | 5.0% |
| 22 | 5.1% (16th) | 4.9% (17th) | 6.2% | |
| 23 | September 10, 2019 | 4.2% (N/A) | N/A | 4.9% |
| 24 | 5.2% (17th) | 5.3% (17th) | 6.2% | |
| 25 | September 16, 2019 | 3.9% (N/A) | N/A | N/A |
| 26 | 4.7% (19th) | 4.9% (19th) | 6.2% | |
| 27 | September 17, 2019 | 4.4% (N/A) | N/A | 5.3% |
| 28 | 5.9% (14th) | 6.2% (12th) | 6.6% | |
| 29 | September 23, 2019 | N/A | 4.6% (19th) | 5.5% |
| 30 | 6.1% (13th) | 6.3% (11th) | 7.2% | |
| 31 | September 24, 2019 | 4.2% (19th) | 4.2% (19th) | 6.5% |
| 32 | 6.0% (12th) | 6.2% (8th) | 8.4% | |
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Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | MBC Drama Awards[9] | Grand Prize (Daesang) | Lim Ji-yeon | Nominated |
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries | Jung Ji-hoon | Nominated | ||
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries | Lim Ji-yeon | Won | ||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries | Kwak Si-yang | Nominated | ||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries | Jang So-yeon | Nominated | ||
| Best New Actress | Park Shin-ah | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Cast in Monday-Tuesday Miniseries | Son Byong-ho | Nominated | ||
| Best Young Actor/Actress | Lee Soo-ah | Won | ||
| Best One-minute Couple Award | Lim Ji-yeon and Jung Ji-hoon | Nominated | ||
Notes
- In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as single 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as two 35 minute episodes, with two episodes being shown each night with a commercial break between the two.[3]