Liver or Die

Liver or Die is a 2019 South Korean television series starring Yoo Jun-sang, Oh Ji-ho, Jeon Hye-bin, Lee Si-young and Cha Seo-won. It aired from January 9 to March 14, 2019 on KBS2's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 (KST).

Synopsis
The story of Lee Poong-sang, a lonely middle-aged man, who has never lived for himself.

Main

 * Yoo Jun-sang as Lee Poong-sang (47 years old)
 * The eldest brother and father figure of the family.


 * Oh Ji-ho as Lee Jin-sang (42 years old)
 * Choi Seung-hoon as young Jin-sang
 * He is the second oldest sibling and is seen as the family's "lost cause".


 * Jeon Hye-bin as Lee Jeong-sang (35 years old)
 * She is the older twin and a university hospital doctor.


 * Lee Si-young as Lee Hwa-sang (35 years old)
 * She is the younger twin and is seen as the family's black sheep.


 * Cha Seo-won as Lee Wi-sang (29 years old)
 * He is the youngest sibling. He couldn't realize his dream of becoming a professional baseball player.

Other family members

 * Shin Dong-mi as Kan Boon-shil (47 years old)
 * Poong-sang's wife.


 * Lee Bo-hee as Noh Yang-shim (65 years old)
 * Poong-sang, Jin-sang, Jeong-sang, Hwa-sang and Wi-sang's mother.


 * Park In-hwan as Kan Bo-koo (70 years old)
 * Boon-shil's father. He runs the laundry.


 * Kim Ji-young as Lee Joong-yi (15 years old)
 * Poong-sang and Boon-shil's daughter.

Others

 * Ki Eun-se as Jo Young-pil (35 years old), Jeong-sang's friend.
 * Song Jong-ho as Jin Ji-ham (41 years old), Jeong-sang's senior at the hospital, he's a surgeon.
 * Choi Sung-jae as Kang Yeol-han (35 years old), Jeong-sang's colleague and past lover.
 * Lee Sang-sook as Jeon Dal-ja (60 years old), Super Woman from Chungcheong Province.
 * Choi Dae-chul as Jun Chil-bok (42 years old), Super Son and Jin-sang's friend.
 * Yoon Sun-woo as Yoo Heung-man, Lee Hwa-sang's ex-husband.
 * Lee Hyun-woong as Chonam's CEO.
 * Lee Myung-ho as Yang-shim's lover.
 * Kim Kiri as Kye Sang-ki, Young-pil's past lover.
 * Lee Ga-ryeong as Mi-ryeon's production company actress.
 * Kim Kwang-young as a widower.
 * Lee Hyo-bi as the widower's daughter.
 * Ha Min as Su Sam University Hospital's director.
 * Cheon Lee-seul as Han Shim-lan.
 * Park Ha-joon as Young Ha-nam (12 years old).
 * Kim Hyo-gyeong as Jin Se-mi, Ji-shin and Su-jin's daughter.

Special appearances

 * Ha Jae-young as Lee Ju-gil (Poong-sang, Jin-sang, Jeong-sang, Hwa-sang and Wi-sang's father)
 * Ahn Nae-sang
 * Moon Hee-kyung
 * Oh Hyun-kyung
 * Hwang Dong-joo
 * Heo Sung-tae (ep. #1)
 * Byeon Jeong-min as Bae Soo-jin (Ji-ham's wife)

Production
The first script reading took place on October 31, 2018 at KBS Annex Broadcasting Station in Yeouido, South Korea.

The series is the third collaboration between screenwriter Moon Young-nam and director Jin Hyung-wook after Three Brothers (2009-2010) and Wang's Family (2013-2014).

Remake

 * Vietnam: it is titled Cây táo nở hoa and currently airs on channel HTV2 (2021).