Live Up to Your Name
| Live Up to Your Name | |
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| Also known as | Live Up to Your Name, Dr. Heo |
| Hangul | 명불허전 |
| Literal meaning | Deserving of the Name |
| Revised Romanization | Myeongbulheojeon |
| Genre | |
| Created by | Studio Dragon |
| Written by | Kim Eun-hee |
| Directed by | Hong Jong-chan |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 70 minutes |
| Production company | Bon Factory Worldwide |
| Original release | |
| Network | tvN |
| Release | August 12 – October 1, 2017 |
Live Up to Your Name (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.
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.