Bravo My Life
Promotional poster
Hangul
브라보 마이 라이프
Revised RomanizationBeulabo Mai Laipeu
Genre
Created byHong Chang-uk
Written byJung Ji-woo
Directed byJung Hyo
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes56[a][b]
Production
Executive producerYoon Ha-rim
ProducerSBS Production
Running time35 minutes[a]
Production companies
Original release
NetworkSBS TV
ReleaseOctober 21, 2017 (2017-10-21) –
February 3, 2018 (2018-02-03)

Bravo My Life (Korean: 브라보 마이 라이프) is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Do Ji-won, Park Sang-min, Yeon Jung-hoon, Jeong Yu-mi, Hyun Woo, and Kang Ji-sub. The series airs four consecutive episodes on Saturday on SBS TV from 8:55 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. (KST) starting from October 21, 2017.

Synopsis

The story is set in the world of television drama production, and revolves around three main characters: a haughty drama PD, an assistant director who's still waiting to catch her big break, and a frustrated actor who still hasn't debuted after seven years in the industry.

Cast

Main

An assistant director who is passionate and enthusiastic about her work to the point of being nicknamed "Lunatic". She is still waiting for the day when she can become a full-fledged director.
An actor who has been in the industry for seven years but has yet to catch his big break as his anxiety in front of cameras hinders his acting during the final cut. He has mostly been cast in nameless or bit-part roles and works several other part-time jobs on the side. He falls in love with Do-na after meeting her when she was assigned to help him overcome his anxiety.
A famous actor whom Do-na was assigned to as a production assistant. He notices Do-na and develops feelings for her.
Young-woong's wife and a former actress. She now lives the high life as the wife of a chaebol but has been hiding a painful secret.
Chairman of Juvis (JU) Group and husband of Song Mi-ja
A television director well known for being a workaholic. He only focuses on his work and does not believe in forming friendships, often being extremely curt with his staff.

Supporting

JU Group

JT Group

People in SBC Drama company

People around Do-na

People around Dong-woo

People around Do-hyun

Ratings

Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS[6] Nielsen Korea[7]
Nationwide Seoul Nationwide Seoul
1 October 21, 2017 7.9% (11th) 8.4% (7th) 7.5% (11th) 8.2% (9th)
2 8.0% (10th) 8.5% (6th) 7.9% (10th) 8.7% (8th)
3 8.5% (8th) 9.1% (4th) 8.6% (6th) 9.2% (6th)
4 7.8% (12th) 8.5% (5th) 8.9% (7th) 9.5% (5th)
5 October 28, 2017 5.6% (NR) 5.5% (16th) 6.2% (14th) 7.0% (13th)
6 5.5% (15th) 6.6% (11th) 7.6% (7th)
7 5.4% (NR) 6.0% (NR) 6.1% (17th) 6.7% (9th)
8 4.9% (NR) 5.7% (NR) 6.9% (11th)
9 November 4, 2017 5.2% (NR) 6.3% (NR) 6.9% (10th) 7.9% (9th)
10 5.1% (NR) 6.5% (NR) 6.9% (10th) 8.3% (8th)
11 5.4% (20th) 6.1% (NR) 7.5% (8th) 8.4% (7th)
12 5.6% (17th) 5.8% (17th) 8.6% (6th)
13 November 11, 2017 5.3% (NR) 6.6% (NR) 7.3% (9th) 8.5% (7th)
14 6.2% (16th) 6.4% (9th) 7.2% (10th) 8.3% (8th)
15 5.9% (18th) 6.1% (13th) 6.9% (14th) 7.9% (9th)
16 5.3% (NR) 5.9% (NR) 6.8% (15th) 7.4% (10th)
17 November 18, 2017 5.4% (NR) 5.5% (20th) 6.3% (17th) 7.2% (13th)
18 6.0% (18th) 6.4% (14th) 7.3% (11th) 8.1% (10th)
19 5.7% (NR) 6.6% (10th) 7.9% (8th) 9.1% (6th)
20 6.0% (19th) 6.6% (11th) 7.6% (16th) 8.6% (9th)
21 December 2, 2017[c] 5.6% (20th) 5.9% (17th) 7.4% (16th) 8.7% (12th)
22 6.7% (16th) 6.9% (13th) 8.3% (13th) 9.4% (10th)
23 6.9% (14th) 7.3% (10th) 8.7% (9th) 9.9% (6th)
24 6.9% (13th) 7.4% (9th) 8.6% (10th) 9.6% (9th)
25 December 9, 2017 6.1% (17th) 6.0% (17th) 6.5% (18th) 7.4% (15th)
26 6.7% (15th) 7.0% (9th) 7.4% (11th) 8.1% (9th)
27 5.6% (20th) 6.3% (15th) 7.1% (14th)
28 5.9% (19th) 6.9% (11th) 8.0% (11th)
29 December 16, 2017 5.3% (NR) 6.4% (NR) 6.6% (18th) 7.6% (15th)
30 5.7% (19th) 5.6% (16th) 6.9% (16th) 7.9% (13th)
31 6.0% (18th) 5.6% (18th) 7.1% (14th) 8.3% (9th)
32 5.6% (20th) 5.4% (19th) 7.0% (15th) 8.0% (11th)
33 December 23, 2017 4.4% (NR) 5.3% (NR) 6.1% (18th) 7.1% (14th)
34 4.8% (NR) 6.0% 6.4% (16th) 7.6% (12th)
35 5.0% (NR) 5.9% 6.0% (NR) 7.0% (15th)
36 6.1% 6.9% (15th) 8.0% (10th)
37 January 6, 2018[d] 5.1% (NR) 6.3% 6.2% (19th) 7.2% (18th)
38 5.5% (NR) 6.7% 7.3% (17th)
39 6.3% (16th) 7.5% 6.6% (17th) 7.8% (15th)
40 7.6% 6.7% (16th) 7.9% (14th)
41 January 13, 2018 4.7% (NR) 5.8% 5.9% (NR) 6.9% (20th)
42 5.5% (NR) 6.7% 6.5% (NR) 7.5% (17th)
43 6.1% (NR) 7.2% 6.6% (19th) 7.6% (16th)
44 6.5% (16th) 7.8% 6.7% (18th) 7.9% (11th)
45 January 20, 2018 4.3% (NR) 5.5% 6.2% (19th) 7.4% (15th)
46 4.8% (NR) 5.6% 6.7% (17th) 7.6% (12th)
47 5.5% (19th) 6.7% 7.2% (13th) 8.3% (10th)
48 5.6% (18th) 6.8% 7.1% (15th) 8.1% (11th)
49 January 27, 2018 5.3% (NR) 5.8% 5.7% (NR) 6.2% (NR)
50 6.0% (19th) 6.6% 6.4% (17th) 7.0% (16th)
51 6.2% (17th) 7.1% 6.9% (14th) 7.8% (12th)
52 6.5% (16th) 7.4% 6.8% (15th) 7.7% (11th)
53 February 3, 2018 4.7% (NR) 5.8% 5.5% (NR) 6.5% (NR)
54 6.3% (20th) 7.2% 7.0% (17th) 7.9% (13th)
55 6.0% (NR) 6.9% 7.1% (16th) 8.0% (12th)
56 6.1% (NR) 7.2% 6.8% (18th) 7.9% (13th)
Average 5.8% —[e] 6.9% —[e]
  • In the above table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily rankings.
  • N/A denotes that the rating is not known.

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
2017 25th SBS Drama Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily/Weekend Drama Do Ji-won Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Daily/Weekend Drama Park Sang-min Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Daily/Weekend Drama Jeong Yu-mi Nominated
2018 6th APAN Star Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Do Ji-won Nominated [8]

Notes

  1. ^ a b In order to circumvent Korean laws that prevent commercial breaks in the middle of an episode, what would previously have been aired as two 70 minute episodes are now being repackaged as four 35 minute episodes, with four episodes being shown each night with three commercial breaks.
  2. ^ Originally planned for 60 episodes, the series was shortened by four episodes in lieu of two pre-empts and the 2018 Winter Olympics.
  3. ^ No episodes aired on November 25 due to the broadcast of the 38th Blue Dragon Film Awards ceremony.
  4. ^ No episodes aired on December 30 due to the broadcast of the 2017 SBS Drama Awards ceremony.
  5. ^ a b Due to some unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.

References

  1. ^ Geum, Bit-na (July 20, 2017). 정유미 측 "‘브라보 마이 라이프’ 출연 긍정 검토…최종 조율 중" (공식입장). Seoul Daily (in Korean). Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  2. ^ Noh, Kyu-min (October 16, 2017). 현우 ‘브라보 마이 라이프’로 주말 안방 컴백…연기+사랑 ‘성장통’ 기대. Ten Asia (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 17, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  3. ^ Jo, Eun-jung (October 20, 2017). 강지섭, '시크한 하트' (브라보 마이 라이프 제작발표회). Seoul Daily (in Korean). Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  4. ^ Yeon, Hwi-sun (September 28, 2017). '브라보 마이 라이프' 연정훈에 현우까지, 대본 리딩부터 화기애애. TV Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on February 17, 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  5. ^ Choi, Yoon-na (September 15, 2017). "김누리, SBS '브라보 마이 라이프' 합류[공식]". Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved February 17, 2018.
  6. ^ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  7. ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2017-03-17. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  8. ^ "이병헌·손예진·아이유 APAN스타어워즈 노미네이트". Star News (in Korean). September 27, 2018.

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