Live Your Own Life surges to new heights: Ep 39 breaks drama’s own record

Live Your Own Life“, Episode 39 ratings soar again

The ongoing family drama “Live Your Own Life“, Episode 39 has once again captivated audiences across South Korea this weekend, reaching new milestones with the K-drama’s latest episode.

According to Nielsen Korea’s latest data, Episode 39 of “Live Your Own Life” achieved the remarkable viewership rating of 22.1 percent nationwide on Sunday night.

This marks a significant increase from the previous episode’s rating of 20.6 percent.

Notably, it also surpassed the show’s previous all-time high by nearly 1.0 percent (Episode 35), indicating the still growing popularity and appeal of the Korean drama.

In addition to its nationwide success, “Live Your Own Life” Episode 39 also achieved the Korean drama’s highest rating yet in Seoul, where it captured an impressive 20.3 percent of the audience share on Sunday night.

Live Your Own Life” has never left the #1 spot as most-watched show on the weekend

Since the “Live Your Own Life” premiere to huge ratings on Saturday, September 16th, 2023, the KBS2 weekend drama has consistently held the coveted #1 spot in the TV ratings in South Korea on both Saturdays and Sundays, solidifying its status as a beloved favorite among its home country viewers.

That top spot was in no danger of being lost tonight either, as “Live Your Own Life“, Episode 39 again hit #1 both nationwide and in Seoul.

The drama is also performing well overseas.

Live Your Own Life” stars Uee, Ha Jun and Go Joo Won, alongside an excellent supporting cast.

The Korean family drama airs every Saturday and Sunday at 20:05 (KST) on KBS2, with Viki streaming the long-running series for its international subscribers.

About Michelle Topham

Brit-American journalist based in Austria, former radio DJ at 97X WOXY, and Founder/CEO of Leo Sigh. I've covered K-drama, K-pop, J-pop and music news for over a decade.