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| Director: | Lee Na-jeong | ||||||
| Music: | Eom Ki-yeop | ||||||
| Country: | South Korea | ||||||
| Language: | Korean | ||||||
| Num Episodes: | 16 | ||||||
| Producer: | Yoon Jae-hyuk | ||||||
| Runtime: | 70 minutes | ||||||
| Company: | Pan Entertainment | ||||||
| Budget: | [1] | ||||||
| Network: | KBS2 |
Fight For My Way is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Park Seo-joon and Kim Ji-won, with Ahn Jae-hong and Song Ha-yoon. It premiered on May 22, 2017, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST) on KBS2.[2] [3]
The series was the slot leader during its entire run and topped TV popularity index for 3 consecutive weeks. It was praised for its realistic plot and great performances.[4] [5] Fight For My Way was later adapted into a manhwa.
The story is about underdogs with big dreams struggling to survive and striving for success in a career they're under-qualified for. A long time friendship is blossoming into romance between two immature friends Ko Dong-man (Park Seo-joon) and Choi Ae-ra (Kim Ji-won) whose childish dynamic hasn't changed despite reaching adulthood.[6]
They are four individuals who are considered to be lacking of abilities, but eventually in the series, they will grow as both individuals and friends.[7]
A former taekwondo player who used to be famous but had to stop because of a painful past, is now a nameless mixed martial arts fighter. Later, he falls in love with his long time best friend, Choi Ae-ra, while struggling to succeed in his career and love life.
A strong and sassy girl. She's working as a department store employee at the information desk but dreams of becoming an announcer. She hasn't given up on her dreams, even though she is not eligible and faces too much humiliation specifically because of her rival in love, Park Hye-ran. She keeps on striving for her dream to come true.
The so-called "brain" of the four. He landed a permanent position at a home shopping network. His loyalty and love for his girlfriend of six years, will be put to the test.
An innocent and quirky girl of the group, who is working customer service at the home shopping network. For six years, her universe revolves around Joo-man and she is extremely in love with him.
Dong-man's father.
Dong-man's mother.
Dong-man's younger sister.
Dong-man's ex-girlfriend. A famous anchor who is divorced after being married to a wealthy man but still has luck in fame and appearance. She's trying to get back with Dong-man after dumping him.
Dong-man's taekwondo coach and loyal friend.
Ae-ra's father.
A mysterious woman in the village where the main characters live. Choi Ae-ra's mother who left her due to some problems and went to Japan. She had breast cancer which was cured. She returned to South Korea as fantastic four's landlady and lived with her adopted son Nam-il. She had a mysterious flip mobile in which she kept many photographs of Ae-ra and Nam-il as memories of their childhood.
A broadcasting production director and an acquaintance of Ae-ra.
Joo-man's new workmate at the home shopping network, secretly a daughter of a wealthy household. She will put Joo-man and Seol-hee's love for each other to the test.
Joo-man's and Ye-jin's boss.
Seol-hee's mother.
Seol-hee's father.
A star fighter and Dong-man's biggest rival.
Tak-su's manager.[14]
Tak-su's coach.
Ae-ra's ex-boyfriend, who cheated on her.
Dong-man's schoolmate.
Dong-man's high school classmate who grew up to be a sweet-seeming but actually conceited doctor. He falls for Ae-ra and tries to win her over but it is later revealed he is engaged.
Moo-ki's new girlfriend who is much older than them and runs a successful restaurant.
Ae-ra's university friend.
Ae-ra's colleague.
Department store VIP customer.
Tak-su's girlfriend.
Hwang Bok-hee's son.
Dong-man's trainer.
| Fight For My Way OST Album | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Various artists |
| Cover: | blank |
| Released: | 2017 |
| Genre: | Soundtrack |
| Language: | Korean |
| Label: | Pan/RIAK/Warner |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Remarks |
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| KOR Gaon | ||||
| "Good Morning" (Kassy) | 2017 | 89 |
| Part 2 |
| "Ambiguous" (Seo Eunkwang, Im Hyun-sik, Yook Sung-jae (BtoB)) | 37 |
| Part 4 |
| Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||||
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| Nielsen Korea[26] | TNmS | |||||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | |||
| 1 | May 22, 2017 | |||||
| 2 | May 23, 2017 | 6.0% | 6.3% | 6.4% | 6.7% | |
| 3 | May 29, 2017 | 10.7% | 11.4% | 9.1% | 10.2% | |
| 4 | May 30, 2017 | 10.0% | 10.5% | 9.0% | 10.9% | |
| 5 | June 5, 2017 | 10.6% | 11.5% | 8.3% | 9.7% | |
| 6 | June 6, 2017 | 11.4% | 12.1% | 9.4% | 11.4% | |
| 7 | June 12, 2017 | 10.9% | 11.3% | 8.7% | 9.2% | |
| 8 | June 13, 2017 | 9.8% | 10.1% | 8.7% | 10.1% | |
| 9 | June 19, 2017 | 12.1% | 13.5% | 9.9% | 12.0% | |
| 10 | June 20, 2017 | 11.2% | 11.9% | 10.3% | 11.3% | |
| 11 | June 26, 2017 | 12.0% | 13.2% | 10.5% | ||
| 12 | June 27, 2017 | 11.9% | 13.1% | 8.5% | 9.4% | |
| 13 | July 3, 2017 | 12.6% | 13.5% | 11.2% | 11.6% | |
| 14 | July 4, 2017 | 13.0% | 14.2% | 11.4% | 11.5% | |
| 15 | July 10, 2017 | 12.9% | 13.8% | 12.5% | ||
| 16 | July 11, 2017 | 11.4% | 11.4% | |||
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| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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| 2017 | Brand of the Year Awards | Drama of the Year | Fight for My Way | [27] | |
| 10th Korea Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor | Ahn Jae-hong | [28] | ||
| Excellence Award, Actress | Song Ha-yoon | ||||
| 1st The Seoul Awards | Best Drama | Fight for My Way | [29] | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Ahn Jae-hong | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Song Ha-yoon | ||||
| 9th Melon Music Awards | Best OST | Kassy ("Good Morning") | |||
| 31st KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Park Seo-joon | [30] | ||
| Top Excellence Award, Actress | Kim Ji Won | ||||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Park Seo-joon | ||||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Kim Ji Won | ||||
| Best Supporting Actor | Kim Sung-oh | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Song Ha-yoon | ||||
| Best New Actor | Ahn Jae-hong | ||||
| Best New Actress | Pyo Ye-jin | ||||
| Netizen Award – Male | Park Seo-joon | ||||
| Netizen Award – Female | Kim Ji Won | ||||
| Best Couple Award | Park Seo-joon & Kim Ji Won | ||||
| Ahn Jae-hong & Song Ha-yoon | |||||
| Best Young Actor | Jo Yeon-ho | ||||
| Best Young Actress | Lee Han-seo | ||||
| Best OST | Seo Eunkwang, Im Hyun-sik, Yook Sung-jae (BTOB) ("Ambiguous") | ||||
| 2018 | 30th Korea Producer Awards | Best Drama | Fight for My Way | [31] | |
| 54th Baeksang Arts Awards | [32] | ||||
| Best Screenplay | Lim Sang-choon | ||||
| Best Actor | Park Seo-joon | ||||
| Best Supporting Actor | Ahn Jae-hong | ||||
| Best Supporting Actress | Song Ha-yoon | ||||
| KBS WORLD Global Fan Awards | Best Couple | Park Seo-joon & Kim Ji-won | [33] | ||
| 13th Seoul International Drama Awards | Best Comedy | Fight for My Way | [34] | ||
| Excellence Award for Korean Drama | |||||
| Best Screenwriter | Lim Sang-choon | ||||
| Outstanding Korean Actor | Park Seo-joon | ||||
| Outstanding Korean Actress | Kim Ji Won |