| Alt Name: | Road to the Airport | ||||
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| Creator: | KBS Drama Production | ||||
| Director: | Kim Cheol-kyu | ||||
| Composer: | Lee Im-woo | ||||
| Country: | South Korea | ||||
| Language: | Korean | ||||
| Num Episodes: | 16 | ||||
| Camera: | Single-camera | ||||
| Runtime: | 60 minutes | ||||
| Company: | Studio Dragon | ||||
| Network: | KBS2 |
On the Way to the Airport is a South Korean television series starring Kim Ha-neul, Lee Sang-yoon, Shin Sung-rok, Choi Yeo-jin, and Jang Hee-jin, about married individuals who meet by fate and become more involved in each other's lives. It aired on KBS2 from September 21 to November 10, 2016, every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:00 (KST) for 16 episodes.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Choi Soo-ah (Kim Ha-neul) is an experienced AirAsia stewardess who is married to Park Jin-seok (Shin Sung-rok), a pilot who dominates every aspect of her and their daughter Park Hyo-eun's (Kim Hwan-hee) life. Despite the protest, Jin-seok sends Hyo-eun to an international school in Malaysia where she meets Annie Seo/Seo Eun-woo, Seo Do-woo's (Lee Sang-yoon) daughter. Tragedy strikes when Annie dies while attempting to return home, and despite their initial denial, Soo-ah and Do-woo's lives become intertwined.
| On the Way to the Airport OST | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Various artists |
| Recorded: | 2016 |
| Genre: | Soundtrack |
| Label: | CJ E&M Friends.Net |
| Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS[5] | Nielsen Korea[6] | |||||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | |||
| 1 | September 21, 2016 | |||||
| 2 | September 22, 2016 | 7.1% | 7.5% | 7.5% | 7.9% | |
| 3 | September 28, 2016 | 7.6% | 8.1% | 9.0% | 9.3% | |
| 4 | September 29, 2016 | 8.1% | 9.3% | 8.3% | 8.4% | |
| 5 | October 5, 2016 | 6.6% | 7.5% | 7.8% | ||
| 6 | October 6, 2016 | 7.1% | 7.4% | 9.1% | 9.9% | |
| 7 | October 12, 2016 | 6.9% | 6.8% | 8.5% | 8.8% | |
| 8 | October 13, 2016 | 6.8% | 6.8% | 8.1% | ||
| 9 | October 19, 2016 | 6.6% | 6.8% | 7.8% | 8.1% | |
| 10 | October 20, 2016 | 6.8% | 7.4% | 8.1% | 8.7% | |
| 11 | October 26, 2016 | 7.1% | 6.7% | 8.8% | ||
| 12 | October 27, 2016 | 7.2% | 7.2% | 9.8% | ||
| 13 | November 2, 2016 | 6.7% | 7.4% | 8.5% | 9.2% | |
| 14 | November 3, 2016 | 6.5% | 6.5% | 9.1% | 9.4% | |
| 15 | November 9, 2016 | 6.8% | 8.1% | 8.9% | ||
| 16 | November 10, 2016 | 6.5% | 6.1% | 9.8% | ||
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| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 30th KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Lee Sang-yoon | |
| Top Excellence Award, Actress | Kim Ha-neul | |||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Lee Sang-yoon | |||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Kim Ha-neul | |||
| Best Young Actress | Kim Hwan-hee | |||
| Park Seo-yeon | ||||
| Best Couple Award | Kim Ha-neul and Lee Sang-yoon | |||
| 2017 | 53rd Paeksang Arts Awards | Best Actress (TV) | Kim Ha-neul | |