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.
The series was the slot leader during its entire run and topped the TV popularity index for 3 consecutive weeks. It was praised for its realistic plot and great performances. Fight For My Way was later adapted into a manhwa. in 2026 it receviced Filipino adapadtion with same name.
Synopsis The story is about underdogs with big dreams struggling to survive and striving for success in a career they are 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 has not changed despite reaching adulthood.
Cast Main The Crazy Fantastic Four 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. Park Seo-joon as Ko Dong-man Jo Yeon-ho as young Ko Dong-man 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. Kim Ji-won as Choi Ae-ra Lee Han-seo as young Choi Ae-ra A strong and sassy girl. She is working as a department store employee at the information desk, but dreams of becoming an announcer. She has not 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 striving for her dream to come true. Ahn Jae-hong as Kim Joo-man 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. Song Ha-yoon as Baek Seol-hee Kim Ha-yeon as young Baek Seol-hee An innocent and quirky girl of the group, who is working in customer service at the home shopping network. For six years, her universe revolves around Joo-man, and she is extremely in love with him.
Supporting People related to Dong-man
Son Byong-ho as Go Hyung-shik Dong-man's father. Kim Ye-ryeong as Park Soon-yang Dong-man's mother. Jo Eun-yoo as Go Dong-hee Go Na-hee as young Go Dong-hee Dong-man's younger sister. Lee Elijah as Park Hye-ran 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. Kim Sung-oh as Hwang Jang-ho Dong-man's taekwondo coach and loyal friend.
People related to Ae-ra
Jeon Bae-soo as Choi Cheon-gap Ae-ra's father. Jin Hee-kyung as Hwang Bok-hee / Ganako Hwang 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. Kang Ki-doong as Jang Kyung-goo A broadcasting production director and an acquaintance of Ae-ra. Kwak Si-yang as Kim Nam-il, Hwang Bok-hee/Ganako Hwang's adopted son.
People related to Joo-man
Pyo Ye-jin as Jang Ye-jin 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. as Head of Department Choi Joo-man's and Ye-jin's boss.
People related to Seol-hee
Lee Jung-eun as Geum-bok Seol-hee's mother. Kim Hak-sun as Baek Jang-soo Seol-hee's father.
Others
Kim Gun-woo as Kim Tak-su A star fighter and Dong-man's biggest rival. Yang Kyung-won as Cho-yun as Yang Tae-hee Tak-su's manager. Park Gyu-young as Ahn Su-jeong Oh Eui-shik as Manager Oh Yoon Sa-bong as Kim Joo-hye as Choi Won-bo Tak-su's coach. Go Geon-han as Moo-bin's colleague
Gong Sang-ah Lee Seo-hwan Baek Ji-won Kim Jae-cheol Jung Bo-ram Yoo Min-joo Park Ye-jin Yoon Yeo-hak Cha Sang-mi Kim Se-joon Park Seung-chan
Ji Sung-geun Choi Na-moo Choi Hyo-eun as Mai-ei Kim Tae-rang (Voice appearance) Yoon Ji-yeon (Voice appearance)
Special appearances
Kwak Dong-yeon as Kim Moo-ki (Ep. 1) Ae-ra's ex-boyfriend, who cheated on her. Jin Ji-hee as Jang Bo-ram (Ep. 1 & 7) Dong-man's schoolmate. Choi Woo-shik as Park Moo-bin (Ep. 1–7) 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 that he is engaged. Jung Soo-young as Young-sook (Ep. 1) Moo-ki's new girlfriend, who is much older than them and runs a successful restaurant. Hwang Bo-ra as Park Chan-sook (Ep. 1 & 2) Ae-ra's university friend. Kim Dae-hwan In Gyo-jin as Kim In-gyo Ae-ra's colleague. Jo Mi-ryung as Lee Ji-sook (Ep. 5) Department store VIP customer. Ji Hye-ran as Sonya (Ep. 6 & 8) Tak-su's girlfriend. Shin Yong-moon as Ring Announcer (Ep. 8) Kwak Si-yang as Kim Nam-il (Ep. 11–16) Hwang Bok-hee's son. Julien Kang as John Carlos (Ep. 13–14, 16) Dong-man's trainer.
Production The drama is directed by Lee Na-jeong (The Innocent Man) and written by Im Sang-choon (Becky's Back). First script reading took place on March 24, 2017 at the KBS Annex Building in Yeouido, Seoul, South Korea. It was confirmed that the cast and crew of Fight For My Way would be taking a reward vacation to Jeju Island after the conclusion of the drama.
Original soundtrack
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Special track
Charted songs
Title Year Peak chart positionsSales Remarks KORGaon "Good Morning"(Kassy) 2017 89 KOR: 21,935+ Part 2 "Ambiguous"(Seo Eunkwang, Im Hyun-sik, Yook Sung-jae (BtoB)) 37 KOR: 155,093+Cumulative sales for "Ambiguous":
Part 4
Ratings Original broadcast date Average audience share Nielsen Korea 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% Average In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings. NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref. 2017 Brand of the Year Awards Drama of the Year Fight for My Way 10th Korea Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor Ahn Jae-hong Excellence Award, Actress Song Ha-yoon 1st The Seoul Awards Best Drama Fight for My Way 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 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 54th Baeksang Arts Awards 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 13th Seoul International Drama Awards Best Comedy Fight for My Way Excellence Award for Korean Drama Best Screenwriter Lim Sang-choon Outstanding Korean Actor Park Seo-joon Outstanding Korean Actress Kim Ji Won
References
External links
Fight For My Way manhwa on Manta