On the Way to the Airport
On the Way to the Airport (Korean: 공항가는 길; RR: Gonghangganeun Gil) 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 every Wednesday and Thursday on KBS2 at 22:00 KST for 16 episodes.[2][3][4][5]
| On the Way to the Airport | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Also known as | Road to the Airport |
| Hangul | 공항가는 길 |
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| Created by | KBS Drama Production |
| Written by | Lee Sook-yeon |
| Directed by | Kim Cheol-kyu |
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| Starring | |
| Composer | Lee Im-woo |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Studio Dragon[lower-alpha 1] |
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| Original network | KBS2 |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital |
| Original release | September 21 – November 10, 2016 |
Synopsis
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 in an attempt to come back home and despite their denial, Soo-ah and Do-woo's lives get intertwined together.
Cast
Main cast at the press conference
Main
- Kim Ha-neul as Choi Soo-ah, a twelve-year veteran flight attendant.
- Lee Sang-yoon as Seo Do-woo, a part-time university lecturer in architecture.
- Shin Sung-rok as Park Jin-seok, a pilot and Soo-ah's husband.
- Choi Yeo-jin as Song Mi-jin.
- Jang Hee-jin as Kim Hye-won, Do-woo's wife.
Soo-ah's family
- Kim Hwan-hee as Park Hyo-eun, Soo-ah and Jin-seok's daughter.
- Kim Kwon as Choi Je-ah.
- Lee Young-ran as Kim Young-sook.
Do-woo's family
- Ye Soo-jeong as Go Eun-hee.
- Park Seo-yeon as Annie Seo / Seo Eun-woo.
- Son Jong-hak as Min-seok.
People around Soo-ah
- Oh Ji-hye as Mary.
- Seo Cho-won as Supporting.
- Ha Jae-sook as Lee Hyeon-joo.
People around Do-woo
- Choi Song-hyun as Han Ji-eun.
- Park Gyeong-ree as Kim-yeong
- Kim Gyun-woo as Jang Hyun-woo.
- Jo Kyung-sook as Hong Kyung-ja.
- Kim Sa-hee as Hwang Hyun-jeong.
- Song Yoo-hyun as Choi Kyung-sook.
Airline staff
- Jung Yeon-joo as Kang Eun-joo.
- Lee Jung-hyuk as Park Sang-hyeop.
- Kim Sung-hoon as Park Chang-hoon.
- Kim Tae-hyung as Kevin Oh.
- Park Seon-im as Kim Joo-hyun.
- Na Hye-jin as Yang Hye-jin.
- Choi Seo-yeon as Lee Seon-young.
Others
- Park Min-jung as Ms. Kim
Original soundtrack
| On the Way to the Airport OST | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Recorded | 2016 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Language | |
| Label | CJ E&M Friends.Net |
Part 1
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Only you" (이방인) | Morra | 3:48 |
Part 2
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Would that be Alright?" (이방인) | LeeSa | 4:06 |
Part 3
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "For Nothing" (이방인) | Han Hee-jun | 2:50 |
Part 4
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "City Sunset" (이방인) | Sunwoo Jung-a | 4:39 |
Part 5
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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| 1. | "Knot" (이방인) | The Ray | 3:58 |
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "On the way to the Airport" (Opening Title) | Various Artists | 1:50 |
| 2. | "Autmn sky" | Various Artists | 2:11 |
| 3. | "In the Memories" | Various Artists | 3:01 |
| 4. | "Love is coming" | Various Artists | 2:51 |
| 5. | "Obscured Love" | Various Artists | 3:05 |
| 6. | "Persona Solitario" | Various Artists | 2:47 |
| 7. | "Separate the wind" | Various Artists | 2:31 |
| 8. | "Sad memories" | Various Artists | 3:41 |
| 9. | "Soo Ah's love song" | Various Artists | 2:55 |
| 10. | "You and Me" | Various Artists | 2:04 |
Ratings
- In the table below, 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 programs on that date.
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
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| TNmS[6] | AGB Nielsen[7] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | September 21, 2016 | 8.5% (15th) | 9.6% (8th) | 7.4% (18th) | 7.4% (18th) |
| 2 | September 22, 2016 | 7.1% (NR) | 7.5% (NR) | 7.5% (19th) | 7.9% (15th) |
| 3 | September 28, 2016 | 7.6% (19th) | 8.1% (13th) | 9.0% (13th) | 9.3% (11th) |
| 4 | September 29, 2016 | 8.1% (19th) | 9.3% (10th) | 8.3% (15th) | 8.4% (13th) |
| 5 | October 5, 2016 | 6.6% (NR) | 6.1% (NR) | 7.5% (NR) | 7.8% (15th) |
| 6 | October 6, 2016 | 7.1% (NR) | 7.4% (20th) | 9.1% (10th) | 9.9% (7th) |
| 7 | October 12, 2016 | 6.9% (20th) | 6.8% (20th) | 8.5% (14th) | 8.8% (11th) |
| 8 | October 13, 2016 | 6.8% (NR) | 6.8% (NR) | 7.4% (19th) | 8.1% (15th) |
| 9 | October 19, 2016 | 6.6% (NR) | 6.8% (NR) | 7.8% (18th) | 8.1% (15th) |
| 10 | October 20, 2016 | 6.8% (NR) | 7.4% (NR) | 8.1% (16th) | 8.7% (14th) |
| 11 | October 26, 2016 | 7.1% (NR) | 6.7% (19th) | 8.8% (13th) | 10.1% (9th) |
| 12 | October 27, 2016 | 7.2% (19th) | 7.2% (19th) | 9.3% (9th) | 9.8% (9th) |
| 13 | November 2, 2016 | 6.7% (20th) | 7.4% (NR) | 8.5% (13th) | 9.2% (9th) |
| 14 | November 3, 2016 | 6.5% (NR) | 6.5% (NR) | 9.1% (11th) | 9.4% (10th) |
| 15 | November 9, 2016 | 6.1% (NR) | 6.8% (19th) | 8.1% (18th) | 8.9% (11th) |
| 16 | November 10, 2016 | 6.5% (NR) | 6.1% (NR) | 9.3% (11th) | 9.8% (9th) |
| Average | 7.0% | 7.3% | 8.4% | 8.9% | |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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| 2016 | 30th KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Nominated | |
| Top Excellence Award, Actress | Won | |||
| Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Won | |||
| Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Nominated | |||
| Best Young Actress | Nominated | |||
| Nominated | ||||
| Best Couple Award | Won | |||
| 2017 | 53rd Paeksang Arts Awards | Best Actress (TV) | Nominated | |
Notes
- Studio Dragon (스튜디오드래곤) is CJ E&M's drama production subsidiary founded in May 2016. On the Way to the Airport is the first series produced by the company for a free-to-air, public and/or terrestrial broadcast network.
References
- Son, Ji-hyoung. "'On the Way to the Airport' stars share on melodrama roles". Kpop Herald. Herald Corporation. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- Jo, Yoo-gyeong (2016-05-27). 김하늘·이상윤 '공항 가는 길' 합류 확정 '기적의 랑데부'. DongA (in Korean). DongA. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- Jin, Min-ji. "Shin will appear in 'Airport'". Korea Joongang Daily. Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- Kwak, Hyeon-soo (September 2016). 김하늘-이상윤 뭉친 감성 멜로 '공항 가는 길' 티저 공개. Sport DongA (in Korean). DongA. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- Park, Ah-reum (2016-09-07). "김하늘X이상윤 '공항가는 길', 감성멜로에 빠질 준비 되셨나요". Herald Pop (in Korean). Herald Corporation. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved July 21, 2016.
- "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on March 17, 2017. Retrieved July 21, 2016.
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- On the Way to the Airport at Naver (in Korean)
- On the Way to the Airport at IMDb
- On the Way to the Airport at HanCinema
- On the Way to the Airport on KBS World
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