On the Way to the Airport | |
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Also known as | Road to the Airport |
Hangul | 공항가는 길 |
Revised Romanization | Gonghangganeun Gil |
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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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Executive producers |
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Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company | Studio Dragon[lower-alpha 1] |
Original release | |
Network | KBS2 |
Release | September 21 – November 10, 2016 |
On the Way to the Airport (Korean: 공항가는 길) 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 from September 21 to November 10, 2016, on KBS2's Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:00 KST time slot for 16 episodes.[2][3][4][5]
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
- 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.
Supporting
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-jung 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
- Jay Kim 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 |
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Label | CJ E&M Friends.Net |
Part 1
No. | Title | Artist | Length |
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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 |
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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 |
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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
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
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TNmS[6] | Nielsen Korea[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% | |
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Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2016 | 30th KBS Drama Awards | Top Excellence Award, Actor | Lee Sang-yoon | Nominated |
Top Excellence Award, Actress | Kim Ha-neul | Won | ||
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Lee Sang-yoon | Won | ||
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Kim Ha-neul | Nominated | ||
Best Young Actress | Kim Hwan-hee | Nominated | ||
Park Seo-yeon | Nominated | |||
Best Couple Award | Kim Ha-neul and Lee Sang-yoon | Won | ||
2017 | 53rd Paeksang Arts Awards | Best Actress (TV) | Kim Ha-neul | Nominated |
Notes
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'. The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ↑ Jin, Min-ji (July 12, 2016). "Shin will appear in 'Airport'". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
- ↑ Kwak, Hyeon-soo (September 2016). 김하늘-이상윤 뭉친 감성 멜로 '공항 가는 길' 티저 공개. Sport Dong-a (in Korean). 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 IMDb
- On the Way to the Airport at HanCinema
- On the Way to the Airport on KBS World