On the Way to the Airport

On the Way to the Airport
Promotional poster
Also known as Road to the Airport
Original title 공항가는 길
Genre
Created by KBS Drama Production
Written by Lee Sook-yeon
Directed by Kim Cheol-kyu
Creative director(s)
  • Yoo Ho-joon
  • Kwak Jung-hoo
  • Kim Jung-uk
Starring
Composer(s) Lee Im-woo
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 16
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Kang Byung-taek
  • Jinnie Jin-hee Choi
  • Park Ji-young
Producer(s)
  • No Sang-hoon
  • Lee Young-bum
Production location(s)
Editor(s)
  • Lee Young-seop
  • Lee Yoon-jung
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 60 minutes
Production company(s) Studio Dragon[lower-alpha 1]
Distributor
Release
Original network KBS2
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Audio format Dolby Digital
Original release September 21 (2016-09-21) – November 10, 2016 (2016-11-10)
External links
Website
Production website

On the Way to the Airport (Hangul: 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]

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 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

Supporting

Soo-ah's family

  • Lee Young-ran as Kim Young-sook
  • Kim Hwan-hee as Park Hyo-eun, Soo-ah and Jin-seok's daughter
  • Kim Kwon as Choi Je-ah

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

People around Do-woo

  • Choi Song-hyun as Han Ji-eun
  • 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

  • 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
  • Jung Yeon-joo as Kang Eun-joo
  • Lee Jeong-hyuk as Park Sang-hyeop

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
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
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 & Lee Sang-yoon
 Won
2017 53rd Paeksang Arts Awards Best Actress (TV)
Kim Ha-neul
 Nominated

International broadcast

Notes

  1. ↑ Studio Dragon (스튜디오드래곤) is CJ E&M's drama production subsidiary founded in May 2016. On the Way to the Airport is the first drama produced by the company for a free-to-air, public and/or terrestrial broadcast network.

References

  1. ↑ Son, Ji-hyoung. "'On the Way to the Airport' stars share on melodrama roles". Kpop Herald. Herald Corporation. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ Jo, Yoo-gyeong. "김하늘·이상윤 '공항 가는 길' 합류 확정 '기적의 랑데부'". DongA (in Korean). DongA. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  3. ↑ Jin, Min-ji. "Shin will appear in 'Airport'". Korea Joongang Daily. Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  4. ↑ Kwak, Hyeon-soo. "김하늘-이상윤 뭉친 감성 멜로 '공항 가는 길' 티저 공개". Sport DongA (in Korean). DongA. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  5. ↑ Park, Ah-reum. "김하늘X이상윤 '공항가는 길', 감성멜로에 빠질 준비 되셨나요". Herald Pop (in Korean). Herald Corporation. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  6. ↑ "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved July 21, 2016.
  7. ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved July 21, 2016.
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