On the Way to the Airport

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 on KBS2 from September 21 to November 10, 2016, every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:00 (KST) for 16 episodes.^[2][3][4][5]

On the Way to the Airport
Promotional poster
Also known as	Road to the Airport
Hangul	공항가는 길
RR	Gonghangganeun gil
MR	Konghangganŭn kil
Genre	Romance Melodrama[1]
Created by	KBS Drama Production
Written by	Lee Sook-yeon
Directed by	Kim Cheol-kyu
Creative directors	Yoo Ho-joon Kwak Jung-hoo Kim Jung-uk
Starring	Kim Ha-neul Lee Sang-yoon Shin Sung-rok Choi Yeo-jin Jang Hee-jin
Composer	Lee Im-woo
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producers	Kang Byung-taek Jinnie Jin-hee Choi Park Ji-young
Producers	No Sang-hoon Lee Young-bum
Production locations	South Korea Malaysia
Editors	Lee Young-seop Lee Yoon-jung
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	60 minutes
Production company	Studio Dragon[a]
Original release
Network	KBS2
Release	September 21 (2016-09-21) – November 10, 2016 (2016-11-10)

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 attempting to return home, and despite their initial denial, Soo-ah and Do-woo's lives become intertwined.

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.

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
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Recorded	2016
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean English
Label	CJ E&M Friends.Net

Part 1

Released on October 4, 2016 (2016-10-04)

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Only you" (이방인)	Morra	3:48

Part 2

Released on October 6, 2016 (2016-10-06)

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Would that be Alright?" (이방인)	LeeSa	4:06

Part 3

Released on October 19, 2016 (2016-10-19)

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"For Nothing" (이방인)	Han Hee-jun	2:50

Part 4

Released on October 26, 2016 (2016-10-26)

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"City Sunset" (이방인)	Sunwoo Jung-a	4:39

Part 5

Released on November 2, 2016 (2016-11-02)

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Knot" (이방인)	The Ray	3:58

Disc 2:

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

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share
		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%
In the table above, 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.

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

Notes

1. Studio Dragon 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.