Brilliant, but...
After dozens of k-dramas watched, I know that a lot of them could be better than what they actually are. This is one of those brilliant shows, but pity for the show itself. Nothing to say about the cast: well sorted and brilliant, with a shiny Kim Ji-won. However the story is mediocre, and despite the effort of actresses and actors, it never took off completely, laying on a flat bed made of unexpressed things. But still, if this premise would have been maintained all along the show, in the end it could lead also to a 8/10, since the hilarious moments were several and really funny. What I could not stand for sure is the sexism which permeates the show. As a man I felt uncomfortable watching all these damsel-in-distress moments, as some lines which were surprisingly told by the leads, who expectadly should be just open minded and far away from that Joseon-like way to see a woman. In addition to this, the lack of concreteness led to not feel well compelled into the story, and even the (actually few, but potentially valid) dramatic moments left me not moved.This was disappointing. Pity, because as said the comic moments were really among the most hilarious ever seen.
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Quarter-life crises
At first, I thought the title 'Fight for My Way' was referring to Ko Dong Man's journey as an athlete. I was wrong - this title and drama are about quarter-life crises experienced by 4 friends in their mid-to-late 20s.What I liked:
1) The writing - Kudos to the writer for fully fleshing out 4 lead characters of this drama. It's great to see growth in Dong Man, Ae Ra, Sul hee, Joo Man. and even Jang Kyung Goo. In terms of professional growth, I like Ae Ra's arc the best especially her interview scenes.
2) Acting - top notch acting by cast, main and supporting. Song Ha Yoon's acting was the most impressive to me. Her character seemed like a submissive / too trusting partner but she put depth, kindness and empathy into the role. I understand why Sul hee behaved that way.
3) Park Seo Joon - I have only watched him in Midnight Runners, The Divine Fury, What's Wrong with Secretary Kim (albeit few episodes only), Concrete Utopia before this series. Fight for My Way is my favourite PSJ work. He looked and acted like an athlete. He was hot when he wore black shirt and jeans in episode 1 - PSJ worked out damn hard for this role! Just look at his forearms - I want to get back hugs from PSJ.
4) Childhood flashbacks - The use of childhood flashbacks is relevant for this drama since the core 3 have been friends from the age of 5 or 6. The child actors were great in their roles but kudos to Lee Han Seo for bringing tenacity and girlboss energy to young Ae Ra.
5) Romance - It's also great that writers demonstrated 2 different types of romantic relationships. We have existing romantic relationship (Sul hee & Joo Man) and budding romance (Dong Man & Ae Ra).
6) Kwak Dong Yeon - I have only watched him in Vincenzo (he was an impressive himbo) and he was also good in this small role.
7) Choi Woo Shik - I have only watched him in movies Parasite, Train to Busan and Okja and DAY6's music videos before this series. It's great to see him in kdrama especially this role. Wah, I never knew he could be a playboy because he has kind / nice guy face!
8) Pyo Ye Jin - I also like her acting because it's the first time I watched her in a baddie role. I was shocked during the conversation she had with Sul hee.
What I disliked:
1) Joo Man - His character is important but I dislike him when he wasn't forthcoming with Sul hee about Ye Jin's interest in him. Despite that, I shed some tears when he mourned the loss of his relationship.
2) Hye Ran's stalker and possessive behaviour is alarming. I dislike past version of Dong Man for being at Hye Ran's beck and call.
Favourite scene
When Dong Man spotted Ae Ra in a sea of audience and then comforted her. That is a best friend move. Very sweet and unexpected scene.
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Loved the main couple and their individual characters’ journeys, but I wasn’t able to personally relate to their life problems cause I have zero dreams and ambitions. The second couple.....sooo realistic and relatable and Seol got me in the heart. I felt like I was watching my story. She was by far was my favorite character. She knew her dream of being a mom and having a family didn’t make her any less than those who dream of successful careers. And even though she’s the type of person who will always make sacrifices and put other before her, she also had the strength to stand up for herself.The only iff is when Aera and Dongman temporarily breakup. I totally understand why it happened but it bogged down the story a bit when it was close to perfect.
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E aqui temos o drama aegyo indicado à Orcar!
MUITO BOM!Não me recordo exatamente o porquê de eu ter dado 9.0, mas sinto suspeitas de que foi porque não mostraram o casamento KKKKKKK (Spoilers Alert).
Depois desse drama fiquei fã ainda mais da atriz Kim Ji Won e sinto que o Seo Joon me amarrou ainda mais à ele (quero deixar claro que estou segurando meu pano rosa com glitter neste exato momento). As cenas com Fire tocando de fundo foram tudo, e as da Choi Ae Ra sendo "fofa" me fizeram até decorar as falas (tô nem brincando).
Super recomendo!
Concluído por mim: 14/12/21
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The simple things are the best!
Just like this show! There are shows that don't do much, it's just about average people and their average lives, doing dumb things, making mistakes like everyone else. Fight for my way is like this! Nothing special, nothing fancy or over the top, just a really good feelgood and fun drama with real people.
I don't think there's anything I have to talk about, because there are no big plots, so you have to see it for yourself.
I only had problems with the last 2 episodes. They should've done it after episode 12-13 or so, because that story was actually interesting and good, but sadly the writer messed it up a bit, because they found out everything in the finale, and it was solved in the same episode, basically.
Other than that, this is a fantastic show, with great actors and chemistry. Dong Man and Ae Ra's relationship carrying the whole show, it was fun as hell, because Seo Joon and Ji Woon are comedic genius, I'm sure. Their aegyo scenes are hilarious, and probably this is why it's still Legendary. 😂
Ha Yoon as Seol Hee absolutely stole the show for me. Every nice guy deserves a great woman like her, except Joo Man!😅
Their story was interesting, and even tho their ending was realistic, I didn't like it. Sure, it wasn't cheating technically, but I don't think I would forgive him.
Also, the MMA scenes were a bit lackluster.
I think if there's a show that deserve a couple of more episodes, it's "Fight for my way".
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Fresh and iconic romantic comedy
One of my all time favourite dramas. Very funny and comedic. It is refreshing to see characters that aren't rich or are labelled as poor, but live a life that is clearly dramaland's definition of poor. ALSO to see an unapologetically confident female lead was awesome. For most of it, it was enjoyable and entertaining, but I do remember that it got a bit dragged on towards the end of the series. In particular, they kept reusing the female lead's disapproval of the male lead's decision to fight as a means of conflict for them to seemingly fill the last few episodes. Another thing to nitpick that kind of bothered me was how I sometimes felt that Park Seo-joon was always consistent with his character? Overall, the character was dumb and loveable, but when it came times to the dramatic romantic scenes, it felt a bit off and didn't always feel like it was the character "Dong-man" but "Park Seo-joon acting out a romantic scene", if that makes sense? I'm talking about particular scenes where he is meant to leave the female lead flustered in his acts of bold romance. Overall, it is an iconic drama and plus points for being Kim Ji-won's first leading role.Cet avis était-il utile?
Relatable in the aspect of real life scenarios
●I had watched initial 2 episodes a month ago and trying to clear my current watch list I started this again. I discovered the actual story and enjoyed it. The theme of fighting against all odds and finding the dream you sought with love and family.●Story- living alone to achieve dreams yet what you do is also for family. Breakups, swaying, friendships, and that easiness between friends is fluff. It made the show more watchable. The straight dialogues without any hesitation were perfect.
●Acting- PSJ as dong man, nice muscled body just like fighter but I wished for more fight scene than only focusing to one opponent.
KJW as choi ae ra was a great woman who would go to ends for her man. She is independent yet fragile who needs friends during the low times.she just aced the role.
Secondary couple joo-man and seul-hee were also excellent with their own story.their bittersweet romance and realization of true love is well portrayed.
●Music-its great to ears,its like the candy melting in mouth. The BGMs are well blended with scenes. “Good MORNING” by Kassy is extreamly sweet as candyfloss.
●Rewatch- maybe but just the important scenes like comedy and romance
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For Fans of the Friends to Lovers Trope
Fight for My Way is friends to lovers at its peak. The show spent time building up the friendship between Ae-ra and Dong-man so that it felt really believable that they had been best friends for decades. Their banter, jokes, familiarity, and teasing felt very genuine. Fight for My Way felt very different in its portrayal of friends to lovers because there was a lot of honesty and vulnerability when they were coming to terms with their feelings for each other. I loved that they were constantly saying little things before they got together about how the other was making their heart flutter or that they had the impulse to kiss. The two of them were navigating their feelings together and being very cautious about it because it is the most important relationship in their lives. The evolution of their friendship into something more was an absolute delight to watch and the show leaned into the awkwardness that would come with wanting to be romantic and physical with your very best friend in a very charming and endearing way.While I did have some issues with the storyline around Ae-ra and Dong-man, especially their last minute breakup, most of my gripes were with the other storylines. They have two other best friends that are a couple and he just did not deserve her in any way. Seol-hee was wonderful, genuinely so kind, and seeing the way her boyfriend treated her was so upsetting. It felt like the show really let him off the hook when he did not deserve it. She could have done much better and I would have preferred seeing her storyline be about finding someone who really appreciates her and her getting the life she’s dreamt of. Dong-man’s ex was another character who it felt like the show took it really easy on. She was infuriating to watch and a lot of her behaviors were actually illegal.
The show would have played much better if they just wrote out the entire landlady storyline. It was not executed well and it was very rushed because they waited until the end to reveal anything. It wasn’t needed and it would have been better if they used that time to focus on other relationships in the show that did really work, like Ae-ra and Dong-man’s families.
I loved both Ae-ra and Dong-man individually as characters, in addition to their relationship. Both actors had great performances and fantastic chemistry. This is the perfect pick if you’re looking for a show with the friends to lovers trope.
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I’m not big on details, I like the most basics, I like the plot being just straightforward, not complicated or boring. This series brought forth what a seemly boring stand point to actually making it super entertaining, interesting and kept you on the edge of your seat several times.
I was surprised because at first, I watched 2 Episodes and I was like “ehh nothing exciting just lame love cliches” but I decided to give it another shot because I’ve seen scenes on YouTube of the main couple beforehand and literally couldn’t stop laughing, so I’m like “lets go!”
I’m so glad I did because I binged it within 2 days, I just finished it and it was such a great ending, while watching the series I noticed some things here and there were random or didn’t seem to fit well, but it wasn’t like “oh it’s so noticeable” the main cast it was drew me in, I loved their friendship and relationship, it was so realistic and relatable, I connected easily with all of them, as I’ve had similar struggles before.
So it was nice seeing that instead of the normal plot of “oh handsome mean guy hates the main girl and then randomly develops feelings and bam” so the take of the best friends for 20 years was a refresher. All in all this story was sweet and simple, gave you the look into real life relationships from one side a 6 year relationship loosing its flame to best friends becoming something more. I laughed, cried, felt pissed, wanted to throw my tablet out the door but it was worth it, it’s not a soap opera and Aera is such a crybaby but I thought it was adorable XD
Anyways, to end this chaotic review, WATCH IT! If you like sweet romance and friendship I bet you’ll love this, it’s in my top 3 next to “Kill Me, Heal Me” and “It’s Okay, That’s Love”
P.S I CAN’T STAND THE MAIN COUPLE THEY ARE SERIOUSLY THE CUTESTTTTTTT.
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Starting off with the main plot, it is true that is not the most original, but that is a positive point in Fight For My Way as the important things are not the story itself but what composes the story. It's the little details and imperfections that make Fight For My Way unique since they are trying to show us a real story. I really like the plot twists on this show as well as the side plots and characters.
The characters are (very) round: they show us they are humans when they make bad decisions and have to make it up for their errors. With each episode, we can see the characters change according to their true morals. At the same time, the characters prove they are real when they make realistic decisions in realistic situations, you know those kinds of circumstances that also make me wonder what would I do.
The cast is good too. I think it is great that Park Seo Joon left the kind of roles he's always been playing before to dive into this kind of character. I think the execution of his character was great as well. Kim Ji Won was perfect for her role too, an imperfect heroine that takes what it's hers, but still has some personal issues. The chemistry between Dong Man and Ae Ra was amazing too, but then again, have we ever seen a drama whose male lead doesn't have chemistry with his partner when it comes to Park Seo Joon? On a personal note, I have to say the biggest surprise was the second lead couple, Ahn Jae Hong and Song Ha Yoon. I became a fan of Ha Yoon after this drama, I think their story was very well written and amazingly executed by both actors.
When it comes to the soundtrack, I have nothing but good words. Kassy and Btob were excellent with their beautiful songs, just like the lead track, "Dumbhead". The music was pretty well accompanied with the most emotional scenes which make me remember exactly most of the vibes that the drama gave me when I listen to the songs.
I would also like to mention how good the general ambient of the drama was. I've seen many dramas whose characters are kind of poor and have to live in humble districts, but Fight For My Way is the first drama that comes to my mind when I think about that kind of scenario. I think there were strong links between the places and the characters and their stories, which is another positive point for the drama.
Imperfect heroes of the modern world fight their ways to survive and live a little bit better, facing all kinds of difficulties, including their biggest weak spots. A show that presents a solid drama with humor and great characters, places, amazing acting, and also tries to teach all of us a lesson. Fight For My Way gets a 9 out of 10.
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