It makes everyone feel not one dimensional and instead like true people that experiences joys and struggles, that has their own share of ups and downs, of glory and fall. Plus, because of their personalities, I feel like the characters are the driving force of the story instead of relying heavily on the plot and letting it drive the story. Sometimes we feel like we are Dong Man or Ae Ra or Seol Hee or Joo Man in a way and that makes these roles more human to me. Because most of the time, it’s more relieving to know that we are not the only ones struggling and that through their positive take on life no matter where it takes them give us hope that we can also dream and do the things we wanna do instead of doing something that we don’t want and hating it in the process.Īlso, it is commendable that the roles are well characterized in detail that we are able to empathize with each of them. Their hardships in life are designed to depict our real life struggles no matter how big or small or how serious or trivial it is and that makes the drama all the more amazing. And Joo Man who lost track of his main goal in life after being consumed by greed and desire to get bigger results and in the process hurting the people he loves. Baek Seol Hee’s heartbreak when she felt like her love just stabbed her, how her world crumbled after giving so much and how she came back up a much better person. Choi Ae Ra’s hopes and disappointments she felt while trying to swallow the criticism towards her lack of experience, no name background and nonexistent specs. Ko Dong Man’s fear in wanting to reach his dreams and the excitement he felt when he finally started again trying to achieve it. That’s why for the most part of the drama I was able to see myself the most in each of them.
FIGHT MY WAY EPISODES HOW TO
The story is filled with cliches that we commonly see on other similarly themed dramas, yet they are cliches that are effective in delivering moving scenes that are very relatable especially for every struggling millennial who has the same issues: (1) unrequited love with best friends, (2) the inevitable moment when you have to make a choice and grow and and create a living for yourself and for people who are relying on your minimal income, (3) a job you chose to do for survival, (4) letting go of your biggest dreams knowing they’re just too impossible with your lackluster specs and because they won’t feed you or your family, (5) learning how to swallow your pride even if you’re the proudest person on earth or (6) simply being an adult without knowing what you wanna do in life. Meanwhile, Seol Hee and Joo Man who have been going strong for six years will eventually get to reevaluate their love for each other as a bump on the road will test them. Bickering and constant struggles with their respective careers and relationships with other people will try to hold them back, but the two immature friends still find themselves in each other’s arms. Difficulties and past fears will hold them back, but eventually with self-motivation and supportive peers, the four of them work their way up the ladder no matter how hard the path they chose may be.Īlong the way, Ae Ra and Dong Man’s love-hate relationship as friends will blossom into one of romance. They all crave for the successful story of their lives despite their lack of specs and experience. Joo Man who has a stable job as an assistant manager will be put to the test as a newbie enters and tries to woo him. Baek Seol Hee (Song Ha Yoon) who wants nothing more than to be a mother and whose life revolves around Joo Man is working as a customer service agent for a home shopping network and is struggling to keep her relationship afloat.
Choi Ae Ra (Kim Ji Won) who used to dream of being in front of a mic is now the front desk lady at a mall. Ko Dong Man (Park Seo Joon) who was a national taekwondo athlete is now a pest exterminator. The Storyįour childhood friends with big dreams yet with third-rate specs struggle to keep up with their lives that are on the verge of collapse. That said, ‘Fight My Way’ did not fail on delivering a relatable drama about friendship, family, love and chasing one’s dreams. Park Seo Joon’s just the total package when it comes to acting and Kim Ji Won has exceeded my expectations of her. After digging through my stash of downloaded dramas, I found ‘ Fight My Way‘ in my list of dramas to watch and I guess while I ignored it in the past thinking I’d let the mainstream dramas be last–since the more mainstream the more I refuse to watch it–I think that the wait is truly worth it though I didn’t have my expectations up for this one in the beginning.