Lupt pentru Calea Mea (2017)

I started of watching this drama, not having read anything about it, thinking it would be the typical romcom KBS-style. I was SO wrong! I bingewatched the whole thing, enjoying every moment of it. The chemistry between the actors were so good and the relashionships developed and evolved naturally, without the typical over dramatic elements such as overprotecting moms and great family disputes.
It's nice to follow the ordinary life of ordinary people for once. Sure, it was naive at times, but I really enjoyed it eitherwa.

I will definitely rewatch this in the future.

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It portrays realistic relationships and real struggles of people in their 20s

I loved the chemistry so much! It was really fun to watch and most importantly for once, it was not about the rich guy and the poor girl.

Maybe I loved this drama for bigger reasons: it's raw, so close to the reality of the youth nowadays, not of the girl who in the end marries the chaebol of of the boy who falls for the pure and saintly girl. The story of the second couple was very well written too. They were giving the depth and the glimpse of real long term relationships while the main lead were really comfortable with each other and you could tell even in the bts (he actually seems to have a crush on the female lead, but really, who wouldn't). I really love the actress who plays the anchor as well, despite her being the evil one here lol.

Some people were complaining about certain reactions of Ae Ra to some of Dong Man's decisions. I really think those people have never put themselves in her shoes or thought from the perspective of a woman who's man is a MMA fighter. And the complains about how dramatic some revelations should have been...I mean...it's a rom com? Is it supposed to have melodrama elements in it? We see some backstories with enough depth, literally just enough. There is no dragging in any of the episodes.

Finally, the young cast was fantastic and those kids act so well that it's incredibly heart warming !

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Fun, Realistic and Empowering

Fight For My Way was such a refreshing rom-com drama to watch! I initially watched this for PSJ, but honestly I fell in love with each character.

The premise that sometimes life doesn't turn out the way you expected is such a realistic portrayal of real life, and they depict it really well here in this drama. I truly felt connected to each of the characters and found myself personally cheering them on. I love that throughout the entire series you get to see them struggle and fail, and trying to figure it out. Even though nobody came out drastically changing their life, they still changed it enough to be happy, and that was such a great message to send.

I know some people would disagree, but I personally found the second leads story to be a huge joy to watch. I was incredibly satisfied and felt the empowerment watching Seol Hee dumping Joo Man. At the same time, I found myself empathizing with Joo Man after. I felt like it depicted the frustrations of a long term relationship well.

I have no complaints with the OTP. I really enjoyed her sticking to her guns about breaking up should he continue to fight in the MMA. I also enjoyed their relationship and the time the drama spent on the little moments with them. Their relationship was well depicted and I truly enjoyed watching it unfold.

I will say that I felt the ending to be a bit rushed. From the acceptance of her mother, to their marriage (and him leaving MMA), as well as Hye Ran. I don't feel like we got a ton of closure. But, I think it was a nice way to leave off as they continue to depict that their life is still ongoing.

Loved this drama, would highly recommend it to anyone.

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Certain story choices didn't please me. Still a great Drama to watch.

It was a very good story in the beginning, the characters development is really good, unlike other dramas that put difficulties that don't need to be there, this one is a good example of how k-dramas can be.
But the choices about Aera character and the other relationship made me fell uncomfortable in the end. Joo Man was a really bad boyfriend letting things going the way they was with the other girl he just made his girlfriend sad and not helped her to be secure about their relationship, and i was really happy about the break up, but they just ignored the things that happened before ans made them together again without any further development of their story.
And then about Aera, the character in the beginning was really cute avout how she was concerned about Dong Man, she was very worried about him e this made me feel really good to watch them, but in the end she was abusive just breaking up with him because he chooses to pursue his dream of being an athlete, because besides the risks it was his dream of life, he said that prefered to live like this unlike come back to his previous life, unlike this he always supported her when she was pursuing her dream, but she not did this with him just breaking up. I can't feel bonded with her character because of this, it can't be a ten for me because of this kind of story choices.

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The reasons I watch this drama are the high review and Park Seo Joon (I became his fan since Kill Me Heal Me. He was a support character but he was also shine since he was so funny). The drama is really really funny. If you love rom-com, this will be suitable for you (I laughed a lot until my stomach hurts)! I love the idea that this drama is not the typical Korean drama with a cool or elite male lead. This drama also portrays the realistic life of the current young Koreans that are trying to pursue their dream and start from the bottom. The story tells about the romance and life of 4 childhood friends. All of them are ordinary and strive out to find the meaning of their life and move forward. The main lead has great chemistry which makes me ship them very hard. This drama has become one of my favorite K-drama of 2017.  This drama is unique and memorable, I highly recommend it!

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I JUST LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT. YOU MUST SEE IT TO YOURSELF WHY I'M SO INLOVE WITH THIS. ME AND MY FRIENDS
JUST REALLY HOPING FOR A SEASON 2 ??
PS: IT'S ALREADY MY 4TH TIME REWATCHIN IT HIHIHI STILL THE BEST!!!?

I JUST LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT. YOU MUST SEE IT TO YOURSELF WHY I'M SO INLOVE WITH THIS. ME AND MY FRIENDS
JUST REALLY HOPING FOR A SEASON 2 ??
PS: IT'S ALREADY MY 4TH TIME REWATCHIN IT HIHIHI STILL THE BEST!!!?
I JUST LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT. YOU MUST SEE IT TO YOURSELF WHY I'M SO INLOVE WITH THIS. ME AND MY FRIENDS
JUST REALLY HOPING FOR A SEASON 2 ??
PS: IT'S ALREADY MY 4TH TIME REWATCHIN IT HIHIHI STILL THE BEST!!!?I JUST LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT IT. YOU MUST SEE IT TO YOURSELF WHY I'M SO INLOVE WITH THIS. ME AND MY FRIENDS
JUST REALLY HOPING FOR A SEASON 2 ??
PS: IT'S ALREADY MY 4TH TIME REWATCHIN IT HIHIHI STILL THE BEST!!!?

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This drama was refreshing! I actually was deciding whether or not to watch this because I was afraid that if I were to watch it, it would let me down despite the top rated actors. It did not disappoint me one bit and I was very happy.
Story: 9.5/10
Realistic. I was thinking throughout the story of how realistic it is. It talked about real life problems and that was how I was able to connect to the story. I also liked the idea of childhood best friends so that was a plus. The only thing that kind of left me hanging was Kim Tak Soo. What happened to him? But I guess that wasn't the main point of the story so it doesn't bother me as much.
Acting/Cast: 9.0/10
The acting was pretty good as expected from these top rated actors. My favorite was Seol hee or the landlord lady. Another thing, the reason why I doubted myself in the first place to watch this drama was because of Park Seo Joon. Other than Kill me,Heal me (His character in that drama was my favorite), I would always fall for the second main lead and not him (ex.Hwarang,She was pretty). So I was scared that I would have second lead syndrome in this one. Luckily, the second lead in this one was not that strong.
I'm also happy to see Kim Ji Won on screen after descendants!
Music: 9.0/10
Tbh I wasn't really paying attention to the music until the near end of the drama but one song that really stuck to me was BTOB's "Ambiguous". I listened to all the songs on the track and I must say, I might have to give some of these songs a second listen because of how catchy it is.
Rewatch Value: 7.0/10
Not the type to rewatch but if I needed a little bit of sugar because of how sweet it is, then I would consider rewatching!

I would consider watching this if you wanted something like Weightlifting fairy kim bok joo or strong woman do bong soon!

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At first i was reluctant in watching this drama, i thought it would be slice of life slow drama, with tint of comedy and thats it. But i was pleasingly surprised.

OST-
It was good, there were some english songs, some old korean song, and even with tint of fairy tale songs. How i apes on the OST review is by how much i want to find the song, and some songs were searchable.

ACTING-
I really liked it, the main actress is very great, especially her crying that isn't cute, yet not ugly. The man actor is very good too, i saw him in other dramas and i was glad that he played the male lead role. The side characters were great too! Not really a side characters, but second couple were great, the actress played kind and naive girl, and actor played kind yet confused character.

PLOT-
The plot was very great, it shows the development of these ordinary lives and how life unreality is. The second couple was more what i liked, how love isn't always strong, or how feelings can fade. The first couple is great too, MC doesn't fall for ML straight away, she even goes on a date with someone. The ML has his problems, such as his fighting, and past romance that he can't let go. It doesn't have cliches, and a strong minded MC. It's not really for people who want revenge, jealousy or those kind of things since characters try to resolve these things rather than going head first. The comedy is heavy, and all episode i laughed at really hard.

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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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