Fight for My Way

All the characters had good chemistry and the story was appealing. They struggled like real people and found their way out of it in their own way. I felt for all of them, especially Dong Man. The actor who played him did an amazing job. He conveyed his emotions in the right way, and I really fell for his acting. His character also had the most interesting story and personality.

I liked the love story between Ae Ra and Dong Man the most. It was sweet, a little predictable but exciting, nonetheless. What bothered me was Ae Ra bossing over him. I just hate people that yell and think that they are always right. He should also have the right to follow his dream. I applauded him when he first chose his dream and got disappointed when he changed his mind. I know she thinks she is doing the best thing for him, but she is not. I hate characters that are like “Pick either this or me” Why couldn’t he just stand up for his passion? And why couldn’t she accept it because she sees how much it means to him? Ugh! I know what the writers were going for. The “Love over everything” bullshit.

I liked the four main characters friendship, but I noticed that the other two were excluded in Ko Dong man’s most important moments, like his first fight with Tak Soo. It was obvious that they wanted to leave Ae Ra and Dong Man alone.

The relationship between Joo Man and Seol Hee got boring from time to time, even though it was unique. And I sometimes found myself either skipping or waiting for their scenes to be over. Because the of their boring love story that went around in circles, I felt like they stole the other two’s screen time.

The last two episodes felt rushed and out of place. Everything happened too fast just to wrap things up. And I noticed that important extra’s didn’t get enough screen time; an example is Dong man’s little sister.

Except for all the negative points I made above and some other flaws. I still enjoyed this show because it focuses on people who are trying to get up after being down for so long and their journey to stand up again. Also, I didn’t feel there were any filler episodes and I was always excited for the next one.

So, give this show a try if you like this genre.
Goodbye to whoever who reads it (Did someone read this? )

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철들수록 꿈이 사라지는 거면, 나는 그냥 철들기를 포기할라고.

Dear friends, behold, the finest historical specimen of the Golden Age* of Korean dramas: Fight For My Way! Insanely cute and funny, just as much problematic.

🔸"I'm dating you, and why do you have to do everything your own way?" While the drama is literally called "My Way" and sends the message of embracing your own desires and independence, this message arrives twisted when it came through the hours of childish interactions between the characters who try to make their romantic partners comply with their whims. But this message doesn't come out of thin air, and the exceptional rating of 13.8% demonstrate what was amusing for the Korean society in 2017 and what was its itch.

This drama characterized by a radical intolerance to others' choices, and that intolerance is often presented as humorous or romantic. But tell me, please, if your partner said this to you, would you think of it as romantic?

- "If you do martial arts again we break up. We won't stay friends either and will never see each other again". (Says someone who is dating them and supposed to support and encourage).

- "I'm not going to marry anyone else, and if my burn gets infected I will die, so come apply the ointment today". (Says someone who got broken up with and doesn't want to let their partner go).

- "Why are you wearing such a short skirt?! Every man will look at your beautiful legs. Go and change right now!!!" (Says a male character to a female character)

The writer doesn't ever trust the characters to be truly self-reliant. She keeps glueing them together when they part their own ways, and this defies the whole narrative of the drama. The most interesting character is the aspiring announcer Choi Ae Ra. She doesn't have a documented proof of her talent and support system like the athlete Dong Man with his medals and a coach. She has to take many rejections and be flexible to achieve her goal, and I love a story like that. Unfortunately, her career didn't get a lot of runtime comparing to Dong Man and the romantic plot. It's such a big lose.

"철들수록 꿈이 사라지는 거면, 나는 그냥 철들기를 포기할라고. 그냥 남 보라고 철든 척 할 필요도 없고, 아끼면 다 똥되는 거고."

🔸The itch of finding a fulfilling career and pursuing your true passion is still very much present today, and it only grows bigger as Gen Z is entering the work force. But I hope that all these toxic traits in K-dramas are left in the past. Let's support K-dramas that don't romanticize manipulation!

* It's the Platinum Age now, post-Netflix. Don't you think?

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This Is Why I Only Watch Kdramas Now: So Much Heart.

This is one of those rare dramas that I instantly had to rewatch a second time, I just couldn't let it go. I was hooked after the first fifteen minutes. I laughed so hard I actually hit the floor, but it was the heart that got me.
I fell in love with all the characters, but the FL and ML took this drama to the top of my favs list by the end of ep.2. The actors chemistry was off the charts and the characters were so well written. It was hilarious how scared the ML was of the FL!
But what really makes this drama stand out for me is that it isn't always the ML saving the FL - they save each other. They support each other and always encourage each other to be strong.
You laugh and cry and swoon for these characters.

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Dropped it on episode 5. The character development is trash. The story is almos trash. I made an account here just to bent out my frustrations on wasting my time watching trash. The first couple episodes were funny. And that's all they were, funny. There's no substance. The writing is so bad that even high fan fictions are better in comparison. I can't stress enough how bad the lead female character is. And please don't get me wrong, the actress was good, the character being portrayed is bad. I sometimes look away at the screen when they start saying cringy stuff. Save yourself some time and don't watch this. Whoever the writer is, please go jump off a bldg. thanks.

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Pas juste une rom-com, un vrai combat pour exister <3

Franchement, j’ai grave kiffé ce drama 😍 C’est typiquement ce genre de rom-com qui fait du bien, qui sent la galère, les rêves qu’on a failli abandonner… mais avec un ton léger, fun, et des persos que tu voudrais avoir comme potes dans la vraie vie ✌🏻

Déjà la dynamique du quatuor principal ?!? C’est une perle 💎 Ko Dong Man, Choi Ae Ra, Kim Joo Man, Baek Sul Hee… ils sont tous différents, tous bancals à leur manière, mais ensemble, ils forment une team ultra attachante 🫶🏻. Et alors Dong Man x Ae Ra ??? Aaaaah ce duo... 😍 Ils sont là à se chamailler, se protéger, se cacher leurs sentiments depuis mille ans… et mpo j'étais devant mon écran en train de hurler : “MAIS REVEILLEZ-VOUS BORDEL 🥹🔥”. Leur passage de meilleurs amis à lovers, c’est pas juste mignon, c’est sincère, maladroit, bouillant, drôle… bref, j'ai kiffé 💘

J’ai aussi adoré le côté "galériens de la vie". C’est pas des riches héritiers, pas des génies ou des carriéristes parfaits... Ce sont juste des gens normaux, avec des rêves, des boulots nuls, des boss toxiques, des échecs… et une envie de se battre pour ce qu’ils aiment. Et ça, ça m’a parlé direct 🥲🥋

Dong Man qui remonte sur le ring malgré tout, Ae Ra qui veut percer en animatrice alors que tout le monde la prend de haut… y’a une vraie force dans leur détermination 💪🏻. C’est pas héroïque façon blockbuster, c’est touchant façon vraie vie ✨

Et je parle même pas de tous les moments doux-amers, ces scènes du quotidien où y’a pas besoin de grand chose pour que l’émotion explose 💥. Un regard, une main qui frôle, une jalousie mal cachée… ce drama a tout compris à la tension romantique 👌🏻😏

Même le couple secondaire m’a touchée 🥹. Leur histoire, c’est celle de beaucoup trop de gens... Rester ensemble par habitude, se perdre, s’accrocher à un fil… bref, j’ai pas été insensible, même si j’aurais aimé un peu plus de profondeur vers la fin 🤷🏼‍♀️

Et justement, parlons fin... elle est simple, réaliste, à l’image du drama. C'est pas un feu d’artifice, mais une belle promesse pour le futur. Une vraie victoire du cœur, pas spectaculaire mais sincère 💘🫶🏻


Bref, "Fight For My Way" m’a fait sourire, râler, fondre, espérer… et c’est exactement ce que je demande à une bonne rom-com 💥 Une vraie dose de bonne humeur, avec des persos qui boxent pour leur place dans le monde, et qui tombent amoureux en chemin ✌🏻

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Leve e divertido

PONTOS NEGATIVOS
• O casal secundário na maioria das cenas era irritante, imaturo e não sabiam conversar e resolver seus problemas
• O Dong Man apoia a Ae ra em todos os momentos que ela quer seguir o sonho dela e ela, por ter medo dele se machucar acaba não retribuindo tanto assim o apoio o que gera algumas cenas chatas
• Cai em alguns clichês que são incômodos como por exemplo: quando eles começam a namorar o Dong Man implica com o tamanho das roupas dela e faz ela mudar de roupa
• Tem um Plot familiar envolvendo um dos principais que eu achei mal desenvolvida a relação

PONTOS POSITIVOS
• A personagem feminina principal é muito divertida e determinada sem cair em estereótipos, protege os amigos com a própria vida e é super dona de si, amei muito ver as cenas dela durante o drama.
• A química do casal principal é perfeita, eles ficam confortáveis perto um do outro e tem um desenvolvimento super natural
• Tem uma visão mais realista da vida adulta, mostra o dia a dia com as dificuldades e os sentimentos reais
• A amizade do quarteto é muito fofa e tem vários momentos de interação super engraçados.
• Achei as cenas de luta super bem feitas e legais de assistir
• OST muito boa

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Uma Combinação Maçante e Chata

O que me fez assistir este drama foi a sinopse, pareceu uma história inovadora e diferente onde o foco não são pessoas bem-sucedidas como em 98% dos K-dramas (com todos aqueles herdeiros ricos com suas vidas maravilhosas onde dinheiro não é problema ....), pelo contrário, o foco do drama são pessoas que lutam e batalham para ganhar o "pão de cada dia", a vida não é fácil e eles não tem folga. Parece interessante? Sim, mas não foi isto que encontrei neste drama.

A história até começa bem, mas logo se perde em diversas situações maçantes e desnecessárias, é chato e cansativo de acompanhar. Não consegui me apegar a nenhum personagem, o casal secundário é simplesmente o pior casal secundário que já vi, eles são extremamente enfadonhos e toda vez que tinha uma cena só com eles era penoso para mim acompanhar.

Enfim, o que o drama entregou não foi nada do que esperei, não o assistiria novamente muito menos o indicaria. Total perda de tempo.

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LOVE, LOVE, LOVE... mais pas que !

Vous vouliez une histoire d'amour? Vous serez amplement servis avec Fight for my Way!

L'histoire :

Ce drama nous plonge dans l'intimité d'une bande de quatre copains depuis l'enfance, on les voit grandir, s'épanouir, se tromper, trouver leur voie... tout est là!
Deux belle histoires d'amour sont développées, chacune différente a sa manière et autour de celles-ci, on partage la vie de nos héros ce qui permet de voir de quelles façons les jeunes trentenaires appréhendent et affrontent la vie, pas seulement professionnelle (même s'ils celle-ci apparaît comme plus centrale dans l'histoire) mais également amoureuse bien sûr et la façon dont il vont essayer de trouver mais aussi de vivre leurs rêves.

Les personnages :

Notre couple lead est juste génial, le beau Park Seo Jun (Go Dong Man) nous révèle ici un personnage attachant et drôle qui n'est pas sans annoncer les prémices de son personnage dans le non moins fabuleux Itaewon Class. Quant à Kim Ji Won (Choi Ae Ra), elle plante une figure féminine forte et débrouillarde qui nous apporte une note de fraîcheur dans ce monde parfois bien trop masculin où les femmes sont dépeintes comme des « fifilles » type demoiselle en détresse H-24, ça fait plaisir de voir un personnage féminin comme elle.

Il ne faut pas non plus oublier le couple second lead qui est très différent de nos héros mais n'en sont pas moins très bien développés également. Tout d'abord, Ahn Jae Hong (Kim Ju Man) qui incarne le « bon gars » typique mais il va constater qu'à force d'être en mode trop bon, trop c*n, on se fait rapidement avoir et on doit payer les pots cassés (et la note peut parfois être salée!), enfin un personnage féminin des plus intéressants et qui, d'après moi, à une ascension des plus formidable : Song Ha Yun dans le rôle de Baek Seol Hee. Ici, on a l'impression d'avoir affaire justement à l'archétype de la miss couette-couette qui ne rêve que de finir derrière les fourneaux à attendre que le mâle rentre à la maison pour lui mettre ses chaussons aux pieds. Mais on voit à travers les épisodes cette jeune fille se démarquer de plus en plus, pas par des coups d'éclats, mais lentement et sûrement elle claque la porte aux clichés pour s'imposer comme une vraie femme qui malgré ses airs de midinette montre à tous qu'elle peut vivre sans un superman à ses côtés.

Enfin mention spéciale pour l'actrice Jin Hee Gyeong (Hwang Bok Hee) qui apparaît un peu comme une marraine la bonne fée mais avec un sacré caractère, son personnage m'a également bien fait rigoler.

La réalisation :

Si vous voulez des scènes de bisous, vous serez servis! Moi j'adore et, bien souvent je reste sur ma faim dans les dramas coréens qui on l'art de faire monter la sauce et puis... non rien, en mode « tiens, qu'est-ce qui passe à la télé? », la crise quoi... Ici, nos deux héros se tournent autour tout en étant déjà très proches car ils se connaissent depuis 20 ans et on est toujours sur le fil du rasoir pour savoir quand ça va arriver, le suspens monte sans cesse c'est stressant mais on sait que l'attente rendra la situation d'autant plus croustillante et ça donne l'occasion à des scènes vraiment très drôles.
Le deuxième couple nous montre une relation qui dure depuis déjà plusieurs années et c'est également un point de vue intéressant car peu souvent traité dans les dramas.
On a aucun mal ici à se mettre à la place de chaque personnage et à subir les épreuves en même temps que lui ou elle, j'avoue avoir moi-même réagi comme le personnage face à certaines situations comme quelqu'un qui crie ou donne des conseils à l'arbitre ou aux joueurs devant un match de foot.

Mention spéciale d'ailleurs pour les petites scènettes en fin d'épisodes qui nous dévoilent à chaque fois le pourquoi un personnage réagit de cette façon ou juste pour nous montrer des moments d'enfance qui ont façonnés nos héros, j'ai trouvé ça trop adorable et je me suis sentie plus proche des personnages grâce à celles-ci.

En résumé, ce drama nous montre une belle tranche de vie et nous dit également qu'il faut non seulement trouver sa voie mais aussi ne pas avoir peur de se battre pour vivre ses rêves. J'ai adoré ce drama, il rentre immédiatement dans mon top 10 comme plusieurs séries avec Park Seo Jun (quel acteur! .... Et qu'il est beau!!!!)

Maintenant, à vous de vous faire votre avis.

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