Choi Ji-woo, Lee Sang-yoon courted for On the Way to the Airport
by javabeans
On the Way to the Airport is the name of a new project under consideration at KBS, which spent some time (a LOT of time) fighting with SBS to claim Jealousy Incarnate, then sulking about losing it. I guess they decided to move on to more productive avenues, and word is out that offers have been made to Choi Ji-woo and Lee Sang-yoon to headline the new drama in the timeslot meant for Jealousy Incarnate. But… we just saw them together in Twenty Again!
Not that I disliked them together, since they were adorable and that drama was sweetly funny and I loved their rapport as bickering adults with crushes on each other (well, mostly it was him crushing on her)—but I tend to think couple reunions work best when some time has actually passed between shows. (Twenty Again wrapped last October.) Still, I suppose I wouldn’t be unhappy to watch them be Twenty Again Again, although reps for both stars stated that they’ve only received offers, and have not decided anything.
About the story: On the Way to the Airport centers around married couples and the “second adolescence” experienced in one’s late thirties and early forties. It isn’t a drama that’s specifically about flight crew, but does intend to portray their everyday lives in detail. It also depicts island life on Jeju as well as old-fashioned Korean architecture (han-ok), both noted as popular romantic ideas/fantasies.
That sounds pretty scattered as far as plots go, but reading between the lines, I’m presuming that there’ll be a lot of travel to and from Jeju, with one or more main characters a part of the crew, possibly undergoing some kind of mid-life crisis despite being happily married. (The plot description does state that it’s not a story about dating or adultery, but about couples in honest relationships.) It sounds to me like it’s a warm human drama type story, but we’ll have to await further details.
This will be the first drama series written by screenwriter Lee Sook-yeon of movies One Fine Spring Day and The Sword With No Name; directing is PD Kim Chul-kyu of Hwang Jin-yi and Daemul. On the Way to the Airport will air at the end of August as a KBS Wednesday-Thursday series.
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1 mindy
May 9, 2016 at 11:23 PM
Omg! I loved Twenty Again but man, that's quick to star together again.
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Reene
May 10, 2016 at 10:35 AM
I love Twenty Again too, and I agree, it is a little to soon. Also I though LSY was making Liar Games 2 this fall. I wonder when this drama will start.
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2 damianna
May 9, 2016 at 11:27 PM
As much as I love Lee Sang yoon, I'd be a whole lot happier if they cast Lee Seo jin. These two need to be in a drama together, make it happen the powers that be. Please.
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redd
May 9, 2016 at 11:30 PM
I am second to this, haha
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teaellipsis
May 9, 2016 at 11:41 PM
i agree. they need to be in a show together (one that isn't a variety show lol). if it's a romantic comedy, then i think lee seo jin would do it lol. he's never done a rom-com before has he?
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SwoosieDerkins
May 9, 2016 at 11:58 PM
My sentiments exactly! Love LSY and thought Twenty Again was cute, but darn it, LSJ and CJW together in a drama would make my day. Wondering if I should start a prayer circle/rain dance to make this happen.
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Chris
May 10, 2016 at 12:54 AM
Tell me when and where.. I'll join you.. ??
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t13ndoank
May 10, 2016 at 5:42 AM
Na du.
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PeepsLeAwesomePotato
May 10, 2016 at 2:17 AM
If star in this, please let the grandpas be cameos. It's just begging for it with that title!
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gaeinalee
May 10, 2016 at 4:32 AM
Yes, agree. Let the grandpas be the cameos. It's only befitting with the title. They could continue cheering and playing matchmaker through this drama.. ^^
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phoe
May 10, 2016 at 5:00 AM
Woaa... you just read my mind!
Yes brieng seo jinnie please....
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Reene
May 10, 2016 at 10:40 AM
That would be a great idea. Imagine the headlines and buzz throughout Korea. They were shipped pretty hard by most of the country and international fans as well. LSJ would have to be the straight man though, unless he surprises me with being rom com type funny. Ji Woo has done two rom coms now, Twenty Again drama and Like for Likes movie, and she is funny and adorable. I was so used to her being glamorous in dramas that it was a great surprise to see how funny she can be.
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quasar
May 10, 2016 at 12:50 PM
brilliant idea! I love to see LSJ and CJW in a drama.
please make this happen.
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Loststars
May 10, 2016 at 11:09 PM
Yes please! Please, please, please make it happen!
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3 Nessa (Bebe) 🌹
May 9, 2016 at 11:31 PM
I want Choi Ji Woo unni to take another stint doing GOF with Seo Jin oppa, and I want Lee Sang Yoon to be on my small screen again ^.^ So he should take this
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4 gwen
May 10, 2016 at 12:13 AM
how about pairing choi ji woo with jo in sung? i'd love to see them together in a series....
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Reene
May 10, 2016 at 10:41 AM
The would be a great pairing too, but I think he is already committed to another drama.
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5 Diana
May 10, 2016 at 12:36 AM
LEE SANG YOON!!!!!
???
Just add Lee seo Jin, and Uee,.. Then they will make a table ??
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Diana
May 10, 2016 at 12:41 AM
LSJ didn't end the marriage contract with Uee, and LSY married CJW after 20 years waiting for her, both couples met again in this drama to tell their life after marriage hahaha
My imagination went crazy ?
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nuriucup
May 10, 2016 at 3:53 AM
Then, LSY meets UEE somewhere and falls in love. They start a flame in their marriage. CJW, feeling betrayed, goes on vacation then meet LSJ, who also on vacation to rethink his marriage because somehow he knows that UEE is having an affair with someone. Through their journey together, they share their story and they can feel each other pain and finally they fall for each other. And, that's the end of the story, they switch partner.
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Diana
May 10, 2016 at 7:24 AM
Nah...
Too bad Dramabeans has no room for beanies who have wild fantasy like us, ?
DB should create their own channel so beanies like us can make our own drama story ?
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Nanda
May 11, 2016 at 12:42 AM
You win best comment of the week.
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Nessa (Bebe) 🌹
May 10, 2016 at 1:12 AM
ahahahaha This comment is actually so accurate ~~ Jjang!!!
Now if only people would stop hating on the Uee-Lee Sang Yoon real life couple.... Seriously, I actually don't understand where all this hate came from T.T
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PeepsLeAwesomePotato
May 10, 2016 at 2:16 AM
There's hate? Why?
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Nessa (Bebe) 🌹
May 10, 2016 at 10:41 AM
The dating news of Lee Sang Yoon and Uee came out not even a week after "Marriage Contract" ended, right when people were still (ARE STILL, like me) thinking and talking about the drama even after it finished airing. Most of the talking and commenting about the drama was actually about the superb chemistry between Lee Seo Jin and Uee, and both "Marriage Contract" stars had been fielding questions about each other during their post-production interviews and promo rounds about whether or not they were actually dating, whether or not there was a chance for them to date in real life after the drama ended, do they actually or did they actually have feelings for each other during filming, etc., etc. .... Then PLOP, news and confirmations came out that Uee and Lee Sang Yoon came out, and it seems now that Uee has actually stopped doing interviews and promos regarding "Marriage Contract" and has moved on to other jobs (CFs, photoshoots), and seemingly Lee Seo Jin has also moved onto other jobs (his new variety show on Naver, titled "Welcome Show") but he still seems to be asked questions about Uee, and whether or not he knew she was dating, during interviews >.< Many are saying that the dating news came out and that 'Lee Sang Yoon purposefully let it out (then confirmed it again on his own website/fancafe) because he's 'jealous' about all the talk about the chemistry between Uee and Lee Seo Jin as an on-screen couple =((
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Reene
May 10, 2016 at 10:52 AM
There are so many rumors that it hard to know what to believe. I personally felt that the reason LSY confirmed on fancafe was to calm down the haters. Ahn jae hyun did it too and thanked his fans for their Blessings and support and then the hating seemed to stop and the fans started to support them. Maybe LSY took a page of ahn jae hyun's book. Lee Seo Jin said that thought that Uee did have a boyfriend but he did not know who, so she must have been giving off those (I have a boyfriend vibe when the cameras including bts cameras were not on).
gem28
May 10, 2016 at 11:20 AM
Uee basically has went underground since the dating news came out, I was hoping for some nice post-drama interviews, pictorials with both her single ones with LSJ but looks like that dream has turned into a weird nightmare with people basically calling everybody whatever they want.
Nessa (Bebe) 🌹
May 10, 2016 at 11:50 AM
Well, Uee did do one photoshoot (and hopefully accompanying interview) with Ceci Korea Magazine (there's a short video greeting from her, on the set of that photoshoot, floating around on Instagram), but she and Pledis did say she will be taking a considerable break after "Marriage Contract" ends before considering her next project, which may be a movie... I just didn't think her 'break' would come up so abruptly, because I thought she would be like Lee Seo Jin and being doing some "Marriage Contract" post-production press/interviews before taking her break... But the outbreak of her dating news might have contributed to that.... but who's to really say? And who can really judge?? Certainly not us, because we we are certainly not them and not in their shoes... All we can do is give our blessings, as their fans, for everything they do <3
Reene
May 10, 2016 at 10:45 AM
His fan girls of course and from people that were shipping her with LSJ. People crack me up. But I have also seen a lot of support for Uee and LSY too.
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YoonYun
May 10, 2016 at 1:02 PM
the LSJ-CJW-LSY-UEE pairings kinda intrigued me, haha, what a turn! I actually want to see them on a variety show.
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6 Myvilvil
May 10, 2016 at 12:36 AM
Love them both! Slightly disappointed when LSY is dating UEE for real. At least I'll be happy with them pairing again.
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7 deyaa
May 10, 2016 at 12:46 AM
choi jiwoo and jung woosung
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8 nmas
May 10, 2016 at 12:59 AM
How about joo jin mo...jo in sung sound good too but wonder if him and jung woo sung have time to film dramas....and i dont think lee seo jin will make another drama this year....maybe he focus on his variety show....i wonder who else will suit choi ji woo and has the same age range as her
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9 lois
May 10, 2016 at 1:09 AM
Hehe a foursome of UEE, LSY, LSJ, and CJW would be great! :) since LSJ and UEE are in a marriage contract, LSY and UEE are dating in real life, and CJW and LSJ are so cute together!
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Snowy
May 10, 2016 at 1:29 AM
Wow, so makjang!
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Reene
May 10, 2016 at 10:54 AM
For all we know CJW and LSJ could also be together but hiding it since CJW refuses to ever go public again. All four together would be a fun drama.
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10 pohonphee
May 10, 2016 at 1:30 AM
Can I have Lee Seo-jin instead? Pretty please
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11 fay17
May 10, 2016 at 2:31 AM
*Yawns.This must be the most dry year in dramaland.
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Anna
May 10, 2016 at 1:04 PM
Haha with all these shows that cant cast and all i have to agree.
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12 Rj
May 10, 2016 at 3:41 AM
I'm missing ji Chang wook
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jichangwooklover
May 10, 2016 at 4:40 AM
Me too :(
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13 pinny
May 10, 2016 at 4:11 AM
'On the Way to the Airport centers around married couples and the “second adolescence” ' ... Huh. So basically it's Twenty Again in an Aeroplane?
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nil
May 10, 2016 at 4:58 AM
My sentiment exactly!
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Reene
May 10, 2016 at 10:55 AM
Thirty Again!
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14 Sabrina
May 10, 2016 at 4:36 AM
I love both Choi Ji Woo & Lee Sang Yoon, incredible cast?
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15 Mandy
May 10, 2016 at 4:45 AM
The title of this drama sounds so much like a variety show. I'm not sure about this pairing tbh. I thought they were okay in Twenty Again though really, I didn't like that drama very much despite all the love it got. Even the chemistry felt labored so I'm not excited for this pushing through. plus that synopsis - what in the what is that? So scattered.
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16 Chichaloca
May 10, 2016 at 5:11 AM
Its rare to see korean actor after one drama they act together.i hope this will happend to song jung ki and song hye kyo ??songsong couple.love to see them agains
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Chichaloca
May 10, 2016 at 5:11 AM
*I mean act together after one drama
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17 Happydeep
May 10, 2016 at 7:13 AM
Cjw is sooooooooo old. eewwwww
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Rachel
May 10, 2016 at 8:07 AM
Comments like these are what make me sometimes scared of the DB comments section.
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Reene
May 10, 2016 at 10:57 AM
Yes, there strange people around.
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Anna
May 10, 2016 at 1:02 PM
I dont remember seeing them around 2 years ago? Guess too many dramas with idols are attractong more and more naive fans to kdrama world and dramabeans
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Reene
May 10, 2016 at 10:56 AM
She is 40 and in now way does she look it. And even if she did, 40 is not old. People like you are eewwwww.
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Diana
May 10, 2016 at 11:31 AM
+ 1000000
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crappp
May 10, 2016 at 11:38 AM
-1000000000000000000000000
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supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
May 10, 2016 at 11:39 AM
you are also old
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yoonyun
May 10, 2016 at 12:43 PM
does you feel "eww" when you are around your grandma or grandpa?
I'm not a die hard fan of her but even if she's 40 she's an accomplished actress, and very pretty too so I'm sure LSY oppa's proud to work with her.
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Lucy
May 10, 2016 at 1:09 PM
"Happydeep" get a life.
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Delurker
May 10, 2016 at 2:40 PM
Hit-and-run meanness. Please everyone, just ignore trolls; the last thing they need is attention. The moment a single person answers a trolling post, their work is done. I think DB is being invaded, precisely because they are getting a reaction every time. Let's try icy indifference instead :P .
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Reene
May 10, 2016 at 5:14 PM
Good point, let's ignore the trolls. I have to tell you though, when I read your post starting with Hit and Run meanness, I really LOL.
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18 leesoomi
May 10, 2016 at 7:24 AM
love choi jiwoo
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19 Trinity 🍆
May 10, 2016 at 8:58 AM
Love both actors but the plot doesn't sound interesting at all. Maybe once there are more details I can make a better judgement.
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20 Reene
May 10, 2016 at 10:58 AM
I just love Ji Woo. She is beautiful, a good actress and funny in rom coms.
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21 yoonyun
May 10, 2016 at 11:51 AM
I'm a bit sad too when I heard about LSY dating because I"m shipping him with CJW. somehow this news excite me, but reading the description of the drama, looks like this isn't an interesting one. lol. I feel like lee sang yoon won't accept this since he wants a challenging one. but we will see.
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Reene
May 10, 2016 at 1:59 PM
I guess we will just have to wait and see if they take the project and if the story line is more clear. When I first read what Twenty Again was about, it did not seem interesting to me but I watched it because I love Ji Woo. It ended up be a really good drama, so hopefully this will be like that too.
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22 Anna
May 10, 2016 at 1:00 PM
Count ME in ! Loved them in twenty again i like the idea already
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23 evelynray
May 10, 2016 at 5:44 PM
no, where is LIAR GAME 2?
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