Strongest Deliveryman

Strongest Deliveryman (Korean: 최강 배달꾼; RR: Choegang baedalkkun) is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Go Kyung-pyo, Chae Soo-bin, Kim Seon-ho, and Go Won-hee.^[3] It premiered on August 4, 2017, and aired every Friday and Saturday at 23:00 (KST) on KBS2 until September 23, 2017.^[4]

Strongest Deliveryman
Promotional poster
Hangul	최강 배달꾼
Hanja	最強 配達꾼
RR	Choegang baedalkkun
MR	Ch'oegang paedalkkun
Genre	Slice of life Drama Romance
Written by	Lee Jeong-woo[1]
Directed by	Jeon Woo-sung[1]
Creative directors	Kim Gil-yong[1] Choi Dong-sook[1]
Starring	Go Kyung-pyo Chae Soo-bin Kim Seon-ho Go Won-hee
Composer	Park Sung-jin[1]
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producers	Kim Sang-hwi[1] Ahn Hyung-jo[1]
Producers	Kim Shin-il[1] Jeon Je-yeon[1]
Cinematography	Uhm Joon-sung[1] Lee Young-seop[1]
Editor	Oh Dong-hee[1]
Camera setup	Single camera
Running time	60 min
Production companies	Jidam Inc. Web TV Asia[a]
Original release
Network	KBS2
Release	August 4 (2017-08-04) – September 23, 2017 (2017-09-23)

Synopsis

Choi Kang-soo is a deliveryman who wants to become the CEO of his own delivery app company. The series tells of his journey to achieving love and success.

Cast

Main

• Go Kyung-pyo as Choi Kang-soo^[3]

A veteran deliveryman who puts his life on the line at whatever he does.

• Chae Soo-bin as Lee Dan-ah^[3][5]

A delivery woman who is so single-minded about making money and escaping from "Hell Joseon" that she turns down all advances from men.

• Kim Seon-ho as Oh Jin-kyu^[3]

A rich man's son, the former Head Manager of Jung Family Seollongtang, he is stubborn at first but changes later.

• Go Won-hee as Lee Ji-yoon^[3]

The daughter of the Jung Family Foods' CEO. She wants to become independent, so runs away from home.

Supporting

People around Kang-soo

• Kim Kyung-nam as Sung-jae^[3]

Kang-soo's friend who is also a deliveryman.

• Kim Ki-doo [ko] as Baek Gong-gi^[3]

A martial artist who is a leader of the Holy Noodles deliverymen. He is loyal to Kang-soo.

• Heo Ji-won as Min-chan^[3]

He attended a good college but has not gotten a job, she becomes a deliveryman.

• Kang Bong-sung [ko] as Byung-soo^[3]

A Holy Noodles deliveryman who is on Kang-soo's side.

• Jung Ik-han as Young-taek^[3]

A Holy Noodles deliveryman who is caring to his younger sister.

• Kim Min-seok as Ho-young^[3]

A deliveryman at Holy Noodles who is loyal to Gong-gi.

• Ye Soo-jung as Jeong-im^[3]

The owner of Hanyang Seollongtang, Hyun-soo's grandmother, who is caring to Kang-soo and his friends.

• Yoon Jeong-il [ko] as Hyun-soo^[3]

Kang-soo's friend that turns out to be Kang-soo's younger brother.

• Lee Yu-ri as Yoon Hwa-young^[3]

A web developer who helped Kang-soo.

People around Dan-ah

• Jo Hee-bong as Jang Dong-soo^[3]

The chef and boss in Lively Handmade Noodles. He is a former gang boss.

• Lee Min-young as Soon-ae^[3]

Dong-soo's assistant in the noodle house. She is the daughter of a rich man.

• Nam Ji-hyun^[b] as Choi Yeon-ji^[3]

Dan-ah's friend and housemate. She works at a karaoke bar.

• Oh Yoon-hong as Lee Dan-ah's mother
• Lee Kyu-sung as Dan-ah's younger brother

People around Jin-gyu

• Lee Won-jong as Oh Sung-hwan^[3]

Jin-kyu's father and the CEO of Ohsung Group.

• Lee Kan-hee as Jung Sook^[3]

Jin-kyu's mother.

• Park Joo-hyung [ko] as Oh Sung-gyu^[3]

Jin-kyu's brother.

People around Ji-yoon

• Kim Hye-ri as Jung Hye-rin^[3]

Ji-yoon's mother and the CEO of Jung Family Foods. She is an antagonist in the series.

• Sunwoo Jae-duk as Lee Jang-jin^[3]

Ji-yoon's father.

• Yoo Ji-hyun as Coffee World's manager^[3]

Extended cast

• Lee Hang-na as Hyeon-soo's mother
• N/A as Jong-hyun^[3]
• N/A as So-hyun^[3]
• Park Sung-joon as Yoon-cheol^[3]
• Han Seung-hyun [ko] as Team leader^[3]
• Lee Myung-hoon as Department Head Park^[3]

Cameo appearances

• Jo Hyun-sik as a postman injured in a traffic accident
• Kim Won-hyo [ko] as a hit-and-run driver
• Choi Hong-il [ko] as Choi Kang-soo's father

Production

Strongest Deliveryman was produced by Jidam Inc. for KBS. Jidam also produced Jang Bo-ri Is Here!, My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol and Mrs. Cop 2 as well as the KBS daily dramas Ruby Ring and Two Mothers.^[6]

Yoon Shi-yoon was offered the lead role, but declined because of a conflict with filming the drama Hit the Top.^[6]

Originally, Jang Mi-kwan and Lee Yeol-eum were set to play the second lead characters, Oh Jin-gyu and Lee Ji-yoon, but there was a change in casting and the roles were given to Kim Seon-ho and Go Won-hee. The producer of Strongest Deliveryman explained that Jang Mi-kwan left the cast due to disagreements.^{[7][8][unreliable source?]}

Soundtrack

Strongest Deliveryman Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by various artists
Released	2017
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean
Label	Sony Music Korea

Part 1

No.	Title	Artists	Length
1.	"Must Have"	Jang Jae-in	04:01
2.	"Must Have" (Inst.)		04:01
Total length:			08:02

Part 2

No.	Title	Artists	Length
1.	"LaLaLa" (랄랄라)	Go Kyung-pyo	03:05
2.	"LaLaLa" (랄랄라) (Inst.)		03:05
Total length:			06:10

Part 3

No.	Title	Artists	Length
1.	"Almost Love" (청춘만화)	VANTA	03:32
2.	"Almost Love" (청춘만화) (Inst.)		03:32
Total length:			07:04

Part 4

No.	Title	Artists	Length
1.	"It's Magical"	The Barberettes Harim	03:23
2.	"It's Magical" (Inst.)		03:23
Total length:			06:46

Part 5

No.	Title	Artists	Length
1.	"End of a Day" (하루의 끝)	Na Yoon-kwon	03:55
2.	"End of a Day" (하루의 끝) (Inst.)		03:55
Total length:			07:50

Part 6

No.	Title	Artists	Length
1.	"I Need You" (니가 필요해)	Kisum Kim Chae-won (April)	03:10
2.	"I Need You" (니가 필요해) (Inst.)		03:10
Total length:			06:20

Part 7

No.	Title	Artists	Length
1.	"Way to You" (너에게 가는 길)	Chae Soo-bin	03:24
2.	"Way to You" (너에게 가는 길) (Inst.)		03:24
Total length:			06:48

Part 8

No.	Title	Artists	Length
1.	"Home"	Sohyang	04:12
2.	"Home" (Inst.)		04:12
Total length:			08:24

Part 9

No.	Title	Artists	Length
1.	"Look at Me Now" (나를 봐요)	Merry Round	03:57
2.	"Look at Me Now" (나를 봐요) (Inst.)		03:57
Total length:			07:54

Part 10

No.	Title	Artists	Length
1.	"Between You and Me" (너와나 사이로)	Oksu Sajinkwan	04:16
2.	"Between You and Me" (너와나 사이로) (Inst.)		04:16
Total length:			08:32

Part 11

No.	Title	Artists	Length
1.	"Can You Hear Me Now"	Shin Jae	03:50
2.	"Can You Hear Me Now" (Inst.)		03:50
Total length:			07:40

Part 12

No.	Title	Artists	Length
1.	"My Star" (새별)	Giryeon	03:34
2.	"My Star" (새별) (Inst.)		03:34
Total length:			07:08

Ratings

• In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
• NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.

Ep.	Broadcast date	Average audience share
		TNmS[9]		AGB Nielsen[10]
		Nationwide	Seoul	Nationwide	Seoul
1	August 4, 2017	4.1% (NR)	4.9% (NR)	3.5% (NR)	4.3% (NR)
2	August 5, 2017	5.4% (18th)	5.4% (19th)	5.6% (18th)	6.2% (16th)
3	August 11, 2017	4.2% (NR)	4.4% (NR)	4.3% (NR)	4.5% (NR)
4	August 12, 2017	5.5% (19th)	6.2% (NR)	6.5% (18th)	7.3% (13th)
5	August 18, 2017	4.1% (NR)	4.5% (NR)	4.6% (NR)	5.1% (20th)
6	August 19, 2017	6.4% (18th)	6.5% (18th)	6.3% (20th)	6.4% (13th)
7	August 25, 2017	4.2% (NR)	4.4% (NR)	6.2% (18th)	6.5% (16th)
8	August 26, 2017	6.6% (17th)	6.2% (14th)	7.2% (14th)	7.6% (14th)
9	September 1, 2017	3.9% (NR)	4.0% (NR)	5.2% (NR)	5.3% (NR)
10	September 2, 2017	5.9% (20th)	6.2% (17th)	6.5% (19th)	6.6% (11th)
11	September 8, 2017	4.8% (NR)	5.0% (NR)	5.8% (17th)	5.9% (16th)
12	September 9, 2017	5.8% (19th)	5.7% (18th)	6.9% (14th)	6.8% (13th)
13	September 15, 2017	5.0% (NR)	4.7% (NR)	5.4% (20th)	5.8% (19th)
14	September 16, 2017	6.1% (NR)	5.7% (20th)	6.7% (14th)	6.9% (14th)
15	September 22, 2017	4.4% (NR)	4.6% (NR)	5.1% (18th)	5.3% (20th)
16	September 23, 2017	6.7% (16th)	6.4% (15th)	7.7% (10th)	8.0% (7th)
Average		5.2%	5.2%	5.8%	6.2%

Notes

1. Web TV Asia (stylized as WEB TV ASIA) is a pan-Asian multimedia production company under the auspices of Malaysia-based entertainment firm Prodigee Media Sdn. Bhd. Strongest Deliveryman is its debut Korean drama production.^[2]
2. Credited as Son Ji-hyun.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee	Result
2017	10th Korea Drama Awards	Best New Actress	Go Won-hee	Won
	31st KBS Drama Awards	Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries	Go Kyung-pyo	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries	Chae Soo-bin	Nominated
		Best New Actor	Kim Seon-ho	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actor	Jo Hee-bong	Nominated