The story is about underdogs with big dreams struggling to survive and striving for success in a career they're under-qualified for. A long time friendship is blossoming into romance between two immature friends Ko Dong-man (Park Seo-joon) and Choi Ae-ra (Kim Ji-won) whose childish dynamic hasn't changed despite reaching adulthood.
AWARDS
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient |
| 2017 | Brand of the Year Awards | Drama of the Year | Fight for My Way |
| 2017 | 10th Korea Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress | Song Ha-yoon |
| 2017 | 31st KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Park Seo-joon |
| 2017 | 31st KBS Drama Awards | Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Kim Ji Won |
| 2017 | 31st KBS Drama Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Kim Sung-oh |
| 2017 | 31st KBS Drama Awards | Best New Actor | Ahn Jae-hong |
| 2017 | 31st KBS Drama Awards | Netizen Award – Male | Park Seo-joon |
| 2017 | 31st KBS Drama Awards | Netizen Award – Female | Kim Ji Won |
| 2017 | 31st KBS Drama Awards | Best Couple Award | Park Seo-joon & Kim Ji Won |
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2017 |
31st KBS Drama Awards | Best OST | Seo Eunkwang, Im Hyun-sik, Yook Sung-jae (BTOB) ("Ambiguous") |
| 2018 | 30th Korea Producer Awards | Best Drama | Fight for My Wat |
| 2018 | KBS WORLD Global Fan Awards | Best Couple | Park Seo-joon & Kim Ji-won |
| 2018 | 13th Seoul International Drama Awards | Excellence Award for Korean Drama | Fight for My Way |
| 2018 | 13th Seoul International Drama Awards | Outstanding Korean Actor | Park Seo-joon |
