# Strongest Deliveryman

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

## 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
    A veteran deliveryman who puts his life on the line at whatever he does.
* Chae Soo-bin as Lee Dan-ah
    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
    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
    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
    Kang-soo's friend who is also a deliveryman.
* Kim Ki-doo [ko] as Baek Gong-gi
    A martial artist who is a leader of the Holy Noodles deliverymen. He is loyal to Kang-soo.
* Heo Ji-won as Min-chan
    He attended a good college but has not gotten a job, she becomes a deliveryman.
* Kang Bong-sung [ko] as Byung-soo
    A Holy Noodles deliveryman who is on Kang-soo's side.
* Jung Ik-han as Young-taek
    A Holy Noodles deliveryman who is caring to his younger sister.
* Kim Min-seok as Ho-young
    A deliveryman at Holy Noodles who is loyal to Gong-gi.
* Ye Soo-jung as Jeong-im
    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
    Kang-soo's friend that turns out to be Kang-soo's younger brother.
* Lee Yu-ri as Yoon Hwa-young
    A web developer who helped Kang-soo.

#### People around Dan-ah

* Jo Hee-bong as Jang Dong-soo
    The chef and boss in Lively Handmade Noodles. He is a former gang boss.
* Lee Min-young as Soon-ae
    Dong-soo's assistant in the noodle house. She is the daughter of a rich man.
* Nam Ji-hyun as Choi Yeon-ji
    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
    Jin-kyu's father and the CEO of Ohsung Group.
* Lee Kan-hee as Jung Sook
    Jin-kyu's mother.
* Park Joo-hyung [ko] as Oh Sung-gyu
    Jin-kyu's brother.

#### People around Ji-yoon

* Kim Hye-ri as Jung Hye-rin
    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
    Ji-yoon's father.
* Yoo Ji-hyun as Coffee World's manager

#### Extended cast

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

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

## 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 | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Broadcast date | TNmS | TNmS | AGB Nielsen | AGB Nielsen |
| Ep. | Broadcast date | 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 | Average | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 6.2% |