Basketball

2013

Set during the turbulent years of the Japanese occupation until independence, and a few years before the division of Korea into North and South, the story is about aspiring basketball players from various background and their life. The drama follows the loves, conflicts, unity, and emotional victory of young athletes who cling to the sport as the bright spot in the darkness of their times.[unreliable source?

Genres:

Director:

Kwak Jung-hwan

Writer:

Kim Gwa-jang

Episodes:

Network:

tvN

Country of Origin:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

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Casts

Lee Jung-jin
Basketball player (cameo)
Gong Hyung-jin
Gong Hyung-jin
Gong Yoon-bae
Lee Elijah
Choi Shin-young, who comes from a rich family in the capital Kyeongseong (now Seoul) and attended school in Japan, after which she returns to Korea and begins working as a magazine reporter. Kang San falls in love with her despite the disparity in their social standing.

Kim Eung-soo

Choi Je-gook

Jin Kyung

Woman from Bamsil

Lee Han-wi

Yoon Deok-myung

Ham Sung-min

Sung-min

Kang Kyung-hun

Hong-ki's mother

Jung In-sun

Hong Byeo-ri

Ahn Suk-hwan

Min Tae-shin

Ji Il-joo

Lee Hong-ki

Jo Hee-bong

One-man band

Park Ah-sung

Poor villager

Kang Nam-gil

Byeo-ri's father (cameo)

Oh Ji-ho

Basketball player (cameo)

Yeon Min-ji

Commissioner's wife

Do Ji-han

Kang San, protagonist who grows up in the late 1930s in a dirt-poor village, and dreams of overcoming a life of poverty and hardship by finding success as part of the national basketball team.

Park Ye-eun

Go Bong-soon, a maid who speaks with a Chungcheong dialect. She came to work for Shin-young's family after her family lost its land during the Japanese occupation. She has a bright character and a knack at finding realistic solutions to problems.