Racket Boys

2021

A city kid is brought to the countryside by his father's new coaching gig — reviving a ragtag middle school badminton team on the brink of extinction. A story of a boys' badminton team at a middle school in Haenam as they grow, both as people and as players. Yoon Hyun Jong was once a very good badminton player, but now he struggles to make ends meet for his family. Therefore, he jumps at a chance to coach a middle school team, only to find it on the verge of disbandment with only three players: Bang Yoon Dam, Na Woo Chan, and Lee Yong Tae. The three boys struggle along, improving as Yoon Hae Kang, Yoon Hyun Jong's son, joins the team along with Jung In Sol. Now having enough players to enter competitions, they try to soar to new heights. Meanwhile, Ra Young Ja, former top badminton player and Yoon Hyun Jong's wife, is the coach of the girls' badminton team at a girl's middle school in Haenam. On her team are Han Se Yoon, the #1 ranked junior female player in Korea and Lee Han Sol, Se Yoon's best friend, allowing them to be one of the best teams among their peers.

Genres:

Directors:

Jo Young-kwang, Ahn Jong-yeon

Writer:

Jung Bo-hun

Episodes:

Running Time:

60–86 minutes

Network:

SBS TV

Country of Origin:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

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Casts

Lee Kyu-hyung
Park Jung-hwan (Ep.16)
Kim Sung-cheol
General Secretary Park
Kim Kang-hoon
Lee Yong-tae: The youngest member of the badminton club, and a big fan of badminton player Lee Yong-dae.

Han Se-yoon: A badminton player who dreams of becoming the youngest member of the national team.

Kang Seung-yoon

Kang Tae-seon

Jo Jae-yoon

A comic performer in 'The End of the Earth Avengers' (Ep.7, 8, 14)

Son Sang-yeon

Bang Yoon-dam: The captain of the badminton club and their ace player. He wants to have 100,000 followers on Instagram. He is quite handsome.

Jung Hee-tae

Hong Jeong-hyeon

Lee Si-eon

A Busan citizen (Ep.9)

Heo Sung-tae

Coach Cheon (Ep.10)

Ahn Nae-sang

Fang: A national team coach.

Kwon Yu-ri

Im Seo-hyun (Ep.16)

Park Ho-san

Park Sun-bae

Shin Jung-geun

Coach Bae: A PET at Haenam Seo Middle School, and a badminton coach also known as "White Wolf".

Park Hae-soo

Lee Jae-joon

Shin Cheol-jin

Grandfather

Lee Suk-hyeong

Lee Kyung-min

Baek Ji-won

Shin Song-hee: A lady who claims to be a guardian of the territorial village.

Woo Hyun

Hong Yi-jang: The head of the village and the youth president.

Song Seung-hwan

Lee Seung-heon: A middle school badminton player.

Kim Sang-kyung

Yoon Hyun Jong: Father of Hae-kang, and a badminton coach who moves to the countryside to earn more money.

Kim Min-gi

Jeong In-sol: Classmate of Hae-kang, Yoon-dam and Woo-chan. He is the class president and gets excellent grades, but yearns to play badminton with his new friends.

Cha Mi-kyung

Grandma Oh-mae

Tang Jun-sang

Yoon Hae-kang: An ex-badminton prodigy and baseball enthusiast, who starts playing badminton again after moving to the countryside.

Kim Seul-gi

Jang PD (Ep.16)

Kim Jung-young

Seon-yeong

Choi Dae-hoon

A reporter for a badminton magazine

Oh Na-ra

Ra Yeong-ja: Mother of Yoon Hae-kang and Yoon Hae-in, a living legend in the badminton world, and a junior high school coach. She is also known as "Ranos" for her go-by-the-book attitude.

Choi Hyun-wook

Na Woo-chan: A mediator who mediates conflicts between congregations with a caring personality and excellent empathy.

Lee Ji-won

Lee Han-sol: A student and a talented badminton player. She has a crush on Bang Yoon-Dam.

Park Hyo-joo

Shin Phil-ja: Wife of a city couple. Kim Tae-ho and Shin Phil-ja are a typical urban couple who have been married for 10 years. They move to Haenam so they could leave the busy city life.