Basketball (TV series)
| Basketball | |
|---|---|
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Promotional poster for Basketball | |
| Genre |
Period drama Romance Sports |
| Written by | Kim Gwa-jang |
| Directed by | Kwak Jung-hwan |
| Starring |
Do Ji-han Lee Elijah Jung Dong-hyun |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Park Ho-shik |
| Producer(s) |
Shin Dae-shik Jung Jung-do |
| Location(s) | Korea |
| Running time | Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 |
| Production company(s) | CJ E&M |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | tvN |
| Original run | October 21, 2013 – December 31, 2013 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Who Are You? |
| Followed by | Twenty Years Old |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Basketball (Hangul: 빠스껫 볼; RR: Bbaseukket Bol) is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Do Ji-han, Lee Elijah and Jung Dong-hyun.[1] It aired on cable channel tvN from October 21 to December 31, 2013 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 23:00 for 18 episodes.[2]
Plot
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 the first and last time that Korea had a single, unified national basketball team, which made history by advancing to the quarterfinals of the 1948 London Olympics. 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.[3]
Cast
- Do Ji-han as 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.
- Lee Elijah as 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.
- Jung Dong-hyun as Min Chi-ho, a basketball star enjoying nationwide popularity. With his fame, he inspires pride and spirit in his compatriots in the midst of the difficulties suffered during the Japanese occupation. He and Kang San become rivals in basketball and love.
- Gong Hyung-jin as Gong Yoon-bae
- Kim Eung-soo as Choi Je-gook
- Park Ye-eun as 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.[4]
- Jung In-sun as Hong Byeo-ri
- Park Soon-chun as Geum-nam
- Son Beom-joon as Hwang Bok-joo
- Jin Kyung as woman from Bamsil
- Kim Bo-mi as Mi-sook
- Kim Soo-hyun as Director Kim
- Ahn Suk-hwan as Min Tae-shin
- Kang Sung-min as Oh In-soo
- Ji Il-joo as Lee Hong-ki
- Kang Kyung-hun as Hong-ki's mother
- Jung Seung-kyo as Bae Sung-won
- Han Young-soo as Yong-goo
- Park Gun as Soo-dong
- Choi Chang-kyun as So Chil-bok
- Lee Han-wi as Yoon Deok-myung
- Go In-beom as Byun Joon-pyo
- Ha Yong-jin as Takeshi
- Jo Hee-bong as one-man band
- Jang Hee-soo as Chi-ho's mother
- Lee Min-ji as Commissioner's wife
- Jang Jae-ho as Choi Tae-young
- Kim Hyuk as Kim Hyuk
- Lee Jung-jin as basketball player (cameo)
- Kang Nam-gil as Byeo-ri's father (cameo)
- Ida Daussy as French journalist (cameo)
References
- ↑ Baek, Hee-youn (17 October 2013). "Basketball drama launches with hoopla". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
- ↑ Jang, Seo-yoon (2 August 2013). "Cable Dramas to Look Out for in 2nd Half of 2013". TenAsia. Retrieved 2013-08-23.
- ↑ "Will Basketball Make A New Success Story?". KDramaStars. 27 October 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
- ↑ Jeon, Su-mi (28 May 2013). "Wonder Girls' Ye Eun to Debut in Drama with Basketball". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
External links
- Basketball official tvN website (Korean)
- Basketball at HanCinema
- Basketball at the Internet Movie Database