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Details

  • Title: Basketball / ë¹ ìŠ¤ê»« ë³¼
  • Genre: Romance, Sports, Melodrama, Period
  • Episodes: 18 + 1 Special
  • Network: tvN
  • First episode: October 21, 2013
  • Final episode: December 17, 2013
  • Air time: Monday & Tuesday 22:00

Synopsis

Drama series is set within the turbulent period between the Japanese colonial era and the division of Korea into North and South. Kang San is from a poor family. He struggles to get away from poverty. Through the game of basketball, he becomes successful and meets a girl from the upper class. He dreams of their love overcoming the disparity in their social standing.

Cast

  • Do Ji Han as Kang San
  • Lee Elliya as Choi Shin Young
  • Jung Dong Hyun as Min Chi Ho

Main Role

Supporting Role

People around Kang San
  • Park Soon Chun as Geum Nam
  • Son Bum Joon as Hwang Bok Joo
  • Jin Kyung as Bam Shil Daek
  • Kim Bo Mi as Mi Sook

People around Shin Young
  • Kim Eung Soo as Choi Je Gook
  • Park Ye Eun as Go Bong Soon
  • Kim Soo Hyun as Section Chief Kim

People around Chi Ho
  • Ahn Suk Hwan as Min Tae Shin
  • Kang Sung Min as Oh In Soo
  • Jung In Sun as Hong Byeo Ri
  • Jang Hee Soo as Chi Ho's mother

People at Basketball Club
  • Gong Hyung Jin as Gong Yoon Bae
  • Ji Il Joo as Lee Hong Gi
  • Kang Kyung Hun as Hong Ki's mother
  • Jung Seung Kyo as Bae Sung Won
  • Han Yong Soo as Yong Goo
  • Park Gun as Soo Dong
  • Choi Chang Gyun as So Chil Bok

Privy Council
  • Lee Han Wi as Marquis Yoon Deok Myung
  • Go In Bum as Byun Joon Pyo
  • Ha Yong Jin as Takeshi

Others
  • Jo Hee Bong as one man band (a guy who plays many different roles)
  • Lee Min Ji as Chong Gam Boo

Production

  • Production Company: CJ E&M
  • Chief Producer: Park Ho Shik
  • Producers: Shin Dae Shik, Jung Jung Do
  • Director: Kwak Jung Hwan, Song Hyun Wook
  • Screenwriter: Kim Gwa Jang

Cameo

  • Kim Hyuk as Kim Hyuk
  • Lee Jung Jin as basketball player
  • Oh Ji Ho as basketball player
  • Kang Nam Gil as Byeo Ri's father
  • Yun Woon Kyung
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