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Basketball

20131.01 Season18 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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.

Created by 장희진
Written by 장희진, Kim Ji-young
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Top Cast

Do Ji-han

Do Ji-han

Kang San

Gong Hyung-jin

Gong Hyung-jin

Gong Yoon-bae

Kim Eung-soo

Kim Eung-soo

Choi Je-gook

Jung In-sun

Jung In-sun

Hong Byeo-ri

Jin Kyung

Jin Kyung

woman from Bamsil

Kim Bo-mi

Kim Bo-mi

Mi-sook

Ahn Suk-hwan

Ahn Suk-hwan

Min Tae-shin

Lee Han-wi

Lee Han-wi

Yoon Deok-myung

Park Ye-eun

Park Ye-eun

Go Bong-soon

Jo Hee-bong

Jo Hee-bong

One-man band

Themes & Keywords

sportsbasketballperiod dramajapanese occupation of korea

About Basketball

Basketball is a drama, romance series that first aired in 2013 exploring themes of sports, basketball, period drama, japanese occupation of korea. Created by 장희진, it stars Do Ji-han, Gong Hyung-jin, Kim Eung-soo. 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.

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