''Basketball'' () is a 2013 South Korean television series starring

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and Jung Dong-hyun. It aired on cable channel

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from October 21 to December 31, 2013 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 ( KST) for 18 episodes.

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 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.

Cast

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. *

as Choi Shin-young, who comes from a rich family in the capital Kyeongseong (now

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) 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. *

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as Gong Yoon-bae *

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as Choi Je-gook *

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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. *

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as Hong Byeo-ri * Park Soon-chun as Geum-nam * Son Beom-joon as Hwang Bok-joo *

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as woman from Bamsil *

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as Mi-sook * Kim Soo-hyun as Director Kim *

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as Min Tae-shin * Kang Sung-min as Oh In-soo *

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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 *

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as Yoon Deok-myung * Go In-beom as Byun Joon-pyo * Ha Yong-jin as Takeshi *

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as one-man band *

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as Poor villager * Jang Hee-soo as Chi-ho's mother * Yeon Min-ji as Commissioner's wife * Jang Jae-ho as Choi Tae-young, Choi Shin-young's brother. * Kim Hyuk as Kim Hyuk *

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as Sung-min *

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as basketball player ( cameo) *

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as basketball player ( cameo) *

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as Byeo-ri's father ( cameo) *

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as French journalist ( cameo)

References

External links

* * * {{IMDb title, 3357392, Basketball TVN (South Korean TV channel) television dramas 2013 South Korean television series debuts 2013 South Korean television series endings Korean-language television shows South Korean sports television series South Korean historical television series Television series set in Korea under Japanese rule Basketball television series