''Mental Coach Jegal'' () is a 2022 South Korean television series starring

Jung Woo Jung Woo (born Kim Jung-guk on January 14, 1981) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the drama ''Reply 1994'' (2013) and ''You're the Best, Lee Soon-shin'' (2013). Career Jung Woo made his acting debut in 2006, and began ...

in the title role, along with

Lee Yoo-mi Lee Yoo-mi (; born July 18, 1994) is a South Korean actress. She is known for her roles as Ji-yeong in ''Squid Game'' (2021) and Lee Na-yeon in ''All of Us Are Dead'' (2022). For the former, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Gues ...

Kwon Yul Gwon Yul (; December 28, 1537 - July 6, 1599) was a Korean Army General and the Commander-in-chief (도원수; 導元帥) of the Joseon Dynasty, who successfully led the Korean forces against Japan during the Japanese invasions of Korea (임진� ...

Park Se-young Park Se-young (; born July 30, 1988) is a South Korean actress. She rose to fame in 2012 with supporting roles in the television dramas ''Faith'' and ''School 2013''. Park has since played leading roles in '' Sincerity Moves Heaven'' (2013) an ...

, and Moon Yoo-kang. It aired from September 12 to November 1, 2022, on

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's Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:30 ( KST) time slot.

Synopsis

A former

Taekwondo ''Taekwondo'', ''Tae Kwon Do'' or ''Taekwon-Do'' (; ko, 태권도/跆拳道 ) is a Korean form of martial arts involving punching and kicking techniques, with emphasis on head-height kicks, spinning jump kicks, and fast kicking techniques. T ...

athlete, who is permanently banned from the national team, becomes a mental coach to help players in slump, heal retired athletes and fight a real match against the absurd world of winner-take-all.

Cast

Main

as Jegal Gil, a mental healthcare coach and a former national Taekwondo athlete who quits sports due to an unprecedented scandal. *

as Cha Ga-eul, a gold medalist short-track speed skater who aims to overcome a slump and to make a comeback. *

as Gu Tae-man, head of the Human Rights Center of the Sports Council and a former Taekwondo Olympic gold medalist. *

as Park Seung-ha, a psychiatrist from the national sports team's psychological support team. * Moon Yoo-kang as Lee Mu-gyeol, a leading South Korean swimmer.

Supporting

Yoon Joo-sang Yoon Joo-sang (born June 25, 1949) is a South Korean actor. In 2009, he won the Best Supporting Actor award during the 2009 KBS Drama Awards for his role in ''Iris''.'' Filmography Film *''Cane (Hoichori)'' (2011) *'' Miss Gold Digger'' (2007) ...

as Jegal Han-ryang * Kim Do-yoon as Cha Mu-tae *

Gil Hae-yeon Gil Hae-yeon ( ko, 길해연) is a South Korean actress. She is best known to North American audiences for her performance in the film '' In Her Place'', for which she garnered a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress at th ...

as Shim Bok-ja * Cha Soon-bae as Dr. Song Ji-man *

Moon Sung-keun Moon Sung-keun (born May 28, 1953) is a South Korean actor and politician. He has won three Blue Dragon Film Awards, two Baeksang Arts Awards, and two Chunsa Film Art Awards for Best Actor. Career Moon was born in Tokyo, Japan. His father was ...

as Park Seung-tae * Kim Jong-tae as Representative Kang * Lee Jin-yi as Choi Su-ji * Kang Young-seok as Go Young-to *

Heo Jung-min Heo Jung-min (; born November 11, 1982) is a South Korean actor and musician. He was a member of the rock band Moon Child (now known as MC the Max) from 2000 to 2001. As an actor, he had a lead role in the 2014 South Korean television series ''M ...

as Pistol Park (Park Hyun-soo) * Jung Kang-hee as Oh Bok-tae * Han Woo-yeol as Yeo Sang-goo * Heo Jeong-do as Oh Dal-seong * Park Han-sol as Oh Seon-ah * Kim Si-eun as Jo Ji-young * Kim Si-eun as Han Yeo-woon *

Noh Ah-reum Noh Ah-Reum (; born December 18, 1991) is a South Korean female short track speed skater. Career Noh won three distances and the overall classification at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Bolzano. She became the overall champion again at ...

as Mo Ah-reum * Hong Hwa-yeon as Kim Moo-young * Kim Yoo-jung as Park Ji-soo * Jung Gyu-soo as Chairman Go * Lee Chul-min as Park Sang-do *

Park Chul-min Park Chul-min (born January 18, 1967) is a South Korean actor. Career Park Chul-min began acting in his high school drama club at Chosun University High School, and though he majored in Business Administration at Chung-Ang University, he spent ...

as Jeon Chang-gil

Extended

* Choi Hee-jin as Choi Yeo-jeong * Yoo Young-jae as a coach * Lee So-hee as Oh Yeon-ji * Song Ji-won as Shin Ye-ji * Cha Seon-hyung as Park Seung-min * Park Jong-hwi as Oh Jin-tae * Park Hee-joo * Lee Seung-min

Viewership

References

External links

* * * {{Works by Studio Dragon Korean-language television shows TVN (South Korean TV channel) television dramas Television series by Studio Dragon Television series by Bon Factory Worldwide South Korean sports television series 2022 South Korean television series debuts 2022 South Korean television series endings