Sports K-dramas are the best motivation dramas. It shows the results of hard work. Sports dramas focus on the various issues faced by sportspersons. It shows how difficult it is to handle both success and failure in sports. Here are a few dramas that have inspiring stories about sportspersons.
1. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo
‘Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo’ is a popular romantic comedy but the drama focuses on other things too. It speaks about the health issues athletes go through, drastic changes in their lives after injuries and how Bok Joo (Lee Sung Kyung) and Joon Hyung (Nam Joo Hyuk) become successful athletes.
2. Fight For My Way
The drama is about four people in their thirties, living a life that is far from their dreams. Ko Dong Man (Park Seo Joon), is a taekwondo athlete who now does odd jobs to survive. He used to be a star at one point of time but a competition changed his life. The story focuses on how Dong Man revives his sports career.
3. Racket Boys
The drama is about a former badminton player, Yoon Hyeon Jong (Kim Sang Kyung), who wants to coach students in the country side and earn more. Ra Young Ja (Oh Na Ra) is a former star badminton player and coaches the girls of Haenam. They form a team but the players have individual interests.
4. Love All Play
Another Badminton drama on the list. ‘Going to you at a speed of 493km,’ is a sports romance between badminton players Park Tae Yang (Park Ju Hyun) and park Tae Joon (Chae Jong Hyeop). Tae Yang returns to play badminton after three years and loves the sport, whereas Tae Joon views badminton as just work.
5. Run On
Popular Netflix drama ‘Run On’ has Im Si Wan playing Ki Seon Gyeom. Seon Gyeom is rich, influential and talented but he has several issues to deal with. Though he is always second in track and field events, he doesn’t let that affect him. His sister Ki Eun Bi, is a top golfer.
6. Twenty-Five Twenty-One
‘Twenty-five Twenty-one’ is one of the few shows around the world that focuses on fencing. Na Hee Do (Kim Tae Ri) is inspired by Ko Yu Rim (Bona), a gold medallist in fencing. She joins Yu Rim’s high school. There is a change of emotions when Yu Rim and Hee Do have to compete against each other.
7. Thumping Spike
Kang Se Ra (Hwang Seun Eon), is a star volleyball player whose life changes after an unexpected incident. For various reasons she accepts to coach a high school volleyball team. Here, she Hwang Jae Woong (Song Jae Rim), the only good player on the team. But she has to work hard to make the team win.
8. Mental Coach Jegal
Jegal Gil (Jung Woo), is banned from being a taekwondo athlete. After the ban he decides to become a mental coach and heal players who have retired, in a slump or facing other issues. He meets Cha Ga Eul (Lee Yoo Mi), a speed skater who has to make a comeback.
9. Heading To The Ground
Cha Bong Gun (Yunho), is a footballer who plays in Korean Minor League. He dreams of becoming an international player though everyone around him make fun of his plans. He meets a sports agent Kang Hae Bin (Go Ara) and falls in love with her.
10. Basketball
The drama takes place in the years when South and North Korea were not divided. It focuses on issues such as war and poverty and players who want to be a part of the national team amidst all this. Do Ji Han plays kang San who grew up in a poor village and want to be rich and successful through basketball.
