7 sports K-dramas with intriguing storyline, stellar cast and a hint of motivation

K-dramas that portray the battle, the pain and sweat, practice, winning, and even defeat, along with a heartwarming sports theme and plot, have a way of lighting you up and giving you a ton of energy.

1. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo

This narrative centers on the driven Kim Bok Joo, who attends a sports school in an effort to fulfill her dream of being the finest weightlifter. With the aid of their circle of friends and her best buddy, Jung Joon Hyung, a swimmer, she manages to make her place in the world.

2. Prison Playbook

Talented baseball player Kim Je Hyuk gets the opportunity to play for a US team. His dreams are severely damaged, though, when he is jailed and incarcerated over night for defending her sister from abuse.The fact that Kim Je Hyuk does not give up on his baseball even while put behind bars is a wonderful example of the power of sports.

3. Racket Boys 

The plot centers on a coach tasked with rescuing and revitalizing a disorganized middle school badminton team that is on the verge of collapse. He was formerly a top player in the sport but quit; he returned to badminton with his son.

4. Run On

National-level sprinter Ki Seon Gyeom decides to give up competition and pursue a career as a sports agent because he never found true enjoyment in sprinting. He learns the value of expressing one’s emotions when he meets Oh Mi Joo, a dedicated film interpreter.

5. Hot Stove League

With the assistance of the operations manager, the newly hired general manager—who has no prior baseball experience—plans to turn this squad into a championship-winning one.

6. Mental Coach Jegal

The touching tale of former Taekwondo national player Je Ga Il, who is prohibited from competing again following an unfortunate incident, is told in Mental Coach Jegal. He takes on the role of mental coach, helping slumping players or retired sportsmen get back on the field. He breaks through a gold medal winning speed skater’s slump.

7. Twenty-Five Twenty-One

It tells the tale of Na Hee Do, a fencer with aspirations of winning championships. Though she never gives up, it is much more difficult to realize the ideal now that the economy is in a bad place. At last, she was selected for the national fencing squad. She meets a diligent man who, after his family’s previous wealth collapses, is attempting to start over in life.