7 titles, most popular first
Kim Seung-hyeon, a taekwondo champion, walks away from fighting for good so he can look after his daughter, Sarang. When a ruthless gambling boss kidnaps her, he has no choice but to step into a rigged boxing match in exchange for her release.
National judo athlete Doo-young permanently loses his sight after an injury at an international match. His estranged older brother Doo-shik, a swindler, uses the crisis to win parole from prison and moves back home, adding fresh stress for a young man who has fended for himself since losing their parents.
Won-il was once a promising swimmer like his champion father, but after losing both parents he quits the sport and lives recklessly. Facing expulsion, he is brought by his father's old friend Jae-suk to a sports high school, where he runs into his old rival Woo-sang, now a national swimming star forced to start over.
In 1980s Korea, Go champion Cho Hun-hyun spots a talented, untrained boy named Lee Chang-ho at an amateur tournament. Seeing his promise, Cho takes the child under his wing and sets out to shape him into a professional player.
Kim Won-kang, a one-time football prospect whose life has not gone to plan, travels to East Timor hoping to find new chances. Spotting street kids playing barefoot, he opens a sports shop, only to realize none of them can afford his gear. On the verge of giving up, he instead starts coaching the children in football.
Wei Wei is a young circus ringmaster whose only family and friend is Ling Ling, a gorilla who can swing a baseball bat. When her grandfather dies and leaves a huge debt, a loan shark wants to take Ling Ling away to pay it off, so Wei Wei lets a money-minded sports agent named Sung bring the gorilla to play in the Korean Baseball League.
Im Dae-ho is a bank teller stuck in a dull routine: often late, short on results, and regularly put in headlocks by his deputy manager. Hoping to break free of his boss's grip, and remembering a rule-breaking wrestling hero from his childhood, he signs up at a pro wrestling gym and starts training at night.
