10 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.
Kim Je-hyuk is a star baseball pitcher about to join the Boston Red Sox. His life falls apart overnight when he attacks a man who tried to assault his sister, and he is sentenced to a year in prison. Behind bars, with childhood friend Lee Joon-ho looking out for him, he must learn to get by among a colorful mix of inmates.
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.
Set during the Japanese occupation and the years before Korea's division, this story follows young basketball players from very different backgrounds. For them, the game is a ray of light in dark times, as they deal with love, conflict and the bonds that hold their team together.
Nam Jae-il is a successful sports agent until one of his baseball stars gets caught up in a drug case and he loses everything. At rock bottom, he befriends former pickpocket and would-be K-1 fighter Lee Jang-seok and tomboyish taebo instructor Park So-yeon, and decides to win back his glory by turning Lee into a star.
A former taekwondo athlete, banned for life from the national team, reinvents himself as a mental coach. He helps struggling players climb out of slumps and supports athletes who have retired, all while standing up to a sports world where only winners seem to count.
A female boxing champion who vanished three years ago to start over finds her life changing course when she meets a cold-hearted sports agent. He treats athletes and their wins purely as a way to make money, even if that means fixing matches.
