K-Dramas with Sports Theme or Athletic Lead Character

Tae Ho Dec 15, 2019
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  • Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo

    1. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo

    Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
    8.8
    1,296 points by 13 voters
    Bok Joo is a weightlifter who is pursuing her dream of winning the gold medal but she then finds romance for the first time in her life. While she is a woman ...more
  • Racket Boys

    2. Racket Boys

    Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
    8.7
    499 points by 5 voters
    A story of a boys' badminton team at a middle school in Haenam as they grow, both as people and as players. Yoon Hyun Jong was once a very good badminton player, ...more
  • Fight for My Way

    3. Fight for My Way

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    8.5
    496 points by 5 voters
    Can you still go after your dreams without the right background? Ko Dong Man has always dreamed of becoming famous as a taekwondo athlete but now works as a contract employee in ...more
  • Oh My Venus

    4. Oh My Venus

    Korean Drama - 2015, 16 episodes
    8.2
    495 points by 5 voters
    Kim Yeong Ho is a personal trainer for Hollywood stars. He reluctantly comes back to Korea to face his family after a scandal with an actress. Even though he comes from a ...more
  • Run On

    5. Run On

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.2
    463 points by 5 voters
    Ki Sun Gyeom is a sprinter on the national team who was forced to quit due to legal issues. Oh Mi Joo writes translated subtitles for movies. She was thrilled to see ...more
  • Secret Garden

    6. Secret Garden

    Korean Drama - 2010, 20 episodes
    8.2
    367 points by 4 voters
    The drama tells the story of Kim Joo Won, an arrogant and eccentric CEO who maintains the image of seeming perfection, and Gil Ra Im, a poor and humble stuntwoman whose beauty ...more
  • Love All Play

    7. Love All Play

    Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
    8.4
    297 points by 3 voters
    A sports romance drama that depicts the passion and affection for badminton of a male and female protagonist who are a mixed doubles group with players from the badminton business team. Park ...more
  • Twenty-Five Twenty-One

    8. Twenty-Five Twenty-One

    Korean Drama - 2022, 16 episodes
    8.8
    197 points by 2 voters
    In a time when dreams seem out of reach, a teen fencer pursues big ambitions and meets a hardworking young man who seeks to rebuild his life. Na Hee Do is a ...more
  • Hot Stove League

    9. Hot Stove League

    Korean Drama - 2019, 16 episodes
    8.6
    196 points by 2 voters
    About the preparation period of a major league baseball team. The drama focuses on a loser team that prepares for an extraordinary season upon the arrival of their new general manager, and ...more
  • Thumping Spike

    10. Thumping Spike

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    7.7
    193 points by 2 voters
    A volleyball coach and her players aim for success during which they develop stronger bonds of friendship and teamwork. This youthful story shows sportsmanship and heart thumping romance.
  • Reply 1994

    11. Reply 1994

    Korean Drama - 2013, 21 episodes
    8.1
    193 points by 2 voters
    Set in 1994, six university students from various provincial areas live together at a boarding house in Sinchon, Seoul, which is run by a couple with a daughter named Na Jung. The ...more
  • Sassy Go Go

    12. Sassy Go Go

    Korean Drama - 2015, 12 episodes
    8.1
    193 points by 2 voters
    Set in a highly competitive school that emphasizes achievement and scores above all else, the drama will lay bare the absurdities and hypocrisies of the education system while also featuring the growth ...more
  • Just Dance

    13. Just Dance

    Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
    7.9
    191 points by 2 voters
    “Dance Sports Girls” is based on the documentary of the same name and will tell the story of girls in Geoje Girl’s Vocational High School, who dream different dreams while preparing to ...more
  • To the Beautiful You

    14. To the Beautiful You

    Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
    7.6
    188 points by 2 voters
    Tae Joon became Jae Hee’s strength during her toughest time, and she leaves the US for Korea to enroll in a men’s physical education high school to help Tae Joon restart his ...more
  • Prison Playbook

    15. Prison Playbook

    Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
    9.0
    100 points by 1 voters
    Kim Je Hyuk, a famous baseball player, is arrested after using excessive force while chasing a man trying to sexually assault his sister. Shockingly to him and the rest of the nation, ...more
  • 18 Again

    16. 18 Again

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    8.7
    99 points by 1 voters
    Jung Da Jung and Hong Dae Young have been married for almost two decades, raising their twins together. Despite appearances, their life is far from ideal, filled with Dae Young's incessant nonsense. ...more
  • Thumping Spike 2

    17. Thumping Spike 2

    Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
    7.5
    93 points by 1 voters
    'Heart Thumping Spike 2' will tell the story of the nerdy, bookish Han Da Woon and pro 'genius' volleyball player Dong Hae Sung, and how the love slowly develops between the two.
  • Short

    18. Short

    Korean Drama - 2018, 4 episodes
    7.7
    92 points by 1 voters
    Kang Ho Young is a short track speed skater. He learned how to skate at a small skating rink in the countryside. He was scouted by Kangbaek University which is famous for ...more
  • High School King of Savvy

    19. High School King of Savvy

    Korean Drama - 2014, 17 episodes
    7.7
    91 points by 1 voters
    Can a high school boy lead a double life? Lee Min Seok is a rising hockey player at his high school leading an average high school life, complete with a groupie classmate, ...more
  • Bad Papa

    20. Bad Papa

    Korean Drama - 2018, 32 episodes
    7.6
    90 points by 1 voters
    Yoo Ji Cheol makes a difficult decision to become a bad person in order to become a good father. He used to be a top boxer, but he lost everything in a ...more
  • Wild Romance

    21. Wild Romance

    Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
    7.4
    88 points by 1 voters
    Everything starts on the birthday of Eun Jae's dad. When she was drunk, Eun Jae ran into Park Moo Yul, who is the 2nd baseman of the "Red Dreamers". Eun Jae, who ...more
  • Holy Land

    22. Holy Land

    Korean Drama - 2012, 4 episodes
    7.3
    87 points by 1 voters
    A high school student, Kang Yu, doesn't fit in at school or at home and spends endless nights rebelling against society in the streets, picks up boxing and begins to learn his ...more
  • Matching! Boys Archery

    23. Matching! Boys Archery

    Korean Drama - 2016, 8 episodes
    7.3
    86 points by 1 voters
    A girl dreaming about becoming a webtoon artist. In order to find material, she approaches an archery club full of good-looking boys by becoming the team's manager.
  • Operation Proposal

    24. Operation Proposal

    Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
    7.3
    85 points by 1 voters
    Kang Baek Ho and Ham Yi Seul have been best friends since elementary school. Baek Ho has never acknowledged his attraction to her, unaware that Yi Seul has been in love with ...more
  • Dr. Champ

    25. Dr. Champ

    Korean Drama - 2010, 16 episodes
    7.3
    84 points by 1 voters
    Kim Yeon Woo is an orthopedic doctor who takes up a new post at Taereung National Village, the training center for national Olympic athletes, after she is fired from her previous job. ...more
  • Smile, Again

    26. Smile, Again

    Korean Drama - 2006, 16 episodes
    7.0
    83 points by 1 voters
    Ban Ha Jin, an orphan and high school drop out, is calculating and ambitious. Even though he dropped out of high school and lives with Choi Yoo Kang due to extenuating circumstances, ...more
  • The Flatterer

    27. The Flatterer

    Korean Drama - 2015, 12 episodes
    6.7
    82 points by 1 voters
    Story about Park Gun, who starts attending a high school full of troublemakers and former dropouts. (Source: TMDb) ~~ Adapted from the webtoon "The Flatterer" (아부쟁이) by Lee Ik Soo (이익수).
  • Dream

    28. Dream

    Korean Drama - 2009, 20 episodes
    6.8
    81 points by 1 voters
    Lee Jang Suk spent some time in a juvenile detention center for stealing wallets from unsuspecting strangers. After he gets out, he meets a sports agent, Nam Jae Il, who's trying to ...more
  • Birdie Buddy

    29. Birdie Buddy

    Korean Drama - 2011, 24 episodes
    6.6
    80 points by 1 voters
    Former pro golfer, John Lee, leads two women to become the next golf queens. John Lee became the first Korean to win a PGA title. His background was a mystery other than ...more
  • Heading to the Ground

    30. Heading to the Ground

    Korean Drama - 2009, 16 episodes
    6.5
    79 points by 1 voters
    The drama about a man trying to achieve what is thought to be impossible: fulfilling his dreams of being a great soccer player. He meets Kang Hae Bin, a sports agent, who ...more
  • Basketball

    31. Basketball

    Korean Drama - 2013, 18 episodes
    6.7
    78 points by 1 voters
    Drama series is set within the turbulent period between the Japanese colonial era and the division of Korea into North and South. Kang San is from a poor family. He struggles to ...more
  • Triple

    32. Triple

    Korean Drama - 2009, 16 episodes
    6.3
    77 points by 1 voters
    This drama is about a female figure skater, Lee Haru, who is hoping to make it big. Her life gets complicated when she reunites with her step-brother, Shin Hwal, after many years ...more
  • Running Gu

    33. Running Gu

    Korean Drama - 2010, 4 episodes
    7.1
    76 points by 1 voters
    This heartwarming youth drama tells the story of Dae Gu, a young man who is unable to finish a marathon and has become distant from his friends due to the feeling of ...more
  • Punch

    34. Punch

    Korean Drama - 2003, 16 episodes
    7.3
    75 points by 1 voters
    A tragic union of a man and a woman in a world where fist comes before the law, they choose love before fist to find hope in their future... Punch! Yoo Bin ...more
  • Strike Love

    35. Strike Love

    Korean Drama - 2009, 16 episodes
    6.4
    74 points by 1 voters
    Oh Hye Seong, who excelled at skipping rocks as a child, loved Choi Eom Ji Choi). As childhood friends, Eom Ji made Hye Seong's life warm. Ten years later Hye Seong has ...more
  • Taereung National Village

    36. Taereung National Village

    Korean Drama - 2005, 8 episodes
    6.9
    73 points by 1 voters
    Set in the exhilarating and competitive world of Olympic sports. Min Ki, a judo martial artist, never seems to have luck on his side. Bang Su Ah, an expert archer, on the ...more
  • Our Baseball

    37. Our Baseball

    Korean Drama - 2019, 10 episodes
    7.8
    72 points by 1 voters
    “Our Baseball” tells the story of a baseball team made up of normal office workers. Park Jeong Hwa will play a character on a job search who is the only woman on ...more
  • Two Hearts

    38. Two Hearts

    Korean Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
    6.8
    71 points by 1 voters
    This drama will show the daily life, friendship and love of youth who love K-League and soccer.
  • Na Rae, Kicking Out

    39. Na Rae, Kicking Out

    Korean Drama - 0000, 32 episodes
    0.0
    70 points by 1 voters
    "Na Rae, Kicking Out" will center around Taekwondo and a former national Taekwondo athlete who falls from grace and a person full of good luck in a countryside town. (Source: Soompi)
  • Love with Flaws

    40. Love with Flaws

    Korean Drama - 2019, 32 episodes
    7.7
    69 points by 1 voters
    This romantic comedy revolves around a physical education high school teacher, Joo Seo Yeon, who despises flower boys and prefers someone "not handsome." She has a compassionate heart, forged through the loss ...more
  • Was It Love?

    41. Was It Love?

    Korean Drama - 2020, 16 episodes
    7.3
    67 points by 1 voters
    Noh Ae Jung is a single mother and works as a producer for a movie company. She has not had a boyfriend in the past 14 years, but 4 men appear in ...more

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