My top 5 Romantic Korean Dramas Where Mainlead Is A Sports Star picks are MyLovely Boxer, Twenty-Five Twenty-One, Racket Boys, Fight For My Way, and Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo.
My Lovely Boxer (2023)
Network: KBS2
Episode: 12
Genre: Romance, Youth, Drama, Sports
Cast: Lee Sang-yeob, Kim So-hye
Synopsis: My Lovely Boxer Korean drama is about a girl trained hard by her father to be a boxer. She was known as a genius boxer because she hadn’t lost a match; before a big match, she disappeared.
Twenty-Five Twenty-One (2022)
Network: tvN, Netflix
Episodes: 16
Genre: Romance, Life, Youth
Cast: Kim Tae Ri, Nam Joo Hyuk, Kim Ji Yeon, Choi Hyun Wook, Lee Joo Myung
Synopsis: Twenty-Five Twenty-One Korean Drama is a love story of Na Hee Do (Kim Tae Ri) and Baek Yi Jin (Nam Joo Hyuk). Hee Do is a member of the high school fencing team.
Racket Boys (2021)
Network: SBS, Netflix
Episode: 16
Genres: Friendship, Comedy, Youth, Sports
Cast: Tang Jun Sang, Kim Sang Kyung, Oh Na Ra, Son Sang Yeon, Choi Hyun Wook, Kim Kang Hoon, Lee Jae In, Lee Ji Won
Synopsis: Racket Boys is a story of the badminton team of high school boys and girls in Haenam. Racket Boys is a light-hearted slice-of-life drama. The members of the boys’ team are Yoon Hae Kang (Tang Joon Sang), Bang Yoon Dam (Son Sang Yeon), Na Woo Chan (Choi Hyun Wook), and Lee Yong Tae (Kim Kang Hoon). Yoon Hyeon Jong (Kim Sang Kyung) is the father of Hae Kang and a badminton coach.
Fight For My Way (2017)
Network: KBS2
Episode: 16
Genres: Business, Comedy, Romance, Sports
Cast: Park Seo Joon, Kim Ji Won, Ahn Jae Hong, Song Ha Yoon
Synopsis: This drama portrays how underdogs set to turn their dreams into reality and fight out the obstacles. Dong Man (Park Eo Joon) is a long-lost Taekwondo player whose career went down the drain after a traumatic accident, is now a contract employee.
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo (2016)
Network: MBC
Episode: 16
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Youth, Sports
Cast: Lee Sung Kyung, Nam Joo Hyuk, Lee Jae Yoon, Kyung Soo Jin
Synopsis: This drama shows sports players’ challenges with the flavor of romance and comedy. Kim Bok Joo (Lee Sung Kyung) is a weightlifter. She lives with her father and uncle. Jung Joon Hyung (Nam Sung Kyung) is a swimmer who is dealing with starting anxiety. Kim Bok Joo and Jung Joon Hyun went to the same elementary school and met again at Sports University.
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