In honor of the Olympics, this week we are discussing the popular genre in dramas, sports. What makes a drama one, what we like, and some of our personal favorites.

Sports Dramas Mentioned:

MDL list can be found here.

-Hot Stove League (kdrama)

-Birdie Buddy (kdrama)

-Prison Playbook (kdrama)

-Run Off (kmovie)

-Master in the House ep 178 (kvariety)

-I Live Alone w/ Kim Yeon Koung (kvariety)

-ISAC (kvariety/sports)

-Super Junior SuperTV ep 10 (kvariety)

-Racket Boys (kdrama)

-Go Go Squid (cdrama)

-King’s Avatar (cdrama)

-Cross Fire (cdrama)

-Falling Into Your Smile (cdrama)

-Fight For My Way (kdrama)

-Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo (kdrama)

-Swimming Battle (tdrama)

-My Mr Mermaid (cdrama)

-Waterboyy (thdrama)

-So Close, Yet So Far (drama special)

-Mr Heart (kdrama)

-Crossing the Line (tdrama)

-Project S Series (thdrama)

-Skate Into Love (cdrama)

-Short (kdrama)

-Yuri on Ice (anime)

-Prince of Tennis (cdrama)

Dramas Tied to Sports:

-Still 17 (kdrama)

-You Are My Glory

-Oh My Venus (kdrama)

-Love O2O

-Boys Over Flowers (kdrama)

Time Codes:

*We kind of jump around, so these time codes aren’t super correct but give a general overview

00:00 Intro

06:11 Sports dramas and office dramas

09:12 Life lessons learned and sports in our lives

17:10 Why we like them and examples in variety

25:23 What counts as sports dramas and types of endings

29:45 More definition talk and E-sports

More drama favorites

01:05:02 Outro

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By Jessie