Asian Drama

A drama set in 1940s during the Japanese occupation years, it will tell about the love, conflicts, harmony, and victory that youths experience with basketball as their light and hope under Japanese colonial rule up till when the country was divided into two after gaining independence. The story will center around Kang San who grew up poor in a tiny village and finds success through basketball; he makes it all the way to the historic 1948 Olympic team that advanced to the quarterfinal round in Korea’s first and last single national team before the peninsula divided into North and South.

This is a story of a family on a farm named Ojakgyo. The family consist of a grandmother, parents, and four brothers. Hwang Chang Shik is the father of the family and he runs the Ojakgyo farm. The grandmother and mother are loving people. Eldest son Tae Shik works as a physical therapist. He is almost 40-years-old, but still single. Tae Shik looks for the perfect woman to fall in love with at first sight. The second son is Tae Bum who works as a reporter for a broadcasting company. The third son is Tae Hee who works as a detective. Tae Hee is a tough guy, but soft around his grandmother and mother. The youngest son is Tae Pil who doesn't work.

One day, the family's peaceful and happy lives are shaken by Baek In Ho. Approximately 10 years ago, Hwang Chang Shik rented the Ojakgyo farm from Baek In Ho and in return placed his name on the property deed (so Baek In Ho could avoid paying taxes on the property). The other family members did not know about the deal and thought the farm belonged to them.

Baek In Ho has a wife, Jung Yoon Sook, and a daughter Ja Eun. Ja Eun is beautiful, but self-centered. Ja Eun's mother is actually her step-mother. When J Eun's father is around, Yoon Sook acts like a loving mother to Ja Eun, but when he's not around Yoon Sook doesn't treat Ja Eun well. Jae Eun hides this from her father. Baek In Ho's runs a company, but the company faces bankruptcy. Now, Baek In Ho wants his farm back. He gives the family renting the farm a one month notice to vacate the property ....