During the turbulent times between Japanese imperialism and the war that divided the two Koreas, can a nation find hope for a better future through its National Basketball Team? Kang San (Do Ji Han) is born into a life of poverty but dreams of a better life. His ticket out of his dirt-poor village may be the National Basketball Team, which was the only unified team to make it to the 1948 Olympics in London. As San faces his biggest rival, basketball star Min Chi Ho (Jung Dong Hyun), and falls in love with Choi Shin Young (Lee Elijah), a woman from a wealthy family, will he be able to attain the better life he seeks? “Basketball” is a 2013 South Korean historical drama series directed by Kwak Jung Hwan.