Racket Boys (2021)

 

Sypnosis 

The series is about a middle school badminton club at Haenam Seo Middle School, which is in bad shape. It tells the story of several boys and girls facing challenges as they train to become national level badminton players and how they grow as they participate in a junior athletic championship. Yoon Hyeon-jong (Kim Sang-kyung), a former badminton athlete, and Ra Yeong-ja (Oh Na-ra), a legendary badminton player, now coach these boys and girls, who dream of becoming badminton idols.  

Cast & Character

Main

• Kim Sang-kyung as Yoon Hyeon-jong,

A badminton coach and father of Hae-kang who moves to the countryside to earn more money

• Oh Na-ra as Ra Yeong-ja

A living legend in the badminton world and junior high school coach, also called as "Ranos" for her go-by-the-book attitude, mother of Yoon Hae-kang and Yoon Hae-in

• Tang Joon-sang as Yoon Hae-kang

An ex badminton prodigy and baseball enthuist, who starts playing badminton again after moving to the countryside

• Son Sang-yeon as Bang Yoon-dam

The captain of the badminton club and ace player. He wants to have 100,000 followers on instagram. He is quite handsome. 

• Choi Hyun-wook as Na Woo-chan

A mediator, mediates conflicts between congregations with a caring personality and excellent empathy

• Kim Kang-hoon as Lee Yong-tae

Youngest member of badminton club, a big fan of badminton player Lee Yong-dae

• Lee Jae-in as Han Se-yoon

A badminton player who dreams of becoming the youngest member of national team

• Lee Ji-won as Lee Han-sol

A student and talented badminton player. She has a crush on Bang Yoon-Dam. 

Supporting

• Ahn Se-bin as Yoon Hae-in (Yoon Hae-kang's sister) has asthma

• Jung Min-seong as Kim Tae-ho, husband of city couple, timid and caring
• Park Hyo-joo as Shin Phil-Ja, wife of a city couple

A typical urban couple, married for 10 years, they came to Haenam leaving the busy city life

• Shin Jung-geun as Coach Bae

A PET at Haenam Seo Middle School and a badminton coach also known as 'white wolf'

• Kim Min-gi as Jeong In-sol

classmate of Hae-kang, Yoon-dam and Woo-chan

• Woo Hyun as Hong Yi-jang

The head of the village and the youth president

• Baek Ji-won as Shin Song-hee, lady who claims to be a guardian of the territorial village
• Shin Cheol-jin as grandfather
• Cha Mi-kyung as Oh Mae grandma
• Kim Ki-cheon as principal Haenam, Seo-jung^[
• Song Seung-hwan as Lee Seung-heon

a player in National Spring Badminton League

• Ahn Sang-woo as Mr. No, badminton store owner
• Ahn Nae-sang as Fang, national team coach
• Yoon Hyun-soo as Park Chan

badminton player has crush on Se-yoon

• Hong Seo-joon as Chairman Jung Insol's Father 

• Song Seung-hwan as Lee Seung-heon

middle school badminton player 

Special appearances

• Kim Min-seok as Hun-hoon,

of takes Oh Mae grandma from subway station to Father's Table restaurant in spite of his busy schedule (ep.2)

• Park Ho-san as Park Sun-bae

Yoon Hyeon-jong's friend (ep.1

• Jonathan as Jonathan

an exchange student and GFriend's fan (ep.1)

• Jo Jae-ryong as restaurant owner (ep. 2)
• Park Ok-hool as Bang Yoon-dam's mother
• Kim Tae-hyang as Bang Yong-shik

Bang Yoon-dam's father

• Choi Dae-hoon as reporter for badminton magazine
• Yoon Bong-gil as baseball coach
• Im Chul-hyung as Woo-chan's father
• Jo Ryeon as Woo-chan's mother
• Kim Sung-cheol as general secretary Park
• Park Hae-soo as Lee Jae-joon

exercising with Yoon Hyeon-jong since childhood (ep. 6)

• Lee Jun-hyeok as Banjang Yu (ep. 6)
• Kwon Dong-ho as college coach for Hyeon-jong and Jae-joon (ep. 6)
• Ki Eun-se as Lee Yu-ri

a former badminton national and coach of Seoul Jeil Girls' Middle School badminton team, in rivalry with Haenam Jeil Girls' Middle School coach Ra Young-ja (Ep.7, 8)

• Jo Deok-hoe as disciple of director Bae
• Jo Jae-yoon comic performer as 'The End of the Earth Avengers' (Ep.7, 8, 14)
• Seo Do-jin as comic performer as 'The End of the Earth Avengers' (Ep.7, 8)
• Lee Si-eon as Busan Citizen (Ep.9)
• Heo Sung-Tae as Coach Cheon (Ep.10)
• Jung Hee-tae as Hong Jeong-hyeon,

the younger brother of Hong Yi-jang

• Lee Yong-dae as himself (Ep.15)
• Kang Seung-yoon as Kang Tae-seon

Former badminton youth national team player He used to be a badminton player at Haenam Middle School. (Ep.12-16) 

• Kim Jung-young as Seon-yeong

Coach Bae's Wife

• Lee Seok-hyung as Lee Kyung-min

Former national badminton player and a senior of Kang Tae-seon.

• Seo Dong-won as Dong-hwi (Ep.15)
• Kwon Yu-ri as Im Seo-hyun (Ep.16)

National badminton player, the person Han Se-yoon considered as a role model

• Lee Kyu-hyung as Park Jung-hwan (Ep.16)
• Kim Seul-gi as Jang PD (Ep.16)
• Jo Jung-shik as SBC news anchor (Ep.16)
• Kim Ji-young as Ah Young (Ep.16)