Kim Woo-bin Leads Baseball Drama Gift
Actor Kim Woo-bin returns to television in the upcoming tvN weekend series Gift, portraying a disgraced professional baseball pitcher who acquires a supernatural ability following an accident, according to reports from Koreastardaily.com. The 12-episode sports drama is scheduled to premiere on December 5 at 9:10 p.m., bringing a story of athletic redemption and high school coaching to weekend viewers.
Adapted from the Kakao Webtoon series by writer Jeong I-ri I-ri, the show follows former pitcher and Manders coach Jung Min-young. After facing false accusations of verbal abuse and surviving a severe accident, Min-young discovers he can perceive unique phenomena called “Gifts.” He subsequently takes charge of the Deokcheon High School baseball team, which ranks at the bottom of the national standings.
Cast Lineup and Script Reading Details
The production team released photographs from the initial table read, capturing the primary cast alongside the young actors portraying the Deokcheon High School team members. The supporting cast features Seo Eun-soo as team manager Yoon Seo-jin, Seo Hyun-woo as Manders acting manager Ahn Ki-man, Kim Won-hae as the school principal, Yang Hyun-min as Coach Yang, Hyun Bong-shik as Son Hyung, Park Sang-nam as Oh Dong-jae, Lee Bong-ryun as Seung-il’s mother, and Park Ji-a as Chae-hwan’s mother.
The high school roster includes Cha Bin as team captain Heo Seung-il, Han Shi-hyun as Cha Tae-hoon, Park Sung-shik as Im Chae-hwan, Han Tae-ha as Oh Tan-hee, and Kim Geon-woo as Kim Chan-young. During the session, the young actors chanted team slogans including We only want victory! DC DC, Deokcheon Deokcheon, We Are The One!
to establish energy on set.
Production Team and Character Dynamics
The series is directed by Kim Gyu-tae and written by Moon Min-jung. Lead actor Kim Woo-bin noted the strong atmosphere among the cast during their first gathering, crediting the student actors for keeping the energy high throughout the script reading.
Seo Eun-soo described her character, Yoon Seo-jin, as a dedicated manager who fights to protect the high school team and its players. When reading the script, I felt that Kim Woo-bin was completely Jung Min-young himself, and I am very much looking forward to the many scenes we will share together,
Seo stated regarding her co-operating lead.
Seo Hyun-woo plays opposing coach Ahn Ki-man, a figure who evaluates players exclusively through performance metrics and data. Although we met for the first time, they are a group of positive players so good that I genuinely wanted to become their coach,
Seo Hyun-woo said of the student actors.
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