Racket Boys (Racketsonyeondan / 라켓소년단)

Coach.

I want to quit.

My father told me to do my best last time.

But I think I get what he meant by that now.

I've reached my limit,

and that's what my father wants.

Woo-chan.

There are no parents who don't want their children to do what they like.

They all just have different ways of expressing themselves, you know.

Do you know why I quit sports back then?

Pardon?

I'm just a coach here now, but I used to be really good.

You'd better not mock me.

I won championships

and even was a National Athlete.

Of course, I had to serve in the army as I didn't win any medals.

Then when did you get injured?

What? I'd never gotten injured from playing.

What? Then why did you quit?

Because I wasn't good. That's all.

After I got discharged, my strength and posture weren't as good.

So nobody gave me an opportunity.

No team wanted me to join them.

I see.

But you know what?

You might not be perfect, but you have opportunities.

If you truly love badminton, you should take on the challenge.

Once you grow older and graduate from school,

things get really tough. Tougher than you think.

I get it, Coach.

I'll try my best for this competition.

Okay, Woo-chan. Thanks.

Let's do our best.

But Coach. You're wrong.

There are parents who don't want

their kids to do what they want.

She is it, she's the real deal

She's the real deal

The real deal showed up now

What's going on at this hour?

Why are you all out here?

Goodness. What is it this time?

Your eyes are shooting laser beams.

MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS

EPISODE 8

Net play is the only way, right?

Yes. If I were to pick one.

Even so. He won't be a match to Yoon-dam.

To be honest, I don't think I can do it.

I lost to him every single time.

Why are you guys so serious?

In-sol, don't you think we can win this?

If we follow the standard order, winning might be difficult.

Then, the order will be important. Is there any good strategy?

Well, it's not like we don't have any strategy to play.

Right. I did hear that Seung-heon wants to avoid going up against Hae-kang

whether it's doubles or singles.

It's the opposite, then. We must make sure to match them up.

And they should go last.

Then, we'll have a higher chance of winning.

And we will be playing in Court One.

That court gets a lot of wind from the air conditioner.

What do you mean? They only assigned our practice court.

Busan practices in Court One.

With Seung-heon's connections, they'll play the game in the same court.

Die!

Hae-kang is the best. He's so enthusiastic about badminton…

Die. Die now.

Come on.

This is just my opinion.

Never mind. Let's ask our coach.

I said I'm good.

Well, first of all,

Woo-chan, your defense is perfect.

Right. The whole country knows about your defense.

But when you have to play offense,

it looks like you think about defense even before your smash shot.

Look.

Look at the angle. It's pretty wide.

You're right. I didn't know about this.

Watch the video.

My gosh. You're right. The angle is too wide.

Right. You don't miss anything.

-In-sol, did you take this video? -Yes.

-If you have more videos, send them to me. -Sure.

I'll send your videos from the spring and sweet potato competitions.

By the way, do you think Hae-kang is okay? Look at him.

Gosh. Who's jumping on the rooftop so early in the morning?

Se-yoon, let's eat.

Se-yoon. Let's eat!

Sir, that's our van!

Goodness, sir. What are you doing in front of our van?

Seriously. Who are you…

Sir… I mean…

Dad?

Damn it. Those bastards from the city.

My gosh. Hello.

Why are you guys so busy?

It was you, right?

Gosh. "Mind your own business." I wonder who did that.

Gosh. What a jerk!

I know you did it! Bastard!

It wasn't me.

You can't just yell at me without any evidence.

Don't waste your energy on me. Just go and clean up.

That suits you much better.

Goodness. That looks great. Look at that X mark.

Hey, get out of the car. Get off and pick this up!

Forget it.

Let it go. Just let it go.

How could you say nothing?

Let's just ignore them.

I should have, but that woman is just so aggressive.

Should I scare her a bit?

She'll act all tough now, but it'll scare her.

Hey, let's be gentlemen about this.

What?

What?

What on earth?

Goodness. Is that a fire?

-Goodness. -Oh, no!

-Goodness. -Damn it.

-What's going on? -Oh, my.

What's happening?

This is driving me crazy.

My goodness. I won't let this slide.

-Who are you calling? -The police.

What? You saw what happened here.

They vandalized the mural and threw out trash here, too.

-Calm down. -You fool.

It will only ruin our town's reputation.

And just like they said, we don't have evidence that they did it.

-Come on! -Okay. Fine.

Goodness. Thank you for helping out.

I'll talk to the police. Don't worry. You should all go back home.

All right. Let's go back.

Have some coffee.

-I'm good. You guys should drink some. -Okay.

Come in.

Gosh. Hyeon-jong. What brings you here?

Hello.

I just wanted to say hello.

Hyeon-jong, are you going to a wedding?

Or a funeral?

Right. What's up with the suit and the shoes?

It's been a while since I said hello to you.

If you know that, how could you buy canned coffee?

My gosh. I didn't know that's still around.

Even the kids don't drink canned coffee nowadays.

-We drink real coffee like this. -I see. Okay. Sorry.

That's enough. I doubt that you really came here to say hello.

What is it?

Well…

You know, people with no conscience

would only ask for his support with this coffee, right?

No. I just wanted to say hello. That's all.

64TH NATIONAL SUMMER COMPETITION

It's a long way back to the countryside. Go start the car.

Since when did Busan become a metropolitan?

I don't need to hear that from country bumpkins.

None of you are even on the national youth team.

What an asshole. Looks like your daddy's connection got you this far.

Do you want me to crush you to a pulp?

All right. Country kids.

Both of you, be quiet. You're upsetting this Seoulite.

-What? -What?

Don't go crying after you lose, Hae-kang.

Hey, Curly Hair. Shut it.

I'll go first for the team match. You can do the same. All good, right?

-What? -What?

If you're scared, go and fix your order. You dummy.

Seung-heon, let's go.

We should get ready.

They've got no skills or connections. All they do is talk.

My gosh. He's so chatty.

You should go if that's all.

Okay.

Actually,

I came here to ask you for your support.

My boys worked really hard.

Gosh. Don't you know the era we live in?

I can't show any favoritism.

I know that there's bad blood between you and me

and Haenam Seo Middle School isn't as accomplished as before.

I'm not asking you to show favoritism.

But I'm asking you to evaluate my players as they are.

There's a boy named Yoon-dam. He performed well for his singles.

but he's never been selected for the national youth team.

You mean, Bang Yoon-dam.

Haenam is going up against Busan in the first round.

The association director's son's school.

Then, I don't think he has any shot.

It has nothing to do with who his father is.

But your school is the most likely team to get eliminated first.

It just means your boys suck that bad.

Have a good day.

Who drinks canned coffee these days? Just throw it out.

Hey, he can hear you.

That's the point.

Hey, check the expiration date. Gosh.