Hot Stove League (TV series) explained

Native Name:
Hangul:스토브리그
Rr:Seutobeurigeu
Lk:Stove League
Genre:Sports drama
Developer:Han Jung-hwan
Director:Jung Dong-yoon
Opentheme:"Cue Sign" by Lee Won-suk
Music:Park Se-joon
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Num Episodes:16
Producer:Jo Eun-jung
Runtime:59–63 minutes
Company:Gill Pictures
Network:SBS TV

Hot Stove League[1] is a South Korean television series that aired on SBS TV from December 13, 2019, to February 14, 2020.[2] [3] The series stars Namkoong Min, Park Eun-bin, Oh Jung-se, and Jo Byeong-kyu. It revolves around a baseball team named Dreams, which has been the worst in the league for four consecutive years.

Hot Stove League received critical acclaim and several awards, including Best Drama at the 56th Baeksang Arts Awards.[4] Namkoong won his first Grand Prize (Daesang) at the 28th SBS Drama Awards.

Synopsis

The Dreams are a Korean professional baseball team that have placed last in the league for the past four seasons. When their general manager steps down, the team hires Baek Seung-soo, who has managed several championship winning sports teams, as his replacement, despite Seung-soo having zero experience with managing a baseball team. Facing shrinking budgets, infighting between the coaching staff and a team deeply set in their ways, Seung-soo uses his outsider's insight and the help of operations manager Se-young and Jae-hee to upend the Dreams' culture in a bid to create a championship winning team, despite the looming fact that every team he has managed before has folded after winning the championship.

Cast

Main

The new general manager of the Dreams who was hired despite having zero experience managing a baseball team. He has a "golden resume", leading wrestling, ice hockey and handball teams to championships, but they all end up folding afterwards due to circumstances outside his control. He doesn't have a particularly nice personality but he is determined to make the team the best in the league.

The Dreams' operations manager. She is the only female manager in the league and is very passionate about her team despite their poor fortunes. Though she has been working in this field for ten years, she never gives up.

The president of the team and a junior managing director with Jaesong Group, which owns the Dreams, and the nephew of its chairman. He plans to shut down the Dreams as it is unprofitable, and hires Baek Seung-soo to help him do so, but soon comes into conflict with him when Seung-soo puts real effort into making the team successful.

Se-young's co-worker at the operations team. He got the job through his connections, but as time goes by he shows his passion for the team and works hard. It is suggested that the reason for his change in attitude is because he likes Se-young.

Supporting

Dreams office

Dreams players

Dreams coaching staff

Baseball officials

Others

Special appearances

Production

The series is based on Lee Shin-hwa's screenplay, which was one of the winners in the 2H 2016 MBC Drama Screenplay Contest (Miniseries Category).[9]

Namkoong Min and Park Eun-bin previously worked together as second leads in Hur Jun, The Original Story (2013).[10]

The first script reading took place in September 2019.[11]

Munhak Baseball Stadium, home stadium of the South Korean professional baseball team SK Wyverns who gave their support to the series, served as a filming location and was used in one teaser poster.[12] [13] Scenes taking place in California were filmed in Hawaii.[14]

After episodes 10 and 11 were divided into three parts instead of two, viewers expressed their discontent concerning the advertisements on the program's website.[15]

Following the success of the drama, the cast and crew went on a four-day reward vacation to Saipan on February 17, 2020.[16]

Original soundtrack

Hot Stove League OST
Type:Soundtrack
Artist:Various artists
Released:20 December 2019–31 January 2020
Genre:Soundtrack
Label:Blending Co., Ltd.
SBS Content Hub Co., Ltd.

Part 5

Viewership

+ Average TV viewership ratings
PartOriginal broadcast dateTitle[17] Average audience share
(AGB Nielsen)[18]
NationwideSeoul
11December 13, 2019My Name Is Baek Seung-soo And I'm the General Manager
(Korean: 단장 백승수입니다)
25.5% 5.8%
21December 14, 2019I am Going to Trade Lim Dong-gyu
(Korean: 임동규 선수를 트레이드하겠습니다)		5.5%
27.8% 8.3%
31December 20, 2019It's a Team That's Bad at Baseball and Also Without a Future
(Korean: 야구는 제일 못하는데, 미래도 없는 팀)		7.3% 8.3%
29.6% 10.3%
41December 21, 2019I'd Say It's an Unprecedented Scouting Scandal of a Professional Team
(Korean: 전례 없는 프로팀 스카우트 비리가 아닐까 싶습니다)		8.2% 8.5%
211.4% 11.9%
51December 27, 2019Do You Want to Make a Bet? Let's See Who Is Laughing When We Arrive In Korea
(Korean: 내기하실까요, 귀국길에 웃는 게 누군지?)		9.6% 10.1%
212.4% 12.9%
61January 3, 2020Did You Bring Someone Problematic From America?
(Korean: 미국에서 뭐 문제 있는 애 데리고 왔어?)		11.6% 13.1%
214.1% 15.4%
71January 4, 2020Cut a Little Bit Larger
(Korean: 삭감 폭이 좀 큽니다)		11.3% 12.5%
213.8% 15.1%
81January 10, 2020How Much Do You Want?
(Korean: 얼마를 받아야 되는 겁니까)		12.2% 13.7%
214.9% 16.3%
91January 11, 2020Thank You For Letting Me Dream For A Brief Moment, Baek Seung-soo
(Korean: 잠시나마 꿈을 꾸게 해줘서 감사합니다, 백승수씨)		11.8% 13.2%
215.5% 17.0%
101January 17, 2020Are We Evil?
(Korean: 우리가 적폐입니까?)		12.9% 14.1%
215.5% 16.6%
317.0% 18.4%
111January 18, 2020What Difference Does It Make If I Bring Them In?
(Korean: 얘네들 데려오면 뭐가 달라져?)		10.7% 11.6%
213.5% 14.5%
316.5% 18.1%
121January 31, 2020Lim Dong-gyu VS Kang Doo-gi
(Korean: 임동규 대 강두기)		12.0% 13.0%
214.4% 15.2%
315.3% 15.5%
131February 1, 2020I Trust Him, I'm Going to Check Whether the Rumors are True or Not
(Korean: 믿지만 확인은 할 겁니다)		10.1% 11.2%
211.9% 12.9%
316.0% 17.4%
141February 7, 2020The Reason Why We Must Bring Back Lim Dong-gyu
(Korean: 임동규를 다시 데려와야 하는 이유)		13.2% 14.4%
215.1% 15.8%
316.6% 17.2%
151February 8, 2020I'm Trying To Protect The Dreams At All Costs
(Korean: 어떻게든 드림즈를 지키려고 합니다)		10.6% 11.6%
213.6% 14.6%
316.8% 18.2%
161February 14, 2020The Best Is For Sale
(Korean: 최선은 매각입니다)		14.8% 15.8%
217.2% 18.3%
3
Average
SpecialDecember 7, 2019Hot Stove League Scout Report
(Korean: 스토브리그 스카우트 리포트)		2.6% rowspan=3
SpecialFebruary 15, 2020Hot Stove League Final Report
(Korean: 스토브리그 파이널 리포트)		3.9%
5.8%

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryRecipientResultRef.
2020The 241st PD Award of the Month PD of the MonthJeong Dong-yoon[19]
Lee Shin-hwa
56th Baeksang Arts AwardsBest DramaStove League[20]
Best Director (TV)Jeong Dong-yoon
Best Actor (TV)Namkoong Min
Best Screenplay (TV)Lee Shin-hwa
47th Korean Broadcasting AwardsBest Drama TVStove League[21] [22]
Best ArtLee Yong-tak
15th Seoul International Drama AwardsBest Mini-SeriesStove League[23] [24]
Outstanding Korean Drama
Best DirectorJeong Dong-yoon
Best Picture (Drama)Stove League[25] [26]
Best ActorNamkoong Min
Best ActressPark Eun-bin
Best LightingChoi Jong-geun
14th Media AwardsExcellence Award in a Terrestrial Content DramaStove League[27]
SBS Drama AwardsGrand Prize (Daesang)Namkoong Min[28]
Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama Oh Jung-se
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Genre/Action Drama Park Eun-bin
Best Character Award, Actor Oh Jung-se
Best Supporting ActorJo Han-sun
Best Supporting Team Stove League
Best New Actor Jo Byung-gyu
Ha Do-kwon
202125th Asian Television AwardsBest Drama SeriesStove League[29]
7th APAN Star AwardsTop Excellent Actor in a MiniseriesNamkoong Min[30] [31]
Excellent Actress in a MiniseriesPark Eun-bin
Best Supporting ActorOh Jung-se
Best WriterLee Shin Hwa
SBS CommendationAudience satisfaction targetStove League[32]
33rd Korea PD AwardsBest word for drama Stove League[33]
Talented actorNamkoong Min
WorldFest-Houston International Film FestivalPlatinum Remi for TV seriesStove League[34]

See also

Notes and References

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