Hot Stove League (TV series)

For the baseball term, see Hot stove league.
Hot Stove League
Promotional poster
Hangul
스토브리그
Literal meaningStove League
Revised RomanizationSeutobeurigeu
GenreSports drama
Developed byHan Jung-hwan
Written byLee Shin-hwa
Directed byJung Dong-yoon
Starring
Music byPark Se-joon
Opening theme"Cue Sign" by Lee Won-suk
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
  • Hong Sung-chang
  • Park Min-yeop
ProducerJo Eun-jung
Production locations
Running time59–63 minutes
Production companyGill Pictures
Original release
NetworkSBS TV
ReleaseDecember 13, 2019 (2019-12-13) –
February 14, 2020 (2020-02-14)
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Hot Stove League[1] (Korean: 스토브리그) 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.

  1. ^ [스토브 리그] 1차 티저 '야구 드라마? 돌직구 오피스 드라마가 온다!' / Hot Stove League Teaser ver.1. YouTube. SBS Now. Archived from the original on December 3, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  2. ^ Jung, Hee-yeon (August 27, 2019). "SBS 측 "'스토브리그' 남궁민-박은빈 확정…'배가본드' 후속 편성" [공식입장]". Sports Donga (in Korean). Archived from the original on August 13, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2019.
  3. ^ Dong, Sun-hwa (December 26, 2019). "'Hot Stove League' hits home run with viewers". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on January 6, 2021. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  4. ^ MacDonald, Joan (June 5, 2020). "2020 Baeksang Arts Awards Honor The Best Korean Dramas And Films". Forbes. Archived from the original on June 5, 2020. Retrieved June 6, 2020.