Kim Yun-a, Ryu Hyun-jin and Lee Seung-yeop are athletes. Everybody has heard about them more than ten times. They received many awards in their events, and they are top of their realm. They are trendsetters, and there are some dramas which were motivated by these athletes.
“2009 Baseball” was motivated by a popular belief that baseball is a science, a psychology and life. This drama’s topic is baseball. However, it doesn’t talk about baseball. It intends to be a human drama about each player’s life story. “Triple” is a simple drama about a beautiful yet strong-willed young lady. “Dream” is a story about a hero who has a bitter past. He recovers his bitter memory by the grace of his friends. Moreover, he does everything that he can and finally succeeds.
Some sports move into the limelight and become popular, these dramas also attain popularity. “2009 Baseball” is a typical case. It obtained popularity because Korea won in the semifinals in the World Baseball Classic (WBC). Many people gained interest in baseball, so this drama is in the limelight. “Triple” was in the limelight because figure skater Kim Yun-a won a victory in the World Figure Skating Championships.’ Also, she won the title in the Four Continents Championships’ individual routine and set a new world record.
A sports drama is usually televised when the topic of the sports drama’s event becomes popular. Of course, it can be ready-made, but it is televised after the sport becomes popular. It can be mistrusted so easily. Actually, these dramas were criticized because sports athletes attained popularity, and then the TV station televised the dramas.
If athletes do well, those sports and athletes obtain popularity. Then, related dramas are created. After that, most people watch those sports dramas and gain interest in those sports. Finally, they might attend a live event. This situation repeats forever. Similarly, society and dramas interact infinitely.