A Head Coach's Turnover

A Head Coach's Turnover is a 2025 South Korean sports comedy television series written by Kim Dam, directed by Hyun Sol-ip, and starring Park Sung-woong and Park Soo-oh. The series follows a struggling pro-basketball coach who teams up with his own online troll to improve the team. It premiered on MBC TV on May 23, and ended on May 24, 2025, at 22:00.

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Synopsis

Due to subpar team performance, Maeng Gong, a professional basketball coach, is in danger of being fired. Reluctantly, he joins forces with his devoted online troll, Go Hwa-jin, a senior in high school, in an attempt to save his team. They work together to overcome unforeseen obstacles on and off the court, resulting in a number of amusing and surprising scenarios. The two gain fresh insights on cooperation, competition, and personal development as their unlikely alliance grows.

Cast and characters

Main

Park Sung-woong as Maeng Gong
Park Soo-oh as Go Hwa-jin

Supporting

Big Pandas players

as Kang Woo-seung
as Park Jun-hyeok
Oh Hyun-joong as Kim Min-woo
Kang Hee-gu as Yoo Jin-gi
as Choi Jung-hyeop
Dale Anthony Samuels as Chess

Big Pandas coaching staff

Son Sang-gyu as Coach Bae
Choi Byung-mo as Director Choi

Hwa-jin's family

Cha Bin as Go Woo-jin

Staff of another team

as Director Lee
Woo Ji-won as Coach Woo

Production and release

In February 2025, both Park Sung-woong and Park Sang-hoon were confirmed to star in the series. Scheduled to air in the first of 2025, it is written by Kim Dam and directed by Hyun Sol-ip. Notably, the script won the Grand Prize at the 2024 MBC Drama Script Contest where it was praised for its "strong character dynamics and dialogue". The drama is produced by iWill Media and was developed under the planning supervision of Kang Dae-seon. It aired on May 23 and 24, 2025, at 22:00 as part of MBC's two-episode Friday–Saturday drama lineup and also available for streaming on Wavve and TVING in South Korea, and Kocowa in selected territories.