Baseball Girl

I. Introduction

Baseball Girl is a 2019 South Korean drama sports film written and directed by Choi Yoon-tae, starring Lee Joo-young, Lee Joon-hyuk, Yeom Hye-ran, Song Young-kyu and Kwak Dong-yeon. Principal photography began in January 2019 and filming ended in February, a period during which baseball players usually cannot train due to the cold weather, which made filming more difficult in addition to the small budget. It was released in theaters on June 18, 2020. The film had its world premiere at the 24th Busan International Film Festival on October 4, 2019 in the Korean Cinema Today - Panorama category.

II. Synopsis

Joo Soo-In (Lee Joo-Young) is a player on her high school baseball team. She is the only girl on the team and is talented as a baseball player. She is known as the genius baseball girl because of her talent. Joo Soo-In wants to continue to play baseball after she graduates from high. She struggles to join a professional baseball team.

III. Casting & Release

On November 16, 2018, Lee Joo-young was cast as the protagonist of Baseball Girl. On November 20, Lee Joon-hyuk's agency confirmed that the actor would be starring in the film, playing a high school baseball coach who helps Joo Soo-in achieve her dream. On November 28, Yeom Hye-ran joined the main cast in the role of Soo-in's mother. Kwak Dong-yeon was confirmed on January 4, 2019 for the role of a high school baseball player, followed by Lee Chae-eun on January 15 for the role of Soo-in's Japanese teacher.

Baseball Girl premiered at the 24th Busan International Film Festival on October 4, 2019 in the presence of director Choi Yoon-tae and actors Lee Joo-young, Lee Joon-hyuk and Yeom Hye-ran. GV screenings took place on October 4 and 5 at Lotte Cinema Centum City and a general screening was held on October 9 at Lotte Cinema Daeyoung. Tickets were sold out soon after they went on sale for both screenings. The film hit theaters on June 18, 2020.

IV. Cast

Pic	Name	Character
	Lee Joo-Young	Joo Soo-In
	Lee Joon-Hyuk	Choi Jin-Tae
	Yum Hye-Ran	Soo-In's mother
	Song Young-Kyu	Soo-In's father
	Kwak Dong-Yeon	Lee Jung-Ho

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VI. Movie

VII. OSTs

VIII. Reception

At the Busan International Film Festival, the media, critics and audience praised Lee Joo-young's acting as well as Soo-in's passion, her determination to keep running towards her dream and not giving up despite prejudice against her gender. Asian Movie Pulse has reviewd Baseball Girl as - Choi Yoon-tae has managed to make a very positive and socially relevant feature for his debut which takes the tropes familiar to the sports drama genre and weaves a story that is fully engrossing, keeping the audience rooting for Soo-in all through her journey. The feature’s message that it is never too late, or impossible, to follow your dreams and goals couldn’t be any clearer. Don’t wait around or have reservations; take up that sport, that musical instrument, that paintbrush or whatever it is that your heart has always desired and give in to it. It has gotten the scores of 9.3 on iQiyi, 7.7 on Mydramalist, & 6.5 on IMDB.

IX. Awards & Nominations