One Win

One Win (Korean: 1승) is a 2023 South Korean sports drama film written, directed and produced by Shin Yeon-shick, and starring Song Kang-ho, Park Jeong-min and Jang Yoon-ju. It depicts the story of a volleyball coach who has never tasted success in his life, meets a women's volleyball team that only needs one win and takes on a challenge.^[2]

One Win
Theatrical release poster
Hangul	1승
Hanja	1勝
RR	1seung
MR	1sŭng
Directed by	Shin Yeon-shick
Written by	Shin Yeon-shick Cho Yoo-jin
Produced by	Shin Yeon-shick Kim Ji-hyung
Starring	Song Kang-ho Park Jeong-min Jang Yoon-ju
Cinematography	Choi Yong-jin
Edited by	Kim Jung-hoon
Music by	Mowg
Production company	Luz Y Sonidos
Distributed by	Kidari Studio [ko] Artist Company Zio Content
Release dates	January 27, 2023 (2023-01-27) (Rotterdam) December 4, 2024 (2024-12-04) (South Korea)
Running time	107 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean
Box office	US$1.9 million[1]

The film premiered at the 52nd International Film Festival Rotterdam on January 27, 2023.^[3] It was released theatrically on December 4, 2024.^[4]

Plot

Woo-jin, a former volleyball MVP player who is running a children's volleyball class on the brink of closure, is selected as the manager of the girls' volleyball team 'Pink Storm' just before the disbandment. According to the manager's contract, Woo-jin only needs to win one game. Winning just one game would not be a problem for Woo-jin, but Pink Storm has only second-class players. Pink Storm's owner, Jeong-Won, sells promising players to other clubs and only recruits players that other clubs refuse to scout. Besides, if the Pink Storm wins even just once, Jeong-won promises to give 20 million won to one random audience. Thanks to this publicity, Pink Storm's popularity soared and the season finally started, but Pink Storm continues to lose. Woo-jin slowly but surely begins to change the team. The Pink Storm, which consists of abandoned players, is about whether or not it will be able to achieve 'one win'.^[5]

Cast

• Song Kang-ho as Kim Woo-jin^[6]
• Park Jeong-min as Kang Jeong-won^[7]
• Jang Yoon-ju as Bang Soo-ji^[8]
• Park Myung-hoon as captain of Pink Storm
• Lee Min-ji as Yuki^[9]
• Na Hyun-woo as Bang Soo-ji's husband^[10]
• Lee Sook-ja as commentator
• Han Yoo-mi as opponent team player
• Jo Jung-suk as coach^[11]
• Kim Yeon-koung as a rookie volleyball player^[12]
• Shin Jin-sik as opponent team manager
• Kim Se-jin as opponent team manager

Production

Filming began in November 2020, and concluded in February 2021.^[13][14]

Release

The film was invited to the Big Screen Competition section at 52nd International Film Festival Rotterdam, where it had its world premiere on January 27, 2023.^[3][15]