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 who teaches a children's volleyball class on the brink of closure, is hired as the manager of the girls' volleyball team Pink Storm just before disbandment. According to his contract, Woo-jin only needs to win one game, which isn't a problem for him but his team has only second-class players. Pink Storm's owner Jeong-Won sells promising players to other clubs and only recruits players whom other clubs refuse to scout. And if the team wins even once, Jeong-won promises to give 20 million won to one random spectator. Thanks to this publicity, Pink Storm see its popularity soar and the season finally starts, but the team continues to lose. Woo-jin slowly but surely begins to change the team. Pink Storm, which consists of abandoned players, is about whether it can get "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]