Premiere Watch: Mental Coach Jegal

14 September 11, 2022

by missvictrix

Time slot: Monday-Tuesday
Broadcaster: tvN
Genre: Drama, sports
Episode count: 16

Reasons to watch: For someone with zero interest in sports, I find myself always loving dramaland’s sports dramas — probably because they’re so character-rich, and so much about hard work and overcoming. And, in the case of Mental Coach Jegal, about finding your true path in life. The healing sports drama stars the ever-adorable Jung Woo as a taekwondo national athlete turned coach, and Lee Yumi plays a young ice skater who needs some coaching. With old rivalries, new bonds, and — hopefully — a bunch of heart-bursting goodness in between, I am hoping that this drama will be a delightful surprise. Oh, and that Kwon Yul will be able to showcase more of his awesome acting than just scowling and being mean to our heroes.

TL;DR: Jung Woo, cute healing vibes, could be a hidden gem

Required fields are marked *

1 miss h

September 11, 2022 at 10:58 AM

I do like Jung Woo, so I'll give it a try but not overly excited by it. It probably should have been 12 episodes.

Required fields are marked *

missvictrix

September 11, 2022 at 11:04 AM

I concur!

Required fields are marked *

2 Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️

September 11, 2022 at 11:35 AM

Hoping this will be like Hot stove league getting to see the character development.

Required fields are marked *

OldLawyer

September 11, 2022 at 12:14 PM

STOVE LEAGUE may have been the inspiration for this one. I am sure this is much more about the people than the sports.

Required fields are marked *

JillofAllTrades

September 12, 2022 at 11:58 AM

I tried to watch that but could not watch even one episode. Realized you need to at least know the basic rules of the sport to enjoy a sport drama.

Required fields are marked *

Reply1988 -❣️Mother Bean❣️

September 12, 2022 at 12:57 PM

That’s a shame I dont know anything about baseball apart from that it’s Rounders on speed and I just watched for the characters and the underdog story line. A lot of dramas are the same story, different setting. I know nothing and don't want to know about US politics but loved loved loved West wing for the team.

Required fields are marked *

JillofAllTrades

September 12, 2022 at 1:06 PM

I grew up watching cricket and tennis! And baseball never attracted me. I started it because it had Nan Goong Min and Park Eun Bin. (I liked her since I saw her in Hello my twenties) But I really could not get past the initial phase.

Required fields are marked *

Elinor, Team Glasses team co-captain

September 12, 2022 at 1:45 PM

That's probably more true for baseball than for many other sports because it's impossible to figure out the rules of the game just by watching a little of it (or even a lot of it). I love baseball and baseball-themed movies and series but have had to spend many hours explaining the rules just so friends could 'get' a few minutes of a movie. But cricket is equally flummoxing if you're not from a country where it's widely played!

Required fields are marked *

JillofAllTrades

September 12, 2022 at 2:03 PM

Agree! Unlike football where the simplest stuff is try to put that ball in other party's goalpost. :-D

But you got it absolutely right, I grew up with cricket crazy parents and which meant I learnt a lot of obscure rules (and there are many in cricket :-D ) and it was fun watching some of them used for a good storytelling while watching a cricket based film or TV.

Required fields are marked *

3 Unit

September 11, 2022 at 12:40 PM

Park Se-young!

Required fields are marked *

4 Jezz

September 11, 2022 at 3:31 PM

Legal streaming for Mental Coach Jegal: Viki

Required fields are marked *

5 knewbie

September 11, 2022 at 11:00 PM

Since this is written by Kim Ban-di of Angry Mom and Special Labour Inspector Jo fame, I think the show is going to be mainly about abuses and other forms of corruption in sports.