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Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo

Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo (2016)

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  • 8.5/10 · 965
  • TV-PG
  • Nov 16, 2016
  • 1h 5m
  • 1 season · 16 episodes
  • Korean, Spanish
  • Ended

A competitive swimmer crosses paths with his childhood friend, a rising weight lifting star, and realizes that she has a secret crush on his cousin.

Creator
Yang Hui-seung, Oh Hyun-jong, Kim Soo-jin
Starring
Lee Sung-kyung, Nam Joo-hyuk, Lee Jae-yoon, Gyeong Su-jin
Network
MBC
Country
South Korea

Seasons

Season 1 · 16 episodes

  1. 1. What Do We Do About the People We Hate?

    Nov 16, 2016 · 1h 1m · ★ 7.4

    One day Bok-joo, the star of the weightlifting club at her sports university, runs into Joon-hyung, a swimmer who is weak under pressure.

  2. 2. When I Fall in Love With You

    Nov 17, 2016 · 1h · ★ 10.0

    After Joon-hyung saves Bok-joo when she falls into the pool, they realize they were friends in childhood. Joon-hyung comments on Bok-joo's weight.

  3. 3. Let It Go

    Nov 23, 2016 · 59m

    Bok-joo visits Jae-yi's weight loss clinic but worries about the price. She then hears about a mountain climbing contest with a big prize.

  4. 4. Her Double Life

    Nov 24, 2016 · 59m

    Bok-joo pays the clinic fees and gets an examination, but is warned not to overdo it. Bok-joo wants to thank Jae-yi for lending her his umbrella.

  5. 5. I'm Happy Because I'm a Woman

    Nov 30, 2016 · 59m

    Joon-hyung runs into Bok-joo when he visits Jae-yi at the clinic. Bok-joo hides the truth from Jae-yi and explains that they are just old classmates.

  6. 6. Long Tails Either Get Caught or Get Stepped on

    Dec 1, 2016 · 1h 3m

    Bok-joo is delighted to get a ride from Jae-yi after the concert. While Joon-hyung is in counseling he recalls an incident from his childhood.

  7. 7. Happy Birthday To

    Dec 7, 2016 · 1h

    Bok-joo's coach and manager find out she is going to a weight loss clinic and tell her father, who is furious. Bok-joo tries to apologize.

  8. 8. The Wind is Blowing

    Dec 8, 2016 · 1h 1m

    Shi-ho snatches Bok-joo's phone away while she is speaking with Joon-hyung. Bok-joo sleeps in a different room after finding out about the diary.

  9. 9. The Merits of a Secret Crush

    Dec 14, 2016 · 1h

    Jae-yi sees Bok-joo while he is at the university. Joon-hyung tries to cover for her, but Bok-joo confesses to Jae-yi that she is a weightlifter.

  10. 10. A Comma or a Period

    Dec 15, 2016 · 1h

    Joon-hyung criticizes Jae-yi after he shows up at a weightlifting competition to cheer Bok-joo on, not knowing she doesn't want to be seen like that.

  11. 11. It's the End, It's Not the End

    Dec 21, 2016 · 59m

    After Bok-joo's disappearance in the aftermath of Coach Choi's firing, she shows up and tells her father she wants to quit weightlifting.

  12. 12. Her Bucket List

    Dec 22, 2016 · 59m

    Bok-joo is taken aback at the sight of Shi-ho stuffing her face but keeps it from Joon-hyung. Joon-hyung invites Bok-joo to an amusement park.

  13. 13. Round off Love, and It Becomes Jealousy

    Dec 28, 2016 · 59m

    Joon-hyung and Bok-joo are now a couple after letting each other know how they feel. Joon-hyung doesn't notice a call from Shi-ho.

  14. 14. This Girl Is Mine

    Jan 4, 2017 · 1h 2m

    Love is in the air as another secret relationship comes out into the open. Bok-joo is nervous after Nan-hee's stern warning to her friends.

  15. 15. That's How You Become an Adult

    Jan 5, 2017 · 1h 2m

    Joon-hyung is reunited with his mother. The next day he goes back home to retrieve some childhood photos and overhears something that shocks him.

  16. 16. Spring, Youth and Us Again

    Jan 11, 2017 · 59m

    Joon-hyung goes to the hospital to see Chang-gul, who asks him to hide the operation from Bok-joo so she can focus on her training.

Cast

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Details

Original title
역도요정 김복주
First aired
Nov 16, 2016
Last aired
Jan 11, 2017
Status
Ended
Languages
Korean, Spanish
Production
Chorokbaem Media
Keywords
college, friendship, sports, romcom, romance, bromance, weightlifting, inspiring, romantic drama

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