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Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-Joo

★ 8.3 17K votes 2016–2017 1 season · 16 episodes Ended MBC
K-dramaKorean drama storytelling: emotional arcs, romance beats and format traditions.This show: 10/10Feel-goodReliably uplifting television that leaves you lighter than it found you.This show: 8/10WholesomeKindness and decency at the core, with barely a trace of cynicism.This show: 8/10Coming of ageGrowing up as the central arc.This show: 8/10Love storyA love story as the engine of the show, not a side plot.This show: 8/10SportsAthletic competition and the world around it.This show: 7/10School & campusSchools and universities as the primary world.This show: 7/10Romantic yearningThe will-they-won't-they ache as the main draw.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Lee Sung-kyungNam Joo-hyukLee Jae-yoonCho Hye-jungLee Joo-youngJang Young-nam
Starring
Lee Sung-kyungNam Joo-hyukLee Jae-yoonCho Hye-jungLee Joo-youngJang Young-nam
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About

"A gym-set romance that respects female strength"

Kim Bok-Joo is a college weightlifter chasing Olympic dreams while juggling friendship, first love, and pressure to shrink herself to fit conventional ideas of femininity. The show is a breezy, big-hearted campus comedy that never mocks its heroine's strength, instead celebrating it. Expect goofy training montages, awkward flirting, and a slow-burn romance with a swimmer neighbor, all wrapped in warm, unpretentious humor. It's easygoing rather than intense, carried by a likable cast and genuine affection for its underdog characters, making it more comfort watch than nail-biter.

Watch it for

a refreshingly body-positive romance that treats athletic strength as charm, not a flaw

Maybe skip if

you want high-stakes drama rather than a gentle, slice-of-life romantic comedy

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All Seasons

Season 12016
8.32K166h 59m
A rising weight lifting star crosses paths with a childhood friend, a competitive swimmer, and realizes that she has a secret crush on his cousin.
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
1What Do We Do About The People We Hate?7.4
154
2When I Fall in Love With You7.6
128
3Let It Go7.8
119
4Her Double Life8.5
109
5I'm Happy to be a Woman8.4
108
6Long Tails Either Get Caught or Stepped On8.1
113
7Happy Birthday to8.1
112
8The Wind is Blowing8.3
114
9The Merits of a Secret Crush8.5
112
10A Comma or a Period8.5
10760 min
11It's the End, It's Not the End8.7
11559 min
12Her Bucket List8.7
12659 min
13Round off Love, and It Becomes Jealousy8.6
11159 min
14This Girl Is Mine8.7
12761 min
15That's How You Became an Adult8.7
11562 min
16Spring, Youth, and Us Again8.8
13759 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Lee Sung-kyung Kim Bok-joo
Nam Joo-hyuk Jung Joon Hyung
Lee Jae-yoon Jeong Jae-yi
Cho Hye-jung Jung Nan-hee
Lee Joo-young Lee Soon-ok
Jang Young-nam Coach Choi Seong-eun
Kang Ki-young Kim Dae-ho
Choi Moo-sung Coach Yoon Deok-man
Ahn Kil-kang Kim Chang-gul
Ji Il-joo Jo Tae-kwon

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