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Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-Joo

★ 8.3 18K 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

Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.

All Seasons

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Season 12016
8.22K167h 58m
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
158—
▶2When I Fall in Love With You7.6
132—
▶3Let It Go7.8
123—
▶4Her Double Life7.8
11359 min
▶5I'm Happy to be a Woman7.8
111—
▶6Long Tails Either Get Caught or Stepped On8.1
116—
▶7Happy Birthday to8.1
115—
▶8The Wind is Blowing8.3
117—
▶9The Merits of a Secret Crush8.5
115—
▶10A Comma or a Period8.0
11060 min
▶11It's the End, It's Not the End8.7
11859 min
▶12Her Bucket List8.7
12959 min
▶13Round off Love, and It Becomes Jealousy8.5
11459 min
▶14This Girl Is Mine8.6
13061 min
▶15That's How You Became an Adult8.7
11862 min
▶16Spring, Youth, and Us Again8.8
14059 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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