Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo
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Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo

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8.5 / 10
2016
1 season
16 episodes
ComedyDrama

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.

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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.

  • What Do We Do About the People We Hate?

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

    7.4
    16-11-201661m

    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.

  • When I Fall in Love With You

    2.When I Fall in Love With You

    10.0
    17-11-201660m

    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.

  • Let It Go

    3.Let It Go

    23-11-201659m

    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.

  • Her Double Life

    4.Her Double Life

    24-11-201659m

    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.

  • I'm Happy Because I'm a Woman

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

    30-11-201659m

    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.

  • Long Tails Either Get Caught or Get Stepped on

    6.Long Tails Either Get Caught or Get Stepped on

    01-12-201663m

    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.

  • Happy Birthday To

    7.Happy Birthday To

    07-12-201660m

    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.

  • The Wind is Blowing

    8.The Wind is Blowing

    08-12-201661m

    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.

  • The Merits of a Secret Crush

    9.The Merits of a Secret Crush

    14-12-201660m

    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.

  • A Comma or a Period

    10.A Comma or a Period

    15-12-201660m

    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.

  • It's the End, It's Not the End

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

    21-12-201659m

    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.

  • Her Bucket List

    12.Her Bucket List

    22-12-201659m

    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.

  • Round off Love, and It Becomes Jealousy

    13.Round off Love, and It Becomes Jealousy

    28-12-201659m

    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.

  • This Girl Is Mine

    14.This Girl Is Mine

    04-01-201762m

    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.

  • That's How You Become an Adult

    15.That's How You Become an Adult

    05-01-201762m

    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.

  • Spring, Youth and Us Again

    16.Spring, Youth and Us Again

    11-01-201759m

    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.

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