

Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo
역도요정 김복주
Bok Joo is a weightlifter who is pursuing her dream of winning the gold medal but she then finds romance for the first time in her life. While she is a woman who trains with heavy steel weights, she is also very feminine when it comes to relationships. Focusing solely on weightlifting would jeopardize her relationship but leaving her weightlifting career for love would keep her from attaining her dreams. Can she find a way to have love as well as glory at the age of 20? The characters within this drama are elite athletes in weightlifting, swimming and rhythmic gymnastics who work hard to reach their goals in life. It covers their coming-of-age stories and relationships through hectic life. (Source: MBC) ~~ Inspired by the life of South Korean Olympic weightlifter gold-medalist Jang Mi Ran.
Episode 1: Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo Episode 1
Have I seen you before? You look familiar... When Bok-joo's lucky t-shirt that won her the gold medal went missing, she believed that it was the gymnasts who did it and gets into an argument with them... (Source: Kocowa)
Episode 2: Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo Episode 2
Great seeing you again! See you later, Chubs! Jun-hyung has been getting a kick out of calling Bok-joo "Chubs" and watching her reaction. Si-ho comes back from Tae-rung and tries to rekindle her relationship with Jun-hyung, but he rejects her. (Source: Kocowa)
Episode 3: Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo Episode 3
Did you get in a fight because of me? In order to get close to Jae-yi, Bok-joo tries to sign up for his weight loss clinic and is dissapointed when she reads the sign-up cost on the pamphlet. On the other hand, Jun-hyung keeps pestering Bok-joo, who is trying to be the 1st to climb the mountain to win the prize. (Source: Kocowa)
Episode 4: Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo Episode 4
Your hairpin is very pretty. It looks great on you. After seeing Jae-yi, Bok-joo starts to show an interest in hairpin accessories that were being sold on the street. Shi-ho saw Jun-hyung and Bok-joo fighting over a lunch plate and gets jealous and goes over to link arms with her on purpose. Meanwhile, Jun-hyung goes to visit his brother at the clinic and runs into Bok-joo... (Source: Kocowa)
Episode 5: Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo Episode 5
Do you really like my brother that much? Jun-hyung finds out about Bok-joo's secret and uses it to tease her and treats like a slave. Her friends find it strange that Bok-joo is just taking his bullying. But after finding out Bok-joo's real feelings towards Jae-yi, Jun-hyung gives her a helping hand by telling her things about Jae-yi. (Source: Kocowa)
Episode 6: Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo Episode 6
Why are you going to a weight loss clinic? Jun-hyung is supportive of Bok-joo's relationship. Bok-joo finds out about Jun-hyung's trauma and they slowly get to know each other. But Bok-joo gets an offer to switch over to a different weight class and tries to gain weight by special training... (Source: Kocowa)
Episode 7: Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo Episode 7
I like you…Doctor… Bok-joo gets caught for going to the weight loss clinic and gets in trouble. When Jun-hyung realizes this, he goes to try to find her. Sung-eun learns the truth behind her visits to the weight loss clinic and comforts her… Bok-joo buys a plant for Jae-yi and heads to the clinic... (Source: Kocowa)
Episode 8: Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo Episode 8
When will love return… Bok-joo tells Jae-yi that she's going to study abroad and that she can't go to the clinic anymore… Shi-ho doesn't like seeing Bok-joo and Jun-hyung acting close so she keeps pushing her feelings towards him. On the other hand, Bok-joo gets surprised when she finds that Jae-yi is on his way to her school. (Source: Kocowa)
Episode 9: Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo Episode 9
Did you have a crush on me in the past? Bok-joo finally gets caught by Jae-yi that she's a weightlifter at Haneul University. Jae-yi asks Jun-hyung why a weightlifter would need to come to a weight loss clinic. On the other hand, Bok-joo gets herself together and goes to the national championship and meets Jae-yi. (Source: Kocowa)
Episode 10: Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo Episode 10
Why are you making me worry about you? Jun-hyung gets mad at Jae-yi who came to see the Bok-joo at the competition. Jae-yi decides to meet Bok-joo after hearing how she felt about him. Bok-joo disappears and Jun-hyung tries to go find her once again... (Source: Kocowa)
Episode 11: Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo Episode 11
I think I'm doing that… Dating. Chang-gul gives Bok-joo the freedom to do what she wants after hearing that she doesn't want to lift weights anymore. Jun-hyung finds Bok-joo and spends time with her and learns that he likes her more than as a friend… (Source: Kocowa)
Episode 12: Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo Episode 12
Why? Is your heart racing?After finding Bok-joo's bucket list, Jun-hyung goes to the amusement park with Bok-joo. Bok-joo's heart starts to race after sharing special moments with Jun-hyung. Meanwhile, Jae-yi coincidentally runs into Hwan-hee while drinking... (Source: Kocowa)
Episode 13: Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo Episode 13
Why are you so mad? Bok-joo and Jun-hyung start dating after they confirm their feelings for each other. Coming back from her date with Jun-hyung, Bok-joo finds Shi-ho lying on the ground. Meanwhile, Bok-joo starts to feel odd after seeing Jun-hyung and Shi-ho together at the hospital...(Source: Kocowa)
Episode 14: Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo Episode 14
Don't betray us first, Kim Bok-joo. Bok-joo asks Jun-hyung to keep their relationship private for awhile because she doesn't want to betray her friends Nan-hee and Sun-ok. On the other hand, Jun-hyung buys medicine for Bok-joo who is sick and sneaks her into her dorm room... (Source: Kocowa)
Episode 15: Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo Episode 15
It hurts more than when she abandoned me. Jun-hyung is shocked to find out the real reason his mom came to Korea and runs away from home. Bok-joo gets news that she has been accepted into Taerung as a member of the national team. (Source: Kocowa)
Episode 16: Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo Episode 16
Do you realize that I only have eyes for you? Bok-joo starts to feel anxious after arriving at Taerung when she couldn't reach Jun-hyung. Jae-yi goes to find Ah-young and confesses his feelings towards her. Meanwhile, Tae-kwon suspects begin to suspect Jun-hyung's activities... (Source: Kocowa)
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Original Title
역도요정 김복주
Country
🇰🇷 South Korea
Network
MBC
Content Rating
15+ - Teens 15 or older
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