Season 1

Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-jooSeason 1

2016
16 Episodes

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.

Episodes

What Do We Do About the People We Hate?
S01E01
7.4

What Do We Do About the People We Hate?

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.

16 Nov 201661m
When I Fall in Love With You
S01E02
10.0

When I Fall in Love With You

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.

17 Nov 201660m
Let It Go
S01E03

Let It Go

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.

23 Nov 201659m
Her Double Life
S01E04

Her Double Life

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.

24 Nov 201659m
I'm Happy Because I'm a Woman
S01E05

I'm Happy Because I'm a Woman

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.

30 Nov 201659m
Long Tails Either Get Caught or Get Stepped on
S01E06

Long Tails Either Get Caught or Get Stepped on

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.

01 Dec 201663m
Happy Birthday To
S01E07

Happy Birthday To

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.

07 Dec 201660m
The Wind is Blowing
S01E08

The Wind is Blowing

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.

08 Dec 201661m
The Merits of a Secret Crush
S01E09

The Merits of a Secret Crush

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.

14 Dec 201660m
A Comma or a Period
S01E10

A Comma or a Period

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.

15 Dec 201660m
It's the End, It's Not the End
S01E11

It's the End, It's Not the End

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.

21 Dec 201659m
Her Bucket List
S01E12

Her Bucket List

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.

22 Dec 201659m
Round off Love, and It Becomes Jealousy
S01E13

Round off Love, and It Becomes Jealousy

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.

28 Dec 201659m
This Girl Is Mine
S01E14

This Girl Is Mine

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.

04 Jan 201762m
That's How You Become an Adult
S01E15

That's How You Become an Adult

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.

05 Jan 201762m
Spring, Youth and Us Again
S01E16

Spring, Youth and Us Again

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.

11 Jan 201759m