Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo — Season 1
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About this season
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 (16)
1. What Do We Do About the People We Hate?
7.4Aired 16 November 2016 • 61 min
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.
2. When I Fall in Love With You
10.0Aired 17 November 2016 • 60 min
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.
3. Let It Go
Aired 23 November 2016 • 59 min
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.
4. Her Double Life
Aired 24 November 2016 • 59 min
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.
5. I'm Happy Because I'm a Woman
Aired 30 November 2016 • 59 min
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.
6. Long Tails Either Get Caught or Get Stepped on
Aired 1 December 2016 • 63 min
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.
7. Happy Birthday To
Aired 7 December 2016 • 60 min
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.
8. The Wind is Blowing
Aired 8 December 2016 • 61 min
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.
9. The Merits of a Secret Crush
Aired 14 December 2016 • 60 min
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.
10. A Comma or a Period
Aired 15 December 2016 • 60 min
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.
11. It's the End, It's Not the End
Aired 21 December 2016 • 59 min
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.
12. Her Bucket List
Aired 22 December 2016 • 59 min
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.
13. Round off Love, and It Becomes Jealousy
Aired 28 December 2016 • 59 min
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.
14. This Girl Is Mine
Aired 4 January 2017 • 62 min
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.
15. That's How You Become an Adult
Aired 5 January 2017 • 62 min
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.
16. Spring, Youth and Us Again
Aired 11 January 2017 • 59 min
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.