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Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo: Season 1

16 episodes Premiered Nov 16, 2016 Updated Jul 27, 2026

Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo is a South Korean television series. The series is a comedy and drama. It is about a competitive swimmer who crosses paths with his childhood friend, a rising weight lifter.

Season overview

Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo is a South Korean television series. The series is a comedy and drama. It is about a competitive swimmer who crosses paths with his childhood friend, a rising weight lifter.

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1·E1 Mytharc

What Do We Do About the People We Hate?

Nov 16, 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.

S1·E2 Mytharc

When I Fall in Love With You

Nov 17, 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.

S1·E3 Core

Let It Go

Nov 23, 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.

S1·E4 Core

Her Double Life

Nov 24, 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.

S1·E5 Core

I'm Happy Because I'm a Woman

Nov 30, 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.

S1·E7 Core

Happy Birthday To

Dec 7, 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.

S1·E8 Core

The Wind is Blowing

Dec 8, 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.

S1·E9 Core

The Merits of a Secret Crush

Dec 14, 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.

S1·E10 Core

A Comma or a Period

Dec 15, 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.

S1·E11 Core

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

Dec 21, 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.

S1·E12 Core

Her Bucket List

Dec 22, 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.

S1·E13 Core

Round off Love, and It Becomes Jealousy

Dec 28, 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.

S1·E14 Core

This Girl Is Mine

Jan 4, 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.

S1·E15 Mytharc

That's How You Become an Adult

Jan 5, 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.

S1·E16 Mytharc

Spring, Youth and Us Again

Jan 11, 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.