Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo

Drama:  Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo
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Genre: Romance, Comedy, Sport
Director:Oh Hyun Jong 
ScreenWriter: Yang Hee Seung, Kim Soo Jin
Production Company: Chorokbaem Media
Chief Producer: Han Hee
Network:  MBC
Episodes: 16 
Release Date: 2016-Nov-16 to 2017-Jan-05
Runtime: Wednesday & Thursday 22:00
Language: Korean
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Country: South Korea

Synopsis

This drama is inspired by the life of South Korean Olympic weightlifter gold-medalist Jang Mi Ran and it’s about college athletes who fighting for their dreams and finding love.

Kim Bok Joo (Lee Sung Kyung) is a student in Hanwool College of Physical Education. She has shown strength like no other since she was a child as influenced by her former weight lifter father. She looks thoughtless at a first glance, but inside she’s as fragile as glass and has deep recognition.

Jung Joon Hyung (Nam Joo Hyuk) is Kim Bok Joo’s best friend. He is a born swimmer but ever since he was disqualified from his first international event, he suffers from ‘start trauma’. Along with Kim Bok Joo, he overcomes his troubles and finds his dream and love.

Song Shi Ho (Kyung Soo Jin) is a rhythm gymnast who also attends Hanwool College of Physical Education. She started gymnastics since she was 5 and won the Asian Games at the age of 18. She’s always been the best since then but mental pressure caused her to break up with Jung Joon Hyung and regret it.

Cast

Main Cast

Lee Sung Kyung as Kim Bok Joo
Nam Joo Hyuk as Jung Joon Hyung
Kyung Soo Jin as Song Shi Ho
Lee Jae Yoon as Jung Jae Yi

Weightlifting

Lee Joo Young as Lee Sun Ok
Jo Hye Jung as Jung Nan Hee
Oh Ui Shik as Bang Woon Ki
Choi Moo Sung as Yoon Duk Man
Jang Young Nam as Choi Sung Eun

Swimming and rhythmic gymnastics

Ji Il Joo as Jo Tae Kwon
Choi Woong as Kim Ki Suk
Ray Yang as Sung Yoo Hee

Bok Joo’s family

Ahn Kil Kang as Kim Chang Gul (Bok Joo’s father)
Kang Ki Young as Kim Dae Ho (Bok Joo’s uncle)

Joon Hyung’s family

Jung In Ki as Joon Hyung’s father
Lee Jung Eun as Joon Hyung’s mother

Others

Yoo Da In as Go Ah Young
Jo Soo Hyang as Soo Bin
Kim Jae Hyun
Z.Hera
Yoo Joon Hong
Moon Ji Yoon
Kim Woo Hyuk

Cameo

Lee Jong Suk

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