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.

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Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo Season 1 released on November 16, 2016.

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S01E01 Aired November 16, 2016

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.

S01E02 Aired November 17, 2016

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.

S01E03 Aired November 23, 2016

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.

S01E04 Aired November 24, 2016

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.

S01E05 Aired November 30, 2016

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.

S01E06 Aired December 01, 2016

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.

S01E07 Aired December 07, 2016

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.

S01E08 Aired December 08, 2016

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.

S01E09 Aired December 14, 2016

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.

S01E10 Aired December 15, 2016

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.

S01E11 Aired December 21, 2016

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.

S01E12 Aired December 22, 2016

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.

S01E13 Aired December 28, 2016

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.

S01E14 Aired January 04, 2017

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.

S01E15 Aired January 05, 2017

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.

S01E16 Aired January 11, 2017

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.