Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo is a 2016–2017 South Korean television series starring Lee Sung-kyung in the title role, with Nam Joo-hyuk. It is a coming-of-age sports drama, inspired by the life of Olympic gold-medalist Jang Mi-ran. It aired on MBC every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:00 from November 16, 2016, to January 11, 2017.
The series resonated with the young demographic; although it averaged 4.6% in audience share and received the lowest viewership ratings in its time-slot throughout its run, it gained a cult following among young viewers and received mostly favorable reviews.
Synopsis
Kim Bok joo, a young woman chasing her dream of weightlifting on an athletics college campus, develops a crush on her friend Jung Joon-Hyung's older brother, Jung Jae-Yi. At first, Joon Hyung teases her and goes along with her act, even helping her, but soon finds himself falling in love with her. This series is a coming-of-age story about a group of college athletes who are fighting for their dreams, experiencing and finding love in the process, and growing every step of the way.Cast
Main
- Lee Sung-kyung as Kim Bok-joo
- Nam Joo-hyuk as Jung Joon-hyung
- Lee Jae-yoon as Jung Jae-yi
- Kyung Soo-jin as Song Shi-ho
Supporting
Weightlifting team
- Cho Hye-jung as Jung Nan-hee, despite her strength is a very feminine girl who dreams of romance and always willing to spread happiness.
- Lee Joo-young as Lee Seon-ok, is direct, loves to eat, and does not show much affection but is loyal to her friends. She eventually "demonstrates" some potential interest in Tae-Kwon.
- Choi Moo-sung as Yoon Deok-man, Professor/Coach
- Jang Young-nam as Choi Sung-eun, Coach
- Oh Eui-shik as Bang Woon-ki, the Team Captain who had a newborn child with his girlfriend
- Lee Bit-na as Bitna, Bok-joo's junior
- Moon Ji-yoon as Sang Chul
- Jo Mi-nyeo
- Yoo Joon-hong
- Noh Yeong-joo
- Lee Ye-bin
Swimming team
- Ji Il-joo as Jo Tae-Kwon, the very friendly and silly roommate of Joon-hyung who eventually shows some interest in Seon-ok.
- Kim Jae-hyun as Kim Jae-hyun
- Kim Woo-hyuk as Kim Woo-hyuk
- Choi Woong as Kim Gi-seok
- Lee Ji-hoon
- Kim Nam-woo
- Kwon Hyuk-beom
Rhythmic gymnastics team
- Cho Soo-hyang as Soo-bin
- Ray Yang as Sung Yoo-hwi, Coach
- Lee Seul
- Oh Ha-nee as Rhythmic gymnast
- Kim Yoo-ji
- Jung Yoo-jin
People around Bok-joo
- Ahn Gil-kang as Kim Chang-gul
- Kang Ki-young as Kim Dae-ho
People around Joon-hyung
- Jung In-gi as Joon-hyung's paternal uncle and foster father
- Lee Jung-eun as Joon-hyung's paternal aunt and foster mother
Extended
- Yoo Da-in as Go Ah-young
- Park Won-sang as Psychotherapist
- Kim Yoon-ji
- Kim Chae-eun
- Kim Cha-kyung
- Seo Wang-seok
- Kim Hyun-jung as Dormitory's house mistress
- Jung Hyun-seok as Dormitory's house mistress
- Park Jung-min
- Park Gun-lak
- Lee Joon-hee
- Lee Suk-jin
- Lim Seo-jung
- Yoo Yeong-bin
- Lim Uk-jin
- Lim Geun-seo
- Jung Soo-in
- Seo Kwang-jae
- Choi Nam-wook
- Tae Won-seok
- Heo Min-kang
- Jeon Ji-ahn
Special appearances (Cameo)
- Yoon Jin-hee as Weightlifting contestant
- Kim Jae-hyun as Joonhyung's minion
- Lee Jong-hwa as Choi Tae-hoon
- Lee Soo-ji as Ku Seul
- Lee Jong-suk as Jong-suk, Chicken Restaurant Customer and archery athlete
- Yoon Yoo-sun as Kim Jung-yeon, Joon-hyung's biological mother
- Shin A-young as announcer
- Ahn Il-kwon
- Noh Woo-jin
- Ji Hye-ran as Song Shi-eon, Shi-ho's sister
- Ji Soo as Bok-joo's fellow worker
- Seohyun as Hwan-hee, Jae-yi's ex-girlfriend
- Min Sung-wook as Sang-goo
- Kim Seul-gi as Seul-gi, supermarket employee
- Byeon Woo-seok as Joon-Hyung's senior