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Un bon drama dans l'ensemble
J'ai bien aimé ce drama. J'ai cependant trouvé les premiers épisodes un peu ennuyants surtout pendant la "relation" entre Kim Bok Ju et Jeong Jae Yi. C'est devenu un peu mieux quand la relation principale est devenue Kim Bok Ju & Jeong Jun Hyeong.Néanmoins je trouve que le côté sportif est très pas assez exploré, beaucoup mis de côté. Au finale on a vu que très peu de compétitions. Jeong Jun Hyeong et sa natation on a du voir que 1-2 compétitions et encore, c'est vraiment dommage de pas avoir montré plus ce côté.
J'ai adoré le trio entre Kim Bok Ju, Nan Hee et Seon Ok (cette actrice a vraiment un flow incroyable je trouve).
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5/10 je ne comprends pas la hype
Pourquoi une telle hype et pourquoi la note sur mdl est si haute ???? Ma note est pour faire baisser la moyenne très sincèrement (ma vraie est dans le titre)C'est à croire que je n'ai pas vu me même drama que ceux qui en donnent un avis positif.
On va parler du positif car ce sera court : ils sont mignon et le plot est intéressant.
Pour le négatif...
-Les personnages passent leur temps à pleurer ou à crier.
-Ici même l'humour ne m'a pas vraiment plu.
-Le rapport au poids est phénoménal à croire que c'est la chose la plus importante du drama...
-Le grand frère de joo hyuk parait extrêmement vieux comparé à Sung kyung, ça m'a pas mal dégouté aussi.
Dans l'idée même de l'histoire, une fille haltérophile comme personnage principal avec le nageur populaire de la fac, pourquoi pas, mais ils l'ont totalement gâché avec ce que j'ai pu citer.
Certains épisodes permettent quand même de rehausser mon opinion sur ce drama (notamment l'avant dernier) où il n'y a ni cris ni pleurs (dans le cas contraire ils ont réellement raison d'être) ni référence au poids.
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La série aborde également des thèmes différents. Je pense notamment au poids. Prendre des kilos ou devoir en perdre afin de participer à une compétition, assumer les regards des autres, parce qu'après tout être haltérophile et fille ça ne va pas ensemble et tout le tralala. Y'a un réel message qui, pour moi, est plutôt bien passé. Après tout, la beauté est un critère très important en Corée et ici, on s'éloigne un peu avec une héroïne loin des physiques habituels.
A côté de ça, nous avons donc une petite romance qui se dessine. On n'échappe pas à l'habituel triangle amoureux et du passif commun. Kim Bok Joo, je ne cache pas avoir parfois eu envie de l'étrangler à cause de sa naïveté et ses actions surjouées, mais elle reste fidèle jusqu'au bout, tout en étant attachante. Elle fait un peu enfant de temps à autre, mais est capable de surprendre en agissant comme une jeune femme.
Jung Joon Hyung est... Il m'a fait penser à ces gars qui, pour séduire une fille sont de vraies catastrophes ambulantes, mais c'est une maladresse étrangement mignonne. C'est un acteur que j'aime beaucoup, donc je ne suis peut-être pas impartiale (oups).
Comme dans la plupart des dramas, on retrouve de beaux moments d'amitié, mais aussi une rivalité entre les sportifs pratiquants des sports différents. Quelques touches dramatiques par-ci, par-là, c'est régulier, mais ça passe bien.
Au final, Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo est un drama rafraîchissant. On sourit, on s'amuse, on y croit et on ne voit pas le temps passer. C'est plusieurs thèmes abordés qui piquent notre intérêt et se révèlent intéressants sur bien des aspects. Un petit plaisir à découvrir.
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Ce drama m'a réellement donné du baume au coeur. Je l'ai regardé peu de temps après Shopaholic King Louie et la combinaison de ceux deux là à la suite ça a ramolli mon coeur de pierre. C'est trop de douceur et de délicatesse ça fait du bien de temps en temps. Si vous écoutez l'OST "From Now On" vous aurez l'essence du Drama. Tout résumé par une mélodie. C'est léger, rythmé et joyeux voilà rien d'autre à dire.
Alors le scénario : en gros ça parle d'une fille qui fait de l'haltérophilie à l'université et de toutes les épreuves qu'elle traverse pour réussir entre son boulot à mi-temps au travail de son père, la vie à l'internat avec ses acolytes haltérophiles et les entrainements tout ça tout ça ... Y a rien de transcendant dans le scénario en ce qui la concerne elle. C'est juste un petit bout de femme qui fait un truc d'homme et qui se débat avec tout les clichés qui vont avec. Forcément il y a des histoires de rivalités avec les compétiteurs d'autres sports plus populaires. Et ainsi de suite. Le lead masculin c'est un acteur de j'aime vraiment bien. En gros il est dans l'équipe de natation mais bon il a quelques petits soucis liés à son passé, vous saurez quand vous aurez regardé. Mais en gros ce gosse a pas eu une vie facile facile. D'ailleurs c'est le deuxième drama où on le voit en nageur et à mon avis c'est surtout une question d'audimat mais bon. BREF ! Les deux personnages se rencontrent sur leur campus. Il s'avère qu'en fait ils ont un passif puisqu'ils étaient ensemble en primaire. Bon ensuite il se passe pleins de trucs ... Par vraiment de triangle amoureux mais tout un tas d'histoire parce qu'en fait Kim Bok Joo elle est plutôt naïve et qu'elle voit pas bien ce qu'elle a juste sous son nez. Mais on ne peut pas lui en vouloir parce qu'en vrai elle veut bien faire. J'ajouterai un GROS BONUS pour le coté touchant de Nam Joo Hyuk (l'acteur du lead masculin) a un moment de l'histoire, il lui arrive de ses trucs ... En vrai c'est bien joué j'ai cru que j'allais me mettre à chialer. Sérieux il m'a trop ému à essayer de gérer comme il peut toutes les merdes qui lui arrivent. Et Kim Bok Joo elle est là avec sa douceur et sa gentillesse juste ce qu'il faut.
Ce drama aborde aussi des thématiques plus profondes comme par exemple la pression qui s'exerce sur les athlètes vis-à-vis de leur poids que ce soit pour en perdre ou en gagner. Ce n'est pas une thématique qui abordée frontalement ou sur laquelle le drama est engagé mais c'est une des questions qu'il peut soulever. Il est fait plusieurs fois référence à l'alimentation sous la forme de moqueries entre les protagonistes ou à des troubles alimentaires vécus par les personnages. Le drama aborde aussi, indirectement, la question de la gestion du stress et de l'échec. Comment surmonter les épreuves qui se mettent devant nous. Comment accepter les choses qui sont arriver et réussir à les dépasser et à en tirer quelque chose de positif.
J'ai pas parlé des personnages mais en gros ils sont trop ... je trouve pas le mot, le seul truc qui me vient c'est "uwu". C'est un émoji qui veut en gros dire émouvant mais pas complètement. Ils sont attachants, touchants, attendrissants ... On a envie de veiller sur eux quoi. L'alchimie est parfaite. La façon dont ils se regardent, on sent de l'attachement et de la timidité mélangées (qui était surement réelle d'ailleurs hum hum), le bon n'a pas l'air d'être feint. Il n'y a pas d'action sentimentale à proprement parler entre les deux protagonistes principaux (comme d'hab quoi) mais les choses se font naturellement. Quoi que en y réfléchissant à partir d'un moment il y a quand même beaucoup de contacts entre les personnages mais ça vient plutôt dans le dernier tiers du drama. Il n'y a rien de surjoué, c'est juste touchant. Dans les personnages secondaires y a une petite intrigue qui est mignonne qui m'a aussi attendrit même si plutôt improbable. J'avoue j'aurais pas parié la dessus mais c'est surtout à cause des personnages en eux-mêmes mais je pense qu'avec une culture différente ça ne choque pas. Je poussoir les acolytes des leads (masculins comme féminins qui apportent beaucoup de dynamisme) !
Donc voilà Weightlifting Fairy c'est l'histoire d'une jeune femme qui essaie de percer dans son sport. Elle fait partie d'un club qui rencontre des hauts et des bas mais dont les membres sont tous attachants à leur manière. Dans la vie des deux protagonistes il y a aussi des hauts et des bas mais au final ils apprennent à compter l'un sur l'autre et finissent par affronter les obstacles ensemble ! C'est beau de voir l'amour naissant entre deux jeunes gens.
PS : Je rigolais pas ils sont vraiment sortis ensemble ce qui explique surement l'alchimie entre les deux.
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This drama was so refreshing and comforting, a complete year-end surprise. Never two friends became lovers so naturally. Never friendship, family and love were portrayed as adorably well as here. I didn't expect it to be so addictive and beautiful, I'm speechless.
STORY
The story itself seemed very attractive, but after seeing the first ep I felt somewhat disappointed. But thank God I didn't dropped it! From the fourth episode the quality increased a lot, the story took shape and the characters looked better defined. No doubt they took full advantage of this beautiful plot that only took the sport as an excuse to show how two friends fall in love as they struggle to achieve their dreams. No weak characters, no idiots and abusive male leads. I love the way this portrays the youth and its warmth.
ACTING
Applause for everyone! If I was already surprised by the drastic change of character Sung Kyung ventured into when she accepted this role, I was more surprised when I saw Joo Hyuk's adorable performance, which translated into the couple's insuperable chemistry. Seriously, I can never accept that they don't act side by side.
The secondary performances were also more than charming.
OVERALL
I finished this drama full of hope, as if suddenly I had injected a great dose of energy to get ahead. All of it reminds you how beautiful life can be. Give yourself the pleasure of watching this drama! Impossible to repent later. Oh and I almost forgot: SWAAAAAG!
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A drama filled with so much beautiful meaning into it. A very healthy, sensible, genuine kind of story as to friendship, family, love, goal, career and priority. It is really funny especially with that "WHAAAAAT!" lol. Plus this drama is such a TROLL not everything you'd expect will happen, It will take you by surprise and you'll find yourself laughing. The edge of this drama from the one's I've watch? It's not the feels but the message it brought me, It was truly amazing.
CHARACTERS
Kim Bok Joo and Joon Hyeong is the best love story I've watch, a kind of relationship that would bring out the best in you, filled with overload cuteness, realistic a normal one. Phasing of their story is slow but slow kind of stories turned out to be awesomely perfect! They are so friendship and relationship goaaaals!!
Kim Bok Joo
This girl is totally relatable, when she's in love, to music taste, to clothes, to fangirling activities. Everything about her is suweeeeeeeeeeg!
Let's talk about the male lead. Joon Hyeong, ok I'll keep it short his character is so boyfriend material, a kind of guy you want to keep in yourself, in your life.
Ex girlfriend: OK she's the "only one cliche" here like a kind of clingy ex you'll hate but her existence didn't much affect me.
Friends: yes a very fun friends to be with
Abujji and samcheon: You'll love the father and daughter relationship, samcheon is very sweet, likeable and so kind plus funny.
Actors and Actress:
Lee Sung Kyung and Nam Joo Hyuk both are great and I know it's not related here but I just want them to date for life. lol
Edit: They are officially dating not as characters but as real life couple!!!! Confirmed by Papa YG this month of April 2017. According to dispatch they've been dating since month of January 2017
Everyone else of the cast is so good ofc!
LESSON: Every girl deserves to be treated as a girl, a woman despite of any career she's into like Police, Carpenter, Judo, Boxing, Weightlifters.... Those fields are mostly for men so they're like boys into other people's eyes but ...Hell they shouldn't! They are girls too! Who would love to wear dress, wears clip, wears lipstick and wants to be beautiful especially when they're In front of the guy they like. I think they're the coolest girl ever with a suweeeeeeeeeeg!!
(There's more into lessons, life, meaning into this drama I just give you some points about it. Kekekke)
RECOMMENDATION:
Even though I so love this drama. I would not recommend it for everyone, this is a kind of a kind of drama that targets a certain group of viewers. I'd highly recommend it to the youth like from age bracket of teenagers to 25 years or if not by age depends with your personality like if your happy go lucky one, or if you love reading my review and it keeps your interest, the genre is your style then you'll definitely love it despite of your age. This drama is slow yes. Could be an advantage or disadvantage. You just gotta be patient with it and everything will be worth it and it will perfectly fits into place.
Music:
I always enjoy the sound effects in funny scenes that's the best thing like "WHAAAAAT"!
Rewatch Value: I thought one time viewing is enough or just rewatch a certain scene would be enough but as I watch more episode I become more attached with the story and I was like I need to watch this as a whole over and over again.
Overall: one word, SWAG!
Writing a review feels like I'm saying goodbye to this drama for the second time around that it hurts so much.... *Wiped tears*
Kim Bok Joo and Joon Hyeong is so lovable, I would not mind watching another season with them or another drama from LSK and NJH..~
Warning: if you deeply love the story, the characters, once you complete this drama you'll feel incomplete, a happy one but it will make you sad.
It will always have a special place in my heart.
Ok before I end my review I have a question for you. Ummmm... Do you like Messi? Hahahaha!! Nevermind. Anyways hope my review helps!!!
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Story.
The plot overall is light. There is no real super mystery/silly plot twist/revenge plan as per the usually Korean dramas. There was a few lost plots in the middle. such as any of the characters actually being athletes.
Cast & Characters.
I really struggled with the female lead. As a character, Kim Bok Joo was really disjointed; it's as if the writers tried to fit her into every female mold there is without any consideration. This, as a character, made her really annoying. She was immature, and very self-centred as a character. Even when she was trying to do something for someone else, it was usually for her own agenda. She really didn't deserve Jung Joon Hyeong. Also, the crying scenes. Good lord, I had to fast forward because they were so bad. Lee Sung Kyung's acting left a lot to be desired with the two facial expressions she had.
Also, why did everyone feel the need to shout all the time? I am still trying to find the value in Jung Nan Hee's character as all she did was shout and cry about how hard things were without her friend. I felt like the show was trying to overall the female friendship aspect with such a character.
Although Jung Joon Hyeong's character didn't have too much depth, he was a very enjoyable male lead and overall had a very precious personality.
Music.
There was quite a few nice songs, especially Dream.
Rewatch Value.
Not much to be honest. There was a few good scenes that you could rewatch but not a series as a whole.
Overall: I think the show is highly overrated. I get why people like it but to me it was a massive letdown.
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I started this show because everyone seemed to obsess over it. I figured it should be a worthwhile to give it a go. To my dismay, I ended up watching what I'd considered as one of the most boring dramas I've gotten to watch.
The main character is adorable, but pretty dull and always very whiny and can't ever stand for herself. Supporting characters are just as boring or irrelevant, and their personality is too extreme for me to care about them; they just yell all the time. Nam Joo Hyuk's character is really the only one doing anything interesting on the show.
I just don't understand why this drama has such a cult following and fans calls it a must watch. Everyone praises this show but it's honestly very slow and boring. I've watched over dozens of Korean dramas from different genres that were better than this one.
The reviews on this website are biased. It's honestly all in the ratings, and for a reason -- Weightlifting fairy Kim Bok Joo is slow, boring, with very dull characters and a non-interesting general and side plots. It is cute, but nothing beyond that.
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Great ingredients gone astray
More often than not, a rating of 8.7 or higher on MDL equals something that delivers. This however, did not. I can see that the screenwriter, actors, and director have talent. Unfortunately, the individual elements just didn't work. What a disappointing ride.First, the positives:
Every line was delivered naturally by charismatic actors. Lee Sung Kyung as Bok Joo played her part naturally (as much as she could), and I enjoyed her expressive way of acting in this character. Nam Joo Hyuk as Joon Hyung was super earnest in his portrayal of the young, fun swimmer. I also applaud a show focused on a female lead who is supposed to break the norm of appearance and gender stereotypes, especially in a society that focuses so much on gender roles. Finally, the script included straightforward lines that were endearing in their honesty, even if they were overdone sometimes.
Now, the negatives:
The entire plot was based on immature and silly misunderstandings and dramatic twists that didn't fit. It was as if the writer didn't know how to create challenges naturally so they resorted to making up far-fetched dramatic build-up for the characters to get tangled in. Instead of simply presenting unrequited love, they had Bok Joo make excuses and steal away to the clinic and have friends cover up and then get in trouble from coaches and parents for it all. Instead of letting Joon Hyung's childhood trauma play out naturally, the writer added lies that the adopted family kept up for years, tried to tie this to his relationship with his adoptive brother, and had the parent return to cause more drama. The list of ways in which natural drama could have built up and how each character could have grown as they dealt with it was completely wasted. And the heap of random characters and side plots were brief and distracting.
What could have made this show great:
- Focus on Bok Joo and have the drama in her life revolve around: sick father, working on accepting her unconventional appearance and value as a weightlifter, slowly falling for Joon Hyung, and of course, her actual training and competition hardships (which were handled so minimally and poorly in the show)
- Focus on Joon Hyung and have his story revolve around: abandonment, inability to start races, maybe throw in a rival swimmer to push him forward in swimming, and slowly falling for Bok Joo
- Get rid of all the rest of the meaningless characters and random tiny dramas and let the athletes actually show us what it's like to be an athlete: train hard, win and lose, get injured, pick themselves up again, have conversations about all of this, and sprinkle in a bit of drama and romance
All the ingredients above are things we've seen in dramas before. Even if they were handled in conventional ways, it would have yielded great results: deep conversations, personal growth, and inspiration. Unfortunately, we are left with the opposite.
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The plot is sweet enough, but I truly fail to see its purpose. The premises, that is, a girly girl who lifts heavy weights, could have been everyone else that comes to mind – a clown, a dock worker, a truck driver or a simple student. The sport of weightlifting itself does absolutely nothing to deeply define this girl, except for 2 details: 1st, the hardship of balancing love for this sport with the basic womanly needs of being pretty; 2nd, the ridiculous choice of main actress, who is as believable as a weightlifter as I am as the first queen of Goryeo.
In Cheese in the Trap, the last drama I saw her acting in, someone called her "a giraffe", which I'd say is quite accurate a description. Lee Sung Kyung is tall, thin and beautiful, and her acting here consists of an alternation of pouts and a goofy gate that should lead us to believe she's not feminine. While watching, I spent a lot of time deciding whether I should raise one eyebrow or both.
The humour is off, at least for my taste. I didn't laugh once. There's too much screaming and wrestling, and most of all, there's too much eating. When I enter the realm of Korean drama, I'm psychologically prepared to see people eat at every opportunity, but here they really don't do much more. The quantity of food – and junk food – shoved into everyone's mouth is such that I got nauseous.
Acting is average. None of the actors shine in his or her performance, possibly because the script has no room for deep characterization. This isn't even a coming of age kind of story, since all characters end up being basically the same they were in the beginning, but with a partner. All the interesting cues, those that somehow delved deeper into the emotions of some characters, are conveniently skimmed and resolved in the space of a few minutes. Everyone lies to everyone else and calls it either friendship or protection. Bah.
There is some music… I think.
Never to be rewatched. Once was enough to establish this is not my kind of drama and simply forget about it. My 6 is due to the fact that I completed it.
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A fun way to pass the time, but DEFINITELY overrated
As someone whose scope of Korean dramas has been heavily broadened the past few months, I`ve learnt to categorize most in this helpful, albeit generalized way:Dramas that will make you feel something for years to come and dramas that serve a much shallower, yet more colorful purpose:to simply entertain you. Most, if not all dramas, fit into one of these two categories. It`s very seldom you`d find a drama that encompasses both sentiments, but I hoped "Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo" would be that drama. Unfortunately, my expectations were half met. This drama certainly can be categorized and it falls in the category of pure sweet entertainment.As I like to preface all my reviews by saying that I`d first like to highlight positive sides of every drama, I`ll do the same here. I`m a firm believer of firstly giving praises to the cast, director, writer and everyone else involved because it is not easy to make a drama(this coming from a writer). So, what did I enjoy in "Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo"?Well, first of all, the cinematography is clean and very competent. It`s bright and fits the overall mood of this drama excellently. The OST also does a great job of amplifying the vibe this drama is striving for. It`s fun, at times eclectic and it`s just on the cusp of being repetitive, but not quite. The characters of Bok Joo`s father and her friends are definitely the best for me when it comes to comedy. As most people can guess by my watchlist, I`m not big on slapstick or drama comedy in general, but there were a few moments I found genuinely funny and it was coming from the aforementioned bunch. And I also appreciated that they used actors of all body types, which I rarely see in Korean dramas(wish they had the same approach when it came to choosing our main character but alas).As for the chemistry between our leads-it`s free-flowing, mostly natural and clearly generated(meaning that the chemistry wasn`t underdeveloped nor forced, which I greatly appreciate). I did hear it was due to the fact that these actors were dating for a few months while filming this drama and it shows. Their moments of romance, though stereotypical, range from serviceable to your-cheeks-hurting cute. Joon hyung is a great male lead and I related to him the most throughout this drama. He`s charming, but emotionally intelligent enough to not be discarded as just another bland flirt. Their relationship reminds of those high school sweethearts links. Which is cute in isolation, however, my mind suddenly came to a conclusion that these people were supposed to be around my age. Thus shock settled.
Now we come to my gripes with this drama. And many come from the title character herself. Kim Bok Joo. And this is a weird one for me. The character of Bok Joo STARTED OFF as somewhat of a female version of Dongman(from "Fight My Way"). They are both impulsive, easily excitable and quick to fall deeply for someone. And then, along the way, she became this unidentifiable identity. And I`m convinced that this is due to some questionable writing we are presented with. While I can admit that she is not a typical female drama lead, to say that Bok Joo`s a good posterchild for breaking stereotypes of femininity and female form in dramas is an overstatement. While skimming through some of the comments previous reviewers left, I realized that even I semi-agree with them. And I say even, because I like to think I`m not extremely difficult in suspending belief if need be. But, um Lee Sung Kyung was not a good pick for this role, when it comes to the character herself(again, couple chemistry-GREAT). She simply does not look nor is she convincing as a responsible weightlifter who`s (extremely) immature for her age. And I get that casting plays a role in this, there aren`t a whole lot of muscular women(none well-known) who could play the main character. Even still, having her dress in oversized clothing to push the idea of someone who she`s clearly not really weirded me out. And that`s even before diving into her actual character, who`s so, so confusing. As an established responsible character with a hardworking family, it really rubbed me the wrong way how easily she settled for paying exorbitant amounts of money in order to just see her crush. But I chalked that one up to messy first love(I guess). But then she also hid her budding relationship with Yoon hyung for no actual reason. Like, it actually thematically makes no sense and it made me sad for Yoon hyung who was actually great in his pursuit. Finally, instead of empowering me and other women who do not fit the society`s and much less drama`s version of femininity, Bok Joo simply came off as a confused child, prancing around aimlessly. Another complaint I have, and is the main problem for me, is unfortunately the length of this drama and how much they decide to focus on the ex-girlfriend to fill this empty time frame. IT`S RIDICULOUS. Even I, who is all for character development, had enough because they weren`t presenting any new facts by episode 10-they were just reiterating what we already know. Again, this drama would`ve been much more enjoyable if it was a 10 or 12 episodes show, rather than 16. For the kind of story it presents and level of character development we do get, it`s too, too long. Not to mention they lose a bit of momentum with our main couple because they get together in episode 11. I`m all for slowburn romances but for the type of drama this wound up being, it`s too longwinded.
In the end, "Weightlifting Fairy Bok Joo" was a mess, but an enjoyable one. However, it definitely deserves a lesser spot, because the one it currently holds is kind of ridiculous. Would recommend for an easy watch, but not much beyond that.
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