Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo (2016)

I loved this one. I held off on watching it because I thought it might be too similar to Do Bong Soon. Dumb move. It was nothing like it. This has it's own charm by the kg.

Kim Bok Joo and her weightlifter friends navigate the sports school hierarchy as they figure out who they are as athletes and young adults. Bok Joo is talented and confident until she falls for her doctor. A swimmer with a connection to her past complicates things for her by accidentally interfering. As he tries to help fix the mess he's made the friendship becomes stronger. Together they work through some tough things emotionally and physically while maintaining a sweet relationship that takes it's time maturing.

The side stories are sweet and fun and help move the story along without distracting from it.

I really loved how this played out. The writing was really well done. It didn't feel like a story I'd seen a billion times before. The actors were all very good which helped the characters feel relate-able and real. Don't be a dork and wait to watch this one. Do it NOW!

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Drama conforto e relaxante

"Todos gastam seus anos de juventude. É um tempo mais bonito porque somos imaturos, e um tempo que brilha brilhantemente. Não temos medo porque não temos nada a perder. E nossos corações palpitam porque podemos ter qualquer coisa."
Um drama que entrou pra minha lista de conforto junto com vários outros. A história é bem completas aborda todos os personagens e suas histórias e deu um final pra todos (só faltou a Nan hee arranjar um namorado haha). Eu amei a forma como a atriz interpretou a Bok Joo pra mim ela era todinha assim, uma menina forte e de coração caloroso e tão gente boa! O romance dela com o Joon hyung foi a minha coisa favorita! O amor deles que foi crescendo e se desenvolvendo de maneira lenta e progredindo. Amei tanto!!! Gostei dos personagens secundários e dos casais (apesar que fazia mais sentido na minha cabeça a treinadora junto com o tio da bok Joo pra mim e também faltou meu outro casal a seon ok e o tae Kwon :'(. ) Não tem muito o que falar, a vibe do drama é muito gostosa e bem relaxante, divertido! A OST também. Uma delícia assistir!

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Feelgood and charmingly funny

A «growing up drama» that makes you smile loads and leaves you with a good feeling.

Very brief synopsis:
The female weightlifter Kim Book Joo works towards her goal of joining the national team, living life happily at school with her two close friends on the weightlifting team. She has never been in love, and doesn’t give much thought to boys, until she falls head over heels in love with a handsome guy shielding her from the rain one day. She also gets reacquainted with a former classmate, who is now a handsome swimmer at the same school as her.
We follow her along the journey of how her crush develops, how her friendships tackle it when love comes into the equation, and life itself.

What bugged me:
I was surprised when I found out how old she was supposed to be. I thought she (and her friends) acted extremely childish, so thought they were supposed to be younger.
I wasn’t thrilled with the fake crying, and am no fan of screaming girls.
I didn’t really notice at first, but I guess after halfway or so I started noticing the two main leads had a very big (unrealistically big?) wardrobe. Especially coats and winter jackets - they wore new ones so often!
There was a few times I wondered about shift between day/night time in scene changes.

The positives:
As mentioned first, this is a feelgood drama with funny charm. I found myself smiling and chuckling loads of times.
The cast was good. FL had very rich facial expressions, and ML managed to ooze charm befitting of his character.

The story progresses well, and gives you the necessary breathers. I was very glad they didn’t go overboard with scheming/jealousy/intrigues/sabotaging.

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LIGHT AND FEEL GOOD DRAMA OF 2016

2016 had a lot of quality dramas! Weightlifting Kim Fairy Kim Bok Joo was one of them. This drama, for me, is light and feel good amidst all the rollercoaster ride of emotions I felt on all the dramas I watched on that year.

STORY LINE: (9.0/10) The story focuses mainly on how the characters fight in chasing their own dreams. The drama is set up in an athlete college campus. Some scenes were cliché but I guess it goes well with the theme of the drama. Along with a slice of romance, you'll also witness friendships, family and self-love.

ACTING/CAST: (10/10) From the leads and supporting actors, I think they have chosen the good ones. I couldn't think of other actors playing their parts. The Swag Bestfriends have shown great chemistry!

MUSIC: (10/10) Well, I have some saved in my playlist. :)

REWATCH VALUE: (7.0/10) I rated only 7 because if comparing to other lighthearted dramas, this won't be on top of my list.

OVERALL: (9.0/10) All-in-all, this drama is a good watch. I recommend watching this after you've finished a makjang drama! :)

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Weightlifting Fairy, is like one of the dramas, that I could totally re-watch! It's like really funny and light-hearted to watch!

I think I love the character, Kim Bok-joo played by Lee Sung-Kyung! - She is like one of my favourite actors, and I think she portrayed this character soo well, I really would have loved to be her friend in real life! - Her teaching my how to eat KBBQ and everything, I just loved how Swagg, she was and her two friends she had in the show! - Always there for her, in many ways! This drama made me really crave foods, like KBBQ and like Fried Chicken, and also like popcorn! I felt like they had Fried Chicken, and like Pizza a lot! -

It's definitely one of my favourites and would be something I would totally re-watch!

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Best Character Chemistry and Character Development

Anyone who watches K-Dramas knows this Drama. Fantastic performances by every character. A stand out main character, but not the lead, is Kyung Soo-Jin's Shi Ho. While not being the lead or even being a very likeable character, the performance by the actress Kuung Soo-Jin makes her memorable and detailed, a character you can relate to and understand clearly. I was hooked onto her story just as much as our leads, if not more than our lead's stories.

It's also amazing fun to watch our main characters go through very real, grounding events, something that a lot of K-Dramas lack reasonable writing on. Both touching and lighthearted, I highly recommend this series and go back to it often.

No need to speak about the wonderful leads; in my opinion, the best performance I've seen from both actors. But we all know they're good, and they don't disappoint but rather exceed my expectations in this series.

The romance is exciting and never too far-reaching. It feels real and calls you back to romances you felt in your youth. Lovely drama and I will be watching it again and again.

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Cliché but cute

I have to admit that there were scenes where it cringing me, there were some scenes where I actually skipped. But I guess it's just an innate feel when it comes to romcoms. I it doesn't matter anyways.

The storyline is pretty cliché, it never amazed me but the way how the characters made it lighter and funny makes me even love it more.

I love how it shows a normal relationship of couple, it shows that no matter how "perfect" you think it is, there still have an up and down, there were times you have to fight but still know how to get each other's back.

The friendships they had was irreplacable.

I have nothing much more to comment but this drama made me happy for a while.

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Wonderful!!

it's one of those dramas that you just don't want to end. A sweet story about love, uni, friendship, and lots of food.
I couldn't get into this last year when I tried watching Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo right after finishing Start-Up! I really didn't like Nam Joo Hyuk character in that show and so didn't gel with this one.
Thankfully, however, Twenty-Five, Twenty-One changed all that and I'm so glad I revisited this show.

Firstly, our protagonist (Kim Bok Joo) played by the wonderful Lee Sung Kyung is so adorable that you can't not fall in love with her. Her story was lovely - finding out that she's a woman and not just a weightlifter, will resonate with a lot of people.
Joon Hyeong's character works so well with her too and you get why Nam Joo Hyuk is such a good actor.

I don't want to spoil it for you but will say to just go and watch it. Enjoy its purity and have fun!

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You'll power through this show happily

This is a rather fun show that had a lot of hype surrounding it and largely delivered. The acting was phenomenal and the story beautifully crafted a message about struggling through adversity imposed internally and externally, finding the new sense of willpower once you are mentally burned out.

Lee Sung-Kyung was superb in her role and she carried this shoulder like a barbell made out of paper. Her character was endearing, flawed but always with a giant heart and she enjoyed a terrific chemistry with Nam Joo Hyuk's character. I would say however, the character who I was most interested by was Kyung Soo-Jin's character, Song Shi Ho. Her story of turmoil, hardship and quiet despair played out in front of others without anyone noticing a young woman crumbling under the pressures of her responsibilities. Her story was captivating, Kyung Soo-Jin's acting terrific, and though I felt the resolutions were a little too neat between her and some of the other characters, I was happy for her by the end. She really was fantastic.

I'm a little less enthusiastic about Nam Joo Hyuk's character, who though a main character himself, was really just a prop throughout for Kim Bok Joo. He was a swimmer who suffered from anxiety and yet this was rarely given the screen-time it deserved. There was also a family drama at the end that was written and concluded essentially over an episode or two when it deserved so much more. This show could have been an all-time kdrama great, at least for this decade, but barring the two lead female characters, the rest just weren't very interesting.

I would recommend this to everyone however. The story is still really engaging and some of the core elements that make a kdrama show great were there in abundance.

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"Do you like Messi?" AHHAAHAHHA BEST QUOTE
This drama is one of my favourites. It was so realistic and pure.
When I watched "It's Okay, That's Love" I always have a feeling that Lee Sung Kyung would be an amazing main actress, and here's the proof. She is so pretty *__*
Nam Joo Hyuk....I simply love him he's so cute and handsome. No doubt they made a perfect couple.
I fell in love with all the characters, minus those disgusting dancers and the ex .... so annoying -_-
One of the things I loved the most was the scenery it was so beautiful and natural.
The story was not exaggerated, it was simple and realist.
I felt that the OST gave a sense of happiness and energy to everything.
What else can I say? Perfect beginning, perfect plot, perfect romance with comedy, perfect story and perfect ending.
It's sad that Lee Sung Kyung and Nam Joo Hyuk broke up, they were actually so perfect togheter

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