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Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo (2016)

Series · 1h 5m episodes · Rated TV-PG · In Korean

Comedy, Drama, Foreign (non-English), Sports

A charming weightlifter and a competitive swimmer navigate burgeoning feelings and childhood connections with wholesome humor.

Romantic and uplifting. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it carries some weight.

Not on a US subscription service as of Oct 31, 2026.

Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo parents guide

Mild language and nothing scary, about what a TV-PG should carry.

Our estimate: fine from about 7. Rated TV-PG.

Scare
Not scary
Jump scares
None noted
Gore
No gore
Violence
No real violence
Sex and nudity
None noted
Language
Mild
Mild words like damn, hell or crap.

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What is Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo about?

A competitive swimmer crosses paths with his childhood friend, a rising weight lifting star, and realizes that she has a secret crush on his cousin.

Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)

Yes. It lands on a happy note.

Cast and crew

Created byYang Hui-seung, Oh Hyun-jong, Kim Soo-jin
StarringLee Sung-kyung, Nam Joo-hyuk, Lee Jae-yoon, Gyeong Su-jin, Choi Woong, Ji Il-ju

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