Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo

Details

 * Title: 역도 요정 김복주 / Yukdo Yojung Kim Bok Joo (Yeokdo Yojeong Kim Bok Ju)
 * Genre: Romance, sports, comedy
 * Episodes: 16
 * Broadcast network: MBC
 * Broadcast period: 2016-Nov-16 to 2017-Jan-11
 * Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 22:00
 * Original Soundtrack: Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo OST

Synopsis
A story of love and dreams between three young potential athletes: weightlifter Kim Book Joo, swimmer Jung Joon Hyung, rhythmic-gymnast Song Shi Ho, and the nutritionist Jung Jae Yi, Joon Hyung's older brother.

Cast

 * Main cast
 * Lee Sung Kyung as Kim Bok Joo
 * Nam Joo Hyuk as Jung Joon Hyung
 * Kim Ye Joon as child Jung Joon Hyung
 * Kyung Soo Jin as Song Shi Ho
 * Lee Jae Yoon as Jung Jae Yi


 * Weightlifting team
 * Lee Joo Young as Lee Sun Ok (Bok Joo's friend)
 * Jo Hye Jung as Jung Nan Hee (Bok Joo's friend)
 * Choi Moo Sung as Yoon Duk Man (Professor/Coach)
 * Jang Young Nam as Choi Sung Eun (Coach)
 * Oh Ui Shik as Bang Woon Ki (Team Captain)
 * Lee Bit Na (이빛나) as Bit Na (Bok Joo's junior)
 * Moon Ji Yoon as Sang Chul
 * Jo Mi Nyeo (조미녀)
 * Yoo Joon Hong
 * Noh Young Joo (노영주)
 * Lee Ye Bin (이예빈)


 * Swimming team
 * Lee Ji Hoon as swimming team coach
 * Ji Il Joo as Jo Tae Kwon
 * Kim Woo Hyuk (김우혁) as Kim Woo Hyuk
 * Kim Jae Hyun as Kim Jae Hyun
 * Choi Woong as Kim Ki Suk
 * Kim Nam Woo (김남우)
 * Kwon Hyuk Bum


 * Rhythmic gymnastics team
 * Jo Soo Hyang as Soo Bin
 * Ray Yang as Sung Yoo Hee (RG team coach)
 * Lee Seul (이슬)
 * Oh Ha Nui
 * Kim Yoo Ji (김유지)
 * Jung Yoo Jin


 * Bok Joo's family
 * Ahn Kil Kang as Kim Chang Gul (Bok Joo's father)
 * Kang Ki Young as Kim Dae Ho (Bok Joo's uncle)


 * Joon Hyung's family
 * Jung In Ki as Joon Hyung's father
 * Lee Jung Eun as Joon Hyung's mother


 * Others
 * Yoo Da In as Go Ah Young (doctor at the Hanwool College of Physical Education)
 * Park Won Sang as Joon Hyung's psychotherapist
 * Kim Hyun Jung as dormitory housemother
 * Jung Hyun Suk (정현석) as dormitory housemother


 * Cameos
 * Yoon Jin Hee as winner of weightlifting contest (ep 1)
 * Jota as Cha Tae Hoon (swimmer) (ep 1, Ep 15)
 * Lee Soo Ji as Goo Seul (weightlifter) (ep 1)
 * Lee Jong Suk as Jong Suk (chicken restaurant's customer) (ep 2)
 * Ahn Il Kwon as bar fight combatant (ep 3)
 * Noh Woo Jin (노우진) as bar fight combatant (ep 3)
 * Yoon Yoo Sun as Kim Jung Yun (Joon Hyung's biological mother) (ep 6, 14, 15)
 * Shin Ah Young (신아영) as announcer
 * Z.Hera as Song Shi Un (Shi Ho's younger sister) (ep 8-9, 13)
 * Ji Soo as Bok Joo's co-worker (ep 11)
 * Seo Hyun as Hwan Hee (Jae Yi's ex-girlfriend) (ep 12)
 * Min Sung Wook as Sang Gu (ep 12)
 * Kim Seul Gi as supermarket employee (ep 15)
 * Seo Kwang Jae

Production Credits

 * Production Company: Chorokbaem Media
 * Chief Producer: Han Hee
 * Director: Oh Hyun Jong
 * Screenwriter: Yang Hee Seung, Kim Soo Jin (김수진)

Recognitions

 * 2016 MBC Drama Awards: Excellence Award - Miniseries - Actress (Lee Sung Kyung)
 * 2016 MBC Drama Awards: Best New Actor Award (Nam Joo Hyuk)

Episode Ratings
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