The WORST episodes of Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo

Every episode of Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo!

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.

Last Updated: 12/13/2025Network: MBCStatus: Ended

7.84

81 votes

#1 - What Do We Do About the People We Hate?

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/16/2016

One day Bok-joo, the star of the weightlifting club at her sports university, runs into Joon-hyung, a swimmer who is weak under pressure.

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8.08

65 votes

#2 - When I Fall in Love With You

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/17/2016

After Joon-hyung saves Bok-joo when she falls into the pool, they realize they were friends in childhood. Joon-hyung comments on Bok-joo's weight.

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8.17

54 votes

#3 - Her Double Life

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/24/2016

Bok-joo pays the clinic fees and gets an examination, but is warned not to overdo it. Bok-joo wants to thank Jae-yi for lending her his umbrella.

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8.19

59 votes

#4 - Let It Go

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/23/2016

Bok-joo visits Jae-yi's weight loss clinic but worries about the price. She then hears about a mountain climbing contest with a big prize.

8.24

55 votes

#5 - I'm Happy Because I'm a Woman

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/30/2016

Joon-hyung runs into Bok-joo when he visits Jae-yi at the clinic. Bok-joo hides the truth from Jae-yi and explains that they are just old classmates.

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8.35

55 votes

#6 - Happy Birthday To

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/7/2016

Bok-joo's coach and manager find out she is going to a weight loss clinic and tell her father, who is furious. Bok-joo tries to apologize.

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8.36

53 votes

#7 - A Comma or a Period

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/15/2016

Joon-hyung criticizes Jae-yi after he shows up at a weightlifting competition to cheer Bok-joo on, not knowing she doesn't want to be seen like that.

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Long Tails Either Get Caught or Get Stepped on

8.42

59 votes

#8 - Long Tails Either Get Caught or Get Stepped on

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/1/2016

Bok-joo is delighted to get a ride from Jae-yi after the concert. While Joon-hyung is in counseling he recalls an incident from his childhood.

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8.52

54 votes

#9 - The Merits of a Secret Crush

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/14/2016

Jae-yi sees Bok-joo while he is at the university. Joon-hyung tries to cover for her, but Bok-joo confesses to Jae-yi that she is a weightlifter.

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8.67

58 votes

#10 - The Wind is Blowing

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/8/2016

Shi-ho snatches Bok-joo's phone away while she is speaking with Joon-hyung. Bok-joo sleeps in a different room after finding out about the diary.

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8.80

54 votes

#11 - It's the End, It's Not the End

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/21/2016

After Bok-joo's disappearance in the aftermath of Coach Choi's firing, she shows up and tells her father she wants to quit weightlifting.

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8.80

56 votes

#12 - Round off Love, and It Becomes Jealousy

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/28/2016

Joon-hyung and Bok-joo are now a couple after letting each other know how they feel. Joon-hyung doesn't notice a call from Shi-ho.

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8.89

57 votes

#13 - That's How You Become an Adult

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/5/2017

Joon-hyung is reunited with his mother. The next day he goes back home to retrieve some childhood photos and overhears something that shocks him.

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8.98

58 votes

#14 - This Girl Is Mine

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/4/2017

Love is in the air as another secret relationship comes out into the open. Bok-joo is nervous after Nan-hee's stern warning to her friends.

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9.00

60 votes

#15 - Her Bucket List

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/22/2016

Bok-joo is taken aback at the sight of Shi-ho stuffing her face but keeps it from Joon-hyung. Joon-hyung invites Bok-joo to an amusement park.

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9.07

60 votes

#16 - Spring, Youth and Us Again

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/11/2017

Joon-hyung goes to the hospital to see Chang-gul, who asks him to hide the operation from Bok-joo so she can focus on her training.

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