Friday Review : Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo

by Keerthana Sasidharan

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Genre - Sports, Coming-of-

age, Romantic comedy

Aired - November 16, 2016,

to January 11, 2017.

No. of episodes - 16

The series Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo is a coming-of-age story about a group of college athletes who fight for their dreams, experience and find love in the process, andgrow every step of the way.The drama, starring Lee Sung-kyung and Nam Joo-hyuk, is pretty refreshing as most of the characters are relatable and ordinary. So, YUNGBee suggests you Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo if you are looking for a simple, light- hearted romantic comedy.

It is not a typical romance where the protagonists try to save each other from the clutches of death, and that itself is a good change. Kim Bok-joo, a young woman chasing her dream of weightlifting on an athlete college campus, develops a crush on her friend Jung Joon-Hyung's older brother, Jung Jae-Yi. At first, Joon Hyung teases her and goes along with her act, even helping her, but soon finds himself falling in love with her.

There are no heavy plot lines here, but a simple story relatable to anyone, including ourselves. It feels like the characters can be found around us in real life if we take a moment to look around. It is a feel-good drama, and the characters are layered rather than the stereotypical characters found otherwise. There are no life and death situations here, but it keeps you entertained and hooked till the end. It is as if we are also growing up with these characters as they navigate through life.

The dialogue like "Do you like Messi?" became pretty popular on the internet, and the show

managed to garner many fans with its simple story and amazing chemistry between the

characters. Most importantly, the drama never lost the focus on Bok-joo and never shies away from mental health issues and disorders that make it super relatable as a story.

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