Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo

Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo
Promotional poster
Genre
Created by Han Hee
Written by Yang Hee-seung
Directed by Oh Hyun-jong
Starring
Composer(s)
  • Kim Joon-suk
  • Jung Se-rin
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 16
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Oh Min-soo
  • Kim Sang-heon
Cinematography
  • Lee Jin-duk
  • Kim Sun-chul
  • Park Hwa-jin
Editor(s) Oh Sere-na
Camera setup single camera
Running time 60 minutes
Production company(s) Chorokbaem Media
Distributor MBC
Release
Original network MBC TV
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Audio format Dolby Digital
Original release November 14, 2016 (2016-11-14) – January 13, 2017 (2017-01-13)
External links
Website
Production website

Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo (Hangul: 역도요정 김복주; RR: Yeokdo-yojeong Gim Bok-ju) is a South Korean television series starring Lee Sung-kyung in the title role. It is a coming-of-age sports drama, inspired by the life of Olympic gold-medalist Jang Mi-ran.[1][2] It aired on MBC every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:00 (KST) starting November 16, 2016 to January 11, 2017.

The series resonated with the young demographic; although it averaged 4.6% in audience share, and received the lowest viewership ratings in its time-slot throughout its run. It's become an inspiring cult classic.[3][4] Gaining a cult following amongst young viewers, and received mostly favorable reviews.[5][6] The series also received popularity overseas, particularly in the Philippines.[7]

Synopsis

A coming-of-age story about a group of college athletes who are fighting for their dreams, experiencing and finding love in the process, and growing every step of the way. Kim Bok Joo is a weightlifter who has a crush on Joon Hyung's older brother, Jung Jae Yi. At first Joon Hyung teases her and goes along with her act, but soon after that he himself falls for her.

Cast

Main

A naturally gifted weightlifter with an ambitious yet quiet outgoing personality. While growing up with her father who was a former weightlifter, she got inspired to do the same thing- to lift weights. She stands up for injustice as well; she still feels the shyness and awkwardness around boys but does not hesitate to beat them up if the time is needed but she hides her insecurities and fragile heart under her strong exterior.
He is Kim Bok-joo's childhood friend from when they were little in school, both Kim bok-joo and himself didn't recognize nor remembered each other even though she looked familiar to him, but that was until an incident came along and dug up memories. A talented swimmer with a playful personality. He suffers a trauma that began when he realized that the postcards being sent to him by his mother was actually from his aunt and uncle, which coincides with his first big international tournament, he later made a false start and got disqualified. He enjoys teasing Bok-joo, and later falls in love.
Joon-hyung's cousin and older brother. A former athlete who becomes an obesity doctor due to an injury. His gentle and kind personality makes him the first man that Bok-joo falls in love with.
Bok-joo's roommate and Joon-hyung's ex-girlfriend. A top-class rhythmic gymnast, who won a silver medal at the Asian Games at the age of eighteen. She is an overachiever, and is under constant stress about her developing figure, which causes her to break up with Joon-hyung.

Supporting

Weightlifting team

  • Cho Hye-jung as Jung Nan-hee, despite her strength is a very feminine girl and dream of romances always willing to spread happiness
  • Lee Joo-young as Lee Seon-ok, is direct, love to eat and does not show much affection but is loyal to her friends. Getting to "demonstrates" some potential interest in Tae-Kwon
  • Choi Moo-sung as Yoon Deok-man, Professor/Coach
  • Jang Young-nam as Choi Sung-eun, Coach
  • Oh Eui-sik as Bang Woon-ki, Team Captain
  • Lee Bit-na as Bitna, Bok-joo's junior
  • Moon Ji-yoon as Sang Chul
  • Jo Mi-nyeo
  • Yoo Joon-hong
  • Noh Yeong-joo
  • Lee Ye-bin

Swimming team

  • Ji Il-joo as Jo Tae-kwon, very friendly and even half "silly" with the passing of history the same shows some interest in the Seon-Ok
  • Kim Jae-hyun as Kim Jae-hyun[12]
  • Kim Woo-hyuk as Kim Woo-hyuk[13]
Joon-hyung's junior. He has a habit of dating women, then ghosting them, and thus is hated by all his female peers.
Joon-hyung's senior. He has a crush on Shi-ho.
  • Lee Ji-hoon
  • Kim Nam-woo
  • Kwon Hyuk-beom

Rhythmic gymnastics team

A rising star collegiate rhythmic gymnast who competes with Shi-ho.
  • Ray Yang as Sung Yoo-hwi, Coach
  • Lee Seul
  • Oh Ha-nui
  • Kim Yoo-ji
  • Jung Yoo-jin

People around Bok-joo

Bok-joo's father, a former weightlifter who owns a fried chicken restaurant
Bok-joo's uncle, a part-time aspiring actor who works at the restaurant

People around Joon-hyung

  • Jung In-gi as Joon-hyung's maternal uncle and foster father
  • Lee Jung-eun as Joon-hyung's maternal aunt and foster mother

Extended

A doctor at the Hanwool College of Physical Education. She has a crush on Jae-yi.
  • Park Won-sang as Psychotherapist
  • Kim Yoon-ji
  • Kim Chae-eun
  • Kim Cha-kyung
  • Seo Wang-seok
  • Kim Hyun-jung as Dormitory's house mistress
  • Jung Hyun-seok as Dormitory's house mistress
  • Park Jung-min
  • Park Gun-lak
  • Lee Joon-hee
  • Lee Suk-jin
  • Lim Seo-jung
  • Yoo Yeong-bin
  • Lim Uk-jin
  • Lim Geun-seo
  • Jung Soo-in
  • Seo Kwang-jae
  • Choi Nam-wook
  • Tae Won-seok
  • Heo Min-kang
  • Jeon Ji-ahn

Special appearances (Cameo)

  • Yoon Jin-hee as Weightlifting contestant (Ep. 1)
  • Jota as Choi Tae-hoon (Ep. 1, 15)
  • Lee Soo-ji as Ku Seul (Ep. 1)
  • Lee Jong-suk as Jong-suk, Chicken Restaurant Customer (Ep. 2)[14][15]
  • Yoon Yoo-sun as Kim Jung-yeon, Joon-hyung's biological mother (Ep. 6, 14-15)
  • Shin A-young as announcer
  • Ahn Il-kwon
  • Noh Woo-jin
  • Z.Hera as Song Shi-eon, Shi-ho's sister (Ep. 8-9, 13)
  • Ji Soo as Bok-joo's fellow worker (Ep. 11)
  • Seohyun as Hwan-hee, Jae-yi's ex-girlfriend (Ep. 12)
  • Min Sung-wook as Sang-goo (Ep. 12)
  • Kim Seul-gi as Seul-gi, supermarket employee (Ep. 15)[16]

Production

The series is written by Yang Hee-seung of the 2015 romantic comedies Oh My Ghostess and High School King of Savvy; and directed by PD Oh Hyun-joong of 7th Grade Civil Servant. The first script reading took place on August, 2016 at MBC broadcasting station in Sangam, Seoul, South Korea.[17][18]

Original soundtrack

OST Part 1

No.TitleArtistLength
1."You & I"Kim Jong-wan (Nell)3:37
2."You & I" (Inst.) 3:37
Total length:7:14

OST Part 2

No.TitleArtistLength
1."From Now On (앞으로)"Kim Min-seung3:33
2."From Now On (앞으로)" (Inst.) 3:33
Total length:7:06

OST Part 3

No.TitleArtistLength
1."Dreaming (꿈꾼다)"Han Hee-jung4:02
2."Dreaming (꿈꾼다)" (Inst.) 4:02
Total length:8:04

OST Part 4

No.TitleArtistLength
1."Somehow (왠지 요즘)"J.Mi (Lush)3:25
2."Somehow (왠지 요즘)" (Inst.) 3:25
Total length:6:50

OST Part 5

No.TitleArtistsLength
1."I'll Pick You Up (데리러 갈게)"Standing Egg3:45
2."I'll Pick You Up (데리러 갈게)" (Inst.) 3:45
Total length:7:30

OST Part 6

No.TitleArtistLength
1."Permeate (스르륵)"Lee Hae-in3:37
2."Permeate (스르륵)" (Inst.)  
Total length:7:14

OST Part 7

No.TitleArtistLength
1."Again Again Again (또또또)"Lee Jin-ah2:24
2."Again Again Again (또또또)" (Inst.) 2:24
Total length:4:48

Ratings

  • In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date.
Episode # Date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[19] AGB Nielsen[20]
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
2016
1 November 16, 2016 4.1% (NR) 4.1% (NR) 3.3% (NR) 3.6% (NR)
2 November 17, 2016 5.0% (NR) 5.2% (NR) 3.5% (NR)
3 November 23, 2016 4.8% (NR) 5.3% (NR) 4.4% (NR) 4.9% (NR)
4 November 24, 2016 4.9% (NR) 5.2% (NR) 4.6% (NR) 4.9% (NR)
5 November 30, 2016 4.8% (NR) 4.9% (NR) 4.4% (NR) 4.5% (NR)
6 December 1, 2016 4.5% (NR) 5.3% (NR) 4.6% (NR) 5.4% (NR)
7 December 7, 2016 4.4% (NR) 4.8% (NR) 5.7% (NR)
8 December 8, 2016 4.6% (NR) 4.6% (NR) 5.4% (NR) 5.5% (NR)
9 December 14, 2016 4.2% (NR) 4.4% (NR) 4.1% (NR) 4.4% (NR)
10 December 15, 2016 4.8% (NR) 5.3% (NR) 5.1% (NR) 5.6% (NR)
11 December 21, 2016 4.7% (NR) 5.2% (NR) 4.4% (NR) 4.6% (NR)
12 December 22, 2016 5.1% (NR) 5.3% (NR) 4.5% (NR) 4.7% (NR)
13 December 28, 2016 5.5% (NR) 6.3% (NR) 5.0% (NR) 5.8% (NR)
2017
14 January 4, 2017 5.0% (NR) 5.9% (NR) 5.4% (NR) 6.3% (NR)
15 January 5, 2017 5.5% (NR) 6.4% (20th) 5.8% (NR)
16 January 11, 2017 5.4% (NR) 5.5% (NR) 5.2% (NR) 5.3% (NR)
Average 4.8% 5.3% 4.6% 5.0%

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2016 35th MBC Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries[21] Lee Sung-kyung Won
Best New Actor[22] Nam Joo-hyuk Won

References

  1. ↑ "Newcomer actors mature through 'Kim Bok-joo'". The Korea Times. 16 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "New sports drama to revolve around youth and love". Yonhap News Agency.
  3. ↑ "[美친시청률] '푸른바다' 첫방부터 16.4%, 수목대전 압도적 1위". OSEN (in Korean). Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo premieres in last place with 3.3%
  4. ↑ "이성경·남주혁 '역도 요정', 5.2% 종영". Newsis (in Korean). Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo ends in last place with 5.2%
  5. ↑ "'역도요정 김복주' 시청률이 다는 아니올시다 [역도요정 으랏차차①]". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 4 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "[인터뷰①] Nam Joo Hyuk Talks Weight, Ratings, and Acting Skills For "Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo"". Sports Chosun (in Korean).
  7. ↑ "5 things to know before watching 'Weightlifting Fairy'". ABS CBN News.
  8. ↑ "이성경·MBC 양 측 "'역도요정 김복주', 출연제안만…확정 無" (공식입장)" (in Korean). Naver. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  9. ↑ "MBC "이성경, '역도요정 김복주' 출연 미정..여러 후보 중 한명"(공식입장) - 스타뉴스". Star News (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  10. ↑ "[단독] 이성경, 장미란 된다…'역도요정' 파격 캐스팅 : 스포츠조선". Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  11. ↑ "[단독] 남주혁, '역도 요정 김복주' 주연 물망…'역시 대세남'". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  12. ↑ "엔플라잉 김재현 측 "'역도요정 김복주' 출연 확정"". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  13. ↑ "'역도요정 김복주' 신예 김우혁 캐스팅, 수영부 꽃미남 신입생役". TV Daily (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  14. ↑ "[단독] 이종석 '역도요정 김복주' 특별출연, YG팸 지원사격" (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  15. ↑ "이종석, 오늘(17일) '역도요정' 카메오 등판…분위기 바꾸나" (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 2016-11-17.
  16. ↑ "'역도요정 김복주' 김슬기 카메오…"즐거웠다"" (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  17. ↑ "'역도요정김복주' 이성경·남주혁, 첫 대본리딩 "11월에 만나요" :: THE STAR". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  18. ↑ "이성경·남주혁, ´역도요정…´으로 생애 첫 주인공 - 일간스포츠" (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
  19. ↑ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  20. ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  21. ↑ Lee Joo-hee (30 December 2016). "[2016 MBC 연기대상] '쇼핑왕' 서인국 & '역도' 이성경, 우수연기상 미니시리즈 부문 수상". Electronic Times (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-12-30.
  22. ↑ Jang Ji-hoon (30 December 2016). "[2016 MBC 연기대상] 남주혁·류준열·남지현·조보아 신인상 영예". Focus News (in Korean). Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-30.
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