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The Best Episodes of Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo Season 1

Every episode of Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo Season 1!

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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.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo Season 1 Episode 1 - What Do We Do About the People We Hate?
    7.4/10(146 votes)

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

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Oh Hyun-jong
    Writer:Yang Hui-seung

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  2. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo Season 1 Episode 2 - When I Fall in Love With You
    7.6/10(117 votes)

    #2 - When I Fall in Love With You

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Oh Hyun-jong
    Writer:Yang Hui-seung

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  3. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo Season 1 Episode 3 - Let It Go
    8.3/10(108 votes)

    #3 - Let It Go

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Oh Hyun-jong
    Writer:Yang Hui-seung

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  4. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo Season 1 Episode 4 - Her Double Life
    8.4/10(100 votes)

    #4 - Her Double Life

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Oh Hyun-jong
    Writer:Yang Hui-seung

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  5. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo Season 1 Episode 5 - I'm Happy Because I'm a Woman
    8.3/10(99 votes)

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

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Oh Hyun-jong
    Writer:Yang Hui-seung

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  6. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo Season 1 Episode 6 - Long Tails Either Get Caught or Get Stepped on
    8.6/10(104 votes)

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

    S1:E6

    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.

    Director:Oh Hyun-jong
    Writer:Yang Hui-seung

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  7. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo Season 1 Episode 7 - Happy Birthday To
    8.6/10(103 votes)

    #7 - Happy Birthday To

    S1:E7

    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.

    Director:Oh Hyun-jong
    Writer:Yang Hui-seung

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  8. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo Season 1 Episode 8 - The Wind is Blowing
    8.8/10(104 votes)

    #8 - The Wind is Blowing

    S1:E8

    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.

    Director:Oh Hyun-jong
    Writer:Yang Hui-seung

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  9. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo Season 1 Episode 9 - The Merits of a Secret Crush
    8.9/10(102 votes)

    #9 - The Merits of a Secret Crush

    S1:E9

    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.

    Director:Oh Hyun-jong
    Writer:Yang Hui-seung

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  10. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo Season 1 Episode 10 - A Comma or a Period
    8.4/10(98 votes)

    #10 - A Comma or a Period

    S1:E10

    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.

    Director:Oh Hyun-jong
    Writer:Yang Hui-seung

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  11. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo Season 1 Episode 11 - It's the End, It's Not the End
    9.0/10(105 votes)

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

    S1:E11

    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.

    Director:Oh Hyun-jong
    Writer:Yang Hui-seung

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  12. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo Season 1 Episode 12 - Her Bucket List
    8.7/10(115 votes)

    #12 - Her Bucket List

    S1:E12

    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.

    Director:Oh Hyun-jong
    Writer:Yang Hui-seung

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  13. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo Season 1 Episode 13 - Round off Love, and It Becomes Jealousy
    8.9/10(100 votes)

    #13 - Round off Love, and It Becomes Jealousy

    S1:E13

    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.

    Director:Oh Hyun-jong
    Writer:Yang Hui-seung

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  14. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo Season 1 Episode 14 - This Girl Is Mine
    8.7/10(117 votes)

    #14 - This Girl Is Mine

    S1:E14

    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.

    Director:Oh Hyun-jong
    Writer:Yang Hui-seung

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  15. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo Season 1 Episode 15 - That's How You Become an Adult
    9.0/10(105 votes)

    #15 - That's How You Become an Adult

    S1:E15

    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.

    Director:Oh Hyun-jong
    Writer:Yang Hui-seung

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  16. Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo Season 1 Episode 16 - Spring, Youth and Us Again
    8.8/10(126 votes)

    #16 - Spring, Youth and Us Again

    S1:E16

    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.

    Director:Oh Hyun-jong
    Writer:Yang Hui-seung

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"What Do We Do About the People We Hate?" is the best rated episode of "Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo" season 1. It scored 7.4/10 based on 146 votes. Directed by Oh Hyun-jong and written by Yang Hui-seung, it aired on 11/16/2016. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "When I Fall in Love With You".