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Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo S1E9 — The Merits of a Secret Crush

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Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo•Season 1•Episode 9

The Merits of a Secret Crush

8.5/10 · 115 votesDec 14, 201660 min

Ranked #6 of 16 in Season 1•+0.3 vs season avg

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.

Directed byOh Hyun-jong

Written byYang Hui-seung

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Cast18

Lee Sung-kyung

Lee Sung-kyung

Kim Bok-joo

Nam Joo-hyuk

Nam Joo-hyuk

Jung Joon-hyung

Lee Jae-yoon

Lee Jae-yoon

Jung Jae-yi

Gyeong Su-jin

Gyeong Su-jin

Song Shi-ho

Choi Woong

Choi Woong

Kim Ki-seok

Ji Il-ju

Ji Il-ju

Tae-kwon

Cho Soo-hyang

Cho Soo-hyang

Soo-bin

Cho Hye-jeong

Cho Hye-jeong

Jung Nan-hee

Oh Eui-sik

Oh Eui-sik

Bang Woon-ki

Lee Joo-young

Lee Joo-young

Lee Sun-ok

Choi Mu-sung

Choi Mu-sung

Yoon Duk-man

Jang Young-nam

Jang Young-nam

Choi Sung-eun

Crew2

Yang Hui-seung

Yang Hui-seung

Writer

Oh Hyun-jong

Oh Hyun-jong

Director

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Episode Summary

"The Merits of a Secret Crush" is episode 9 of Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo season 1. It scored 8.5/10 from 115 votes, ranking #6 of 16 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Oh Hyun-jong and written by Yang Hui-seung, it aired on December 14, 2016.

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