Should you watch Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo?
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Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo
Series · 2016
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.
The sides of Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo
- A college weightlifter with a crush
- A swimmer she knew as a child
- A sports campus full of friends
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo is good for you if…
- you like an athlete chasing a weightlifting title.
- you like childhood friends slowly falling in love.
- you want a warm, gentle campus story.
Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo is bad for you if…
- you won't read subtitles for a Korean series.
- you need high stakes, not a soft campus romance.
About: first love · self-image · youth
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