Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo
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| Genre |
Coming of age Sports Romantic-comedy |
| Written by | Yang Hee-seung |
| Directed by | Oh Hyun-jong |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Kim Joon-suk Jung Se-rin |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Han Hee |
| Producer(s) | Oh Min-soo Kim Sang-heon |
| Cinematography | Lee Jin-duk Kim Sun-chul Park Hwa-jin |
| Editor(s) | Oh Sere-na |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Chorokbaem Media |
| Distributor | MBC |
| Release | |
| Original network | MBC |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | November 16, 2016 – January 11, 2017 |
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Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo (Hangul: 역도요정 김복주; RR: Yeokdo-yojeong Gim Bok-ju) is a South Korean television series starring Lee Sung-kyoung in the title role. It is a coming-of-age sports drama, inspired by the life of Olympic gold-medalist Jang Mi-ran. It airs on MBC every Wednesday and Thursday at 22:00 (KST) starting November 16, 2016 to January 11, 2017.
The series was a commercial failure and only averaged single-digit audience rating of 4.6%. It ranked last against public broadcasting dramas airing in the same time-slot throughout its run.
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.
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.
Note: Episode 14 didn't air as scheduled (Thursday, December 29) due to MBC Entertainment Awards.
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