Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-joo
역도요정 김복주Checked and re-read
The friendliest romance on this list and the one least interested in hurting you. Two college athletes become friends and then a couple, with no misunderstanding held for four episodes and no parent to defeat, which in 2016 was close to radical. There is an early crush to get through first, and the weight-class pressure and the family material are heavier than the tone lets on. Lee Sung Kyoung and Nam Joo Hyuk are the reason it is still recommended. The catch is that the sport evaporates: by the second half nobody is training and the show has no engine left except sweetness, which is where its written reviews turn on it. Watch it for the relationship, not the story.
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.
Hooks early Episode 2, once the two leads start colliding on purpose.
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