I can't get over Lee Jun-young's character in Weak Hero Class 2 (because I have no qualms about stanning sexy villains), so I'm super excited to see him for the fourth(!) time in three(!) months.

I simply cannot with this title. Even if I watch it and love it, how can I recommend it to other people without the level of embarrassment of a ML getting caught hiding in a closet? I will hereafter be referring to it as That Gym Drama. Or Jun’s Gym. Or 24 Hour Health Club. Or Please Don’t Wreck This Pairing For Me. Or literally anything besides its actual name 😂

Very nice that PUMP UP will re recapped.
Before we get going I just want to comment on the main PUMP UP THE HEALTHY LOVE poster a la TITANIC above ⬆️.
I just smile and chuckle every time I see it but the ‘form’ displayed is SO wrong lol.
I am looking forward to PUMP UP and pleased for Lee Jun-young. LJY (although he appeared in OCN’s CLASS OF LIES (2019) which I enjoyed) really came on my radar when he went toe-to-to with Jung Hae-in in episode 3 of Netflix’s D.P. (2021). I was like, ‘Wow’! Reportedly those two rehearsed for months for that outstanding sequence.

The name is weird, the poster is weird..I mean, it's just weird I don't know?

I'm not surprised that kdrama producers cast an actress who does not fit the role -- Jung Eun-ji does not possess an ounce of fat she needs to loose. Hopefully, they then focus on healthy eating and building muscle...right? no? yes????/

I'm looking forward to this despite all the red flags. I became an LJY fan with last year's Freaking Fairytale and I'm trusting that his charm and acting chops can pull this one out of Hong Jo holes it may fall into 😂

LJY has been on a nice rebound trip so far since last year's atrocity otherwise known as Impossible Heir. Hope this trend continues with this show - looking forward to it.

🎵 Pump up the Healthy Love, pump it up (ooh-ah) 🎵

such a funny name for a drama, who decides these English titles

I didn't know what to except, as I didn't watch any trailers. But the tone was too wacky for me and the animations didn't help. I like the cast, so I will see what the next episode brings.

I am conflicted. I love both Lee Jun-young and Jung Eun-ji - separately and apparently now together as well. But the cringe factor is sooooo high I almost dropped the drama ten times within the first ten minutes. I did somehow persevere through the first episode but really What the fat!? Mwo, mowya, also WAE!! 🤷‍♀️

Maybe I am in the minority here but for all of the cringe elements - and the truly stupid English title (Uffda- what were they thinking?)- I really enjoyed the first episode and am encouraged by it.

The very capable writer obviously understands the core elements of the original story: The tale of Pygmalion as set forth in Ovid's METAMORPHOSES. We are not being treated to George Bernard Shaw's pretentious distortion of the tale- which left out the important elements of love and creative vision, robbing the story of its central meaning. (I once read a critic describing Shaw as a Great Minor Playwright- I think the description is quite apt)

Of course, it is also true that this story has been told before in a K-drama- the excellent OH MY VENUS starring So Ji-sub and Shin Min-ah. I am looking forward to this new treatment of the tale. We already know that the writer has given us much different backgrounds (and even motivations?) for our two leads, although the emphasis on fitness is the same.

That opening was WEIRD. Did it really happen, and that's why he left the USA? Also weird was seeing Lee Jun-young's face superimposed onto a body that was clearly not his. Eeeegh.

I liked it enough to give episode 2 a shot, though. I find myself rooting for the FL.

Well, episode 2 was a bit better. Though I still think the characters are too over the top. I really hope, they will get rid of his muscle suit under his clothes. It's distracting.

Hard pass. Healthy love is so NOT what I'm seeking in my drama watches, and physical exercises plus dieting have been too big part of my entire life already. Also I much preferred Eunji's face before all that work done Hope it'll have enough swoony gym scenes to make it worth everyone's time!

I really did not like this, and feel the world simply does not need any more shows with overt or implied fat shaming that equates body size with overall health, personal character, and self-worth. (As an aside, I'm tired of media that tries to get around this by telling us that being fat--and apparently having bad posture as well--makes you more likely to get heart disease, diabetes, or cancer. The research isn't clear on this at all, except when we're talking about extremely overweight OR extremely thin people. Being what most would consider as a little overweight--i.e. not stick thin--doesn't put you at demonstrably higher risk for anything other than people coming up to you saying they're just concerned about your health so please lose weight.) Or gorgeous actresses wearing baggy clothes being cast in the part of what's supposed to be a sad sack of a woman who apparently doesn't love herself enough to be thin.

There are brief moments where I thought Jun-young's charm might push me to continue, or when my personal love of exercise seemed like maybe it would be enough to watch a few more episodes, but those were fleeting. This is a hard pass for me. But I hope those who enjoyed it continue to do so!

Jun-young's character clearly experienced the physical fitness equivalent of the training Miles Teller's character experienced in Whiplash, and is now convinced that is the only way to live in a healthy manner. His methods of enacting behavioral change are extremely ineffective and even potentially harmful. He should leave average people alone and only work with people who want to become body builders (I'm not even gonna say regular athletes, I don't think his methods would help them either).