My Lovely Boxer

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Drama: My Lovely Boxer (English title) / Pure Boxer (literal title)
Revised romanization: Soonjungboxer
Hangul: 순정복서
Director: Choi Sang-Yeol, Hong Eun-Mi
Writer: Chu Jong-Nam (novel), Kim Min-Joo
Network: KBS2
Episodes: 12
Release Date: August 21 - October 2, 2023
Runtime: Monday & Tuesday 21:50
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Kim Tae-Young (Lee Sang-Yeob) is a cold-blooded sports agent. He draws talented players into the sports field and makes as much money from them in a short period of time, before they burn out. One of his clients is Kim Hee-Won. He is an excellent baseball pitcher and, unlike his other clients, he also means something to Kim Tae-Young. For Kim Hee-Won, who is in a difficult situation, Kim Tae-Young receives a task to bring female boxer Lee Kwon-Sook (Kim So-Hye) back to the boxing ring. 3 years ago, Lee Kwon-Sook emerged as an elite boxer at the age of 17. She was undefeated in all of her matches and she brought popularity to the sport. Suddenly, Lee Kwon-Sook disappeared. For Kim Hee-Won, Kim Tae-Young approaches Lee Kwon-Sook, who has started a new life away from boxing.

Notes

"My Lovely Boxer" takes over KBS2's Monday & Tuesday 21:50 time slot previously occupied by "Heartbeat" and followed by "The Matchmakers" on October 30, 2023.
Based on novel "Soonjungboxer Leekwonsook" by Chu Jong-Nam (published December 30, 2014 by Macaron).
Ep.10 did not air on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 due to a soccer match between S. Korea and Kuwait for the 19th Asian Games. Ep.10 will air Monday, September 25, 2023.

Cast



Lee Sang-Yeob	Kim So-Hye	Park Ji-Hwan	Kim Hyung-Mook	Ha Seung-Ri
Kim Tae-Young	Lee Kwon-Sook	Kim O-Bok	Lee Chul-Yong	Jung Soo-Yeon



Kim Jin-Woo	Chae Won-Bin
Han Jae-Min	Han A-Reum

Kim Tae-Young's Clients



Choi Jae-Woong	Kim Hee-Chan
Kim Hee-Won	Choi Ho-Hoong

Sports & Passion



Yoon In-Jo	Kim Sang-Woo
Lee Young-Ae	Go Sun-Jae

Boxing Group



Sung No-Jin	Lim Young-Joo	Han Da-Sol	Jeon Hui-Jeong
Coach Song	Park Hye-Jin	Jo A-Ra	Yeon-Kyung

Hadong Kindergarten



Song Ye-Bin	Kim Sun-Gi	Lee Song-Yi	Ko Eun-Bi	Kim Kang-Yoon
Teacher Eun Sol	senior teacher	junior teacher	Mi-Rae	Joon-Woo

Ko Na-Yul

Bo-Ram

Media



Kim Sang-Bo	Kim Kyoung-Hwan	Han Ji-Woo	Kim Dae-Gook	Song In-Seob
Park Kyung-Soo	streamer panelist	streamer panelist	Park Kyung-Soo's co-worker (ep.3)	reporter (ep.3)



Park Ji-Won	Lee Ji-Young	Kim Sa-Rang	Sa Hye-Jin
sports show host (ep.4)	sports show panelist (ep.4)	reporter (ep.7)	reporter (ep.7)

Sports Group



Nam Tae-Woo	Cha Yoo-Jin	Kim Ki-Min	Kim Young-Joon	Kim Tae-Hwan
Yang Man-Hee	Kim Hee-Won (teen)	Kim Tae-Young (teen)	About Sports staff	ring announcer (ep.1)



Jeon Min-Hyub	No Hee-Joong	Kim Sung-Gon	Joshua Newton	Kim Min-Suk
press event host (ep.1)	BB Sports executive (ep.3)	weigh-in announcer (ep.4)	Eric Hahn (ep.5)	baseball coach (ep.6)

Jang Young-Jun

Ma Young-Jun (ep.10)

Kim O-Bok's Group / Sky Sports



Lee Kyoung-Young	Lee Dong-Young	Lim Wook-Jin	Im Jun-Hyeong	Choi Min-Kyu
Kim O-Bok's dad	Bok-Nam	Sang-Cheol (ep.11-12)	enforcer (ep.11-12)	enforcer (ep.11-12)

Kim Tae-Young's Family

Min Kyung-Ok

Moon Jung-Hee

Lee Kwon-Sook's Family

Byun Yoon-Jeong

Lee Kwon-Sook's mom (ep.5)

Kim Hee-Won's Family



Lee Eun-Jo	Shin Seo-Woo
Seo Young-Joo	Kim Ye-Joon

Others



Son Young-Soon	Lee Jong-Goo	Ha Joon-Sung	Kim Do-Eun
Wang Mi-Hyang	Yoon Young-Gil	boxing student	boxing student



Na Ho-Won	So Yun-Ho	Lee Ha-Joo	Hwang Yu-Na
baseball game spectator (ep.1)	detective (ep.2)	Han Jae-Min's girlfriend (ep.3)	Yang Man-Hee's granddaughter (ep.8-9)

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Episode Ratings

Date	Episode	AGB
Date	Episode	Nationwide	Seoul
2023-08-21	1	2.0%	NR
2023-08-22	2	1.8%	NR
2023-08-28	3	1.8%	NR
2023-08-29	4	1.6%	NR
2023-09-04	5	1.4%	NR
2023-09-05	6	1.4%	NR
2023-09-11	7	1.1%	NR
2023-09-12	8	1.1%	NR
2023-09-18	9	1.5%	NR
2023-09-25	10	0.9%	NR
2023-09-26	11	0.9%	NR
2023-10-02	12	2.2%	NR

Source: AGB Nielson

NR denotes not ranked within the Top 20 TV programs (including news, sports, variety, etc.) for that day according to AGB Nielson.

Comments

Anon Oct 13 2023 10:06 am The romance between kwan sook and Jaemin is so unnecessary, shudve skip it

Michael Black Oct 07 2023 12:15 pm This is actually really good through 4 and its about time Korea everything coming out the last 4 month has been romcom garbage. I like that there are two side to the story the corrupt gambling and the tough but sweet boxer. this needed 18 episodes

Aimen Oct 03 2023 1:38 pm A beautiful Beautiful drama.....Ahhhhh, my heart feels sooooooo sad ending it....One of the most amazing dramas that I saw this year... !!!!

K Oct 01 2023 6:30 am It is underrated. Good one ☝️

Michelle Sep 29 2023 10:57 pm I'm surprisingly hooked on this drama! At first I wasn't sure if I'd watch it because of the sports topic. But once I started I was really drawn in by the writing and acting. Lee Sang-Yeob and Kim So-Hye both made me cry with the depth and sincerity of their acting. I'm so glad I decided to watch this drama and I can't wait for the finale! Bravo to the writers, cast and crew!

Señorita Granada Sep 29 2023 2:05 pm I loved this kdrama from first review on kbs world , and it is truly a wonderful and human drama that is worth watching so far. I hope that the ending will also be wonderful as well .

Jeyn Sep 21 2023 7:06 pm I love the drama especially Lee Sang Yeob's acting. This is so underrated. Everything is interesting. I just finished the whole 9 episodes in one seating. Binge watching it the whole day.

Susu Sep 15 2023 9:58 pm I just hope that Kwon Sook didn't end up with Jae Min. He is such a childish and selfish.

Aimen Sep 12 2023 3:02 am This drama is just Beautiful, as a sports person I can relate how much Hee-Won's death has affected Tae-Yeong, and more sadly what led Hee-Won to make such a Horrible decision with his life.....I'm soooooooo sad rn, I said it before and I'll say it again "Athletes' mental health is extremely taken for granted, please normalize encouraging athletes after bad game instead of bashing them"

Aimen Sep 06 2023 11:21 am I love, love, Absolutely Loveeeeeeee this drama soooooooooooooooooooo muchhhhhh....Wahhhhhhhhh! I was literally dancing when I saw the preview, we'd be seeing some Romance in next episode...wohoooooooooooooo....Its starting......!!!!!!!!

Emily Sep 05 2023 5:56 am I was surprised when I see Seoul AGB. There are so much different ways from others. But I love it and This is the first drama I wrote comments.

hi telinho Sep 02 2023 12:57 pm I don't know if it's the acting or Kim Jin-Woo's character but something feels off. Jae-Min gives me psycho vibes. Also the chemistry with the FL is questionable. Overall, this drama is entertaining and it seems like ep5 is going to be interesting

me Sep 01 2023 6:37 pm Sports drama is not my type of thing well except when I watched Weightlifting Fairy and 2521. And even though this drama is still not to be compared with those 2, I am still enjoying it. I like the acting to be honest and I think Sohye is doing a great job . I don't know why some say the storyline is bad and the acting is bad too because it is the opposite for me. And coming from me who get bored easily and drop a drama instantly once i'm bored. I like this drama as of now and I am currently on episode 3

Koreana Aug 31 2023 4:45 am Definitely not recommended! the actors are great but the storyline is so bad. Don't waste your time. It's a waste for the actors to accept this kind of drama.

Hee Aug 29 2023 7:02 pm Idk why the drama is getting bad reviews, I’m at episode 3 and it’s good so far. I used to be affected by reviews (sometimes they are true, sometimes they are not & just a matter of preference in the series type you are watching) but I like it so far, I don’t find the acting bad. Also someone mentioned mental coach jegal, I like that too. So if you’re thinking of watching this, just try it for yourself first. I’ll probably leave another comment when the drama ends.

WowDrama Aug 27 2023 8:11 pm I do recommend the Drama because it is about the World of Sports....athletes, agents, and money. From someone who looking at the Korean perspective about corruption in sports... it is different, but interesting to watch.

   It is worse in other countries??????

Serena Aug 26 2023 11:23 pm Oh my word, this drama is bad. The writing is just bad. Kim So Hye is doing a great job acting despite being the absolute opposite in size to what a boxer would be. Everything about the plot falls flat for me. I do not recommend.

wanzo Aug 26 2023 5:49 am i love the premise of the story, the plot. the dirty coach as protagonist bail a retired-female boxer into the ring once more to do match fixing and then after her rising comeback then turns her into total loser to make her escape the ring and people once and for all damn korea is so smar and creative, they can keep making story even for drama like this which is quite long in episodes. even western production cannot make 4 dimensional character and story like this for drama/series

Iwiwz Aug 26 2023 4:28 am Lee sang yeob is soo soo handsome in mature angle.

Mariia Aug 23 2023 9:22 am I watched the first two episodes and I Love this drama. I like the way it filmed, the actors plays natural, music is perfect.

SandraR Aug 23 2023 7:12 am I could say the casting is not good, the actress has no power, evidenced by her gait, but I'd be stating the obvious. After she KO'd a guy built like a brick shit-house fans of the pugilist sport would switch back to YouTube to watch the real thing.

Aimen Aug 21 2023 11:44 am I can't seem to find this drama anywhere...Does anyone know where is it airing?

Aimen Aug 21 2023 11:38 am Whattttttt!!???? Mental coach Jegal was boring???? Impossible... It was one of my favorite series from 2022.... I'm literally want this drama to be like that.....♡♡♡♡♡♡♡

Aloe Aug 20 2023 8:46 pm This sounds like mental coach jegal 2 and that one was painfully boring with unneeded romance, hoping this will be good but kbs2 since camellia blooms has been only giving poorly written dramas except hit weekend shows. Recently heartbeat had done well only with intl audience

thon Aug 20 2023 5:38 am Lee Si Young - perfect for this role.

tulipaa Aug 06 2023 9:42 am Feel like it's the same genre as the drama "Coach Jegal" !!! Think gonna enjoy it too :)

May Feb 21 2023 5:59 am Wowwww Kim Jinwoo is sooo handsome ! Can't wait for this drama. Hwaiting !

May Feb 21 2023 5:58 am Kim Jinwoo is sooo handsome ! Can't wait for this drama

BEATRICE Jan 18 2023 2:28 pm I wonder why they haven't put the teaser here yet? I already saw it on Twitter.

rrrr Jan 12 2023 6:31 am sport drama!! south korea starts releasing those kind of dramas since stove league's success...

JinuHoonMinKang Jan 09 2023 8:43 pm Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyy Goodluck to pure boxer

our Jinwoo from Winner is casted for this drama!

Yaay! Yaay

Brian Nov 09 2022 5:53 pm I can't imagine cutie Sohye being a boxer, but certainly she's a great actress. I am curious as to how it turns out.

ruby Nov 08 2022 8:59 am Looking forward to this!!

Ariya Oct 27 2022 12:32 pm really? but their ages.....

agd Oct 26 2022 12:42 am can't wait!!!

Fanita Oct 25 2022 12:47 pm Wow.. Sohye as a boxer!?!

Pengsohye Oct 20 2022 2:28 am At last, kim so hye comeback drama!! With my fav actor. Kind of curious how is drama will develop!! Can't wait. Hwaiting So Hye and Sang Yeob oppa!!!

junghaesoo Oct 18 2022 12:54 pm Omg lee sang yeob as male lead?? Can't wait to see this drama...

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Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Notes

Cast

Kim Tae-Young's Clients

Sports & Passion

Boxing Group

Hadong Kindergarten

Media

Sports Group

Kim O-Bok's Group / Sky Sports

Kim Tae-Young's Family

Lee Kwon-Sook's Family

Kim Hee-Won's Family

Others

Trailers

Episode Ratings

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