''Pump Up the Healthy Love'' () is a 2025

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written by Kim Ji-soo, directed by Park Jun-soo, Choi Yeon-soo and starring

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and

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. It aired on

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from April 30, to June 5, 2025, every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:50 ( KST). The show also

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via Viu and Viki in selected regions. The series continued a trend of

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dramas languishing in the 0% viewership range in 2025. Its eleventh episode on June 4, 2025 drew a nationwide rating of 0.7%, a record low shared with the February 20, 2025 and May 3, 2025 episodes of '' Kick Kick Kick Kick'' and '' Crushology 101'', respectively.

Synopsis

A romantic comedy-drama about a fitness-obsessed gym owner who lives by the motto "It all begins and ends with muscle" who meets a woman just starting her own fitness journey.

Cast

Main

as Do Hyeon-joong *

as Lee Mi-ran

Supporting

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as Rosa *

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as Alex *

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as Im Seong-im *

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as Yoon Bu-young * as Park Dul-hee *

Kim Kwon Kim Kwon (born Kim Keon-woo on May 16, 1989) is a South Korean actor. He played minor roles in television dramas such as '' Secret Love Affair'' (2014), ''Heard It Through the Grapevine'' (2015), and '' Marry Me Now'' (2018). He rose to promi ...

as Lee Ro-yi

Production

Development

The series was developed under the

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''24-Hour Health Club'', is directed by Park Jun-soo, who directed ''

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'' (2022) and written by Kim Ji-soo, who wrote ''

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'' (2020).

Casting

On July 31, 2024,

and

were reportedly cast as the main characters and were considering it.

Ratings

References

External links

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