Pump Up the Healthy Love () is a 2025 South Korean television series written by Kim Ji-soo, directed by Park Jun-soo, Choi Yeon-soo and starring Lee Jun-young and Jung Eun-ji. It aired on KBS2 from April 30, to June 5, 2025, every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:50 (KST).
The drama continued a trend of free-to-air prime time Wednesday-Thursday dramas languishing in the 0% viewership range in 2025. Its eleventh episode on June 4 drew a nationwide rating of 0.7%, a record low shared with the February 20 and May 3 episodes of Kick Kick Kick Kick and Crushology 101, respectively.
Synopsis The romantic comedy drama focuses on 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 Lee Jun-young as Do Hyeon-joong Jung Eun-ji as Lee Mi-ran
Supporting Lee Mi-do as Rosa Lee Seung-woo as Alex Park Sung-yeon as Im Seong-im Lee Ji-hye as Yoon Bu-young as Park Dul-hee Kim Kwon as Lee Ro-yi
Production Development The drama was developed under the working title 24-Hour Health Club, is directed by Park Jun-soo, who directed Gaus Electronics (2022) and written by Kim Ji-soo, who wrote Birthcare Center (2020).
Casting On July 31, 2024, Lee Jun-young and Jung Eun-ji were reportedly cast as the main characters and were considering it.
Ratings +Average TV viewership ratings (Nationwide) Original broadcast dateAverage audience share (Nielsen Korea) 1 April 30, 2025 2 May 1, 2025 3 May 7, 2025 1.5% 4 May 8, 2025 1.7% 5 May 14, 2025 1.1% 6 May 15, 2025 1.3% 7 May 21, 2025 1.1% 8 May 22, 2025 1.2% 9 May 28, 2025 1.0% 10 May 29, 2025 1.1% 11 June 4, 2025 12 June 5, 2025 1.0% Average In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings.
Accolades Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result KBS Drama Awards2025 Top Excellence Award, Actor Lee Jun-young Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Jung Eun-ji Best Couple Award Lee Jun-young Popularity Award Jung Eun-ji Best Supporting Actress Lee Mi-do
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