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The Review Geek
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Review Geek
Pump Up the Healthy Love – K-drama Episode 6 Recap & Review
Episode 6 Episode 6 of Pump Up the Healthy Love begins with Mi-ran running on the treadmill, unable to stop thinking about Joon-seok's deleted message. She ends up pushing it too far and the machine breaks. This puts the staff in a pickle because they don't have the money to buy a new treadmill. They decide to get their members to sign up for personal training with Hyeon-joong in order to make more money. He even puts a sign up offering 30% discount but nobody signs up. Mi-ran even tries to convince the three gym ladies to sign up. It works as one of them, Seong-im, does sign up for the personal training. Mi-ran and Hyeon-joong high five and he points out that she has calluses on her hand — a mark of people who exercise. He even gives her hand cream. Mi-ran goes home in a great mood but she finds her sister in tears. Apparently, Kang Dan broke up with her saying he was too happy and that was interfering with his ability to write songs. Mi-ran resolves to help her move on. Seong-im starts her training with Hyeon-joong and she seems very enthusiastic about. Almost too enthusiastic, as she begins to constantly pepper him with questions and requests for advice. She wants to get the most of the 24-hour gym. At work, Mi-ran learns that her show about Hawaii was a hit. Ye-jin surprises Mi-ran by telling her that it was Joon-seok who recommended Mi-ran for the Hawaii live show. After work, Mi-ran takes Ji-ran to the gym. Hyeon-joong recognises Ji-ran from the photobooth incident and tries to hide his identity. In order to impress her sister, Mi-ran ends up overdoing it at the gym. Hyeon-joong helps Mi-ran cover up when she uses a machine she hasn't used before. At one point, Seong-im begins dusting the place and ends up breaking Hyeon-joong's trophy in his office. To top this off, Hyeon-joong realises he's losing muscle because Seong-im doesn't let him work out at all. Seong-im takes Hyeon-joong out for a meal the next day. He tells her he has something to say to her but Seong-im then sees her husband with another woman. She asks Hyeon-joong to hide her and he obliges. She later explains that she doesn't want a divorce for the sake of her daughter, even though her husband takes her for granted. But she hates being home which is why she spends so much time at the gym and enjoys the concern Hyeon-joong shows her. Later, while working out, Hyeon-joong muses on the difficulty of the situation. Back home, Ji-ran tells Mi-ran that the workout helped her not think about Kang Dan. In the morning, Mi-ran tells Hyeon-joong how exercise helped her spirit become stronger as well. Hyeon-joong then shows Seong-im a particular exercise to help her learn how to relax her shoulders and let go. Seong-im understands what he's saying about letting go and tells Hyeon-joong it's hard to let go of family members. However, as the three ladies head for a bite outside the gym, they come across Seong-im's husband and his girlfriend. He shamelessly introduces the woman as his colleague and even tells Seong-im to cook her some food. Seong-im finally loses it. Hyeon-joong gives her the resistance band which she uses to smack her husband in the face. Even Mi-ran helps trip the man over and after he scurries off, the whole gym team goes out for drinks. On the way home, Mi-ran and Ji-ran are helping a garbage picker when Mi-ran sees Joon-seok walking towards them. She hides and then asks Ji-ran to ask Joon-seok about the text messages. Ji-ran realises that Mi-ran hasn't actually been able to let go of Joon-seok and calls Kang Dan, begging him to come back. Mi-ran is also upset, even more so when she realises one of her calluses has fallen off. She goes to the gym and cries to Hyeon-joong about it. An epilogue of Pump Up the Healthy Love Episode 6 shows Joon-seok looking at Mi-ran crying in the street when he gets caught by Seong-im, who thinks he's a pervert. The Episode Review Pump Up the Healthy Love Episode 6 is quite wholesome! Seong-im's personal training storyline starts out as a humorous gimmick but then gives us a chance to get to know her better. It's definitely nice to see the story dive into side characters like Seong-im, who are always around in the background of Mi-ran and Hyeon-joong's stories. The whole thing is executed quite well, although Seong-im's husband gets his comeuppance quicker than expected. It's also balanced out nicely with Mi-ran's story, which is super relatable for anyone who has been through a hard breakup and wanted to appear stronger than they really were. Through her gym antics, the episode actually brings out poignant themes about letting go and how hard it really is. Hyeon-joong's closing voiceover is a nice way to end the episode as well. All in all, the drama continues to have a lot of heart! Previous Episode Next Episode Expect A Full Season Write-Up When This Season Concludes!
The Review Geek
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Review Geek
Pump Up the Healthy Love – K-drama Episode 1 Recap & Review
Episode 1 Episode 1 of Pump Up the Healthy Love begins with Do Hyeon-joong being dumped by his girlfriend because he only cares about his fitness. We then see him win a bodybuilding competition, take the prize and casually walk out. He ends up back in Seoul, handing out flyers. He and his colleague, Alex see a woman named Mi-ran fighting with her boyfriend outside a motel. She's crying and asking the man, Joon-seok, why he won't sleep with her. After he leaves, Hyeon-joong gives Mi-ran a flyer for his club. We then see flashes from Mi-ran's past. We learn that she's always had bad luck with love and romance. At present, she goes home to find her house filled with balloons and sweet notes. But she finds an unknown man in the bedroom instead. She chases him into the street but ends up being the one who gets arrested. At the police station, the man turns out to be the boyfriend of Mi-ran's sister, Ji-ran, who lives in the same house. After the chaos is sorted out, the young couple heads back home while Mi-ran drinks her sorrows away. At some point, she hallucinates a woman in an advertisement, reminding her about the flyer in her bag. She takes it out and heads to the location, assuming it's a nightclub. But she finds a health club instead. She's about to leave when she bumps into Hyeon-joong, who insists on giving her a consultation. He realises that she wants to change her life and offers to make it happen in three months. A Total Life Care package for five million won. She refuses, accuses him of body-shaming and leaves. We then learn from Rosa, who runs the gym, that things have not been going well since Do Hyeon-joong joined. His curt and straightforward way of speaking puts customers off. While three female customers chat, we learn that Director Dong (Rosa's father) used to run the gym and raised Hyeon-joong when he was an orphan. Now, he stays at the gym 24/7. We see him working out when he's interrupted by three nightclub owners who try to hustle him for handing out flyers in their area. He handles them easily and makes them engage in exercises. Back home, Mi-ran wonders if Joon-seok was breaking up with her during the fight. Her sister encourages her to go ask him. She goes to work and we learn that she and Joon-seok work in the same office. Joon-seok then announces that he's being posted to South America. Mi-ran takes him aside and he officially breaks up with her, saying she's too good for him. She once again asks him why he didn't sleep with her. At the gym, the landlord is about to kick Hyeon-joong and the others out of the gym, but Hyeon-joong lists all of the prizes he's won to convince him. Rosa has similar doubts about the gym. Just as they are arguing, Mi-ran enters and gives them the 5 million won, saying she is signing up for Hyeon-joong's Total Life Care package. A flashback shows that Joon-seok told her he can't sleep with her because of her body. At present, Hyeon-joong promises Mi-ran that her life will change. She's leaving when she slips and falls, right into his arms, of course. An epilogue of Pump Up the Healthy Love Episode 1 shows Joon-seok walking away after his cutting remarks to Mi-ran. He bumps into Hyeon-joong and falls down. Hyeon-joong tells him to stop blaming others and be honest. The Episode Review Pump Up the Healthy Love Episode 1 kicks off fairly well! We have a down-on-her-luck and unconfident female lead, an overconfident male lead, and a suitably niche subject for the drama to dive into. The episode sets it all up quite nicely, starting Mi-ran's journey towards fitness. While we can expect plenty of talk about bodies, health and appearance, this drama is walking a tight line between fitness and body shaming. But seeing how Mi-ran rightly brought up the body shaming issue, the drama will likely play it safe. With all the hijinks, dramatic flashbacks, and on-screen text, the episode sets a light and comedic tone for the series. The humour is over the top, though, and will probably remain that way, with all the screaming and extra muscle flexing. Your appetite for this can vary. For now, these characters are likeable enough to want to see where the story takes them! Next Episode Expect A Full Season Write-Up When This Season Concludes!
