Strong Girl Bong-soon

2017 · Action & Adventure, Comedy, Drama · 1 season · ★ 8.2

Ended

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Synopsis of Strong Girl Bong-soon

Do Bong-soon is born with superhuman strength that, according to the series, is passed down only to the women in her family. She lives in Dobong-dong, a neighborhood where everything seems calm, and dreams of creating a video game in which she is the lead. Her life grows complicated when a string of kidnappings shakes the community and the culprit targets her best friend. Determined to track him down, Bong-soon agrees to work as bodyguard to Ahn Min-hyuk, CEO of the video game company Ainsoft, while trying to keep her power under control. Created by Baek Mi-kyung and aired on JTBC, the series stars Park Bo-young and follows a young woman who wants to use her strength only for just causes.

«I'm No Ordinary Woman! I am Strong!»

1season

16episodes

68 minper episode

8.2audience scoreTMDB · 336 votes

8.1IMDb rating24,706 votes

Seasons of Strong Girl Bong-soon

Season 12017 · 16 ep. · ★ 8.1

Cast by Strong Girl Bong-soon

Park Bo-youngDo Bong-soon16 episodes

Park Hyung-sikAhn Min-hyuk16 episodes

Kim Ji-sooIn Guk-doo16 episodes

Jun Suk-hoSecretary Kong16 episodes

Shim Hye-jinHwang Jin-i16 episodes

Yoo Jae-myungDo Chil-goo16 episodes

Ahn Woo-yeonDo Bong-gi16 episodes

Kim Min-kyoAgari16 episodes

Yoon Ye-heeJung Mi-hwa16 episodes

Kim Won-haeKim Kwang-bok / Oh Dol-pyo16 episodes

Im Won-heeBaek Tak16 episodes

Kim Ki-mooHwang Hyun-dong16 episodes

Seol In-aJo Hee-ji16 episodes

Choi Won-myeongJang Kyung-tae16 episodes

Jang Mi-kwanKim Jang-hyun16 episodes

Lee Do-hyunJang Kwang-sook16 episodes

Park Bo-miNa Kyung-shim16 episodes

Kim Young-choonIl-jin16 episodes

Baek Su-ryeonGrandmother Sun-shim16 episodes

Yoon Young-jooMin-hyuk's Stepmother16 episodes

Kim Seong-beomAhn Dong-ha16 episodes

Kim Won-sukDetective Dotbogi16 episodes

Shim Hoon-kiAhn Dong-suk16 episodes

Lee Se-wookAhn Kyung-hwan16 episodes

Choi Mu-inTeam Leader Yuk16 episodes

Choi HyungHee Raeng-i16 episodes

Jun Byung-chulLee U-jin16 episodes

Choi Seung-hoonAhn Min-hyuk (young)16 episodes

Choi Hyun-seoKim Ji-won16 episodes

Ahn Chang-hwanJung Jun-tae16 episodes

Yoo In-sooKang Gu16 episodes

Kim Soo-yeonJae-soon's Mother16 episodes

Kim Won-sukMagnifying Glass16 episodes

Yang Zu-hoKnock Boy16 episodes

Oh Soon-taeBrown Bear16 episodes

Heo Jung-gukChairman Ahn Chul-do16 episodes

JiyoungJTVC announcer4 episodes

Kim Young-heeNeighbor3 episodes

Kwon Hyuk-sooJo Dal-bong3 episodes

Oh Ah-rinChild with balloon2 episodes

Technical Details

Created by: Baek Mi-kyung
Address: Lee Hyung-min
Writing: Baek Mi-kyung
Production: Park Jun-seo, Ra Sung-shik, Park Ji-an, Lee Jin-suk
Executive Producer: Song Won-sub, Park In-sun
Production companies: JS Pictures, Drama House, JTBC Studios
Network or Platform: JTBC
Country: South Korea
Original Language: Korean
Original title: 힘쎈여자 도봉순
Premiere: February 24, 2017
Last Episode: April 15, 2017 (1x16)
Status: Ended
Type: Fiction
Awards: 4 awards and 8 nominations in total.
Links: IMDb · TMDB · Official Website

Trivia about Strong Girl Bong-soon

The final episode drew a 8.96% national audience rating, the highest ever for a JTBC drama up to that point.

In November 2018, an American adaptation was announced for The CW, with Ronda Rousey and Ben Silverman as executive producers, but it never got as far as shooting a pilot.

In February 2024, an adaptation in Malaysia was reported, although neither the network nor the premiere date was known.

Strong Girl Nam-soon, starring Lee Yoo-mi, Kim Jung-eun, Kim Hae-sook, Ong Seong-wu and Byeon Woo-seok, premiered on JTBC on October 7, 2023 as a spin-off.

The series marked a professional reunion for Park Hyung-sik and Yoo Jae-myung, who had previously worked together on the KBS2 series Hwarang.

The first episode earned a 3,829% national audience rating, the best premiere for a JTBC Friday-Saturday drama up to that point; the second episode pushed the record to 5,758%.

Park Bo-young won the Best Actress (Drama) award at The Seoul Awards in 2017 and the Hallyu Korean Drama Actress award at the Seoul International Drama Awards that same year.

Filming began in October 2016 and wrapped on April 12, 2017; the first table read was held on October 29, 2016.

Sources: Wikipedia (English)