Strong Woman Kang Nam Soon (2023)

You can watch but don't expect to much.

Personally, I'm still enjoying some scenes in this drama despite some serious scriptwriting issues and I give this drama a big minus because of the scriptwriting.

I actually have no complaints about the side stories in SWDBS because there weren't many of them and they were all really fun characters, but in this drama, there's so much focus on other stories and too many side character stories that the writer neglects our main couple story.
Grandma's story is my favorite out of all of them. She has a lot of scenes but doesn't overshadow the main characters' stories, and her love life is seriously hilarious.

As for the main couple's love story, I'm neither a villain team nor a male lead team.
The writer appears to be forced to cram their love story into this investigative comedy drama. I'm still puzzled as to why the writer gave the villain to have some feelings for the female lead. Logically, he was not supposed to feel kind toward other people and certainly wasn't supposed to have put any trust in other people, since he was raised by other villains.

Regarding our NamSoon, I genuinely enjoy her outgoing nature. She loves herself and is an optimistic girl. It is unfortunate that her mother's story overshadowed her own because the author is overly fixated on the mother.

Anyway, I'm still looking forward to their third season. Despite the fact that there appeared to be less plot in season 1 than in season 2, the first season was a lot of fun. I just hope the writer writes better characters and a better script that focuses more on her main character's story.

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Stop overracting.

This drama is fine and everyone needs to calm down. I think the drama deserves to be judged on its own merits rather than as an extension of Strong Woman Do Bong Soon. That was that and this is this.

Despite that I do still think this drama is a bit of a mess, just not for the same reasons as most other people. The main problem is that this show has too many people in it. The audience is supposed to equally care about the ML and FL, the FL's family of 5, And the ML's coworkers and even the damn “villains” of the show. All of these people take up way too much time and steal the spotlight from the main couple.

I don't care what anyone says, I will scream my adoration for this couple from the rooftops. This is one of the best depictions of a loving, respectful and supportive relationship between two individuals who value each other deeply. They don't act that way because just because it tells them to or because the plot says its time. They do it because they get to know each other and develop genuine affection…
When the FL is having a hard time the ML helps her out because HE'S A NICE PERSON, not because he's attracted to her. She doesn't need to prove anything to him or have some special requirements for him to naturally want to care for her. The FL is a simple character who doesn't need to change much because she is already a good person as well. Her affection for the ML goes farther than his face, she loves his personality and pokes fun at it. Being good looking isn't enough to get her interested…

After all that I must say that I think Ryu Si-oh is one of the worst aspects of this drama. He is evil, regardless of his upbringing shaping him he chooses to create a drug that KILLS people.
(Honestly that doesn't even make sense, the whole point of drugs is to get people addicted so they become repeat customers, so I don't know why anyone would create a drug that kills the customer base UNLESS YOU'RE LITERALLY EVIL) Due to this I'm not hearing him or his shallow hastily put together backstory out. He would never have been interested in the FL if she weren't strong and he tried to kill the people she loved AND HER. Plus I objectively think the actor did not fit this role, he honestly was the odd one out in terms of acting ability… This was just the wrong role for this man period.


While I love the FL's mother and grandma, they and their issues/adventures get way too much focus and make the drama feel like it's dragging because you just can't bring yourself to care about what they're doing. Same goes for the FL's Father and brother… This isn't a palace drama, there is no need for more than like 6-7 MAIN characters.

This story is too messy and needs to get itself together. It wasn't the worst drama of 2023 like many are saying. Extra point for the cameo cuz they did not have to spend the money to do that, but they did.

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Very entertaining, fast paced and not boring

I was hesitated to watch the prequel, although Im a big fan of the first sequel SGBS , the supernatural power and the fluffy sugary cute romance plot of the Park couple that made me adore that drama .
Im afraid here in prequel they might not do it right and it will only disappoint me. Maybe because the synopsis wasnt really appealing to me. But then again there goes the saying
"Dont judge the book by its cover" , this is exactly what i felt in the first 2 episodes of this drama. I was surprised how I really liked it! The cinematography is jaw dropping! The flow of the story is fast paced , very enjoyable to watch and there's no minute that i didnt enjoy nor bored , i actually really enjoyed it and these are just only 2 episodes.
Now it make sense why it just only came in in Netflix for 2 days now and it's already trending and it reached to top 10 # 6 in US Netflix today. I think i found my favorite show this year!!
Will update this review once i completed the drama.

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First scenes aren’t canon.

5 minutes into the first episode and it already doesn’t work with the lore of the original. Did the creators forget that in the prequel both Bong Soon and her Mother lost access to their powers FOR USING THEIR STRENGTH FOR PERSONAL GAIN? Their super strength was to only be used in times of crisis and to protect/help others. Using it for a fighting tournament (like Bong Soon’s Mother) would have caused Nam Soon to lose her powers at an early age. Already a big no from me. This is obviously a somewhat poor attempt from netflix to reboot a series to easily pander to a fandom so they can just coast and not have to do any real marketing or advertising. BUT i will continue to watch to see how this series progresses.

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mores? parem d querer pika..

gente?? preciso desabafar, o heesik eh TAO boyfriend material todo cadelinho da namsoon ele eh meio q o MINMIN dessa versão e voces tem a cara de pau de ficar shippando a namsoon com um cara que ela vive falando que odeia...? vamo parando nee quase acabando o dorama e voces nessa ainda parecem que fazem de proposito mesmo gostam de sofrer atoa kkkkkk

e ainda ficam Ain q pena do shioh Ain o shioh tem passado dificil Ain ela ta enganando ele Ain ele é muito melhor que o policial??????????? meio que o cara quer matar a própria namsoon e mandou a própria matar a mãe dela e ainda jogou um peso na coitada so pra testar ela tipo? SÓ PQ O HEESIK NAO É BONITO? O shioh nem eh isso tudo meu deus.

outro topico é que essa versão ta tao criminosa quanto a primeira vey manteram a essencia msm eu amo vius foram divos nisso.

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Vale pela nostalgia

Acho que grande parte das pessoas que assistiram Strong Girl esperavam uma boa continuação diretamente ligada a Strong Woman Do Bong Soo. Acontece que, além de expandir um pouco mais o universo e explicar algumas coisinhas (que para mim são irrelevantes), esse drama não tem nada haver com o de 2016 além de uma participação especial.

É engraçado? Sim. É divertido? Também é. Mas é realmente bom? Talvez, mas é bastante raso.

A impressão que tive foi que os roteiristas decidiram focar demais no combate ao crime das drogas e se esqueceram completamente do que era relevante, a própria Nam-Soon. Custava, de verdade, criar uma história em torno do desaparecimento da protagonista? Da busca da família por ela e de uma outra razão para ela ter sumido?
Acredito que assim, não só a Nam-soon teria o aprofundamento que merecia, mas também todos os integrantes da família que ficaram rasos e desinteressantes. Até mesmo o relacionamento dos protagonistas poderia ter sido melhor.

Mas o drama não foi ruim. Foi “Okay”. É divertido e deu pra distrair, dar algumas risadas… Mas não foi memorável como outros que assisti esse ano.
Já que vamos ter um 3 spin off, que nesse próximo concertem esses defeitos e deem um destaque maior para o Min Min e a Bong Bong, que eram os personagens mais importantes para estarem nesse drama e apareceram por menos de 5 minutos.

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Even as a standalone, without the original, it wouldn't be impressive.

Well. Not the best drama out there I'd say. At first it was quite fresh. Different. I liked the female character.
But then the show lost its essence. I don't know if it's the actor or the character of the plot itself, the delivery of dialogues become progressively more "annoying".
"Annoying" is a word I only use for Chinese female leads. So when I say that here, it's...a little disappointing. On Korean standards.

Characters: (contains minor spoilers)
The Male lead honestly did not have a personality. I mean I get the show isn't exactly male lead centred but c'mon. I believe Ong Seong Wu has great acting potential. He was able to play the puppy boy role here. Given his skills in "More Than Friends", I belive he can pull off both Cold and Warm personalities. But that oppertunity wasn't given to him.

Lee You Mi's acting is supposed to be good too. She is the same girl who played her roles in All of us are dead and Squid Game. And she did well. Ofcourse. I wouldn't know how well she is suited for romance ones because i haven't seen her do it properly before. Excluding this show. This show doens't really draw up the full potential of the actors.

Kim Jeung Un was awesome. She played Gang Namsoon's mother. She is super hot and powerful (obviously). But then there is also this cuteness about her. The way she melts when it's her daughter. It's cute. I loved her character.

Byeong Woo Speak who plays the bad guy, Si-on, is the freakin MAN. He is the hottest character on even YouTube and is currently being shipped with the Female lead and I am NOT complaining. He is good at acting. And he is hot. Yeah. He has acted in 20th century girl. The film. Check it out.

The secondary characters were pretty good too.

Plot:
The plot itself makes sense. It's not bad. It's just how the male and female characters were written. The female character lacks depth. And the only excuse for that is the fact that she is from Mongolia. If I hear that one more time I'll-

Overall : i haven't watched the last two episodes yet. They are supposed to release today and tomorrow. Based on the 14 episodes I have seen, it hasn't been able to even catch up to the original. And even as a standalone, it wouldn't have done great.

I'll come back and fill everyone in on the last two episodes.

Edit:
I finished the drama. I'll say mid. It's not great. They are eyeing a third season. I hope they add some spice to the series. We will also have a mystery main character coming in next season. I hope it goes well. Seriously.

There is room for improvement, a lot of it and I really hope they work on that. I wasn't very happy with this series and kinda disappointed ? Do bong soon was great but this one was just BAD.

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It's easier to see the flaw than the good side of this drama.

I understand that it's not what most viewers expected, even I was a little disappointed. But the thing is romance isn't the #1 priority of this drama and the drama itself is darker than SWDBS.
Nam Soon is an agent and it's important for her to keep her enemies closer. Hee Sik may not be portrayed well as you expected but he always got Nam Soon's back and is always there for her. Nam Soon and Hee Sik needs one another.
Shi Oh has a tragic background (which I do feel bad for), but that does not excuse his criminalistic behavior and attitude. The law will arrest all kind of criminals. Shi Oh is handsome and sexy but to me, the purpose of good-looking villains are to convey the: "Angel face but devil personality".
The season is going to pick up the pace again somehow in the next episodes, we still got more to wait, so be patient, I'll send another review once the series' status is completed
So many things I wanna say but I can't express it.
Feel free to fight me as long as it's a debate and not an argument.

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Kinda disappointed but okay

this is a good story but kind of disappointing tbh i expected a lot from it. This story picks up after the story of do bong-soon but we see more things that didnt imply there. So i was kind of confused at first scene but u gradually get the hang of it . I will not judge it too fast knowing i am only in ep 3. So i will tell all the things that i find will be helpfull for u to decide if u wanna watch it or not. First of all the scense are all same from the previous drama. The story if but some things like the characters dont match up.
So, it just went down from here. Im just excited for the plot cuz i feel like the plot will be nice.

i expected the show to a little collide with the previous show but it didnt and also the main couple is cute.i will write more abt what i think after finishing the whole thing.All this is just what i think abt this show. Hopefully the plot is really intresting i it is i will give it a musch more higher review.

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