Strong Girl Nam-soon () is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Lee Yoo-mi in the title role, along with Kim Jung-eun, Kim Hae-sook, Ong Seong-wu, and Byeon Woo-seok. The series serves as a spin-off to the 2017 series Strong Girl Bong-soon. It aired on JTBC from October 7 to November 26, 2023, every Saturday and Sunday at 22:30 (KST). It is also available for streaming on Netflix in selected regions.
The series received audience acclaim, with its final episode recording 10.42% in nationwide ratings.
Synopsis Gang Nam-soon (Lee Yoo-mi) disappeared in Mongolia as a child. She discovers in Mongolia that she possesses superhuman strength. As an adult, she travels to South Korea to search for her parents where she finds her mother Hwang Geum-joo (Kim Jung-eun) who is a billionaire businesswoman, and her grandmother Gil Joong-gan (Kim Hae-sook), in the Gangnam district. Eventually, Nam-soon, her mother, and grandmother become entangled in a drug case that Detective Gang Hee-sik (Ong Seong-wu) is investigating at a company named Doogo ran by Ryu Shi-oh (Byeon Woo-seok).
Cast Main Lee Yoo-mi as Gang Nam-soon / Khan Tsetseg Ahn Tae-rin as Tsetseg / young Gang Nam-soon Second cousin of Do Bong-soon. Like her cousin, she is born with superhuman strength which she inherited from her mother and grandmother. Kim Jung-eun as Hwang Geum-joo Mother of Gang Nam-soon who is a CEO of Gangnam pawnshop "Gold Blue". Like her daughter, she is born with superhuman strength. Kim Hae-sook as Gil Joong-gan Grandmother of Gang Nam-soon and mother of Hwang Geum-joo. Like her daughter and granddaughter, she is born with superhuman strength. Ong Seong-wu as Gang Hee-sik A lieutenant in the Gangnam Han River District Police Department who specializes in investigating drug cases. Byeon Woo-seok as Ryu Shi-oh / Anton CEO of the distribution and sales company "Doogo", and the main antagonist of the series
Supporting People around Gang Nam-soon Lee Seung-joon as Gang Bong-go Nam-soon's father and Geum-joo's melodramatic ex-husband who runs a photo studio after divorce. Han Sang-jo as Gang Nam-in Nam-soon's twin younger brother who is an owner of Tarot Cafe in the 1st floor of Geum-joo's building. Kim Ki-doo as Hwang Geum-dong Nam-soon's maternal uncle, Geum-joo's younger brother, and Joong-gan's son. Joo Woo-jae as Ji Hyun-soo A homeless person who becomes entangled with Nam-soon. Park Gyeong-ree as Noh Seon-saeng (Teacher Noh) A romantic homeless person who has no money but has a boyfriend in Hyun-soo.
Gangnam Hangang District Police Station Young Tak as Oh Young-tak A passionate detective who is Hee-sik's partner and senior in the drug investigation team. Ryu Ha-seong as Jin Seon-gyu The youngest member of the drug investigation team. Song Jin-woo as Kim Seok-ho A member of the drug investigation team who is a former bodyguard and taekwondo police officer. Jeong Seung-gil as Ha Dong-seok A former special forces officer and leader of the drug investigation team. Kim Si-hyeon as Yeo Ji-hyeon A police officer at district police station and Hee-sik's fellow.
People around Hwang Geum-joo Choi Hee-jin as Ri Hwa-ja / Lee Myung-hee A lost girl who resembles Nam-soon. Oh Jeong-yeon as Jung Na-young Geum-joo's trusted secretary. Akira as Bread Song / Song Soo-hyun A very sexy and handsome fraudster. Lee Joong-ok as Kim Nam-gil Geum-joo's subordinate at Gold Blue.
People around Gil Joong-gan Jeong Bo-seok as Seo Jun-hee Barista of tarot cafe run by Nam-in. Im Ha-ryong as Hwang Guk-jong Joong-gan's husband who becomes a monk.
People around Ryu Shi-oh Yoon Seong-su as Secretary Yoon Ryu Shi-oh's secretary with fluent English skills who suffers from gaslighting by Shi-oh. Konstantin Vlasov as Kyle Alexandros Ryu Shi-oh's bodyguard who is a Russian jiujitsu champion.
Others Tserenbold Tsegmid as Khokho A Mongolian shepherd who raised Nam-soon. Batsumiya Batdorj as Joljaya A Mongolian shepherd and Khokho's wife who raised Nam-soon alongside him.
Extended Lee Chang-ho as Nam Hong-do Bread Song's secretary. Kang Gil-woo as Dr. Choi A researcher at a drug factory. Ha Dong-joon as chief accountant at Gold Blue Park Hye-na as Madam Marie Kim Lee Hee-jin as Assistant Manager Baek
Special appearances Kim Won-hae as polearm seller ( 1) Park Bo-young as Do Bong-soon (Ep. 3) Park Hyung-sik as Ahn Min-hyuk (Ep. 3) Jeon Soo-kyeong as Gang Hee-sik's mother (Ep. 4, 16) Lee Hong-nae as Bingbing (Ep. 16) Oh Na-ra as Yoon-hee (Ep. 16)
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Viewership
+ Average TV viewership ratings Original broadcast date Average audience share(Nielsen Korea)Nielsen Korea ratings:
Nationwide Seoul 1 October 7, 2023 2 October 8, 2023 6.062% 5.848% 3 October 14, 2023 8.002% 8.950% 4 October 15, 2023 9.760% 10.547% 5 October 21, 2023 7.278% 7.928% 6 October 22, 2023 8.096% 8.402% 7 October 28, 2023 7.344% 8.395% 8 October 29, 2023 8.472% 9.050% 9 November 4, 2023 7.139% 7.688% 10 November 5, 2023 8.720% 9.292% 11 November 11, 2023 7.571% 7.890% 12 November 12, 2023 8.474% 9.014% 13 November 18, 2023 7.381% 8.294% 14 November 19, 2023 8.986% 9.553% 15 November 25, 2023 8.989% 9.605% 16 November 26, 2023 Average In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings. This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC, and EBS).
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