Strong Girl Nam-soon

Strong Girl Nam-soon (Korean: 힘쎈여자 강남순) 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.

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Strong Girl Nam-soon

The series received audience acclaim, with its final episode recording 10.42% in nationwide ratings.

Synopsis

Strong Girl Nam-soon

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

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.

Nam-soon's twin younger brother who is an owner of Tarot Cafe in the 1st floor of Geum-joo's building.

Nam-soon's maternal uncle, Geum-joo's younger brother, and Joong-gan's son.

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

A passionate detective who is Hee-sik's partner and senior in the drug investigation team.

The youngest member of the drug investigation team.

A member of the drug investigation team who is a former bodyguard and taekwondo police officer.

A former special forces officer and leader of the drug investigation team.

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

• Lee Joong-ok as Kim Nam-gil

People around Gil Joong-gan

• Jeong Bo-seok as Seo Jun-hee

• Im Ha-ryong as Hwang Guk-jong

People around Ryu Shi-oh

Ryu Shi-oh's secretary with fluent English skills who suffers from gaslighting by Shi-oh.

Ryu Shi-oh's bodyguard who is a Russian jiujitsu champion.

Others

A Mongolian shepherd and Khokho's wife who raised Nam-soon alongside him.

Extended

• 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 (Ep. 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)

Viewership

Strong Girl Nam-soon

<table><thead><tr><th>Ep.</th><th>Original broadcast date</th><th>Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Nationwide</td><td>Seoul</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>October 7, 2023</td><td>4.296% (1st)</td><td>4.822% (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>October 8, 2023</td><td>6.062% (1st)</td><td>5.848% (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>October 14, 2023</td><td>8.002% (1st)</td><td>8.950% (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>October 15, 2023</td><td>9.760% (1st)</td><td>10.547% (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>October 21, 2023</td><td>7.278% (1st)</td><td>7.928% (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>October 22, 2023</td><td>8.096% (1st)</td><td>8.402% (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>October 28, 2023</td><td>7.344% (1st)</td><td>8.395% (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>8</td><td>October 29, 2023</td><td>8.472% (1st)</td><td>9.050% (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>November 4, 2023</td><td>7.139% (1st)</td><td>7.688% (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>November 5, 2023</td><td>8.720% (1st)</td><td>9.292% (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>November 11, 2023</td><td>7.571% (1st)</td><td>7.890% (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>12</td><td>November 12, 2023</td><td>8.474% (1st)</td><td>9.014% (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td>November 18, 2023</td><td>7.381% (1st)</td><td>8.294% (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>November 19, 2023</td><td>8.986% (1st)</td><td>9.553% (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>November 25, 2023</td><td>8.989% (1st)</td><td>9.605% (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>November 26, 2023</td><td>10.420% (1st)</td><td>11.108% (1st)</td></tr><tr><td>Average</td><td>7.937%</td><td>8.524%</td></tr></tbody></table>