popular Korean dramas released in 2017, it was so popular in fact that there has been talk of second season, which is rare for K-dramas. Strong Woman Do Bong-soon consists of 16 episodes ranging from 63 to 70 minutes long. Strong Woman Do Bong-soon is one of my all-time favorite dramas, I have watched it twice all the way through, both times binge watching it in a single weekend. Strong Woman Do Bong-soon is an amazingly written, romantic comedy with a comic like super hero twist and dark undertones from the crimes that the show portrays. The advisories that I would issue for this show would include sexual innuendo and mature themes due to the crimes that it portrays: murder, kidnapping, etc. so this show is for viewers aged 13 and older.
The three main characters of Strong Woman Do Bong-soon are Do Bong-soon (Park Bo-young), Ahn Min-hyuk (Park Hyung-sik), and In Gook-doo (Ji Soo). Do Bong-soon is the main female lead, and is the hero of the drama. She is from a family where all of the women are gifted with super human strength, however if they ever hurt an innocent person they loss their strength as punishment. She has lived her whole life hiding her ability and trying and wishing that she could be normal. The fact that she is extremely small adds to the humor of the drama as she shocks many people when she does display her strength. She has never been gifted at anything other than her strength, which has led her to be unemployed and seen as inferior to her twin brother, a doctor, by their mother.
Ahn Min-hyuk is one of the male leads, he owns a video game content creation company. Min-hyuk has three half-brothers, when his father decides that he is going to retire and appoint Min-hyuk as the new CEO they are furious. Min-hyuk left the family business years ago and opened up AINSOFT, his company. The success that he has had when running his company only left him more determined to have Min-hyuk take over the company, which the brothers were all against, especially since he is not the eldest. As a result of the family being against him as well as the numerous other enemies he has made over the years, he starts receiving death threats. Due to his dislike and distrust of the police he ends up hiring Bong-soon as a bodyguard, and to try and help him catch whoever is threatening him.
In Gook-do, is the second male lead, and has been a close friend of Bong-soon since they were children. Bong-soon has loved Gook-do since they were children, a fact he is completely oblivious to. He is currently a police officer and is assigned to the violent crime unit that investigates in Bong-soons’ neighborhood. Throughout the series Gook-do is investigating the serial kidnappings of women and trying to find the culprit, while protecting Bong-soon whom becomes a target.
Min-hyuk first meet Bong-soon when he witnesses her fighting a group of gangsters who were beating up and elderly bus driver. He witnesses her incredible strength is immediately intrigued and wants her to become his bodyguard. He quickly starts to develop feelings for her and spends the rest of the series trying to protect Bong-soon and win over her heart. Min-hyuk meets Gook-doo at the police station after Bong-soons’ fight and the two hate each other immediately, the only thing they are ever on the same page about is protecting Bong-soon. As the show progresses the rivalry between Gook-do and Min-hyuk intensifies the more they are forced to work together to catch the serial kidnapper and keep Bong-soon safe. Bong-soon also has major growth throughout the series, learning more about her strength and ability and how to help and protect those in need.
Strong Woman Do Bong-soon is definitely one of my top 5 Korean dramas that I would recommend to anyone who enjoys watching K-dramas. The charter development as well as the main stories development is incredible and always keeps your attention, it one of those shows that you keep saying “just one more episode”. The only negative thing that I would say about this drama is there was a lot of time spent on some supporting characters that is not really needed and distracts from the main storyline. The times spent on those charters really just feels like unnecessary filler, and to be honest the second time watching the series I just skipped through those scenes and lost none of the main plot or important development. Over all even with the unnecessary story lines I would still give this drama 9.5/10, it is definitely a drama that anyone could enjoy, even those new to K-dramas.
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