Strong Girl Bong-soon () is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Park Bo-young in the title role as a woman with superhuman strength, with Park Hyung-sik and Ji Soo. It aired on JTBC from February 24 to April 15, 2017.

The series was a commercial hit and became one of the highest-rated Korean dramas on cable television history.

Synopsis
Do Bong-soon (Park Bo-young) was born with superhuman strength. Her strength is hereditary and passed along only to the women in her family. Her dream is to create a video game with herself as the main character. She desperately wants to become a delicate and elegant woman, which is the ideal type of her crush, In Guk-doo (Ji Soo), a police officer. Thanks to her strength, she gets a job as bodyguard to rich heir Ahn Min-hyuk (Park Hyung-sik), the CEO of a gaming company, Ainsoft. 
A series of kidnapping cases happen in Dobong-dong, the district Bong-soon lives in, and she is determined to catch the culprit, who targeted her best friend. With help and training from Min-hyuk, she manages to control her strength to use it for good causes. Min-hyuk and Bong-soon find their relationship growing into something more. Their relationship at work and in pursuit of the kidnapper creates comical and dangerous situations, which bring them closer.

Cast

Main
 Park Bo-young as Do Bong-soon
 Shin Bi as young Do Bong-soon
A young woman born with superhuman strength who tries not to use her powers but does not hesitate to use them for good when needed. She has had a crush on Guk-doo for a long time but eventually falls for Min-hyuk. She will lose her powers if she harms an innocent with them.
 Park Hyung-sik as Ahn Min-hyuk
 Choi Seung-hoon as young Ahn Min-hyuk
A chaebol heir and CEO of a gaming company who hides his pain underneath his cheeky demeanour. He knows Bong-soon even before the "Bus incident" but is not aware of it until much later.
 Ji Soo as In Guk-doo
 Choi Min-young as young In Guk-doo
 An idealistic rookie detective who is passionate about justice. Known for being crazy and extremely aggressive, he is continuously transferred from one department to another. He was initially unaware of Bong-soon's powers.

Supporting

People around Do Bong-soon

 Ahn Woo-yeon as Do Bong-ki
 Lee Hyo-dan as young Do Bong-ki
Bong-soon's twin brother. He cares for Bong-soon.
 Shim Hye-jin as Hwang Jin-yi
Bong-soon's mother. She corners Bong-soon and always prioritised Bong-ki. She often assaults her husband.
 Yoo Jae-myung as Do Chil-goo
Bong-soon's father. He is naive and cares deeply for both his children. Despite being beaten by his wife frequently, he tries to maintain a positive attitude.
 Park Bo-mi as Na Kyung-shim
Bong-soon's friend from Busan. She was Kim Jang-hyun's fourth kidnapping victim. She knows about Bong-soon's powers.
 Baek Soo-ryun as Lady Soon-shim
Bong-soon's maternal grandmother.
 Kim Mi-hee as Myung-soo's mother
 Kim Soo-yeon as Jae-soon's mother

People around Ahn Min-hyuk

 Jeon Seok-ho as Secretary Gong
Min-hyuk's secretary.
 Han Jung-kook as Ahn Chul-do
Min-hyuk's father, Chairman of Ohsung Group.
 Kim Sung-bum as Ahn Dong-ha
Min-hyuk's half-brother.
 Shim Hoon-gi as Ahn Dong-suk
Min-hyuk's formerly trusted half-brother.
 Lee Se-wook as Ahn Kyung-hwan
Min-hyuk's half-brother.

People around In Guk-doo

 Seol In-ah as Jo Hee-ji
Guk-doo's girlfriend. 
 Yoon Ye-hee as Jung Mi-hwa
Guk-doo's mother.

People at Baek Tak Party

 Im Won-hee as Baek Soo-tak
 Kim Min-kyo as Ahgari
 Kim Won-hae as Kim Kwang-bok
 Kim Ki-moo as Hwang Hyun-dong
 Lee Ho-cheol

Do Bong Police Station Criminal Team 3

 Choi Moo-in as Team Leader Yook
 Oh Soon-tae as Bulgom (Brown Bear)
 Joo Ho as Neokboi (Knock Boy)
 Choi Hyung as Heollaengyi (Hell Angel)
 Kim Won-suk as Dotbogi (Magnifying Glass)

Ainsoft Employee
 Kim Won-hae as Oh Dol-ppyeo
Head of Development Planning Team; doppelgänger of Kim Kwang-bok.

Extended

 Jang Mi-kwan as Kim Jang-hyun
A criminal. He was the true perpetrator of the serial kidnapping of young girls, and throughout the series, especially the latter part, he was in an enmity with Bong-soon and tried ways to get rid of her. Eventually, Kim Jang-hyun was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment for murder and kidnapping.
 Son Hyo-eun as Jung Hyang-sook
A murder victim. She was in fact, Kim Jang-hyun's first intended kidnapping victim but was murdered by him due to her fierce attempts to self-defence.
 Choi Hyun-seo as Kim Ji-won
High-school teacher; the first kidnapped victim.
 Choi Young-shin as Lee Joo-young
Dance instructor; the second kidnapped victim.
 Min Ji-hyun as Pharmacist
The third kidnapped victim.
 Kim Hyun-mok as Bullied student	
 Kim Young-choon as Il Jin
A high school student and the leader of Bong-soon's lackeys.
 Yoo In-soo as Kang Goo
One of Bong-soon's lackeys.
 Choi Won-myeong as Jang Kyung-tae	
 Hong Ye-ri as Ho Soon-yi
Do Bong Walnut shop employee.
 Kim Tae-soo as Oh Hyun-joong
The contract killer.
 Lee Ho-chul as Team Leader Jo
Oh Hyun-joong's associate.
 Hapkie as Member of Baek Tak Party
 Kim Won-jun as Subway Molester
 Lee Jung-kwi as High school boy bullied by Il Jin's gang
 Jun Byung-chul as Lee Woo-jin

Special appearances

 Kang Ji-young as JTVC announcer (Ep. 2, 8, 10 & 13)
  as Fortuneteller (Ep. 4 & 7)
 
 Song Won-geun as Song Won-geun, Theatre actor (Ep. 7 & 8)
 Yoon Sang-hyun as Charles Go (Ep. 8)
  as Voice Phishing specialist
  as Voice Phishing specialist
 Jang Sung-kyu as JTVC announcer
 Kwon Hyuk-soo as fake Indian Monk Nizamuddin / Jo Dal-bong (Ep. 12–14)
 Lee Sang as the Ainsoft Receptionist (Ep. 14)
 Clara Lee as Lee Bong-soon, Dental Hygienist (Ep. 16)

Production
The drama is written by Baek Mi-kyung who previously wrote Beloved Eun-dong and directed by Lee Hyung-min of Ms. Temper and Nam Jung-gi. Filming started in October 2016 and finished on April 11, 2017.

The drama serves as a reunion between Park Hyung-sik and Yoo Jae-myung who previously worked together in the KBS2 drama Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth, as well as Kim Won-hae.

Original soundtrack

Charted songs

Ratings

Awards and nominations

Adaptation and spin-off

Aborted American adaptation
On November 9, 2018, it was announced that an adaptation of the series was in development at The CW from CBS Television Studios and writer Melissa Scrivner-Love, with Ronda Rousey and Ben Silverman also set to executive produce. The project, titled Strong Girl, would have followed "a former war photographer named Rayna who discovers she is indestructible and potentially the strongest woman in the world. Ghosted by [her Special Operations fiancé] when she reveals her newfound power to him, Rayna is hired as a bodyguard by a billionaire named Oliver, who sees her true potential." On February 8, 2019, it was revealed that the script was not picked up to pilot.

Spin-off
The spin-off of the series titled 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.

References

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JTBC television dramas
Korean-language television shows
South Korean romantic comedy television series
South Korean crime television series
2017 South Korean television series debuts
2017 South Korean television series endings
Kidnapping in television
Fictional characters with superhuman strength
Television series by JS Pictures
Television series by Drama House
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이 드라마는 방송 시간대를 기존의 밤 8시 30분에서 밤 11시로 옮긴 후 방영된 첫 번째 드라마이다. 첫 방송을 앞두고 배우들이 직접 출연해 전하는 제작현장의 비하인드 스토리와 드라마의 관전 포인트 등을 담은 스페셜 〈힘쎈여자 도봉순 커밍순〉을 특별히 편성했다.

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줄거리 

"선천적으로 어마무시한 괴력을 타고난 도봉순이 세상 어디에도 본 적 없는 똘끼충만한 안민혁과 정의감에 불타는 인국두를 만나면서 벌어지는 세 남녀의 힘겨루기 로맨스".

등장 인물

주요 인물 
 박보영: 도봉순 역(아역 고나희, 신비) - 괴력의 소유자, 민혁의 경호원
 박형식: 안민혁 역(아역 최승훈) - 아인소프트 CEO, 오성그룹 넷째 아들
 지수: 인국두 역(아역 최민영) - 경찰대 출신, 도봉경찰서 강력3팀 형사

봉순의 주변 인물 
 심혜진: 황진이 역 - 봉순의 어머니, 과거 괴력의 소유자
 유재명: 도칠구 역 - 봉순의 아버지, 도봉호두 사장
 안우연: 도봉기 역(아역 이효단) - 봉순의 이란성 쌍둥이 남동생, 의대 레지던트 1년차
 박보미: 나경심 역 - 봉순의 친구, 야구 치어리더 팀장
 백수련: 순심여사 역 - 봉순의 외할머니, 괴력의 소유자
 김미화: 명수 엄마 역 - 황진이 3인방, 도봉4동 통장들. 말 많고 걱정 많고 호들갑
 김수연: 재순 엄마 역 - 황진이 3인방, 도봉4동 통장들. 의뭉스럽고 느릿느릿 이상함.

민혁의 주변 인물 
 전석호: 공비서 역 - 민혁의 수행비서. 말이 많고 부상을 면치 못함.
 한정국: 안출도 역 - 민혁의 아버지, 오성그룹 회장. 회사를 민혁에게 물려주려고 함.
 김성범: 안동하 역(아역 전성혁) - 민혁의 첫째 이복형, 동석과 친형제
 심훈기: 안동석 역(아역 황남준) - 민혁의 둘째 이복형. 유순한 성품
 이세욱: 안경환 역(아역 진태건) - 민혁의 셋째 이복형, 동하와 동석의 이복형제

백탁파 관련 인물 
 임원희: 백탁 역 - 백탁파 두목, 본명 백수탁
 김민교: 아가리 역 - 백탁의 오른팔
 김원해: 김광복 역 - 용역 깡패
 김기무: 황현동 역 - 용역 깡패

인국두의 주변 인물 
 설인아: 조희지 역 - 국두의 여자친구, 시향의 첼리스트
 윤예희: 정미화 역 - 국두의 어머니, 베스트셀러 소설가

아인소프트 직원 
 김원해: 오돌뼈 역 - 개발기획팀 팀장, 본명 오돌병, 백탁파 김광복의 도플갱어

도봉경찰서 강력3팀 
 최무인: 육팀장 역 - 팀장, 수사반장 마니아
 오순태: 불곰 역 - 형사
 양주호: 넉보이 역 - 형사, 국두의 파트너
 최형: 헐랭이 역 - 형사
 김원석: 돋보기 역 - 형사

여성 대상 범죄 관련 인물 
 장미관: 범인 김장현 역 - 여성혐오자
 이도현: 공범 장광석 역 - 폐차장 직원, 마약중독자
 손효은: 정향숙 역 - 범인에게 살해당한 여성
 최현서: 김지원 역 - 범인에게 납치된 교사
 최영신: 범인에게 납치된 발레학원 원장 역
 민지현: 범인에게 납치된 약사 역

그 외 인물 
 김영춘: 일진 남고생 역 - 최강누님 뽀글님을 위한 카페 개설자
 김솔: 일진 친구 역
 유인수: 강구 역 - 일진 남고생
 윤영주: 민혁의 새어머니 역
 홍예리: 호순이 역 - 도봉호두 아르바이트생
 김태수: 오현중 역 - 청부 킬러
 이호철: 조팀장 역 - 오현중의 동료 킬러
 핲기: 백탁파 조직원 역
 김원준: 지하철 성추행범 역
 이정귀: 남고생 역
 이민섭: 치안정감 역
 전병철: 이우진 역
 하루비: 유치원목격자 역
 오아린: 프롤로그 풍선든아이 역

특별출연 
 강지영: JTVC 아나운서 역, TBCJ 아나운서 역
 이철민: 점쟁이 역
 김원효: 자동차 진상남 역
 송원근: 송원근 역 - 연극배우, 연극 〈푸른수염과 7인의 신부〉의 푸른수염 역
 윤상현: 촬스 고 역 - 백탁파의 유일한 MBA 출신 브레인
 이수지: 보이스피싱 스페셜리스트 역
 정찬민: 보이스피싱 스페셜리스트 역
 장성규: JTVC 아나운서 역
 권혁수: 니자무띤 스님 역 - 스님 행세 사기꾼, 본명 조달봉
 이상: 경비원 역
 클라라: 치과위생사 역
 기루: 치과 직원 역

시청률

사운드 트랙

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Part. 3

Part. 4

Part. 5

Part. 6

Part. 7

Part. 8

수상 및 후보

같이 보기 
 힘쎈여자 강남순 - 후속 작품
 대한민국의 텔레비전 드라마 목록 (ㅎ)
 2017년 대한민국의 텔레비전 드라마 목록

각주

외부 링크 
 
 
 
 
 
 

2017년 드라마
2010년대 대한민국의 텔레비전 프로그램
드라마하우스의 텔레비전 프로그램
제이에스픽쳐스 텔레비전 프로그램
대한민국의 판타지 드라마
대한민국의 범죄 드라마
미스터리 드라마
JTBC의 심야 드라마
가공의 힘 능력자
유괴를 소재로 한 작품
백미경 시나리오 작품
2017년에 시작한 대한민국 TV 프로그램
2017년에 종료한 대한민국 TV 프로그램