Strong Girl Nam-soon: Episodes 3-4
by mistyisles
Our superstrong heroine continues her search for her long-lost family with the help of her new cop friend, while challenging unfair systems at every turn. But there’s more than one evil plot brewing behind the scenes, and someone is determined to keep our superhero family from finding each other.
EPISODES 3-4
Nam-soon comes face-to-face with her father, but before they can make introductions, Hee-shik calls: her stolen passport has been recovered. Although Bong-go seems to subconsciously recognize her, by the time he calls out to her, she’s already gone. Not to worry, though, because according to a tarot reading by her twin brother, KANG NAM-IN (Han Sang-jo), the long-awaited family reunion isn’t far off.
But first, Nam-soon must learn a bit about this week’s catchphrase: Korean Capitalism. The wife of one of the men she beat up yesterday for trying to demolish her yurts threatens to press charges against Nam-soon and sue for her husband’s hospital bills. Nam-soon decides that’s fair — she has her passport back, so she can totally work off those bills. Plus, she’ll press charges right back at them, since they started the fight. And while she’s at it, she’ll press charges against the scammer who stole her money. What a great system! (A stint as a sageuk extra and a run-in with her unremorseful scammer later inform her that the system is, in fact, Not That Great.) She skips out of the station, brushing off Hee-shik’s protests that she can’t just leave with a straight-faced, “Why not? Do I need to sing while I exit?”
Clearly, she takes after her grandmother, because when Joong-gan has her own police station incident, she just as smoothly comes out on top. Joong-gan’s offense was moving a man’s car out of the way after he boxed her in (she did place his car upside-down, but he was extremely rude, and she didn’t actually damage anything). Turns out, Joong-gan is a living legend among these parts for having driven out the violent gangsters that used to rule the streets. The cops practically swoon in admiration as she makes her case, knocks the annoying man out so he’ll stop insulting her, and breezes out.
This segues into a cameo appearance by the leading couple from the original Strong Woman series: DO BONG-SOON and AHN MIN-HYUK (Park Bo-young and Park Hyung-shik, respectively), the former of whom got into a tussle with some dog-nappers. Bong-soon and Joong-gan recognize each other as distant relatives from different jurisdictions, and Joong-gan apologizes that Bong-soon had to clean up a mess on her turf.
Meanwhile, Hwa-ja has decided she rather likes acting as the lost-and-found Nam-soon. Instead of making off with Geum-joo’s wealth, she plans to quietly eliminate the real Nam-soon and carry on living as Geum-joo’s daughter. So when she discovers a video of Nam-soon building her park yurt, off Hwa-ja goes with a pack of thugs in tow to destroy both the yurts and their superstrong designer. But Hwa-ja severely underestimates just how strong Nam-soon is. Though Nam-soon arrives too late to save the yurts, she makes quick work of her would-be murderers, stunning Hwa-ja — and Hee-shik, who witnesses the fight.
But Hee-shik has good news: he’s found her family. He takes Nam-soon to his place so she can wash up and rest, and calls Geum-joo to set up a meeting for the next day. While Nam-soon is en route to meet her mother, though, she’s diverted by a cry for help: a nearby building is on fire, with children trapped inside. Nam-soon speeds to the rescue.
Down the road, Geum-joo spots the smoke and clears traffic so the fire trucks can get through. By this time, Nam-soon has made multiple trips up and down the side of the building, and the smoke is getting to her (ahh, so she’s not invincible). Geum-joo arrives just in time to catch Nam-soon as an explosion throws her out of the window — and just like that, mother and daughter are together again.
Soon, Nam-soon tearfully reunites with the rest of her family. Geum-joo, eternally grateful, lavishes gifts on those who helped Nam-soon find her way back. Hee-shik, however, isn’t interested in compensation or a reward; all he wants is to catch the mastermind behind the new super drug. So far, he’s figured out that the drug is transported in facemask form (which disintegrates into powder upon contact with water), but he’s otherwise at a dead end. Not to mention, he’s got one dead prisoner (the same guy Geum-joo helped capture last week) and a boss who’s enough of an idiot to taste the drug powder and who is now guzzling water just like the people we’ve seen die from the drug’s effects.
Fortunately, Geum-joo can help with that. While at Heritage Club, she crossed paths with one RYU SHI-OH (Byun Woo-seok), CEO of a distribution company called Doogo — which is exactly where her search for illicit drugs points. Shi-oh spends most of his miniscule screentime stalking around mysteriously, except when he’s informing his international shareholders that, believe it or not, women can be delivery drivers, too. He also helpfully — if ominously — tells his secretary (and us) that he wants to find that girl he saw stop an entire plane the other night.
Thanks to Geum-joo’s tip, Hee-shik decides to go undercover at Doogo and investigate from the inside. Nam-soon volunteers to help (he agrees because of her strength, and probably also because he’s hopelessly smitten already), and they successfully land an internship that allows them to make deliveries together during the day. After dark, they’ll sneak into the warehouse and look for clues. Unfortunately, Hwa-ja has also gotten a job at Doogo, and recognizes Nam-soon from afar. Though what she’ll do about it remains to be seen.
If I was entertained last week, I’m sold this week. Geum-joo’s incessant over-the-top intensity is intimidating at times and disorienting at others (thank goodness she literally has to use her powers for good!), but it’s perfect for facing up against Shi-on’s Dark Vibes (TM) and for the intense emotions of a mother reuniting with her long-lost daughter. I also appreciate that finding her birth family didn’t make Nam-soon forget the people who raised her, and that she doesn’t back down from any injustice she meets. Though, to be fair, it’s a lot easier to stand up for yourself and others when you can strong-arm pretty much anyone to get what you want.
Joong-gan’s butcher not-a-gang is another fun angle to the superhero worldbuilding. Sure, she and her minions could be out there carving up people, but why do that when she can carve up cow carcasses and grind up bones by hand for what I’m sure is the best bone soup in existence?
Most of all, I love the easy rapport between Nam-soon and Hee-shik and how fast he’s already falling for her. Her superstrength astounds him, yes, but what really takes his breath away are her words — things like, “I’ll protect you,” and “I believe you’ll help me be a better person.” Combine that with her ginormous puppy eyes, and it’s no wonder she’s got him wrapped around her little finger.
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Tags: Byun Woo-seok, Kim Hae-sook, Kim Jung-eun, Lee Seung-joon, Lee Yumi, Ong Sung-woo, Strong Girl Nam-soon
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1 Tazzo
October 16, 2023 at 5:08 PM
Hee shik is turning out to be as cute as minmin. Hope he does! That last pic makes his smile look a lot like phs’s!
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I ♥️ bad dramas
October 17, 2023 at 6:05 AM
I find them so similar looking, they should play brothers.
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Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
October 17, 2023 at 7:29 AM
From which angle? Sorry, could not resist.
I am afraid for me he is the biggest miscast, especially because Nam Soon is terrific. He is bland in contrast. The homeless guy had more going for him. The approach to their story is cute, and I can't see the chemistry. Maybe it's just me. Or maybe the villain has sucked up so much energy (even with that one note expression) that everyone else is coming off bland, especially the main couple.
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I ♥️ bad dramas
October 17, 2023 at 9:24 AM
I didn't mean in the drama, just generally.
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DK-Drama 🫘🏆Image of drama FL Character Deterioration🚺🍉🌱
October 18, 2023 at 1:45 AM
Also, I was not charmed by him breaking some bones in a imprisoned man's arm, so as to be able to surpass civil rights and search that man's phone. (That was last week). I wonder if the police finances anti-civil-rights campaigns in sit coms, considering the phone was a problem and also the clue to find the murderer in BYT?
Anyway, even if we accept getting the phone from a thug, I think "police breaking a prisoner's arm" is not my favourite ML behaviour.
(It's different to be in a fight and throw thugs like they were just tennis balls).
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DK-Drama 🫘🏆Image of drama FL Character Deterioration🚺🍉🌱
October 20, 2023 at 4:31 AM
It's not just you.
Still hoping for Ms Vagrant to be Mr. Vagrant's sister.
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ramonathepest
October 21, 2023 at 1:50 PM
I don't see any resemblance at all!
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Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
October 21, 2023 at 7:50 PM
Agreed. Chalk and cheese.
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2 ar_arguably romantic
October 16, 2023 at 5:20 PM
Thanks for the recap!
Her beautiful hair!! I'm so sad to not see in all these cute braided hairstyles anymore!
Still enjoyable in its second week. I'm glad they didn't drag out the family reunion any longer. I was shouting when Hee-shik just didn't tell Nam-soon's mom she's with him right after he saw her getting out of the shower and then calling the mom back later to say she's with him but she's sleeping and can't talk - really makes him look like he's a sketchy guy holding her hostage and the mom ridiculously trusting believing this guy on a phone.
But glad it dragged the reunion out just enough to lead to the burning building reunion moment. I love how both ladies were the superheroes. And I also loved the flashback to young grandma.
Pretty brave....or thoughtless...of Hee-shik to rope Nam-soon into a potentially dangerous undercover operation when she has a very powerful and scary mom.
I love how Nam-soon saying she'll protect Hee-shik is like cupid's arrow shot through his heart. I really appreciate how Nam-soon and Hee-shik aren't just rehashed versions of the SWDBS couple.
Lastly, the Min-min and Bong-soon cameo was super cute. Makes me want to give SWDBS another attempt and just watch only their scenes and nothing else. Sure, I won't really know what the plot is, but does it really matter?
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Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
October 16, 2023 at 6:13 PM
If you watched NOTHING but the scenes with Min and Bong Soon in SWDBS, you won't miss a thing about the story.
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sonai
October 16, 2023 at 11:14 PM
I was torn whether to watch the original drama „in preparation“, since everyone seemed to rave about the OTP and their amazing chemistry. But since the voices against *everything else* happening in the drama have been just as loud, I just watched a fan edit of „the best couple“ scenes and called it a day. 😅 It was cute, and I don’t think I need to know more, either… Appreciated the cameo nonetheless!
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DK-Drama 🫘🏆Image of drama FL Character Deterioration🚺🍉🌱
October 20, 2023 at 5:23 PM
Also, her going from "Don't worry, I will find this guy and beat him up" to "Kkkhh EEEhh, SML, hihi, help me, I don't know how to open a door or lift a glass, I'm so, so fragile!!!" was quite fun. Not less when it happened right in front of the flabbergasted and jealous ML.
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Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
October 20, 2023 at 6:18 PM
hehe! Those are some of my favorite comedy scenes of all times. Min min's expressions - priceless.
At the end when he says- you live your own life and stop chasing us, you will die (or something to that effect) and - I can put her to bed - kkkkkhiiii!!!
Min Min's befuddled expressions has their own separate fanbase I swear.
DK-Drama 🫘🏆Image of drama FL Character Deterioration🚺🍉🌱
October 21, 2023 at 1:32 AM
Just went back to watch - shouldn't have. It was just too sexy and funny, so hard to live up to.
Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
October 21, 2023 at 5:40 AM
Funny and sexy - bingo lol!!
I’m sincerely hoping Dr Slump brings that side of him back. No one does it better than him.
DK-Drama 🫘🏆Image of drama FL Character Deterioration🚺🍉🌱
October 20, 2023 at 4:37 AM
Her being with her girl friend and jumping for joy, then apologizing for making the house shake, that was a bit fun, too.
Also, I liked that moment where macho police guy mourned the opportunity for everything to have been completely different; He had said he liked fragile girls because he thought she was one. She had put on a huge fragility show because she thought that was what he liked. And he had done everything he could to more or less parent this non-existent mimosa girl when the girl was more like an oak tree.
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Bunny S.
October 17, 2023 at 2:13 AM
Plus one, the scene where she cut her hair was so sad.
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nerdy
October 17, 2023 at 6:16 AM
Some moments with Hee Shik would have been so much more questionable if the genre was a bit more realistic & the actors were not selling the chemistry. For once, his car and apartment are a bit too expensive for a detective (hopefully, that would be explained, but I doubt it). Like you, I found it weird that he hanged on a distraught woman, who has been looking for her daughter for +10 years.
Yeah, and involving Nam Soon - the extremely naïve 22 y/o, who has been in Korea for a week at best - in a drug operation is risky even considering her strength.
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DK-Drama 🫘🏆Image of drama FL Character Deterioration🚺🍉🌱
October 20, 2023 at 4:40 AM
Luckily we can count on people not using foul tricks like bullets ;-)
Apart from bullets, if we assume people do not know how strong she is, most risky situations are a piece of cake for someone that strong.
But of course things will go terribly wrong, or else this show would end next week, when she had beat up all the bad guys.
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DK-Drama 🫘🏆Image of drama FL Character Deterioration🚺🍉🌱
October 20, 2023 at 5:12 PM
Oh, and I giffed the explanation to why he hanged on Nam-soon's mum. SInce the ML has no charisma, it is hard to see, but I ran it through a mood-o-meter in my Gifalanche of week 2, on my wall. https://www.dramabeans.com/activity/p/1470692/#acomment-1471089
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ramonathepest
October 22, 2023 at 12:18 PM
I found Hee-shik very high handed when it came to reuniting mother and daughter. Who tells someone that they can't see their daughter who's been missing for years that "she's tired". I could see it if we were talking about a little kid who needs counseling before meeting parents so would effectively be strangers to her, but this is a grown v woman who told you "I came to your country to find my mother". sheesh
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ramonathepest
October 21, 2023 at 1:52 PM
@ar-arguably romantic - it's like you lifted my thoughts right out of my head down to the missing braids!
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3 ♡Peach_Mochi♡
October 16, 2023 at 5:22 PM
This was the ray of sunshine I badly needed after "My Dearest." Some of the highlights for me:
The communication -- there was no contrived delay in which Nam-soon's identity was further concealed from her mom. Even the sugar mama misunderstanding with Hee-sik’s mom was played for a few laughs but then mostly resolved. (Of course the two moms will have to get along as in-laws in the future.) There's no overthinking when Nam-soon and Hee-sik need to contact each other -- they just call and talk. Nam-soon also reached out to her adoptive parents — they didn’t conveniently disappear from the story once she arrived in Seoul.
The cuteness of the "he fell first" trope slowly taking place. Both leads seem very innocent about romance -- despite Nam-soon's drama-watching experience -- but you could sense their hearts flutter when Nam-soon vowed to protect Hee-sik, and when Hee-sik waved away Nam-soon's gratitude by reminding her that he had simply kept his promise. (I’m guessing that won’t be the last promise between them.) It's adorable that she keeps telling him how handsome he is in such a matter-of-fact way. Then there was their "date" -- you know the smile on Nam-soon's face when she talked about Hee-sik didn't go unnoticed by her mom. And her wave at the restaurant when she spotted him was too adorable. This OTP has largely been on the same page from the start -- no secrets from each other that we know of -- and Nam-soon's delightfully direct way of speaking keeps misunderstandings at bay and seems to be charming the pants off Hee-sik. His embarrassment upon realizing she saw him dancing in his underwear was hilarious. Luckily he found a white pair of shorts for her to wear when she needed to borrow clothes for the obligatory shower scene. Writer clearly is having fun with all the drama cliches.
The show addressed homelessness last weekend. I'm looking forward to how Nam-soon would revise Korean capitalism next.
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hacja
October 16, 2023 at 8:36 PM
The bringing up of "Korean capitalism" is what interested me in these episodes. How far will this show, which as @kdramatipsy says, has a nice, light comic book vibe, go with its critique of homelessness, cryptocurrency, and drug dealing and drug abuse as the ill-effects of rampant capitalism?
To be honest, I'm more interested in that aspect of the show than the fate of the main couple (who I assume will have a happy ending) although I agree with @peach_mochi that their relationship has been refreshingly straightforward.
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♡Peach_Mochi♡
October 16, 2023 at 9:16 PM
I would love to see the writer work in more sly social commentary. You don’t drop “capitalism” into dialogue multiple times and not have something you want to say about it.
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ramonathepest
October 21, 2023 at 1:56 PM
Or maybe it won't get any deeper than it has. It could be brought up just to show the difference in Nam soon's upbringing. S.K.ers are very proud of their capitalism or, at least, the economic progress they've made in a short period of time. We'll see.
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DancingEmma
October 16, 2023 at 9:27 PM
@hacja: I am there with you. It is refreshing to see the drama raise those important issues. The Korean capitalism is only mildly demonised though given it has facilitated the family’s extraordinary wealth.
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hacja
October 16, 2023 at 10:22 PM
Yes, and the Mother wants to educate her daughter on the virtues of capitalism--so I don't expect anything more than a mild demonization--maybe a criticism of the "bad" capitalists, including the villain-- as is usual in kdramas.
But I would not be surprised to have something like the mother losing all her money, only to discover the virtues of living in a ger on the Mongolian steppes! (Although that would hardly be a critique of modern capitalism--just the usual escape to the simple rural life which is always juxtaposed to the heartless, corrupt big city in these type of stories.)
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DancingEmma
October 16, 2023 at 10:53 PM
Let’s hope they don’t go there as apparently and according to a Beanie, the Mongolian scenes were filmed in a Tourist-focused park. Given the KDs very poor record when engaging with other cultures, who knows what kind of offensive stereotypes they might include. In the latest episode, when I saw the film shoot with “Tarzan”, I thought ”Oh, here we go” but fortunately they didn’t include anyone in blackface . It would have been great though if there was a reference to Tarzan’s white saviour trope but that is too much to ask given the KD industry’s overall poor record.
indyfan
October 16, 2023 at 11:40 PM
@dncingemma Do you think the Tarazan reference was meta? He is a variant of the noble savage trope when he's taken back to "civilization," kinda like Nam-Soon.
I found some of the messaging more in line with the paternalistic form of capitalism that emphasizes conservative, law abiding behavior (don't do drugs, don't scam, don't follow get rich schemes, etc). Now, those are good messages overall, but do not a capitalist critique make esp. when the show glorifies the filthy rich in other ways. I could be wrong tho. And the show did have a more thoughtful take on homelessness than the norm, so let's see next week.
ramonathepest
October 21, 2023 at 2:01 PM
I've found that the enjoyment of these - what I call "nonsense shows" - is not to look too deep for any messages. I just sit back and enjoy the silly.
DancingEmma
October 16, 2023 at 11:52 PM
@Indyfan: Really good point. I thought of it being a meta reference but dismissed it but it could be.
And, agreed as there is a fair bit of the “respect for law and order and everything will be fine” propaganda running through it.
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sonai
October 17, 2023 at 12:01 AM
I thought so, too, but then again this strangely collides with the self-administered justice that the super-powered women like to follow through on. Of course, that can most likely be said of any super hero themed storyline, but it always irks me and I have to willfully ignore it to enjoy watching. (It’s one thing to beat up a villain, and another to just grab him by the collar and take him to the next police station…)
hacja
October 17, 2023 at 7:53 AM
I saw it as a meta reference too, but less sophisticated than the one @indyfan proposed--Tarzan is the savage male who saves Jane from the apes; in this one, it is Nam-soon who shows the ineffectual Tarzans how to make the wild jungle call. But indyfan's interpretation makes sense as well. I guess its some credit to the show that we're talking meta references, though right now I am uncertain that they'll add up to anything in the end.
♡Peach_Mochi♡
October 17, 2023 at 10:25 AM
The mom doesn’t have the most sophisticated notion of philanthropy right now — her approach seems to be to throw some money at the problem. I wouldn’t say the show outright criticized her, but it did highlight how over-the-top and ridiculous this could be, as in the scene delivering cases of cash to the vagrant couple or proposing giving a building to the Mongolian couple. Or just giving her child a solid-gold toy wand. Whereas Nam Soon has outright expressed a desire to change the systems themselves. I mean, this is a superhero comedy, so I’m going to temper expectations, but maybe we’ll get something more than the typical resolution of bad guys go to jail and everything else stays the same.
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DK-Drama 🫘🏆Image of drama FL Character Deterioration🚺🍉🌱
October 20, 2023 at 4:46 AM
I like to watch the show, but alas! I am pretty sure the conclusion will be "We need more nice rich people" and "the police ought to have more funds, like in America, so they can solve crimes" and "It's ridiculous that police is not allowed to break prisoners' bones to get access to their phones, and if they do it anyway, it's for the good of the people" and then "Corrupt police are bad, and they ought to use more funds and bone-breaking on arresting drug dealers and less on harassing poor people who would like to have a job".
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4 KDramaTipsy
October 16, 2023 at 5:54 PM
I love the comic book vibe of this show. Everything is over the top but the show is still nailing the emotional beats. And despite the drugs and the 3 murders till now, the feel remains light and happy. NamSoon and HeeShik are cuteness overload 🩷 And Mr. Villain is sex on legs!
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🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
October 18, 2023 at 10:57 AM
👏 Very well articulated
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KDramaTipsy
October 18, 2023 at 12:40 PM
Thank you 😊
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5 Semma Vetti
October 16, 2023 at 6:05 PM
I love the dynamic between the OTP. Also the reunions were not too soggy, just emotional enough. I am invested in this bunch of people, including the vagrants. I am not getting too much evil vibes from thew villain so far, waiting to see what's his deal.
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DK-Drama 🫘🏆Image of drama FL Character Deterioration🚺🍉🌱
October 20, 2023 at 10:59 AM
It'd be so nice if he was like, a renegade under cover drug fighter. I don't think that's were we at. But ... we can hope!
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6 Lord Cobol (Kdramas, like water, flow downhill)
October 16, 2023 at 6:07 PM
Because that's the only reason in kdramaland why a young man would invite a young woman to stay at his place overnight.
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♡Peach_Mochi♡
October 16, 2023 at 6:09 PM
The matter-of-fact way she went into his bathroom and turned on the shower was so very Nam-soon. No coy games with this girl!
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DK-Drama 🫘🏆Image of drama FL Character Deterioration🚺🍉🌱
October 20, 2023 at 4:53 AM
Also, he was on the phone with her mother who has looked for her for 10 years, and then decided it was better to wait until the next day. Didn't tell Mum his address, just said he would "be in touch", giphified here: (second gif) https://www.dramabeans.com/activity/p/1470692/#acomment-1471089
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7 jillian
October 16, 2023 at 6:12 PM
So many thoughts in this two episodes:
* I love the cameo of the OG couple, Bong Soon and Min Min. I miss them so much 💕 they are so adorable and would love to see more of them.
* Nam Soon's Mom is like a genie granting wishes. It must be fun to be so loaded.
* Nam Soon's irreverence towards capitalism, drama writers, actors and production costs feels like writer-nim is protesting.
* the three generations are so blatant in displaying their powers. There is no way the NIS is not yet secretly observing them and actively trying to recruit them. 😉
* I would like Nam Soon to have moments with her twin, Nam-In. Also help him overcome his eating disorder.
* my favorite is still Nam Soon and Hee Shik become closer. They are the highlight of every episode! Mom seems to approve of him already. 😁
* I already said this in my fanwall. I didnt like they cut her hair! That beautiful long hair and different ways they styled it with ribbons and braids. 😭
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♡Peach_Mochi♡
October 16, 2023 at 6:22 PM
So true about the way the women don’t hide their powers at all and yet are able to go about their business like regular people. That might be more “fantasy” than having super strength!
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jillian
October 16, 2023 at 10:34 PM
Yes. Bong Soon was more discreet when she uses it.
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Tazzo
October 16, 2023 at 9:05 PM
I was sad to see her hair go too. It was such a unique style for dramaland to explore the different hairstyles!
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8 Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
October 16, 2023 at 6:30 PM
I love grandma. And I love Nam Soon. And I loved her hair.
And it's no secret I absolutely adored the Cameo. "The otthokhaji" has not changed LOL!
But it's not drawing me in. Maybe I will binge watch. Dropped.
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9 Jingbee
October 16, 2023 at 6:33 PM
I am still not fully onboard but the FL and the OTP are interesting enough for me to continue on. Oh, and the grandma too.
Let me also just say that everytime Ong Seung Woo is on screen, I cant help but comment on how fine this boy has grown since A Moment of Eighteen. He was such a skinny , baby faced ex idol there and look how he is now with all the hard angles, and wider chest and shoulders. He grew up fine, indeed.
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🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
October 16, 2023 at 6:54 PM
He would be more buffed up by the time he completes his military service.
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♡Peach_Mochi♡
October 16, 2023 at 7:36 PM
Have you seen the video of him dancing to “Super Shy” at the Army Festival?
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🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
October 16, 2023 at 9:54 PM
Oh yes and Jin-young 💜
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mindy
October 16, 2023 at 7:07 PM
It’s funny you say that because I’m not watching but every time I see a screencap of him I think about how baby he looks still to me even though he’s not!
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🌸 Cera (@Seeker) 🌸
October 16, 2023 at 9:56 PM
Perhaps you need to see him in motion. 😃
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Jingbee
October 17, 2023 at 5:42 AM
The screencap does not capture his entire physique. This was particularly evident when he was wearing that black leather jacket over a white shirt.
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10 fannypackage
October 16, 2023 at 8:11 PM
i feel like OG couple's cameo was wasted. mom should have seen bongsoon's strength from a distance, think it was her daughter, then realize it wasn't namsoon. i think it would blend better with the plot.
other than that, been enjoying this series for it's silly camp-ness~
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11 Bunny S.
October 16, 2023 at 8:19 PM
Best Cameo this year and all time goes to Min-min and Bong-soon. I hoped to follow them along and forget about the drama. They are still oozing cuteness and chemistry.
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Britney
October 17, 2023 at 10:18 AM
Their cameo was the only thing I've watched of the drama and I refreshing the site, waiting for that episode to be up haha
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12 kd6606
October 16, 2023 at 8:41 PM
"Down the road, Geum-joo spots the smoke and clears traffic so the fire trucks can get through."
Now that is a understatement!
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13 Kurama
October 16, 2023 at 9:20 PM
I think it's good that her parents lost her because if her mum thought giving her a wand completely made of gold to play with it when she was 5 years old, clearly, she would have been so nice now... Card captor Sakura was the reference for the wand!
She's super cute but more in highschool student than an adult. So for now, I'm not really interested in the romance for her.
I find funny how everybody accept the fact they are super strong. When in Korea, everything ends on social media/internet, nobody cares that a girl can carrying a tree, jump, etc.
I'm really not interested in the drug investigation... So I hope the villain will be interesting.
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Kafiyah Bello
October 17, 2023 at 4:09 AM
Yes, I cheered when they said that because I was like I recognize that wand from somewhere. I loved Cardcaptors. I still sing the theme song to myself occasionally.
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Kurama
October 17, 2023 at 5:00 AM
I was hesitating between Sailor Moon and Sakura when I saw it.
I loved to watch Sakura on TV when I was young.
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Kafiyah Bello
October 17, 2023 at 6:02 AM
Yeah, lol, me too.
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14 Miju
October 16, 2023 at 9:49 PM
I'm still not entirely convinced me and the humour of this show click (it did not go over well with the DoBongSoon) at all but it is silly and fun in places and thats still keeping me watching. Hee shik and Nam Soon continue to be the highlight for me (seems like a thing with this drama universe) while the rest just blurs into background.
Was fun to see MinMin and BongSoon make a cameo!
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FlourPower
October 17, 2023 at 5:30 AM
I really liked MinMin and BongBong the first time round and found it a bold move to bring them in for a cameo, lest the current couple pale in comparison with people's memory of the first series.
I'm not saying they won't pull it off, mind you, but the current ML actually looks a bit like Park Hyun-sik, but with a less OTT personality, and I was just a bit worried they were simply trying to carbon copy season 1, so to speak. However, Nam-soon is clearly a different character and there's plenty of time for them to grow that chemistry.
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15 jessi
October 16, 2023 at 10:11 PM
They did it again: They cast the perfect leads for this ridiculous premise. And the editing is leagues better this go 'round. Everyone in that core cast is knocking it out of the park. I only hope they give the villain character more to do than try his best to look evil near scientists.
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FormAnOrderlyQueue
October 16, 2023 at 11:04 PM
Yes, they need to give Byeon Woo-seok something to do... 4 eps in and he's still a cardboard cut out. I'm guessing he's going to end up being a pantomime villain (to fit the tone of the whole thing) but I would love to be surprised by a genuinely capable, threatening and nuanced villain. Alas, wrong drama for that, but I mourn for BWS who can do so much more.
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indyfan
October 16, 2023 at 11:48 PM
I hope they give him more to do as well. It's my first encounter with him but I'm sure he's capable than just strutting in suits wearing one expression (as sexy as it may be). But it's not just him. Everyone is drawn in such broad strokes thus far. Fingers crossed for character development all around.
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Semma Vetti
October 17, 2023 at 4:17 AM
TBH, I don't think they will be doing any character development... seems too light a drama for that, so far. But agree, the villain needs to add something to the story. So far he is not doing anything.
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jillian
October 17, 2023 at 1:12 AM
I am losing interest in that drug investigation. So they better make BWS a compelling villain soon.
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Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
October 17, 2023 at 5:00 AM
The villain wearing the look "I am the villain" at all times...
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Seon-ha
October 17, 2023 at 10:18 AM
I love the notion of being “Evil Near Scientists” rather than being just a run-of-the-mill “Evil Scientist.” 🙌
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16 Kafiyah Bello
October 17, 2023 at 4:11 AM
Thankfully the show has gotten better and thankfully they didn't drag out the reunion. Out OTP is cute and fluffy. This is all I can ask for, everything else I will simply tolerate.
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17 FlourPower
October 17, 2023 at 5:25 AM
I enjoy Nam-soon and her mum as a comedic duo. Something about Nam-soon's naive, but earnest, personality, or perhaps her physical mannerisms, reminds me a bit of Kim Bok-joo (Weightlifting fairy), one of my all-time favourite characters.
On the other hand, I struggle with the portrayal of (rural) Mongolia as a place incapable of producing fully formed adults. I get that Nam-soon is young and unfamiliar with the city, but she's a bit too naive and clueless for me. In that respect she kind of reminds me of Pippi Longstocking. (Those books and films, by the way, have received some heat in recent years for various racist elements, such as Pippi's white father being a "negro king" on a South Sea island, and Pippi playing at being Chinese by pulling the sides of her eyes up. Sure, it they were written in the 1940s but... but I guess that's about the same level of insensitive as the monk in the first Strong Woman series...)
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18 I ♥️ bad dramas
October 17, 2023 at 6:04 AM
I have to say i really admire the character Hwang Geum-joo. She is strong (not only physically), principled and so kind and compassionate. I become mush whenever I see her sincere regard for others' welfare. A truly strong woman. She and the women of her family are great examples of what change women can bring with their strength of character and compassionate nature.
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Seon-ha
October 17, 2023 at 10:21 AM
While watching these episodes, I couldn’t help but think that Geum-joo was written for Yoo In-na (or with her in mind). What do you think of that theory?
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I ♥️ bad dramas
October 17, 2023 at 11:06 AM
Yoo In-na would be great in a Geum-joo sort of role, but she'd be way too classy (drama here loves its OTT fashion) and a tad young for this drama.
I like that Kim Jung-eun brings a sort of "rough around the edges" feel and wisdom, which suits the role of a CEO who is self-made and has more on her mind than just minting money.
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19 Violabelle
October 17, 2023 at 6:25 AM
There's something about this show that reminds me of spiderman. Maybe it's the questionable science of a face mask that disolves in water to become a magical drug. Still enjoying it though...
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20 Gikata
October 17, 2023 at 6:57 AM
Only tuned in for The Cameo and it was a decent one. Enjoyed more calm and collected version of Bong Bong, while Min Min... well, at least he doesn't have visible bruises all over anymore, so I guess he got used to the most hardcore fatherhood ever. Whatever, as long as he's happy in his dragon lair with his three monster girls around))) Poor his legal team tho, they must work overtime on a regular basis...
P.S. Franchise's trademark humor didn't change one bit, I see. Campy violence, poop-in-the-mouth gangsters, awkward lingerie situations... Wish iron nerves to everyone who's gonna keep watching^^
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Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
October 17, 2023 at 8:21 AM
Soulmate. That is exactly what my thoughts are (including the ML's transgender turn ala both PHS and Jisoo in SWDBS - Jisso killed that scene). Barring a few moments of genuine hilarity, and sleek styling, it's same old same old with a bland ML. For a drug chasing police officer, he sports looks like a kid fresh out of school, charming in his won way, but more suitable as Nam Soon's sidekick than her love interest. If only he was a few years younger, the role was tailor made for someone like Lee Min Ki or Namkoong Min. Come to think of it, Kim Min Kyu would have looked very good, and just the right age.
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Gikata
October 17, 2023 at 10:34 AM
Lol, NGM as he is now certainly wouldn't play a second fiddle to some ingenue, no matter how supernaturally strong she may be. LMK is mostly past the right age, agree with that. KMK tho... If he was casted instead I may have even given this a real try, but alas.
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Minnie🫘👩🏻🚀Pioneer and Teacher 👩🏻🏫🌱🏹
October 17, 2023 at 2:15 PM
LOL! Figures. The more I think of it, more I feel instead of Heavenly Idol, this should have been his solo launch pad.
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21 Diana Hansen
October 17, 2023 at 7:11 AM
It's a fun watch and I am totally enjoying it!
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22 Smiles
October 17, 2023 at 7:41 AM
I love Naam soon's mother. The fact that she didn't immediately throw out the imposter and was treating her nicely with hopes that wherever her daughter is she is also treated nicely is a highlight for me as generally in most dramas women looking for their daughters are often horrible to others. I applaud the show for showing that doing good deeds especially to strangers could bring about good karma to your family case in point Naam Soon being raised by good people
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I ♥️ bad dramas
October 17, 2023 at 9:38 AM
❤️
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23 Olivedreams
October 18, 2023 at 3:50 AM
I am actually enjoying this drama but why are most of the characters talking with a mouth full of food. It’s just plain gross.
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24 Olivedreams
October 20, 2023 at 6:19 AM
Still enjoying but I’m not sure I’ll watch to the end.
The person responsible for choosing the FL’s new hairstyle owes the viewers an apology…it is horrible.
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25 James Charles
October 22, 2023 at 6:53 AM
This is the worst one because it is not in order
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26 Swetha
November 2, 2023 at 4:27 AM
We want nam soon and riy soo lovers and I want that pair for lover because the villan was so cool and soo hot soo I want and so many people's want that pair of strong women kang nam soon drama ....that pair makes best and hot
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