''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

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from February 24 to April 15, 2017. The series received audience acclaim, with its final episode recording 8.96% in nationwide ratings, becoming the "highest viewership rating among JTBC dramas" at that point of time.

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. She dreams of creating 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 who is also her childhood friend. Thanks to her strength, she gets a job as a bodyguard to rich heir Ahn Min-hyuk ( Park Hyung-sik), the CEO of a gaming company, Ainsoft. A series of kidnapping cases happen in

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, 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

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heir and CEO of a video game 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 prioritises 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 best 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;

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of Kim Kwang-bok.

Extended

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as Kim Jang-hyun :A criminal. He was the true perpetrator of the serial kidnapping of young women, 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

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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 at 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 a 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) *

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as the Ainsoft Receptionist (Ep. 14) *

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as Lee Bong-soon, Dental Hygienist (Ep. 16)

Production

The drama was 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 served as a reunion between Park Hyung-sik and Yoo Jae-myung, who previously worked together in the

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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

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from

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