Strong Girl Nam-soon

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Strong Girl Nam-soon
Strong Woman Gang Nam-soon.jpg
Promotional poster
Hangul
힘쎈여자 강남순
Literal meaningStrong Woman Gang Nam-soon
Revised Romanization Himssenyeoja gang nam-sun
McCune–Reischauer Himssenyŏja kangnamsun
Genre
Written by Baek Mi-kyung [4]
Directed by
  • Kim Jeong-sik [4]
  • Lee Kyung-sik [5]
Starring
Music byGaemi [6]
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producerLee Kyung-sik [6]
Producers
  • Lim Jong-hwa [6]
  • Seo Woo-sik [6]
  • Baek Mi-kyung [6]
EditorJung Il-won [6]
Running time60–64 minutes [7]
Production companies
Original release
Network JTBC
ReleaseOctober 7 (2023-10-07) 
November 26, 2023 (2023-11-26)
Related
Strong Girl Bong-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). [10] It is also available for streaming on Netflix in selected regions. [11]

Contents

The series received audience acclaim, with its final episode recording 10.42% in nationwide ratings. [12] [13]

Synopsis

Gang Nam-soon (Lee Yoo-mi) disappeared in Mongolia as a child. 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

Second cousin of Do Bong-soon. Like her cousin, she is born with superhuman strength which she inherited from her mother and grandmother.
Mother of Gang Nam-soon who is a CEO of Gangnam pawnshop "Gold Blue". Like her daughter, she is born with superhuman strength.
Grandmother of Gang Nam-soon and mother of Hwang Geum-joo. Like her daughter and granddaughter, she is born with superhuman strength.
A lieutenant in the Gangnam Han River District Police Department who specializes in investigating drug cases.
CEO of the distribution and sales company "Doogo", and the main antagonist of the series

Supporting

People around Gang Nam-soon

Nam-soon's father and Geum-joo's melodramatic ex-husband who runs a photo studio after divorce.
  • Han Sang-jo as Gang Nam-in [20]
Nam-soon's twin younger brother who is an owner of Tarot Cafe in the 1st floor of Geum-joo's building.
  • Kim Ki-doo as Hwang Geum-dong [21]
Nam-soon's maternal uncle, Geum-joo's younger brother, and Joong-gan's son.
A homeless person who becomes entangled with Nam-soon.
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.
  • Ryu Ha-seong as Jin Seon-gyu [25]
The youngest member of the drug investigation team.
  • Song Jin-woo as Kim Seok-ho [25]
A member of the drug investigation team who is a former bodyguard and taekwondo police officer.
  • Jeong Seung-gil as Ha Dong-seok [26]
A former special forces officer and leader of the drug investigation team.
  • Kim Si-hyeon as Yeo Ji-hyeon [27]
A police officer at district police station and Hee-sik's fellow.

People around Hwang Geum-joo

A lost girl who resembles Nam-soon.
  • Oh Jeong-yeon as Jung Na-young [29]
Geum-joo's trusted secretary.
  • Akira as Bread Song / Song Soo-hyun [30]
A very sexy and handsome fraudster.
Geum-joo's subordinate at Gold Blue.

People around Gil Joong-gan

Barista of tarot cafe run by Nam-in.
Joong-gan's husband who becomes a monk.

People around Ryu Shi-oh

  • Yoon Seong-su as Secretary Yoon [33] [34]
Ryu Shi-oh's secretary with fluent English skills who suffers from gaslighting by Shi-oh.
  • Konstantin Vlasov as Kyle Alexandros [33]
Ryu Shi-oh's bodyguard who is a Russian jiujitsu champion.

Others

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

Extended

Bread Song's secretary.
A researcher at a drug factory.

Special appearances

Original soundtrack

Part 1

Released on October 8, 2023
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Superpowers"WarmIt (MonoTree)
  • Anymasingga
  • Fuxxy (MonoTree)
  • Alina Smith
  • Annalise Morelli
  • Gino Barletta
Itzy 2:56
2."Superpowers" (Inst.) 
  • Anymasingga
  • Fuxxy (MonoTree)
  • Alina Smith
  • Annalise Morelli
  • Gino Barletta
 2:56
Total length:5:52

Part 2

Released on October 15, 2023
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Be Your Love"
  • Park Sol
  • Nod
  • Nod
  • Park Sol
Junggigo 3:12
2."Be Your Love" (Inst.) 
  • Nod
  • Park Sol
 3:12
Total length:6:24

Part 3

Released on October 21, 2023
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."S.O.S"Humbler
  • Humbler
  • Boran
  • Jessica Pierpoint
  • Park Sol
  • Kim Ki-jeong
YongYong3:12
2."S.O.S" (Inst.) 
  • Humbler
  • Boran
  • Jessica Pierpoint
  • Park Sol
  • Kim Ki-jeong
 3:12
Total length:6:24

Part 4

Released on October 28, 2023
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Love Blooms"
  • Kim Si-on
  • Glen Choi
  • Renée
  • Glen Choi
  • Kim Si-on
  • Renée
  • Jeong Su-wan
Moonbyul (Mamamoo)3:14
2."Love Blooms" (Inst.) 
  • Glen Choi
  • Kim Si-on
  • Renée
  • Jeong Su-wan
 3:14
Total length:6:28

Part 5

Released on November 4, 2023
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Wonder Woman"
  • Yelo
  • Pdly
  • Le'mon
  • Ant
  • Pdly
  • Yelo
  • Le'mon
  • De View
  • Wonder B
Adora 3:20
2."Wonder Woman" (Inst.) 
  • Ant
  • Pdly
  • Yelo
  • Le'mon
  • De View
  • Wonder B
 3:20
Total length:6:40

Part 6

Released on November 11, 2023
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."I Wanna Fly"
  • LooGone
  • Han Kyung-soo
  • LooGone
  • Han Kyung-soo
  • $$AM (PaperMaker)
Weeekly 3:07
2."I Wanna Fly" (Inst.) 
  • LooGone
  • Han Kyung-soo
  • $$AM (PaperMaker)
 3:07
Total length:6:14

Viewership

Strong Girl Nam-soon: South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
11.1541.5582.0522.3181.8792.1341.8112.1231.8112.1381.9342.2001.8712.0802.2422.6521.750
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea. [46]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.Original broadcast dateAverage audience share
(Nielsen Korea) [46]
Nationwide Seoul
1October 7, 20234.296%(1st)4.822%(1st)
2October 8, 20236.062% (1st)5.848% (1st)
3October 14, 20238.002% (1st)8.950% (1st)
4October 15, 20239.760% (1st)10.547% (1st)
5October 21, 20237.278% (1st)7.928% (1st)
6October 22, 20238.096% (1st)8.402% (1st)
7October 28, 20237.344% (1st)8.395% (1st)
8October 29, 20238.472% (1st)9.050% (1st)
9November 4, 20237.139% (1st)7.688% (1st)
10November 5, 20238.720% (1st)9.292% (1st)
11November 11, 20237.571% (1st)7.890% (1st)
12November 12, 20238.474% (1st)9.014% (1st)
13November 18, 20237.381% (1st)8.294% (1st)
14November 19, 20238.986% (1st)9.553% (1st)
15November 25, 20238.989% (1st)9.605% (1st)
16November 26, 202310.420%(1st)11.108%(1st)
Average7.937%8.524%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC, and EBS).

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  46. 1 2 Nielsen Korea ratings:
    • "Ep. 1". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). October 7, 2023. Archived from the original on October 9, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
    • "Ep. 2". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). October 8, 2023. Archived from the original on October 9, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
    • "Ep. 3". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). October 14, 2023. Archived from the original on October 20, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
    • "Ep. 4". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). October 15, 2023. Archived from the original on October 20, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
    • "Ep. 5". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). October 21, 2023. Archived from the original on October 21, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
    • "Ep. 6". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). October 22, 2023. Archived from the original on October 24, 2023. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
    • "Ep. 7". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). October 28, 2023. Archived from the original on October 29, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
    • "Ep. 8". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). October 29, 2023. Archived from the original on October 30, 2023. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
    • "Ep. 9". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). November 4, 2023. Archived from the original on November 4, 2023. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
    • "Ep. 10". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). November 5, 2023. Archived from the original on November 6, 2023. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
    • "Ep. 11". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). November 11, 2023. Archived from the original on November 11, 2023. Retrieved November 12, 2023.
    • "Ep. 12". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). November 12, 2023. Archived from the original on November 12, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
    • "Ep. 13". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). November 18, 2023. Archived from the original on November 20, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
    • "Ep. 14". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). November 19, 2023. Archived from the original on November 20, 2023. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
    • "Ep. 15". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). November 25, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
    • "Ep. 16". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). November 26, 2023. Archived from the original on November 28, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2023.