Strong Girl Nam-soon

Strong Girl Nam-soon (Korean: 힘쎈여자 강남순) is an ongoing 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 premiered on JTBC on October 7, 2023, airing every Saturday and Sunday at 22:30 (KST) time slot.[7] It is also available for streaming on Netflix in selected regions.[8]

Strong Girl Nam-soon
Promotional poster for Strong Girl Nam-soon
Promotional poster
Hangul
힘쎈여자 강남순
Literal meaningStrong Woman Gang Nam-soon
Revised RomanizationHimssenyeoja gang nam-sun
McCune–ReischauerHimssenyŏja kangnamsun
Genre
Written byBaek Mi-kyung[3]
Directed by
  • Kim Jeong-sik[3]
  • Lee Kyung-sik[4]
Starring
Music byGaemi[5]
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes6 (as of October 22, 2023 (2023-10-22))
Production
Executive producerLee Kyung-sik[5]
Producers
  • Kim Jong-hwa[5]
  • Baek Mi-kyung[5]
  • Seo Woo-sik[5]
Running time62–64 minutes
Production companies
Release
Original networkJTBC
Original releaseOctober 7, 2023 (2023-10-07) 
present
Related
Strong Girl Bong-soon

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. She meets Hwang Geum-joo (Kim Jung-eun) 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.

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".

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[15]
Nam-soon's twin younger brother who is a owner of Tarot Cafe in the 1st floor of Geum-joo's building.
  • Kim Ki-doo as Hwang Geum-dong[16]
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.

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[20]
The youngest member of the drug investigation team.
  • Song Jin-woo as Kim Seok-ho[20]
A member of the drug investigation team who is a former bodyguard and taekwondo police officer.
  • Jeong Seung-gil as Ha Dong-seok[21]
A former special forces officer and leader of the drug investigation team.

People around Hwang Geum-joo

  • Choi Hee-jin as Ri Hwa-ja/Lee Myung-hee[22]
A lost girl who resemblance Nam-soon.
  • Oh Jeong-yeon as Jung Na-young[23]
Geum-joo's trusted secretary.
  • Akira Kim as Brad Song / Song Soo-hyun[24]
A very sexy and handsome fraudster.

People around Gil Joong-gan

Barista of tarot cafe run by Nam-in.
  • Unknown as Hwang Guk-jong[25]
Joong-gan's husband who becomes a monk.

People around Ryu Shi-oh

Ryu Shi-oh's secretary with fluent English skills.
  • Unknown as Kyle Alexandros[26]
Ryu Shi-oh's bodyguard who is a Russian jiujitsu champion.

Others

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

Extended

Geum-joo's loyal secretary.
  • Kim Si-hyeon as Yeo Ji-hyeon[31]
A police officer at district police station and Hee-sik's fellow.
  • Lee Chang-ho as Nam Hong-do[32]
Brad Song's secretary.
  • Kang Gil-woo as Dr. Choi[33]
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
Itzy2:56
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
Junggigo3:12
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

Viewership

Strong Girl Nam-soon: South Korea viewers per episode (millions)
SeasonEpisode numberAverage
12345678910111213141516
11.1541.5582.0522.3181.8792.134TBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBDTBD
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[38]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[38]
Nationwide Seoul
1 October 7, 2023 4.296% (1st) 4.822% (1st)
2 October 8, 2023 6.062% (1st) 5.848% (1st)
3 October 14, 2023 8.002% (1st) 8.950% (1st)
4 October 15, 2023 9.760% (1st) 10.547% (1st)
5 October 21, 2023 7.278% (1st) 7.928% (1st)
6 October 22, 2023 8.096% (1st) 8.402% (1st)
7 October 28, 2023
8 October 29, 2023
9 November 4, 2023
10 November 5, 2023
11 November 11, 2023
12 November 12, 2023
13 November 18, 2023
14 November 19, 2023
15 November 25, 2023
16 November 26, 2023
Average
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • This series airs 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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    • "Ep. 2". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). October 8, 2023. Archived from the original on October 9, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
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    • "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.
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