Strong Girl Bong-soon

Strong Girl Bong-soon
Promotional poster
Genre
Written by Baek Mi-kyung
Directed by Lee Hyung-min
Starring
Theme music composer Moon Sung-nam
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 16 + 1 special
Production
Executive producer(s) Song Won-sub
Park In-sun
Producer(s) Park Jun-seo
Lee Jin-suk
Park Ji-an
Ra Sung-shik
Cinematography Moon Se-hong
Lee Min-jin
Editor(s) Oh Dong-hee
Running time 70 minutes
Production company(s) Drama House
JS Pictures
Distributor JTBC
Release
Original network JTBC
Picture format 1080i (HDTV)
Original release February 24 (2017-02-24) – April 15, 2017 (2017-04-15)
External links
Website
Production website

Strong Girl Bong-soon[1] (Hangul: 힘쎈여자 도봉순; RR: Himssenyeoja Do Bong-sun; lit. Strong Woman Do 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 every Friday and Saturday on JTBC starting from February 24, 2017, to April 15, 2017.[2][3][4][5]

The series was a commercial hit and became one of the highest rated Korean dramas in cable television history.[6][7]

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 willowy 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 the job of a bodyguard to a rich heir Ahn Min-hyuk (Park Hyung-sik), the CEO of a gaming company, Ainsoft. Contrary to Guk-doo, Min-hyuk is an odd man who is playful, a little spoiled, has no regard for rules, and dislikes policemen. He has recently received anonymous threats, blackmails, and has even been stalked at an occasion.

One day, a series of kidnapping cases break in Dobong-dong, the district Bong-soon lives in, and she is determined to catch the culprit after her friend was targeted. With the help and training from Min-hyuk, she manages to control her strength to use it for good causes. Min-hyuk and Bong-soon find themselves and their relationship grew into something more.

Cast

Main

A young woman born with superhuman strength who tries to use her powers for good.
An oddball chaebol heir and CEO of a gaming company, who hides his pain underneath his cheeky demeanor.
An idealistic rookie detective who is passionate about justice.

Supporting

People around Do Bong-soon

Bong-soon's twin brother.
Bong-soon's mother.
Bong-soon's father.
  • Park Bo-mi as Na Kyung-shim
Bong-soon's friend.
  • 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

Min-hyuk's secretary.
  • Han Jung-kook as Ahn Chul-do
Min-hyuk's father, Chairman of Ohsung Group.
  • Kim Seong-beom 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

Guk-doo's girlfriend
  • Yoon Ye-hee as Jung Mi-hwa
Guk-doo's mother.

People at Baek Tak Party

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

Head of Development Planning Team; doppelgänger of Kim Kwang-bok.

Extended

A psychotic criminal.
  • Son Hyo-eun as Jung Hyang-sook
A murder victim.
  • 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.
The third kidnapped victim.
  • 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.
  • 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

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.[12][13]

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.

Original soundtrack

Strong Girl Bong-soon
OST Album
Soundtrack album
Recorded 2017
Genre K-pop, soundtrack
Language Korean, English
Label JTBC Content Hub,
Warner Music Korea
Producer Moon Sung-nam

OST Part 1

No.TitleArtistLength
1."Your Garden" (그대란 정원)Jung Eun-ji (Apink)04:03
2."Your Garden" (그대란 정원 (Inst.)) 04:03
3."Heartbeat"Suran03:52
4."Heartbeat" (Inst.) 03:51
5."How Would It Be" (어떨까)Standing Egg03:49
6."How Would It Be" (어떨까 (Inst.)) 03:49
7."Pit-A-Pat" (두근두근)Kim Chung-ha03:30
8."Pit-A-Pat" (두근두근 (Inst.)) 03:28
9."Double Trouble Couple"Mamamoo03:30
10."Double Trouble Couple" (Inst.) 03:30
11."I Fall In Love" (사랑에 빠진 걸까요)Vromance feat. Obroject03:20
12."I Fall In Love" (사랑에 빠진 걸까요 (Inst.)) 03:20
13."Super Power Girl"Every Single Day03:55
14."Super Power Girl" (Inst.) 03:55
15."Because of You" (그 사람이 너라서)Park Hyung-sik03:53
16."Because of You" (그 사람이 너라서 (Inst.)) 03:53
Total length:59:41

Charted songs

Chart performance
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Remarks
KOR
Gaon
"How Would It Be"
(Standing Egg)		 2017 93
Part 3
"Double Trouble Couple"
(MAMAMOO)		 46
Part 5
"I Fall In Love"
(Vromance feat. Obroject)		 99 Part 6
"Because of You"
(Park Hyung-sik)		 85 Part 8

Ratings

In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Ep. Original broadcast date Episode titles Average audience share
AGB Nielsen[18] TNmS[19]
Nationwide Seoul
1
February 24, 2017
Ridiculous Punks
(기막힌 녀석들)
3.829%
4.044%
3.9%
2
February 25, 2017
Culprit's Thought
(범인의 마음)
5.758%
6.041%
6.1%
3
March 3, 2017
That Person's Secret
(그놈의 비밀)
6.081%
7.003%
5.5%
4
March 4, 2017
Her True Identity
(그녀의 정체)
8.301%
8.669%
8.3%
5
March 10, 2017
Seems As If They're Friends, and Yet Not
(친구인 듯 친구 아닌)
7.113%
8.025%
6.7%
6
March 11, 2017
Happy Together
(해피투게더)
8.692%
8.632%
7.7%
7
March 17, 2017
Changes
(변화)
6.834%
7.119%
7.1%
8
March 18, 2017
One Step Closer
(한 걸음 더)
9.603%
10.261%
8.8%
9
March 24, 2017
Love Risking One's Life
(목숨 건 사랑)
7.423%
8.019%
8.8%
10
March 25, 2017
Find A Hidden Heart
(숨은 마음 찾기)
9.668%
9.286%
9.8%
11
March 31, 2017
Timing
(타이밍)
7.772%
8.572%
7.7%
12
April 1, 2017
Help Me
(헬프 미)
8.477%
8.352%
9.1%
13
April 7, 2017
Nevertheless
(그럼에도 불구하고)
7.448%
8.036%
8.9%
14
April 8, 2017
A Prelude to the Battle
(배틀의 서막)
8.597%
9.251%
9.9%
15
April 14, 2017
Level Up
(레벨 업)
7.834%
8.773%
7.9%
16
April 15, 2017
Final
(파이널)
8.957%
9.625%
9.8%
Average 7.649% 8.107% 7.9%
Special
April 17, 2017
 —
0.8%
(NR)
0.6%

Note: This drama 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 & EBS)

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2017
53rd Baeksang Arts Awards
 Best Actress Park Bo-young Nominated [20]
Best New Actor Ji Soo Nominated
12th Seoul International Drama Awards
 Best Mini-series Strong Girl Bong-soon Nominated [21][22]
Best Actress Park Bo-young Nominated
Outstanding Korean Actress Won
1st The Seoul Awards
 Best Actress Won [23]
Popularity award Park Hyung Sik Won [24]

International broadcast

  • In Thailand, broadcast on Channel 7 every Saturday and Sunday at 09:45 starting August 26, 2017.
  • In Philippines, it premiered on October 4, 2017, as part of GMA Network's The Heart of Asia under the title Strong Girl Bong-soon.
  • In Malaysia, broadcast on 8TV every Wednesday and Thursday at 10:30pm to 11:30pm starting July 2 till September 17, 2018.
  • Worldwide, broadcast on internet broadcasting company Rakuten Viki after the broadcast in Korea.
  • Worldwide, broadcast on internet broadcasting company Netflix after the broadcast in Korea.

References

  1. ↑ "Strong Girl Bong-soon". JTBC Worldwide. JTBC Content Hub. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
  2. ↑ Jo, He-rim. "[V Report] Park Bo-young wears toy crown, thanks fans". Kpop Herald. Herald Corporation. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  3. ↑ Park, Hyeon-min. "[단독] 박형식, 차기작 '도봉순' 확정…박보영과 첫 호흡". Naver (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  4. ↑ Myeong, Hee-sook. "JTBC·박형식 양측 "'도봉순' 확정, 내년 편성 예정"(공식입장)". News1 News (in Korean). News1 Korea. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  5. ↑ Myung, Hee-sook. "JTBC 측 "박보영, '힘쎈여자 도봉순' 주연 긍정 검토 중"(공식입장)". News1 News (in Korean). New1 Korea. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  6. ↑ Park, Jin-young. "[美친시청률] '도봉순' 로맨스 타고 시청률 또 터졌다..9.66% 새 기록". Naver (in Korean). Osen. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  7. ↑ Jie, Ye-eun. "'Strong Woman Do Bong-soon' ends with JTBC's top viewership". Kpop Herald. Herald Corporation. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  8. ↑ Yoon, Ga-yi. "[단독]박보영 JTBC '힘쎈여자 도봉순' 원톱 주연 낙점". Daum (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  9. ↑ Seon, Soo-mi. "'뽀블리' 박보영, '힘센 여자 도봉순' 괴력 만렙녀로 컴백". Naver (in Korean). E News 24. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  10. ↑ Hwang, Soo-yeon. "박형식 '도봉순' 남주인공 캐스팅, 츤데레 CEO로 돌아온다". Herald Pop (in Korean). Herald Corporation. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  11. ↑ Park, Ah-reum. "[POP이슈]'도봉순' 박보영X박형식X지수, 대세 라인업 완성". Naver (in Korean). Herald Pop. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  12. ↑ Hwang, Soo-yeon. "박형식 '도봉순' 남주인공 캐스팅, 츤데레 CEO로 돌아온다". Herald Pop (in Korean). Herald Corporation. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  13. ↑ Jie, Ye-eun. "Park Bo-young, Park Hyung-sik wrap up filming for 'Strong Woman Do Bong-soon'". Kpop Herald. Herald Corporation. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  14. ↑ "2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 11". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
  15. ↑ Cumulative sales for "Double Trouble Couple":
    • "2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 12". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
    • "2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 13". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  16. ↑ "2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 14". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-04-13.
  17. ↑ "2017 Gaon Download Chart – Week 16". gaonchart.co.kr. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  18. ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  19. ↑ ": TNMS 홈페이지에 오신 것을 환영합니다.  :". www.tnms.tv. Archived from the original on 2016-04-11. Retrieved 2016-09-27.
  20. ↑ "[공식] 53회 백상 심사표 공개..TV 대상 김은숙 5표, 영화 대상 박찬욱 3표". Naver (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. 4 May 2017. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  21. ↑ "박보검 출격에 박보영 2관왕? SDA2017 궁금한 이유(종합)". Naver (in Korean). Star News. August 17, 2017. Retrieved 2017-08-21.
  22. ↑ "[서울드라마어워즈] '한류여자연기상' 박보영 "상이 부끄럽지 않은 배우되겠다"". Naver (in Korean). Xports News. September 7, 2017. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  23. ↑ "'서울어워즈' 송강호·나문희·지성·박보영 주연상…·'박열'·'비숲' 대상[종합]". TV Report (in Korean). October 27, 2017.
  24. ↑ Winners Of The Seoul Awards https://www.soompi.com/2017/10/27/winners-2017-seoul-awards/
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