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]
The series received audience acclaim, with its final episode recording 10.42% in nationwide ratings.[12][13]
Synopsis[edit]
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[edit]
Main[edit]
- Lee Yoo-mi as Gang Nam-soon / Khan Tsetseg[14]
- Ahn Tae-rin as Tsetseg / young Gang Nam-soon[15]
- Second cousin of Do Bong-soon. Like her cousin, she is born with superhuman strength which she inherited from her mother and grandmother.
- Kim Jung-eun as Hwang Geum-joo[16]
- Mother of Gang Nam-soon who is a CEO of Gangnam pawnshop "Gold Blue". Like her daughter, she is born with superhuman strength.
- Kim Hae-sook as Gil Joong-gan[16]
- Grandmother of Gang Nam-soon and mother of Hwang Geum-joo. Like her daughter and granddaughter, she is born with superhuman strength.
- Ong Seong-wu as Gang Hee-sik[17]
- A lieutenant in the Gangnam Han River District Police Department who specializes in investigating drug cases.
- Byeon Woo-seok as Ryu Shi-oh / Anton[18]
- CEO of the distribution and sales company "Doogo".
Supporting[edit]
People around Gang Nam-soon[edit]
- Lee Seung-joon as Gang Bong-go[19]
- 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 a 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.
- Joo Woo-jae as Ji Hyun-soo[22]
- A homeless person who becomes entangled with Nam-soon.
- Park Gyeong-ree as Noh Seon-saeng (Teacher Noh)[23]
- A romantic homeless person who has no money but has a boyfriend in Hyun-soo.
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