| STRONG WOMAN DO BONG SOON |

Korean : 힘쎈여자 도봉순 | Himssenyeoja Do Bong-sun

Do Bong-soon is a woman born with superhuman strength that comes from the long line of women possessing it. When Ahn Min-hyuk, the CEO of Ainsoft, a gaming company witnesses her strength, he hires her as his personal bodyguard.

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This drama has a great mixture of romance, thriller, mystery and comedy. It’s not too dark but it’s the amount of dark that is just enough to blend with the comedic relief and the romance that just makes it a good mix.

SPOILERS AHEAD!!!

The titular character is Do Bong-soon who resides in a fictional place called Dobong-Dong. She possesses superhuman strength which is passed down through the women in her family. Having this strength however has a twist. This power can only be used for good things and not for bad or selfish reasons. Bong-soon never worked as hard as her twin brother Do Bong-ki in school, who is now a doctor. Because of that, she is unemployed and in desperate need of a job.

Bong-soon’s crush has been In Guk-doo ever since high school. Because she heard that he likes fragile and delicate woman who he can protect, she hides her strength from him. She completely makes it evident that she likes him, but he does not seem to reciprocate those feelings. Guk-doo works in the Serious Crimes Division as an investigative police officer and is described to be a very sincere and hard working police officer.

Ahn Min-hyuk’s father had remarried after his mother’s death through which he has three step brothers. Min-hyuk is a self accomplished CEO of a game developing company called Ainsoft, the company that he built on his own. News arrives that his father, the Chairman of a conglomerate wants to hand over the Chairman’s position to Min-hyuk as he is most deserving and capable. From then on, Min-hyuk constantly receives threatening phone calls and notices people following him.

Min-hyuk then runs into Bong-soon as she seamlessly thrashes a bunch of goons around for harrasing an elderly man and for breaking her phone.

Wanting to find who is threatening him and for his own protection, he hires Bong-soon as his bodyguard realising how strong she is. She agrees to, as long as he gives her a position in the game development section so she can develop her own game, once she captures the culprit. Bong-soon is told that Min-hyuk is gay and freely spends time with him. She even suspects him of having a crush on Guk-doo. The show then runs through many funny incidents with her as a bodyguard and her troubles between Guk-doo and Min-hyuk.

Years ago, Min-hyuk almost got into a bus accident that could have killed him when he was going to place flowers on his mother’s grave. He was then saved by a girl who managed to stop the bus. Shocked and bewildered, he thinks that the girl was an angel that his mother sent to save him. He eventually finds out that that girl is none other than Bong-soon. Eventually the two fall in love.

What happens after that?

After all their problems are over, Bong-soon gets to decide her own video game called 'Super Girl Do Bong Soon' where she is the titular character who will protect and save the lonely Prince Min Min. She also decides to use her powers for the good of the people as well. Min-hyuk and Bong-soon ends up marrying and living happily after with a twist in the end.

The best part about this drama was the fact that the female lead was not displayed as a typical girl who needs the male lead to protect her and save her whenever something happens to her. Here it was Min-hyuk who needed that. Even though Bong-soon is super strong, she is emotionally quite frail which is when she and Min-hyuk find a recluse in each other.

WHERE TO WATCH?

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Overall, Do Bong-soon is a modern day superhero who is no different from the rest of us. The main sound tracks were apt during the course of the drama and so were the cute sound effects which accentuates the humor components strongly. Its a great watch, which you won’t end up regretting. The drama had so much funny elements that you'll keep wanting to watch it without stopping!

This drama was originally released in 2017, with a spin-off titled Strong Girl Nam-Soon released in 2023 - starring Lee Yoo-mi, Kim Jung-eun, Kim Hae-sook, Ong Seong-wu and Byeon Woo-seok. It features Park Bo-young and Park Hyung-sik as special appearance guests. Do you think it's as fun as Strong Woman Do Bong-Soon?

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