Superwoman: Thoughts on Strong Woman Do Bong Soon
Strong Woman Do Bong-soon (힘쎈여자 도봉순)
(2017)
Directed By Lee Hyung-min
Strong Woman Do Bong-soon is a silly South Korean romantic comedy. It didn’t get high ratings when it aired, but I do feel like it’s worth checking out.
Do Bong-soon (Park Bo-young) was born with a special power, superhuman strength. Her power is hereditary and it’s only given to the women of her family. Do Bong-soon kept her special gift a secret from her lifelong childhood crush, In Guk-doo (Ji Soo). However, her strength lands her a job at her favorite gaming company, Ainsoft, where she becomes the bodyguard of the CEO, Ahn Min-hyuk (Park Hyung-sik). Ahn Min-hyuk has been receiving anonymous threats and blackmails from someone and so, he requests Bong-soon to help him investigate.
Meanwhile, young women are being kidnapped around Dobong-dong, the area where Bong-soon resides. Bong-soon vows to capture the culprit as he attacked her best friend.
Strong Woman Do Bong-soon is a cute drama but disturbing at the same time. The cuteness comes from the adorable relationship between Bong-soon and Ahn Min-hyuk. I have watched another drama with Park Hyung-sik called High Society. In that series, he played a wealthy, arrogant playboy. Yet in Strong Woman Do Bong-soon, we see a different side of him: his role is more playful and light-hearted. He is obsessed with video games and may act childish and competitive towards Do Bong-soon, but when it comes to serious issues like his business or solving the crime, he is a leader, calculating and sharp. So far, Park Hyung-sik’s role in Strong Woman Do Bong-soon is my favorite of him and I hope he does another similar role like this in the future.
Ahn Min-hyuk’s relationship with Do Bong-soon is so cute and adorable. They would speak to each other in “aegyo” voices and would playfully tease one another. My favorite scenes are actually when they are all romantic and lovey-dovey. Usually, I cringed or cry at those drama scenes, but I feel like they are the definition of cute relationship goals. Park Hyung-sik and Park Bo-young have great chemistry and I really hope that they do another drama together.
As far as the disturbing scenes in Strong Woman Do Bong-soon, it is mostly the kidnapping crime that they are trying to solve that is scary because it can actually happen in real life. In this show, the criminal kidnaps young women and keeps them as hostages in order for them to be his brides. It’s pretty sickening and traumatizing but this show balances the seriousness with the light-heartedness. So it’s a drama that crosses genres and people who like action thrillers or romantic comedy can enjoy.
Strong Woman Do Bong-soon crosses gender roles as we see a physically strong and outspoken woman as opposed to the dainty and passive traits we usually see in female roles. Do Bong-soon uses her powers for good and saves everyone: men, women, and children. Even in her relationship with Ahn Min-hyuk, she uses her strength when Min-hyuk is in danger, but at the same time, there is still an air of fragility to her. Despite having a special power, Min-hyuk and In Guk-doo are always concerned that she may get hurt when she plays the hero. Their concern isn’t based on male superiority or masculine pride, but out of genuine care for Do Bong-soon.
Strong Woman Do Bong-soon is an underrated kdrama that deserves some more attention. The two leads, Park Hyung-sik and Park Bo-young have great on-screen chemistry. It’s a great show to watch if you want a good laugh.
You can watch this series on Dramafever.
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Just Something About LynLyn 
Whoa. It’s the first time I read someone saying this series is underrated. o_o
Or am I just really lurking on a forum with a lot of K-drama fans who watched this while it was airing? (I saw lots of spoilers of this because of them.) Anyhow, this is definitely on my list because of Park Bo Young. I was about to watch it sometime after I finished Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo (which I loved, too, especially because of the strong female lead), but I got distracted.
This is a good reminder. And a good review! 🙂
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Thanks. What I mean by “underrated” is that I feel it doesn’t get much praise as the other kdramas I watched XD But that’s my personal feel 🙂 I like Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok Joo. That’s a fun one!
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Yep. And I, on the other hand, feel it’s possibly overrated because of the praise people around me are giving. :)) Yep, Nam Joo Hyuk ❤
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I really liked the idea of this show but personally, and I know I’m in the minority here, I found the pacing and balance of comedy and serious crime hunting sooooo off. The light-heartedness was cute and Do Bong-soo is sooooo adorable omg ❤ and I liked the male lead too ^^ However, the amount of disbelief one had to suspend and the wackiness was just too much for me. Regardless, I'm glad others liked it because we can't all have the same opinion.
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Yeah, it’s really silly but that’s why I like it. I feel like the tone is for enjoyment rather than seriousness like most crime dramas.
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^^ And that’s awesome! I did really like WLFKMJ though so if you ever got more like that one ;)))))
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I find the crime hunting off too. And same thing with the balance of comedy. It’s over exagerration. Feels like its trying hard already but I LOLed a lot. The hospital scene was too many. The couple is adorable but not enough for me to ship them hard. 😑 nice review.
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LOL. I ship them hard. I wasn’t a fan of Park Hyung-sik until now. XD
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I just finished watching it too.. but it’s good! 🙂
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Agreed. Do you have any recs, Lovely? I’m really needing a good kdrama.
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Weightlifitng Fairy is I think better.
As of now, I am looking forward to watch bride of the Water God too. 🙂
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I saw the first ep of BOWG and it was really sloppy. I’m not comparing this to the manwha though I did read the first volume. The whole plot felt so hung up on tropes that I was really bored with it. Hopefully you like it more than I did!
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I’m in the same boat with BOWG. I think they could have done a better storyline. It may not be the manhwa but it could be better and the modern versions of the character were a bit offputting.
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Agreed! The actors were good but even they couldn’t save the plot.
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Wait BOWG is what? sorry if I missed this.. >.<
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Bride of Water God.
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ahh.. so busy with life now i eveb forgot. but i still want to watch it if i have time. haha. 🙂 let us see that
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Bride of the Water God. Haha you’re good
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This is an underrated drama? I thought it was pretty popular. The cuteness is to die for and I like how it can easily transition from comedy to a crime fighting drama.
I must confess however that i didn’t really care for the second lead. He started to annoy me in the later part of the series.
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I saw the second lead in other dramas but I think this is his first major role. As for underrated, I felt like it didn’t get enough reception in comparison to the other dramas of that season. But that’s my own opinion.
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