Scripted series · JTBC
Strong Woman Do Bong-Soon
I'm No Ordinary Woman! I am Strong!
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Park Bo-young
Do Bong-soon
16 eps
Park Hyung-sik
Ahn Min-hyuk
16 eps
Kim Ji-soo
In Guk-doo
16 eps
Jun Seok-ho
Secretary Kong
16 eps
Shim Hye-jin
Hwang Jin-i
16 eps
You Chea-myung
Do Chil-goo
16 eps
An Woo-yeon
Do Bong-gi
16 eps
Kim Min-kyo
Agari
16 eps
Yoon Ye-hee
Jung Mi-hwa
16 eps
Kim Won-hae
Kim Kwang-bok / Oh Dol-pyo
16 eps
Im Won-hee
Baek Tak
16 eps
Kim Ki-moo
Hwang Hyun-dong
16 eps
Seol In-a
Jo Hee-ji
16 eps
Choi Won-myeong
Jang Kyung-tae
16 eps
Jang Mi-kwan
Kim Jang-hyun
16 eps
Lee Do-hyun
Jang Kwang-sook
16 eps
Park Bo-Mi
Na Kyung-shim
16 eps
Kim Young-Choon
Il-jin
16 eps
Baek Su-ryeon
Grandmother Sun-shim
16 eps
Yoon Young Joo
Min-hyuk's Stepmother
16 eps
Kim Seong-beom
Ahn Dong-ha
16 eps
Kim Won-suk
Detective Dotbogi
16 eps
Shim Hoon-ki
Ahn Dong-suk
16 eps
Lee Se-Wook
Ahn Kyung-hwan
16 eps
Choi Mu-in
Team Leader Yuk
16 eps
Choi Hyung
Hee Raeng-i
16 eps
Jun Byung-Chul
Lee U-jin
16 eps
Choi Seung-hoon
Young Ahn Min-hyuk
16 eps
Choi Hyun-Seo
Kim Ji-won
16 eps
Ahn Chang-hwan
Jung Jun-tae
16 eps
Yoo In-soo
Kang Gu
16 eps
Kim Soo-yeon
Jae-soon's Mother
16 eps
Kim Won-suk
Magnifying Glass
16 eps
Yang Joo-ho
Knock Boy
16 eps
Oh Soon-tae
Brown Bear
16 eps
Heo Jung-Guk
Chairman Ahn Chul-do
16 eps
Oh Ah-Rin
Child with balloon
2 eps
Kang Ji-young
JTVC announcer
4 eps
Kim Hyeon-mok
Bullied student
1 eps
Lee Cheol-min
Fortune teller
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Strong Woman Do Bong-Soon actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Strong Woman Do Bong-Soon reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Humour.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
The story
What it's about
Born with supernatural strength, Bong-soon fights evil and procures justice while getting tangled in a love triangle with her CEO boss and cop crush.
The run
Seasons
1 season · 16 episodes.
Season 0 · Complete
Specials
20171 episode
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201716 episodes
8.0IMDbBorn from a long line of women gifted with monumental strength, Do Bong-soon is far from ordinary. Only able to use her power for good, Bong-soon agrees to work as a bodyguard for Ahn Min-hyuk, the recently endangered chaebol heir and CEO of gaming company Ainsoft. With dreams of developing a video game of her own, Bong-soon hopes that by working with Min-hyuk, she’ll find a way to turn her dreams into reality. Meanwhile, her childhood friend, Detective In Guk-doo, is on the hunt for a kidnapper whose path soon crosses with Bong-soon. Using her gifts for the greatest good, will Bong-soon find her life full of everything she’s dreamed of and more?
Best episode · S01E15 Level Up
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E10
Find A Hidden Heart
Frustrated with police legalism, Guk-doo takes drastic measures. Bong-soon is preoccupied with catching the culprit herself, which worries Min-hyuk.
- Directed by Lee Hyung-min
- Written by Baek Mi-kyoung
S01E04
Her True Identity
Bong-soon struggles to control not just her power, but also her emotions. To make matters worse, Min-hyuk keeps giving her a hard time.
- Directed by Lee Hyung-min
- Written by Baek Mi-kyoung
S01E01
Ridiculous Punks
For generations, a superpower has been passed down the maternal line in Bong-soon's family. But for 27 years, she has always tried to keep it hidden.
- Directed by Lee Hyung-min
- Written by Baek Mi-kyoung
S01E03
That Jerk's Secret
Bong-soon finds a painting in Min-hyuk's closet that seems out of place. The next day, the two visit the owner of the motorcycle they saw at the park.
- Directed by Lee Hyung-min
- Written by Baek Mi-kyoung
S01E02
A Criminal's Heart
As Min-hyuk spends the day shopping and playing, Bong-soon is forced to follow him around. While at a park, they spot a suspicious man spying on them.
- Directed by Lee Hyung-min
- Written by Baek Mi-kyoung
S01E14
A Prelude to the Battle
When Bong-soon doesn't come home late into the night, her dad gets worried. Guk-doo is conflicted over what to include on Kyung-shim's case report.
- Directed by Lee Hyung-min
- Written by Baek Mi-kyoung
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S01E14
A Prelude to the Battle
- Directed by Lee Hyung-min
- Written by Baek Mi-kyoung
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Lee Jin-sukProducer
- Ra Sung-shikProducer
- Park In-sunExecutive Producer
- Song Won-subExecutive Producer
- Park Ji-anProducer
- Park Jun-seoProducer
Writing
- Baek Mi-kyoungWriter
Direction
- Lee Hyung-minDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- Rakuten VikiStreaming
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