Strong Girl Nam-soon

Strong Girl Nam-soon is an ongoing 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 premiered on JTBC on October 7, 2023, airing every Saturday and Sunday at 22:30 (KST) time slot. It is also available for streaming on Netflix in selected regions.
Synopsis
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. She meets Hwang Geum-joo (Kim Jung-eun) 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.
Cast
Main
Lee Yoo-mi as Gang Nam-soon
Ahn Tae-rin as Tsetseg / young Gang Nam-soon
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
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
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
A lieutenant in the Gangnam Han River District Police Department who specializes in investigating drug cases.
Byeon Woo-seok as Ryu Shi-oh
CEO of the distribution and sales company "Doogo".
Supporting
People around Gang Nam-soon
Lee Seung-joon as Gang Bong-go
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
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
Nam-soon's maternal uncle, Geum-joo's younger brother, and Joong-gan's son.
Joo Woo-jae as Ji Hyun-soo
A homeless person who becomes entangled with Nam-soon.
Park Gyeong-ree as Noh Son-saeng
A romantic homeless person who has no money but has a boyfriend.
Gangnam Hangang District Police Station
Young Tak as Oh Young-tak
A passionate detective who is Hee-sik's partner and senior in the drug investigation team.
Ryu Ha-seong as Jin Seon-gyu
The youngest member of the drug investigation team.
Song Jin-woo as Kim Seok-ho
A member of the drug investigation team who is a former bodyguard and taekwondo police officer.
Jeong Seung-gil as Ha Dong-seok
A former special forces officer and leader of the drug investigation team.
Kim Si-hyeon as Yeo Ji-hyeon
A police officer at district police station and Hee-sik's fellow.
People around Hwang Geum-joo
Choi Hee-jin as Ri Hwa-ja/Lee Myung-hee
A lost girl who resembles Nam-soon.
Oh Jeong-yeon as Jung Na-young
Geum-joo's trusted secretary.
Akira Kim as Brad Song / Song Soo-hyun
A very sexy and handsome fraudster.
Lee Joong-ok as Kim Nam-gil
Geum-joo's loyal secretary.
People around Gil Joong-gan
Jeong Bo-seok as Seo Jun-hee
Barista of tarot cafe run by Nam-in.
Unknown as Hwang Guk-jong
Joong-gan's husband who becomes a monk.
People around Ryu Shi-oh
Yoon Seong-su as Secretary Yoon
Ryu Shi-oh's secretary with fluent English skills.
Unknown as Kyle Alexandros
Ryu Shi-oh's bodyguard who is a Russian jiujitsu champion.
Others
Tsegmid Tserenbold as Koko
A Mongolian shepherd who raised Nam-soon.
Batsumiya Batdorj as Joljaya
A Mongolian shepherd and Koko's wife who raised Nam-soon alongside him.
Extended
Lee Chang-ho as Nam Hong-do
Brad Song's secretary.
Kang Gil-woo as Dr. Choi
A researcher at a drug factory.
Ha Dong-joon
Special appearances
Kim Won-hae as polearm seller (1)
Park Bo-young as Do Bong-soon (Ep. 3)
Park Hyung-sik as Ahn Min-hyuk (Ep. 3)
Jeon Soo-kyung as Gang Hee-sik's mother (Ep. 4)
Original soundtrack
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Viewership
References
External links
JTBC television dramas
Korean-language television shows
South Korean comedy television series
South Korean crime television series
South Korean action television series
Television series by JTBC Studios
2023 South Korean television series debuts