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I want to start off with positive points, yeah it does have few positive things that I wanna mention, lol.1) first season couple's cameo, loved that scene.
2) I really liked how FL's mom was super rich, strong, pretty and smart all in one..cuz in most of the dramas it's other way round. She was the highlight of this show and all her scenes were super entertaining, I never skipped her scenes. Her acting was pretty good.
3) ML - he is cute, considerate, kind and everything. Acting was good.
4) actors acting was good, those 3 stars are for their acting.
Now negative points. There are many but I will mention only few that made be give only 3 stars.
1) FL- I guess her character was supposed to be cute and innocent cuz of the way she was brought up in mangolia but I found her very annoying. It wasn't cute in anyway her constant smiling for no reason and making faces trying to be cute was very irritating. (Am talking about character not actress)
2) villain is handsome and looked dangerous in the beginning but he was actually very stupid, mentally and emotionally weak not to mention how it ended with him committing suicide. I feel pity for him but for God sake hez a villain and took many innocent lives, distributed drugs etc. here I don't really understand what writer was trying to do cuz his pitiful story and everything made many people actually hate FL for betraying him, leaving them in confusion on whether he really deserved to die or not, and suicide? Really? Left everyone with bitter taste by the end, maybe that's what writers were trying to do but it made villain's character steal the focus from main leads and I didn't really bother about leads cuz villain's character had more depth than leads only cuz of his past lol cuz he isn't that smart there are many points where you feel hez soo dumb, he was played with for more than half of the story. anyways it's really silly how writers tried to make us LOVE AND HATE him at the same time but what really happened was that it made us get annoyed with FL even more for God sake show's title is on FL but her character itself is very annoying. and she did betray him no matter what the 'reason' was everything eventually led him to commit suicide. At least they should have shown him getting arrested or something. There's no going back as his life is anyways ruined cuz of all the wrong decisions he made but committing suicide brought even more sympathy to his character. Like why?
3) story - Gosh!! Didn't like the whole drug shit at all. There was no solid story. Even though its on a sensitive topic (drugs) but story wasn't good at all. I didn't enjoy it.
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I really wanted to love it, but it fell short.
I so so so loved the original and couldn't wait to watch this series, absolutely loved their cameo. Namsoon is pretty annoying acting like a child the whole time, she's supposed to be 26. Won't say that I hated it, I did finish the series. Ryu Si-o is the best thing about the drama. I love Ong Seong Woo too, but didn't feel the chemistry with the leads. Maybe because her character was just too immature. I think I need to go back and re-watch SWBS to remember why I wanted to watch this in the first place.Was this review helpful to you?
Against all odds, I was liking it, now idk how to feel.
I would dare to say everyone loved STRONG WOMAN DO BONG SOON (SWDBS) so from there I can say I was very curious about how the writer would deal with people expectations were having since they announced the drama. In my opinion the drama got a very similar scent that SWDBS, the characters are very funny and we also have a police investigation which talking by myself got me waiting for what is gonna happen next. Main couple is cute and I think they got chemistry so If you dont decide if watch it or not yet, maybe you must give it a chance rn.Was this review helpful to you?
stayed for the mum and grandma...
After the success of the first show, I had high expectations for this. Although there were funny part, the story was not as engaging and exciting. There wasnt much chemistry between the leads do I lost interest in the romance. The scenes with the mum and her grandma was the most fun so those were interesting. Other than that I was skipping through most of it....Was this review helpful to you?
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Should you watch this drama?
If you're asking yourself, "Should I watch this drama?"Maybe I can help you:
Do you want to watch a funny/crazy plot drama and not be so invested in the plot or characters? Yes
Are you someone who liked SWDBS and want something VERY similar to it? Then no.
I can see why some people are upset and didn't like this drama, but I don't think it's as bad as people make it to be. Some of these people are too stuck on the villian (I don't blame them, because he is FINE and probably had the best charisma compared to the other characters). Some of these people are still stuck on SWDBS and wanted the same exact plot and can't get over it. Some people had high hopes for the plot, I mean how realistic do you guys want it to be? These women are INSANELY strong?!? Nothing about that is normal. Would it have been nice to have better chemistry between the main couple? Yes, I feel like we didn't even get a chance to see their spark and chemistry. But the summary is clearly about them finding their daughter (which they did), the daughter finding her family (which she did) and them coming together as a family to solve a drug case (which they did!) Surprise, surprise.
I don't think I wasted any time on this drama. It was a fun, entertaining watch and I enjoyed all the characters and their storylines! Would I watch it again, probably not, but I haven't really watched SWDBS again either (and I REALLY enjoyed it) lol This show was more action focused while the other was more romance focused. Don't let these comments scare you. If you do decide to give it a chance, enjoy~
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worth 1 time watch
So starting was not bad... it started pretty well... and then started crashing.... Namsoon was a little annoying sometimes instead of cute... I must say the villian carried the whole show the character that had depth and shades... other characters were quite monotonous... it would have been a great drama but the last 4-5 episodes were 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻very predictive..story & character had potential but wasted ...
but it's worth to watch it atleast once... you can skip some scenes it won't affect the story 😬
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Mixed feelings
My expectations for "Strong Girl Namsoon" were high, but the plot attempting to address too many stories across three generations of strong women turned out to be chaotic. From romantic aspects to personal growth and justice, the narrative felt scattered, leading me to moments of boredom where I contemplated abandoning the series. Despite a strong cast, the script had issues with numerous unresolved storylines involving antagonists, which seemed more intriguing than the main plot. I did finish it, but I wouldn't recommend it. I anticipated a more enjoyable experience akin to "Strong Woman Do Bong Soon," and while there were amusing scenes, it fell short of my expectations.Was this review helpful to you?
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Amazing to spread awareness of drugs if it reached the right audience in the right way
I understand that they wanted to bring up the issue of drugs and spread some awareness, all the suffering it causes because it was really disturbing seeing people getting addicted to them and behaving senselessly under its impact.But it is really an immature action by the writing and directing team for making the role of the drug dealer oh-so glamorous and pitiful to create discussions and mixed opinions. Because, rather than understanding the main importance of the drama, those unnecessary scenes of the so-called romance and chemistry and his past has diverted the attention to the villian.
Every person has a hard life but what makes heroes and villains polar apart is that heroes feel content by being selfless and helping others, and we humans are not capable of being as selfless as them because we are not perfect and selfless as them. But villains are villains because they value their emotions more than others and moral conduct. We people have both good and bad in us, but what eventually makes us good or bad is what we decide to follow despite how our life has been. Modern-day romanticisation of villains and evil characters has become extreme. In modern times, it is taught that it is ok to not be ok and to have flaws, but I don't understand how a person is able to forgive an evil man after all his wrong doings.
Has everyone clearly forgotten basic humanity, treating him like a total victim by considering all the people he had affected just for his business as pigs for slaughter. Like do they not have a life and family too? What is so important in this man that he can affect and kill people just like that as if they are minfless dirt under his shoes?
Yes, he had a traumatizing past that no one should ever experience, but what gives him the right to give such an experience to everyone around him?
I can understand if fans find the cast's acting cringy because they just want the female idol to be a relatable, hopless romantic, funny person and fall for the handsome, charming male lead and have lots of chemistry. But this drama is not the typical romance drama that you are looking for. The actual male lead of the drama is a true hero who protected the female lead, helped her when in need, trully cared for, while the villian only found her as an asset because of her powers, testing her for her limits, plotting her family's murder, threatening her with drugs. But people find this to be true love and call her out for betraying him... I mean, what else could she have done instead? What would you have done? Would you also abandon your loving and caring parents for a druggie and drug dealer who is anyday ready to kill people and treat you torturously if you disappoint them?
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Skip this and just watch Strong Woman Do Bong Soon
First of all, I am one of the biggest fan of SWDBS. It is still my number 1 favourite kdrama. When they decided to make a spin off for the series, I already had a bad feeling.But I just give it a chance and as expected, it is terrible.
It is super terrible if it is not spin off. It's name doesn't stand a chance to be next to SWDBS.
The plot is everywhere. Not only that, I think the 3 main lead (ML, FL and the villain) are so green that make this series more unwatchable. The FL is not suitable for this kind of character. She is good in squid game and AOUAD, but this one, she is the weakest link. She got no chemistry with both of the men since she act like a kid. Why does she need to be act cute like this? The ML got no charisma. Hence, he looks like a side character. Fyi, In Gukdoo in SWDBS is more interesting to watch even though he got limited screentime in there. And the villain is not convincing enough to be a villain. The bad guy in SWDBS was more scary than this one. See....I can't avoid to keep comparing it with SWDBS because it is the same writer and supposedly it has the same vibe.
So let me summarize, this series is not a romcom because it has no romance and no comedy. It is not a thriller because I don't feel thrilled at all. That's all...
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Haven't gotten any more disappointed with a sequel
To be honest I didn't have many expectations but things got worse every time. The plot was too tiring and the cast HORRIBLE. Like the FL had more chemistry with the villain than with the ML. Plus the cast didn't go well, the actors didn't match the concept except Woo Seok. I dropped the drama because it was too annoying and boring to watch... It's such a shame that this is considered a sequel of the iconic SWDBS, it was my first and favourite drama, whereas this is such a waste of time. They even consider Season 3 like 😭 I don’t believe that this thing will have Season 3 and MOON LOVERS IS STILL ON SEASON 1Was this review helpful to you?
Nam Soon & Bong Soon are my new favorite superheroes!! Outdo Marvel by far!!
Loved this drama! Don’t listen to the nonsense comments , this drama gave me the chills in a good way! I get like the ending kinda sucked,but I can’t stop raving how much Nam Soon & Bong Soon are my new favorite female superheroes ?🦸♀️
I mean c’mon most superheroes ( like Marvel’s Avengers ) are kinda rough around the edges and such but Nam-Soon has such unique super powers that she’d oust all of them !! And she’s born with them unlike half of marvels characters who got them through unnatural circumstances… ( hulk, Spider-Man , Captain America, etc. ALL lab experiments!)
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LOWER YOUR EXPECTATIONS
Before watching, please lower your expectations! This is totally different if you think this is will similar with Bong Soon version.Everything is fine until ep 3, but after that the plot is mess. Idk how the writernim think, but they just wasted all potential. Main lead didn't even get the 'spotlight' that they deserved. The 'superpower' even only showed in early episode and closed to ending. So many cringe scene esp grandma and her bf (I always skipped this part ). They can use this time for better scene pls. So many important things still not explained. How they solve every problem also the worst.
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