Strong Girl Bong-soon
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Our Review
Cast & Key People
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Our Review
Strong Girl Bong-soon (2017) is a comedy and action series from Netflix. It has built a run of 16 episodes at roughly 60 minutes each. It premiered on February 24, 2017. Viewers rate it 8 out of 10. It is currently ended. It runs 1 season.
What Strong Girl Bong-soon Is About
Strong Woman Do Bong Soon tells the story about Do Bong Soon who is a woman born with Herculean strength, anything she touches with too much force crumbles in her hands. Ahn Min Hyuk is her love interest and he is an extraordinary second-generation chaebol with crazy tendencies. Meanwhile, Gook Doo is the guy who’s harbored a one-sided crush on the heroine.
What to Expect When You Watch
Episodes run about 60 minutes, which keeps the pace tight, the full run covers 16 episodes, spread across 1 season and it leans into its comedy/action roots while leaving room for the quieter character beats.
Performance-wise the series leans on Park Bo Young, Park Hyung Shik and Ji Soo to carry the emotional weight, with the rest of the ensemble filling out the world around them.
Cast and Creative Team
Park Bo Young, Park Hyung Shik and Ji Soo lead the cast.
Key roles include Park Bo Young as Do Bong Soon; Park Hyung Shik as Ahn Min Hyuk; Ji Soo as In Gook Doo.
Why It Stands Out
Fans of comedy, action and fantasy have a clear reason to give this one a shot. It sits comfortably alongside Netflix’s other originals, a 8/10 audience score puts it in steady company and it commits to its premise instead of hedging between tones.
Released in 2017 and carried by Netflix with the series still ended, it lands hardest with comedy and action viewers.
How Strong Girl Bong-soon Compares
If Strong Girl Bong-soon lands for you, the next stops are Nathan for You, Taskmaster and Seinfeld, which share its comedy/action lean.
Each of those sits at a different point on the same spectrum, so they make a natural follow-up once you finish the run here.
Where to Stream
Strong Girl Bong-soon comes from Netflix. Check your preferred platform for current availability, since regional rights move around.
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On the whole Strong Girl Bong-soon is the kind of series that rewards a patient watch, with Park Bo Young and Park Hyung Shik doing the heaviest lifting, a tone that stays true to its comedy/action roots, It has held up since 2017 and so if the premise sounds like your lane, the execution holds up.
The Bottom Line
Strong Girl Bong-soon is a safe bet for anyone already inside the comedy and action lane, at 16 episodes it is an easy run to work through, the audience score holds around 8/10 and so there is little risk in starting it tonight.
Verdict: 8/10. Watch it if you want comedy/action you can settle into.
