This show is dog shit
This show is so bad and I don't understand why it has such a high rating. The main couple is cute if a bit dull the main dude is a bit annoying though she is pretty great. I was sold that this show was cute rom com with main character that has super powers and she would fight against antagonist of the week type thing never did I think it would be a serial kidnaper who kidnapped women tortured them who was also causally fatphobic too. Tone wise it just doesn't go together and feels really weird and off the entire show and the comedy. Slapstick comedy is rarely funny and especially poop jokes it the bottom teir of comedy and probably a 12 year old boy if you enjoy it. All around a pretty terrible show.Was this review helpful to you?
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And honestly too many episodes! Most episodes had a whole lot of nothing going on and they just kept dragging the story showing a lot of unnecessary scenes with the thug guys..and most of those comedic scenes weren't even funny tbh.
I only liked the romance and the OST. The romantic storyline itself was a mess and honestly quite unrealistic lol but the 2 leads had good chemistry and they looked cute together. I think that's the only reason why I watched this drama till the very end and why I'm atleast giving it a 3/10 instead of 1/10. And Park Hyung Shik looks cute lol..
But it's definitely an overrated drama imo..
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Strong Woman Do Bong Soon is not a Strong Female Protagonist
Strong Woman Do Bong Soon is perfectly enjoyable and is full of iconic characters and dialogue. It's a fun, easy watch that doesn't require much thinking. However, there is one key element of the show that is missing: a clear message.Granted, not every show needs to have a message. However, SWDBS shoves a theme of "girl power" down our throats without really saying anything about it.
Whenever Bong Soon has to fight with men, they always underestimate her because she is a woman. However, the show somewhat argues that their belief that women are weak is a correct one; Bong Soon is the only strong female character, and that is only because she has superpowers. In fact, she consistently talks about how she needs to protect the weak from the strong, mainly focusing on women. The show does everything in its power to differentiate Bong Soon from "other girls" who are "weak".
Another example of failed feminism in the show is the bizarre lack of female characters. There are no female police officers working with Gok Doo (you would think there would be, given they are catching a criminal that exclusively targets women), no female gangsters, and no female executives at Ainsoft. The main cast is almost exclusively men and most of the narratives surround men. The female characters don't usually get much characterization, and most of our descriptors for them are traumatic things that happen to them or their connection to male characters. They serve no purpose other than to advance the narratives of Do Bong Soon or one of the many male main characters.
The one exception to this rule is Bong Soon's mother, but that isn't necessarily a good thing. She is frequently shown hitting her husband and her daughter, which was deeply upsetting and demonstrated an incredibly surface-level understanding of feminism. Bong Soon's mother has reversed gender roles, with her being domineering and assertive, and this is played for laughs. This is concerning for two reasons: 1) behaving like your oppressor isn't empowerment, and 2) it makes abuse seem like not a big deal.
Finally, the main villain is so over the top and ridiculous that it sensationalized sexual violence and made it into an individual issue rather than a societal one. None of the sexist characters learn anything or change their ways after meeting Bong Soon.
Overall, SWDBS had so much potential to make real criticisms about society but instead capitalized on surface-level "girl power" narratives that maintained the status quo. That being said, it's a fun watch and the chemistry and acting are super enjoyable.
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The story was quite intriguing from the get go, romance was ADORABLE and that dash of mystery really kept things interesting throughout its course. Also, the fact that there was little to no 'second lead syndrome' was very well appreciated.
Now for each category:
STORY:-
As I've already said, the story was quite interesting and it's unlikely for you to get bored at any point of this drama. There were a lot of characters (like A LOT) and multiple sub plots, which could have ruined the watching experience but luckily the execution was amazing. All the supporting characters had their own thing going and you would end up Loving them just as much as our cute main leads. This drama also had one of the most smoking hot baddie ever (you will end up stalking that guy on Google, for sure) but yeah he was pretty trashy yet interesting character.
ACTING/CAST:-
The acting of almost all the cast members exceeded my expectations.
Park Hyun sik as the super cocky chaebol, Ahn Min hyuk, with the heart of gold had me smittened. He was also so genuinely unabashed about his feelings for bong soon I mean it's just awwwwwww!!!!
Park Bo young was probably the perfect person to play our cutie pie, Bong soon, with hulk-like strength! She was the perfect mix of innocent and badass and you can't help but root for her.
Ji soo as and I quote bong soon "handsome Guk doo" gave an impressive performance and his face offs with minhyuk contributed to some of the major LOLs of the show
Special mention to Won-hae Kim, Jeon Seok-ho and Im Won-hee who played some of the most pivotal roles, without them the show would not have been the same.
MUSIC:-
This is my absolute favourite part of this drama!! All the songs are so well-suited to the premise and I don't think I'll ever get tired of them. The entire ost is currently my most played playlist on Spotify and that ain't changing anytime soon?
REWATCH VALUE:-
You can watch it a million times without getting bored. I find myself going back to the same comic or romantic scenes again and again.
Overall it is one of the best light hearted/mystery dramas out there and trust me you won't regret spending your precious 16 hrs on this particular gem.
HAPPY WATCHING!!
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Storyline: strong girl protects - crazy female hating villain - crush /CEO love triangle. Two NON-related stories in one and never could figure out WHY and purpose of crazy hating villain - NO connection at ALL to story.
Cast: Leads were convincing and entertaining - nothing noteworthy
Music: never paid any attention
Overall: The lead female was far too silly and naive for ANY adulting nonetheless a HS relationship. This character showed no signs of development for 16 eps. The male leads displayed more development which is really rare in dramaworld. Watch knowing this is just mindless and rather blerg. Setting the bar fairly low.
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Cute but overhyped
This has been on my watchlist for an really long time and I finally got around to watching this, and I’m sorry to say that it was quite disappointing. The only good thing throughout the show is the adorable romance between the leads and the ML gushing over the FL. Apart from the romance, there’s quite a dark subplot which I felt that started off well, but as the story progressed it gets all over the place and the last five episodes are such a drag. The drama consistently jumps between light and dark and it feels a little discerning.There were also plenty of problematic things which I felt were passed off as humour — to start with: the entire focus on the lead being gay, or the stereotypical way in which the LGBTQ community was represented, almost always being the end of slapstick humour. I also didn’t appreciate how the FL’s mom’s abuse towards her family was passed off as humour, it wasn’t funny at all.
To sum it up, without the extremely wholesome fluffy chemistry between the leads, there isn’t much to love about Strong Girl Bong Soon. Majority of it feels like a filler after a point, especially towards the end.
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The entire plot and motive of the people who wrote it is just laughable. Strong Woman was a Rom-Com show that was supposed to be all lovey dovey cute between the two leads but then they added the theme of having a serial killer to be the driving force of the show. Nevermind the show being about a woman who has super strength; it's a fucking rom-com! Why the fuck do you have to mix it with a thriller theme? They could've just made the show about the everyday struggles of a woman with super strength has; could be about those who are starting to like her, suddenly despising her because of her powers. Or some people before use her for good, thus why she shuns out people. I can think of a lot more ways the plot could've gone simpler, and 10x better than this fucked up Rom-Com x Thriller theme. And since we're at it, the thriller theme of the show also failed miserably. The main villain of the entire show was just a washed-up lunatic who somehow has a lot of resources from unexplained reasons and starts kidnapping women all because he is addicted to a play. I mean seriously, my 4 year-old nephew would've done a better job of telling a story he thought of. I think the director and the writers really just wanted to mix 2 genres to become unique and successful like While You Were Sleeping, a Legal/Crime + Fantasy and it was awesome. Another example is Descendants of the Sun which was a Melodrama + Medical, and although I personally think that it wasn't that great, I still loved it. The end product of mixing Romance(Comedy) and Thriller is destined to suck already even at first glance. It just doesnt make sense.
Acting
The acting really made up for a really shitty story. Strong Woman was rated so high and received so well by people mainly because of the electric chemistry between Park Bo Young, Park Hyung Sik, and Ji Soo. Park Bo Young was cute and adorable in almost every scene; Park Hyung Sik was funny and appealing in most of the scenes; Ji Soo was straightforward and tense like a true cop is. When added together, they made a show with a really shitty story become a respectable one. Props to the supporting cast as well! Kim Won Hae was funny as hell in the two roles he played.
OST
A nice, respectable OST. Fitted the scenes well and made my heart follow the beat
Overall
If you're someone who wants to watch a chill Rom-Com, then this show isn't for you. Trust me, while it seems that you're up for a generally chill ride, you'll suddenly find tense characters who are determined to catch a psychopath who somehow is rich and smart. If you can withstand that, then you can probably enjoy the cast
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I don't get the high rating.
I was really excited to watch this drama. I heard many good things about it and the rating was super, but I was quickly disappointed.this drama is really boring! I skipped so many scenes I was almost tempted to leave the drama halfway into it.
we follow the main leader which is born super strong due to a curse. she tried all her life to help people without letting the world know about her powers.
it could be a good premise but the curse is almost never addressed, only briefly, there is no depth to it.
in the first episodes we get introduced to whom will be the main leader's romantic interest. at first the series tries to imply a "love triangle", but this plot line is abandoned shortly after. the "friend" never gets a real chance even though boon su has been "madly" In love with him for years. no trace of doubts, not for a second.
the president of the ainsoft is kind of a "quirky" character which sometimes Is endearing but many times appears as caricature. he is so over the top. I skipped so many scenes where he basically talks to himself about how sweet his girl is, how cute she acts, even though boon su does literally nothing.
the secondary characters lack in personalities. her best friend, which we know nothing about except that she's from Busan; her brother , which has no depth and a "out of the blue" relationship with another forgettable character.
the whole gangster plot lines was totally unnecessary and frankly boring.
the jokes were corny as hell.
the Indian monk.... I don't even know what to say about that...
the main point of the drama should be the kidnapping case... but that also falls flat. we never get a real motive. the culprit liked a play...and that's it? no backstory, no motives..
let's not forget the "video game" stuff. maybe once in the drama boon su plays a video game, but we are supposed to know that she LOVES games and has always dreamed of creating one...
I don't know why so many people liked it.
the actors are good but the story just isn't there.
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Overall its an entertaining watch and pretty fun to watch, i ended up watching just to see the kidnapper get caught because the character is so evil and smart at the same time. Definitely not the most compelling drama i've ever seen though.
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An incoherent drama with an odd entertaining factor
Strong Woman Do Bong Soon is one of those dramas that are overhyped and I do not really know why.I did not find it amazing or out of this world ,in fact ,I found Strong Woman ahem, STRONGLY incoherent , inconsistent , not well focused and not well-intentioned . However, it did have an entertainment factor going for it and for that I pulled through and watched all 16 episodes. Other than that, it’s not that special besides the fact that the female lead is very strong. So ?
What is the point of Strong Woman actually ? It has a lot elemental things inserted such as criminality , super powers , family and the police but still found it very hard to convey a message or running commentary on any of the elements . It was just pure fluff and highly silly throughout.
I won't comment on acting because the actors were brought down by the elemental stupidity of the drama they were acting in so I can not assess at all.
I believe that if you are going to base your story in a setting prevalent in society like a police station or a corporation ,commentary of those settings needs to be seen and heard . Unfortunately , this drama lacked everything.
In conclusion - This show is not that bad . BAD being the operative . But you keep watching because of that inexplicable charm that K dramas have !
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