Strong Woman Do Bong Soon is one of my all-time favorites. That's why I was kind of hesitant to watch Strong Girl Nam Soon, but still, I gave it a try. I think it was quite interesting 'til episode 10.
I find some of the side characters unnecessary. The show can still go on without them; for a 16-episode drama, they could've just used it for the background of the villains like Bin Bin, Si-o, or Pavel, or they could've made the story about the drugs more solid instead of adding some unnecessary side characters taking screen time.
Byeon Woo-seok is really good at portraying characters, whether good or bad. Sadly for him, the actor gained more acknowledgement than the character, Ryu Si-o. They root for him even though he's evil from the start, just because he is handsome. They fell for the actor, so they disregard the character he's portraying. In my country, many wanted him to end up with Nam-soon ignoring the fact that he is evil and didn't even try to change even after spending time with the FL. I didn't even want him to have a redemption arc, as what he did was so despicable. Until the very end, he just wanted to monopolize the antidote so he could break off with Pavel. If he didn't meet that kind of ending, he would still end up in jail for life imprisonment (the worst is execution) because of all those crimes.
The ending is still so confusing, but given the fact that they are still out to get the main antagonist and that there is still a continuation, it's bearable. Many are pissed off because of Si-o's death.
I'm quite torn with the hint of another spin-off with the male character as the main lead because I love the uniqueness of the two stories with a strong woman as the main lead, so having a man, for me, is like losing its uniqueness.
Strong Girl Nam Soon is an OK drama. I will not compare it with SWDBS as the two are not in the same league.
I was waiting for this as this is a reunion drama for Choi Ji-woo and Kwon Sang Woo, 10/11 years after Stairway to Heaven, but unlike StH, this is a disappointment.
She is a mistress and he is a cheater husband. She even mentioned that she would be the test of their relationship.
Many may say that it is more than an affair, but no. No matter how grand or whatever your reason, it will always boil down to one thing, and that is that they had an affair.
Because of this, I read the novel and I must say they really made a great adaptation. In the series, I shipped Wan Mei and Gong Zi so much, haha. Although I like Chang-an, Gong zi with Wan Mei is 🔥. The novel is much darker and the bed scenes are uncomfortable, so I skipped those. Xing Feng is another interesting character. I love the opening song so kuch that I memorized it,haha. A Lifetime Waiting for You by Tia Ray.
Up to the very end, I rooted for Wang Won and Eun San, the throne and love. He can have both, right? But why can't he? Why did they make another Scarlet Heart Ryeo ending for the King?
this drama special is really special. I had a lot of feelings. The ending is open, yet somehow we get a vivid closure because of that hug, and I know Ki Suk understands the message well too.
After confirming my guess of who Ki-ho is (and I guessed right! haha), I suddenly want to drop this or maybe take a break and watch again when it's already finished. They cannot hide forever, so... I guess I'll just finish this after all the eps are out.
disappointed. The drama has the potential until they kill Sylvia, but then again, it's okay as the plot requires it until they kill Olivia too. So, in the end, it will be Victor and Juliana again. They give horrible endings to good people and those people who commit wrongs, they just do the 'forgive and forget, then start over again and they live happily ever after' trope.
From the writer of 'Kill Me, Heal Me,' 'Moon Embracing the Sun' and my all-time favorite 'Chicago Typewriter', here comes Twinkling Watermelon. Just like Chicago Typewriter's Carpe Diem(Seize the day), Twinkling Watermelon gave us Viva la Vida (Long live Life).
I enjoyed the roller coaster of emotions. The ending for me is already enough. Asking for another season with them as casts again is too much. Leave it as it is.
I was so excited about the 2nd season as the first one was a cliffhanger, but after watching ep.3 I couldn't continue because of Dojin's death, so I dropped it and only finished it today. I get that they killed Dojin for the plot, but still, I couldn't accept thatðŸ˜.Â
I like how persistent those gangs are, since s1 they like blowing things up.
And Prof. Han- the moment he showed up I knew he was the villain.
There were no boring episodes or scenes.
I preferred s1 as I liked how they collaborated for each case as the first responders, and I liked the plot better, though s2 was more intense.
Jin Jung is more like a crazy prosecutor😆
I find some of the side characters unnecessary. The show can still go on without them; for a 16-episode drama, they could've just used it for the background of the villains like Bin Bin, Si-o, or Pavel, or they could've made the story about the drugs more solid instead of adding some unnecessary side characters taking screen time.
Byeon Woo-seok is really good at portraying characters, whether good or bad. Sadly for him, the actor gained more acknowledgement than the character, Ryu Si-o. They root for him even though he's evil from the start, just because he is handsome. They fell for the actor, so they disregard the character he's portraying. In my country, many wanted him to end up with Nam-soon ignoring the fact that he is evil and didn't even try to change even after spending time with the FL. I didn't even want him to have a redemption arc, as what he did was so despicable. Until the very end, he just wanted to monopolize the antidote so he could break off with Pavel. If he didn't meet that kind of ending, he would still end up in jail for life imprisonment (the worst is execution) because of all those crimes.
The ending is still so confusing, but given the fact that they are still out to get the main antagonist and that there is still a continuation, it's bearable. Many are pissed off because of Si-o's death.
I'm quite torn with the hint of another spin-off with the male character as the main lead because I love the uniqueness of the two stories with a strong woman as the main lead, so having a man, for me, is like losing its uniqueness.
Strong Girl Nam Soon is an OK drama. I will not compare it with SWDBS as the two are not in the same league.
She is a mistress and he is a cheater husband. She even mentioned that she would be the test of their relationship.
Many may say that it is more than an affair, but no. No matter how grand or whatever your reason, it will always boil down to one thing, and that is that they had an affair.
In the series, I shipped Wan Mei and Gong Zi so much, haha. Although I like Chang-an, Gong zi with Wan Mei is 🔥.
The novel is much darker and the bed scenes are uncomfortable, so I skipped those. Xing Feng is another interesting character.
I love the opening song so kuch that I memorized it,haha. A Lifetime Waiting for You by Tia Ray.
I really hope he will return in season 2.
I don't know, but even in Nevertheless, I rooted more for the second male lead(Mr. Potato) and Nabi to be endgame.
I don't know, but even in Nevertheless, I rooted more for the second male lead(Mr. Potato) and Nabi to be endgame.
tsk tsk just when our SML, who gives major SLS, finally becomes the ML we got another 2nd ML that we secretly root for, but I will not be swayed haha
I enjoyed the roller coaster of emotions. The ending for me is already enough. Asking for another season with them as casts again is too much. Leave it as it is.
A masterpiece. Viva La Vida.
I like how persistent those gangs are, since s1 they like blowing things up.
And Prof. Han- the moment he showed up I knew he was the villain.
There were no boring episodes or scenes.
I preferred s1 as I liked how they collaborated for each case as the first responders, and I liked the plot better, though s2 was more intense.