The series received audience acclaim, with its final episode recording 8.96% in nationwide ratings, becoming the "highest viewership rating among JTBC dramas" at that point of time.[6][7]
Synopsis
Do Bong-soon (Park Bo-young) was born with superhuman strength. Her strength is hereditary and passed along only to the women in her family. She dreams of creating a video game with herself as the main character. She desperately wants to become a delicate and elegant woman, which is the ideal type of her crush, In Guk-doo (Ji Soo), a police officer. Thanks to her strength, she gets a job as bodyguard to rich heir Ahn Min-hyuk (Park Hyung-sik), the CEO of a gaming company, Ainsoft.
A series of kidnapping cases happen in Dobong-dong, the district Bong-soon lives in, and she is determined to catch the culprit, who targeted her best friend. With help and training from Min-hyuk, she manages to control her strength to use it for good causes. Min-hyuk and Bong-soon find their relationship growing into something more. Their relationship at work and in pursuit of the kidnapper creates comical and dangerous situations, which bring them closer.
A young woman born with superhuman strength who tries not to use her powers but does not hesitate to use them for good when needed. She has had a crush on Guk-doo for a long time but eventually falls for Min-hyuk. She will lose her powers if she harms an innocent with them.
A chaebol heir and CEO of a video game company who hides his pain underneath his cheeky demeanour. He knows Bong-soon even before the "Bus incident" but is not aware of it until much later.
An idealistic rookie detective who is passionate about justice. Known for being crazy and extremely aggressive, he is continuously transferred from one department to another. He was initially unaware of Bong-soon's powers.
Bong-soon's father. He is naive and cares deeply for both his children. Despite being beaten by his wife frequently, he tries to maintain a positive attitude.
Park Bo-mi as Na Kyung-shim
Bong-soon's best friend from Busan. She was Kim Jang-hyun's fourth kidnapping victim. She knows about Bong-soon's powers.
A criminal. He was the true perpetrator of the serial kidnapping of young girls, and throughout the series, especially the latter part, he was in an enmity with Bong-soon and tried ways to get rid of her. Eventually, Kim Jang-hyun was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment for murder and kidnapping.
Son Hyo-eun as Jung Hyang-sook
A murder victim. She was in fact, Kim Jang-hyun's first intended kidnapping victim but was murdered by him due to her fierce attempts to self-defence.
Clara Lee as Lee Bong-soon, Dental Hygienist (Ep. 16)
Production
The drama is written by Baek Mi-kyung who previously wrote Beloved Eun-dong and directed by Lee Hyung-min of Ms. Temper and Nam Jung-gi. Filming started in October 2016 and finished on April 11, 2017.[12][13]
Seems As If They're Friends, and Yet Not (친구인 듯 친구 아닌)
7.113%
8.025%
6.7%
6
March 11, 2017
Happy Together (해피투게더)
8.692%
8.632%
7.7%
7
March 17, 2017
Changes (변화)
6.834%
7.119%
7.1%
8
March 18, 2017
One Step Closer (한 걸음 더)
9.603%
10.261%
8.8%
9
March 24, 2017
Love Risking One's Life (목숨 건 사랑)
7.423%
8.019%
8.8%
10
March 25, 2017
Find A Hidden Heart (숨은 마음 찾기)
9.668%
9.286%
9.8%
11
March 31, 2017
Timing (타이밍)
7.772%
8.572%
7.7%
12
April 1, 2017
Help Me (헬프 미)
8.477%
8.352%
9.1%
13
April 7, 2017
Nevertheless (그럼에도 불구하고)
7.448%
8.036%
8.9%
14
April 8, 2017
A Prelude to the Battle (배틀의 서막)
8.597%
9.251%
9.9%
15
April 14, 2017
Level Up (레벨 업)
7.834%
8.773%
7.9%
16
April 15, 2017
Final (파이널)
8.957%
9.625%
9.8%
Average
7.649%
8.107%
7.9%
Special
April 17, 2017
0.8%
N/A
0.6%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
N/A denotes that the rating is not known.
This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).
On November 9, 2018, it was announced that an adaptation of the series was in development at The CW from CBS Television Studios and writer Melissa Scrivner-Love, with Ronda Rousey and Ben Silverman also set to executive produce. The project, titled Strong Girl, would have followed "a former war photographer named Rayna who discovers she is indestructible and potentially the strongest woman in the world. Ghosted by [her Special Operations fiancé] when she reveals her newfound power to him, Rayna is hired as a bodyguard by a billionaire named Oliver, who sees her true potential."[24] On February 8, 2019, it was revealed that the script was not picked up to pilot.[25]
Malaysian adaptation
The series has recently confirmed to be adapted in Malaysia, with no further news on which broadcasters nor the release date was publicly announced.[26]
^Hwang, Soo-yeon (September 29, 2016). "박형식 '도봉순' 남주인공 캐스팅, 츤데레 CEO로 돌아온다". Herald Pop (in Korean). Herald Corporation. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
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