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jynxpsiche · 2 months ago

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A Dae-ho x reader where the reader is kind of a sweetheart but is in team thanos. With dae-ho and thanos/Nam gyu having beef with one another because of it lolol if you get what i mean;;

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pretty lady

kang dae-ho x fem!reader | slight f!reader x thanos/nam-gyu

🎐. summary: you were a sight for sore eyes. An angel into a corrupted place like that. Of course you were going to be the attention of most the men there. Especially of two particular boys.

🎐. warnings: slight glinda core, blonde female reader because I said so, canon squid game gore, violence, swearings, jealous and protective dae-ho, not proofread. English is not my first language!

Likes and reposts are appreciated!!

Among all these people you were literally an angel. Your blonde gentle curls bounced with every step you took when you first walked down the aisle to submit your vote.

You felt all the eyes on you but you tried to brush them off and only concentrate on your imminent future. Your expression soft but serious.

Determined you pressed down the X button and with a small grin on your face you wore the corresponding patch on your jacket before joining the others on that side of the room.

You fixed the little pink bow that tied half your hair up and you failed to notice a set of blown wide eyes staring at your petite form from the other side.

Scrutinizing and observing you with deep interest. A smirk popped up on his lips. What an intriguing little creature you were.

Such a cute and delicate flower.

And oh how much he craved you.

What was doing a little doe like you in a place like this? Full of hunters and starving men. Not a single positive thought behind those prying eyes.

Especially his.

Unfortunately for you and the others on your side, the majority had decided to vote to continue playing games and so you were stuck in that place, fighting for your life, for another day.

The crowd had now dispersed, but two factions had now formed, creating great tension in the room.

No one could have been trusted there. And you knew that.

And while you were sitting on your bed bunk, thinking about possible moves or other ways to survive, player 388 observed you from his spot on the stairs, not caring about the conversation his teammates were having.

His eyes slowly admired how the light made your golden locks shine, how small your figure was, your delicate hands and fingers playing nervously, and finally your dove-eyed eyes focused in front of you.

You were on alert.

But even if behind your docile appearance you hid a strong spirit, he felt a sudden feeling bubble up in his chest. An incessant need.

Despite not knowing you, Dae-ho wanted to assure your safety and to keep you away from any type of dangers. Especially the ones in that same dorm.

However, his sudden hobby had been interrupted when player 230 approached you with his 'cool' attitude. He knew what men like him wanted from pretty girls like you. And he surely couldn't tolerate that.

"Hey Señorita, what're you doing here all alone?" his cheerful and flirty voice woke you up from your focused planning and slowly you brought your big eyes to him, noticing the dude with the purple sparky hair. "Why? Is there a problem with it?" you questioned lightly, your voice coming out in a soft tone.

You weren't trying to flirt back or something, but you deeply disliked when people didn't like you. You constantly felt the need to be loved and adored by everybody.

The guy shook his head, chuckling amusingly and then leaned closer to you, “just wondering what a pretty doll like you was doing in a place like this” he took one of your curls and started twirling it on his finger.

You stared at his eyes, locked with yours, and immediately picked up his blown pupils boring into yours. And you understood clearly that something was wrong with that man.

But you had no strength to pull him away.

“Doll…” the guy started, now a wicked grin on his lips, his eyes shifting from your eyes to your plump lips, “I’ll be able to protect you, but—“ he stopped his words for a moment and his smile widened “it will come with a price”.

Patiently you flashed him a tight closed smile and with a swift of your hand you managed to free your locks from his grasp, pretending to fix your hair.

Dae-ho still observed from afar, although now standing from his spot and slowly ascending from the stairs with the intention to stroll near your bed bunk and intervene in case things got a little too heated. And not in a good way.

He absentmindedly smirked at your calm attempt to escape from the guy’s grip and silently cheered in his mind at your successful attempt.

Now he was only a few meters away from you, this time able to hear the interaction.

You both didn’t notice him. What a relief.

His heart beating hard and anxiously in his chest, but he kept a focused look on his face. He was ready to jump in if that drugged guy would have tried something funny.

Then he heard your soft voice, “that’s so kind. But you know what would be even kinder?” You batted your long lashes at the guy in front you, who was hanging from every word that left your plump and rosy lips.

You slightly turned your head to the side, eyeing a young small guy, probably your age, who was sitting all alone. He looked kinda pathetic.

If this strange man wanted you to be on his side so bad, then he would have done everything you suggested him. And you were also going to help that poor scared guy. How good of you.

“See that guy over there? The one all alone and scared? It seems so unfair we are all in teams, and not him, geez” you falsely let out a sad sigh, still gazing at the other player.

The purple-haired guy briefly looked where you were pointing at and then turned to you again. Wide and crazy eyes staring at you for a second time.

You sent him another tight smile, this time the corner of your lip twitched a little due to your nervousness.

The ex-marine kept his gaze locked on you, noticing how slowly you were starting to falter. Doubt and fear was gradually creeping under your skin. This time you weren’t sure you were going to get out of this situation all by yourself and thanks to your charm.

And Dae-ho understood that somehow. You were crumbling, but he was ready to help you out.

“I wish someone would be my hero—” just to make your statement look more truthful, you placed your slim fingers on his bicep, gripping at it slightly. From him, you received an enthusiastic look and an amused chuckle. “—if that someone would to go team up with him…”

Now your lips were pushed forward into a pout and that sight alone clicked something in the drugged guy.

A low hum came from him, his face even closer to yours, your foreheads only a few centimeters away from actually touching. He now really was staring into your wide doe orbs.

“If I do that…would you consider joining my team Señorita?” slowly you nodded then recomposed yourself “we’ll see” and with that the guy was out of your sight, already jogging to other side of the room to talk with that lonely player.

You relaxed your posture, which had became stiff from the moment he came near you, but you just didn’t realize till now.

Then a gentle tap on your shoulder.

You shrieked loudly but cutely (in Dae-ho’s opinion) and jumped at the contact, scared that another creep was going to pester you and make you uncomfortable.

However, when you turned around you were met with an affable face.

It was another guy, also young, but he didn’t give the same vibes as the previous one…no, this one made you feel secure and calm. Not troubled at all.

You studied the young guy with a curious stare, your orbs roaming all around his figure because too intrigued by his appearance.

He wasn’t strange, neither looked like one. But in a bizarre place like that you were expecting the most untrustworthy people playing deadly games just to feel the breeze of victory and satisfaction.

The hand he used to tap you on the shoulder was still frozen mid-air, a widen look on his face and a faint and rosy blush on his apples’ cheeks. He surely was speechless.

You cutely tilted your head, looking up at him with large eyes, “can I help you?” His gaze fixated on your lovely and round lips, his brain not comprehending any word coming from you.

Dae-ho gulped down the lump in his throat and simply refocused his attention on your face, now staring at you in the eyes like an imbecile.

Maybe that was exactly what you were thinking: what this idiot wanted from you? how you were going to get rid of him without hurting his feelings?

He was already tasting the flavor of rejection.

Then he felt your baby pink nails graze at his hand still hanging in the air and instinctively he withdrew his hand with a quick jerk, as if the contact had burned him. But in reality he was only caught off guard, not ready for your touch. He would have expected anything but the brush with your soft, pale skin.

A light gasp came from you, surprised by such reaction. It never happened to you before.

How peculiar.

Your voice reached his ears again, “are you okay?” The former marine couldn’t make a fool of himself for the second time in your presence, he had to answer and quickly. “Yes! I just…came here to check up on you! Yeah, yeah…after the conversation with that dude, Thanos” he tried to sound confident, but he himself noticed how his own voice wavered slightly or abruptly became high due to nervousness.

The quizzical expression on your face made him realize that you didn’t know who the player was (probably you didn’t pay attention to the number on his jacket) so he chuckled softly and caught his breath, ready to clear up any doubts.

But before he could do that he immediately caught how your eyes suddenly lit up, a wide smile bloomed on your face and delicately you started bouncing on your bed bunk in excitement.

“Oh i got it!” You bounced a little more and unconsciously landed closer to him, taking both his large hands in your small ones.

Dae-ho immediately took notice of the huge size difference and also tried to drink in your gentle touch.

“You mean the odd guy with the purple hair right?” Your expression was hopeful and impatient, waiting for him to answer your question and ease your doubt. He simply nodded, with no force to speak after a scene like this, his mouth dry like the desert.

When you tilted your head a bit your hair prettily shifted in the same direction, shining more brightly in the light of the room.

Now a thinking expression printed on your features.

“He made me uncomfortable, sure, but I think that I handled the situation pretty well!” You grinned up at him “after all i love helping others and that guy all alone surely needed some!”

“Did you came here also for something else?”

Did he? He wasn’t sure. He just wanted you safe in a degenerate place like that and mostly from degenerate people that took part in it.

He wasn’t one of them. He knew.

And neither were his teammates.

So he for sure knew that you would have been safe in his team if you decided to join him.

“Actually…” but he was unsure. Maybe you would have considered him on the same level as player 230. But it doesn’t hurt to try.

“Actually…I was hoping that you could join my team?”

Your already large eyes seemed to comically widen even more, making you appear cuter than you already were.

His heart leaped.

And when you were ready to give him an answer Thanos approached your petite figure again, but now he wasn’t alone.

Skipping happily behind him was a guy with long hair, a mischievous grin on his thin lips.

The former marine recognized him as player 214, Nam-gyu.

The rapper’s voice boomed through the room, “Doll! I’m back! Did you miss me?” An unsettling feeling was showed through your facial features, but you didn’t give away too much discomfort, immediately wearing the fake thin smile; kind and polite but cold as ice.

Dae-ho only admired how versatile you were. You amazed him every second that went by.

“You again! Didn’t you go recruit that poor guy on your team?” You questioned politely, slowly hoisting from your kneeled position and standing right beside Dae-ho.

Even in a mundane action you displayed such gracefulness that pulled every string of his heart.

But he noticed quickly that he wasn’t the only one.

In a flash Thanos wrapped his arm around your waist and quickly pushed you in another direction, probably where his bed bunk was situated. “We are going to have so much fun together doll! And we’ll be able to win so much money!” He beamed enthusiastically, his arm bringing you closer to his tall and slim figure.

Nam-gyu swiftly appeared on your other side, the mischievous grin still on his face but now his eyes were totally focused on your face.

An unsettling feeling bubbled in your stomach. Goosebumps on your arms due to that sickening gaze. A shaky sigh from your nose.

“Yeah…just stick with us…and you’ll have nothing to worry about” he said, engulfing your shoulders with his arm.

Now you were trapped between the two, unwillingly following them.

Slightly you managed to turn your head behind, locking your eyes with Dae-ho.

You were silently asking for help because in that moment he was the only one you truly trusted and the only one to save you from that situation.

But he hadn’t been quick enough because when he opened his mouth to interfere, you were already gone.

[...]

Panic set through your bones when the pink circle soldiers locked your legs together with the team you had been forced to join.

The second game had been announced: six-legged pentathlon.

Five minigames to play in a short amount of time; if the team ran out of time they would have been eliminated. And you all knew what that meant.

With a shaky breath you scanned the room briefly, before setting your tremulant eyes on player 388, who was already looking at you, a small smile on his lips.

He was trying to put you at ease with a simple glance, his fist raised in the air as a symbol of strenght and courage. He perceived that you could do it and that you were tough enough to succeed.

Still with your gazes interlocked he mimicked a deep breath and reluctantly you echoed him. That should have calmed you down a bit.

Your doe eyes flashed him a determined look and then you turned forward, ready to face the challenge.

Subtly, he side-eyed his teammates, hoping that they didn’t witness the secret and caring exchange you two had.

Dae-ho kept his gaze fixated on you the whole time, never tearing it away from your small figure as you walked ahead with the rest of your team.

Only once his eyes left your figure and that was when he sent a disgusted look at Thanos, who of course appeared too relaxed and out of his mind during the race.

A low growl reverberated in his chest when he saw how the purple-haired guy squished your face and made you look at his face, telling you to not fuck up.

How dare he speak to you like that? You, who didn’t deserve such treatment.

If he wasn’t in a place like this, he would have intervened in the blink of an eye.

He took a deep breath, trying to calm his nerves, and Jun-hee beside him stared up at form, a quizzical expression on her face.

Slowly and cautiously she followed his line of sight and despite her short height and her condition she immediately caught up what was happening: call it female perception.

Unfortunately she was nobody to him to share a piece of her thoughts, but maybe, in a subtle way, she could do it. Smooth and clean without raising any suspicious.

"Ehm...388?" she didn't know his name and of course they were only acquaintances, so it was only a matter of rispect and politeness. The mentioned guy turned his head towards her, his brows raised slightly in concern, "Are you okay? You don't feel good?" she kindly smiled at his gentleness and interest in her health, but she simply waved his worries away, her hand ghosting on his bicep.

"Perhaps are you okay? I see you're kinda...distressed?" Dae-ho gaped at her with an unexpected suddenness, certainly not expecting it t be so noticeable. Now it was his time to get rid of her worriment, "I'm fine, I'm fine...nothing to worry about!" but his tone didn't reassure her at all and her suspicious had been confirmed when his eyes flashed for a second towards the playing team.

"Is there anybody you care about?" she lowly whispered not wanting to draw any attention to them, even if almost everybody was too engaged on the game ahead. Dae-ho's head snapped in her direction, now his expression displaying half surprise and half concern.

If Jun-hee had managed to catch up so quickly about her behaviour, soon or later the other players too would have understood that and not only him, but you too would have been in danger.

And he wouldn't be able to endure it.

He was trying to save you, not to endanger you.

"W-what?" "In that team-- she said pointing forward-- there is someone you really care about and you are worried about them, am I right?" she muttered hushedly and the former marine only nodded at her statement.

He just wanted this nightmare to end.

He forcely rubbed his temples, a faint migraine starting to bloom in his mind. If this game wouldn't kill him first, then his anxiety would do the trick.

"Everything is going to be fine, don't worry" the girl reassured him and then brought her gaze forward again, focusing on the ending game. With a small but rousing smile she gentlu nudged his arm and pointed ahead.

He lifted his head and saw that the last game has been passed succesfully and now your team was hurrying to the finish line.

When you crossed the finish line, shouts and jubilant yells echoed throughout the room, the other players happy to see the team had passed the test and that there was hope for everyone.

Of course, your team was not the weakest, but it was certainly the least harmonious and uncoordinated of all the others.

Eyes meet.

Hearts leaped.

Even if all the players roared triumphantly they seemed to be suddenly surrounded by a sweet and innocent silence.

You beamed at him, smiling widely and flashing him your white pearls. So lovely and beautiful.

‘Thank you’ were the words your lips mouthed and in exchange you raised your closed fist as a good sign luck. He smiled back, his smile full of adoration for you.

He was really hoping to see you after that game.

However, when your team was being untied by a circle guard and then escorted out of the field, Thanos immediately circled your waist with his arm, pushing you closer to him.

A shiver went down the marine’s spine.

He needed to complete this game, and fast.

Dae-ho needed to save you from that monster’s grasp.

[…]

His team had been the last to play.

No one was present there to cheer on them, only the utter and sinister silence. The guards absent stares on their rigid figures.

But they did it. They passed the game.

All of them being able to succeed in each minigame without too many flaws.

When the doors to the main room opened, Dae-ho noticed how some of the other players let out frustrated groans at their arrive, hoping that more people have died in order to gain more money.

But that wasn’t the case.

The ex-marine’s focus although was set on the crowd ahead, trying to spot your figure anywhere. But he didn’t.

At first he was confused: you had passed, then why weren’t you there? He spotted your former team but you weren’t there either. He tried to calm himself down and distract his distressed mind a bit, following his group to their self-proclaimed spot on the bunks.

Probably you were just in the bathroom. Yeah, you were safe and just needed a moment to use the restroom, nothing drastic.

However, he couldn’t avoid eyeing occasionally at the purple-haired guy, who seemed into his own little word, moving his air in the air and whispering under his breath improvised lyrics.

Then he heard a door open. He settled his eyes on it and suddenly a huge weight had been lifted from his chest. He felt like breathing again.

Firstly he spotted your blonde hair, too unusual to avoid among the sea of dark hair, then your eyes met.

The marine felt a smile creep on his lips when he saw how your eyes lighted up in his presences internally you were practically beaming.

With scurried but silent steps you hurried yourself in his direction, trying to be unspotted by Thanos and Nam-guy. They gave you the heebie-jeebies.

And when you were close enough you literally threw yourself on him. Of course he had been caught off guard but managed to catch you quickly and engulf you in a tight squeeze.

Even if you two didn’t know each other, you felt a deep connection.

You nestled your face in the crook of his neck and at your impulsive action Dae-ho flushed quite heavily but tried to hide it from your view.

Your loving face was hidden but he still heard your muffled words, “I thought I’d never see you again” at those words he smiled warmly and unconsciously tighten his grip around your smaller figure. His touch safe and warm.

Dae-ho tried to calm the incessant beating of his heart, thumping loudly against his chest, and a shaky breath left his mouth, “I’m not going anywhere. I will protect you even if it’ll cost me my life” he murmured back in a gentle reassuring tone “I’m going to get us out of here. I promise”.

He felt your figure shift slightly under his grasp and briefly loosened his arms around you, not letting you go completely.

A hopeful expression was printed on your face, your large eyes staring up at him like he had hung up the stars in the sky, “I know…but please” you pleaded softly “let me help you. We are going to do this together”.

Dae-ho’s heart swelled at your gentle words, bringing solace in his perturbed soul.

“When we’ll get out of here…” he bit his tongue, not sure if continue or not “when we’ll get out of here I would like to shoe you my hometown and…threat you a nice dinner”.

Your rosy lips morphed into an excited grin.

“You need to be treated like a lady…and I would gladly do that, if you’ll allow me”.

Your slim arms encircled around his neck, ushering him closer to you.

“I would love that more than anything”.

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korelist · 25 days ago

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STRONG GIRL NAM-SOON // KDRAMA DİZİ YORUMU

UYARI : Yazılar genel olarak spoiler içerebilir. İçermeyedebilir.

İmdb puanı: 6,8 Benim puanım: 6

Drama: Strong Girl Nam-Soon (English title) / Strong Woman Kang Nam-Soon (literal title)

Hangul: 힘쎈여자 강남순

Director: Kim Jung-Sik

Writer: Baek Mi-Kyeong

Date: 2023

Language: Korean

Country: South Korea

Cast: Lee Yoo-Mi, Kim Jung-Eun, Kim Hae-Sook, Ong Seong-Wu, Byeon Woo-Seok, Lee Seung-Joon, Choi Hee-Jin

Bu dizi; Strong Woman Do Bong-Soon dizisinin aynı evreninde geçen, aynı ailenin soyundan gelen başka bir aileyi anlatıyor. Öncelikle şunu söylemeliyim, daha önce diziden bahsederken yeterince açık söyledim mi hatırlamıyorum ama kaç dizi izlersem izyeyeylim kore dizileri listemde hep ilk 10’umda olacak bir diziydi. Bu nedenledir ki “spin off” duyurulduğu zaman beklentim çok yüksekti. Ancak ve ancak iki dizi arasındaki devasa fark çok büyük bir hayal kırıklığı oldu. Do Bong-Soon absürt bir dizi olmasına rağmen öyle tatlı içinize işliyordu ki sevmemeniz mümkün değildi. Hele ki anlatılan aşk, izlediğimiz minmin ve bongbong çifti hala benim bir numaramdır. Neyse burda konuşacağımız dizi bu değil, o muhteşem “çatı sahnesi” diyip susuyorum.

Velasıl kelam bu dizi onların familyasından gelen başka güçlü kadınları anlatıyor. Kadınlar diyorum çünkü birden fazlaydılar. Bu kez başrolde, genetik bir miras olarak inanılmaz fiziksel güce sahip olan başka bir kadın, Nam-Soon (Lee Yoo-Mi) vardı. Nam-Soon, çocukken gittikleri bir gezi sırasında Moğolistanda kayboluyor ve yıllarca bulamıyorlar. Anne baba bu olay sonrasında uzaklaşıyor, ama kızlarını aramaktan hiç vazgeçmiyorlar. Anne kızının kendisi gibi güçlü olduğunu bildiği için sürekli güç yarışmaları düzenliyor. Bu sırada kaybolan kızımız büyüyor onu büyüten Moğol ailesinin izniyle gerçek ailesini bulmak için Güney Kore’ye geri dönüyor. Ailesine kavuşmasıyla da işler karışıyor, çünkü kendisini büyük bir suç çetesinin peşine düşerken buluyor. Hikaye, onun güçlü olduğu kadar absürt bir dünyada yolunu bulmaya çalışmasını konu alıyor.

Nam-Soon’un annesi Hwang Geum-Joo (Kim Jung-Eun) ve büyükannesi Gil Joong-Gan (Kim Hae-Sook), bu genetik gücün önceki taşıyıcıları olarak hikayeye güçlü bir aile dinamiği ekliyor. Bir yandan bu üç kuşak kadın arasındaki ilişkiler mizahi bir şekilde ele alınırken, diğer yandan hikaye suç dünyasına doğru genişliyor. İlk dizide anne gücünü kaybettiği için tek güçlü karakterimiz vardı. Bu sefer bu sıradışı özellik bir tık sıradanlaşmıştı. Güçlü kadın konusunu biraz değersizleştirmişler gibiydi. Bu durumu beğendiğimi söyleyemeyeceğim. Burada da gücünü kaybetmiş olmsaydılar o zamanda tekrara gireceklerdi. Yani farklı bir düzenleme yapabilirlerdi. Büyük anne yerine büyük baba olabilirdi.

Nam-Soon’a eşlik eden Kang Hee-Sik (Ong Seong-Wu), işini ciddiyetle yapan bir dedektif. Suçlarla mücadele ederken Nam-Soon’un hayatına dahil oluyor ve aralarında bir bağ oluşuyor. Kang Hee-Sik’in dürüstlüğü ve Nam-Soon’un saf enerjisi arasında tatlı bir denge kurulmaya çalışılsa da hikayenin akışı bunu yeterince derinleştiremiyor. Nam-Soon'un cesur ve komik doğası, onun öne çıkan yanı. Lee Yoo-Mi, karaktere enerjik bir dokunuş katmayı başarmış olsa da, senaryonun sığlığı bazen oyunculuğunun önüne geçmiş gibi hissettiriyor.

Nam-Soon'un ailesinde güçlü kadınlar geleneği sürüyor ve bu gelenek, özellikle anne ve büyükannenin sahneleriyle oldukça vurgu yapılarak gözümüze sokuluyor. Nam-Soon’un karşısında yer alan, polis memuru Kang Hee-Sik (Ong Seong-Wu), biraz daha ciddi bir kontrast oluşturuyor. Ong Seong-Wu, karakteri oldukça ya da olabildikçe ortaya koymuş olsa da Nam-Soon ile arasındaki kimya, ilk serideki Min-Min ve Bong-Bong kadar etkileyici olamamış.

Dizinin en güzel sürprizi, Do Bong-Soon (Park Bo-Young) ve Ahn Min-Hyuk’un (Park Hyung-Sik) cameo sahnesiydi. Bu sahne, nostaljik bir keyif sundu ve açıkçası, izlerken yüzümde kocaman bir gülümseme bıraktı. Dizininde tek güzel yanıydı diyebilirim.

Dizinin kötü adamı Ryu Si-O (Byeon Woo-Seok) ise ilginç bir detay olmuştu. Kendisi kötü adam rolüyle ekrana sağlam bir kapat attı. Kötü bir diziyle de olsa kendini farkettirmeyi başarıp burdan yürümeye başladı diyebilirim. Dizideki mizah unsurları ilk başlarda eğlenceliydi, ama bir süre sonra tekrara düştü. Ayrıca, karakterlerin hikaye boyunca gösterdiği gelişim yetersizdi. Kang Hee-Sik’in dedektif olarak potansiyeli yüksekti, ancak dizideki rolü bu potansiyeli tam anlamıyla sergileyemedi. Nam-Soon’un güçlü olmasına rağmen karakter derinliğinin eksik kalması ise dizinin genel tonunu zayıflattı.

Röportajlarda, yapım ekibi dizinin evrensel bir eğlence unsuru yaratmayı hedeflediğini ve ilk dizinin başarısını farklı bir dinamikle devam ettirmek istediğini söylüyordu. Ancak bu dinamik, seriyi güçlü kılan duygusal bağları geride bırakmış gibi hissettirdi. Genel olarak, Strong Girl Nam-Soon, absürt komediyle keyifli vakit geçirmek isteyenler için hafif bir izleme deneyimi sunuyor. Ancak, ilk seriyi çok sevenler için beklentileri karşılamakta zorlanmış gibi görünüyor.

OST:

ITZY - Super powers

This drama is set in the same universe as Strong Woman Do Bong-Soon and follows another family descended from the same lineage. First, I should say that I’m not sure if I’ve been clear enough before, but no matter how many dramas I watch, Strong Woman Do Bong-Soon will always remain in my top 10 Korean dramas. That’s why my expectations were sky-high when the spin-off was announced. However, the massive gap between the two dramas turned out to be a huge disappointment. Despite being absurd, Do Bong-Soon had such a sweet charm that it was impossible not to love it. The love story, especially the Min-Min and Bong-Bong couple, remains my number one. But let’s not digress—this isn’t the drama we’re discussing here. I’ll just mention that iconic “rooftop scene” and leave it at that.

In any case, this drama focuses on other strong women from the same family. I say “women” because there’s more than one this time. The protagonist is Nam-Soon (Lee Yoo-Mi), who inherits incredible physical strength as a genetic trait. Nam-Soon goes missing during a family trip to Mongolia as a child and isn’t found for years. Her parents drift apart after the incident, but they never stop searching for their daughter. Knowing her daughter shares her strength, the mother organizes strength competitions in hopes of finding her. Meanwhile, Nam-Soon grows up and, with the blessing of her Mongolian adoptive family, returns to South Korea to find her real family. Once reunited, things get complicated as she finds herself chasing a major crime syndicate. The story revolves around her navigating this absurd yet powerful world.

Nam-Soon’s mother, Hwang Geum-Joo (Kim Jung-Eun), and grandmother, Gil Joong-Gan (Kim Hae-Sook), add a strong family dynamic as previous bearers of this genetic strength. While the relationships between these three generations of women are handled with humor, the story also expands into the world of crime. In the first series, the mother had lost her strength, so there was only one strong character. This time, the extraordinary trait feels a bit normalized, almost devaluing the concept of strong women. I can’t say I liked this approach. If they hadn’t lost their strength, it would have felt repetitive, but they could have arranged things differently—perhaps making the grandfather the strong one instead of the grandmother.

Nam-Soon is joined by Kang Hee-Sik (Ong Seong-Wu), a serious detective who gets involved in her life while fighting crime, leading to a connection between them. While there’s an attempt to create a sweet balance between Hee-Sik’s honesty and Nam-Soon’s pure energy, the story doesn’t delve deep enough into their relationship. Nam-Soon’s bold and comedic nature is her standout trait. Lee Yoo-Mi brings an energetic touch to the character, but the shallow script sometimes overshadows her performance.

The tradition of strong women in Nam-Soon’s family continues, and this legacy is heavily emphasized, especially in scenes featuring her mother and grandmother. In contrast, police officer Kang Hee-Sik (Ong Seong-Wu) provides a more serious counterpoint. While Ong Seong-Wu does his best with the role, the chemistry between him and Nam-Soon doesn’t come close to the magic of Min-Min and Bong-Bong from the first series.

The best surprise of the drama was the cameo appearance of Do Bong-Soon (Park Bo-Young) and Ahn Min-Hyuk (Park Hyung-Sik). This scene offered a nostalgic treat and left me with a big smile on my face. Honestly, it was the only highlight of the drama.

The villain, Ryu Si-O (Byeon Woo-Seok), was an interesting addition. He made a strong impression with his role as the antagonist, and despite the drama’s flaws, he managed to stand out and make his mark. The comedic elements were fun at first but eventually became repetitive. Additionally, the character development throughout the story felt lacking. Kang Hee-Sik had potential as a detective, but his role didn’t fully showcase it. Nam-Soon’s strength, while impressive, lacked depth, which weakened the overall tone of the drama.

In interviews, the production team mentioned their goal was to create universal entertainment and continue the success of the first series with a different dynamic. However, this dynamic seemed to leave behind the emotional connections that made the original series so strong. Overall, Strong Girl Nam-Soon offers a lighthearted watch for those looking for absurd comedy. But for fans of the first series, it might fall short of expectations.

Raven Melus

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