Strong Girl Nam-soon (힘쎈여자 강남순)

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STRONG GIRL NAM-SOON

MINISTRY OF CULTURE, SPORTS AND TOURISM AND KOCCA

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DEPICTED IN THIS DRAMA ARE ENTIRELY FICTITIOUS

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CHILD ACTORS WERE FILMED IN SAFE CONDITIONS

WITH EXPERT PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING

MONGOLIA

Meet last year's champion, Baatar!

And here is his opponent,

Tsetseg!

Fight!

- Tsetseg! - Tsetseg!

EPISODE 1 BIRTH OF THE STRONG GIRL

SEOUL, YEAR 2013

I wonder if Nam-soon

is doing well.

You lost her when she was at a tender age.

I'm to blame.

I shouldn't have taken her to Mongolia.

Who knew that'd be our last moment together?

But at least you have these photos of her

to keep her alive in your memory.

She can't stay as a memory. I must find her.

Speaking of which,

please write up a decent piece.

- She might be in Korea. - Of course.

Does your daughter have any distinctive characteristics?

She's strong.

Find the world's strongest girl.

CEO HWANG GEUM-JU

Ms. Hwang, I have an idea.

How about we host a strength contest for girls all over the world

between the ages of 12 and 15?

A prize pool of a billion won

will get people talking,

and we can expect a huge turnout.

Hey, Kim Nam-gil.

You may be a ditz, but you do have moments of brilliance.

This is why I keep you around.

Thank you.

What a spectacular idea.

She won't be hard to find if we limit it to girls of Asian descent.

Since she's your daughter, she'll be a Korean girl with dark hair.

Right.

She could've left Mongolia by now.

Why didn't I think of that?

She only needs to be alive somewhere in this world.

That's all I'm asking for.

If it can lead to finding my daughter,

I'd gladly give up all I have, down to my organs.

I'd even give my soul to whoever finds her.

If only that could be me.

You're dismissed.

Yes, ma'am.

Nam-soon.

We will now take a photo of this year's winner, Tsetseg.

Please look this way.

One, two, three.

She has a genetic trait that makes her extremely strong?

That's how her family is.

It's passed down among women.

Just how strong is she?

Her strength is immeasurable.

There's no knowing what'll happen if one tries to measure it.

All the women in her family

have incredible strength like you've never seen before.

I present you with an heirloom that has been passed down for generations.

It is the polearm that my ancestor wielded

while sparring with Admiral Yi Sun-sin.

Yi Sun-sin?

During the exam he took to become a military official,

he sparred with my ancestor.

However,

Admiral Yi Sun-sin came out as the victor.

Of course.

The sly Admiral Yi Sun-sin chose to wield a wooden sword

while my ancestor

fought with this polearm

made of steel.

Because wood is light, you can create a longer blade.

But with steel…

you can't because it'd be too heavy.

In the end,

not being smart enough

cost my ancestor the fight with sly Yi Sun-sin.

In other words, the polearm didn't belong to Yi Sun-sin himself.

That's true.

Do you have any proof, whether official or unofficial,

to show that they sparred?

- You don't, do you? - No, I do not.

So?

You must

give me your utmost trust.

Look into my eyes.

Can't you sense the truth behind them?

Save it.

Anyway, you're claiming this is from the Joseon Dynasty.

An expert appraiser comes by my pawn shop every Wednesday.

Leave the item here.

We'll talk again after its appraisal.

Please!

I desperately need cash.

My wife's having her surgery tomorrow.

Could I get at least five million won for now?

Please. My poor wife!

Take the polearm with you

and bring it back on Wednesday.

Open the safe.

Open up the safe right now!

If you don't want to die, that is.

I bet you made up that story about Admiral Yi Sun-sin.

Did you think it was true, dumbass?

What? "Dumbass"?

What did you just call me?

A dumbass?

You should be on your knees for the advance I gave you…

That hurts!

How dare you call me a dumbass?

Back in third grade, a classmate called me a dumbass

for not being able to memorize the times tables.

That brat's name was Heo Tae-yeong.

Ever since then, I've loathed anyone with that surname.

Meanwhile, your issue is this mouth that spits lies.

The same goes for this brain that cooked up a story about Yi Sun-sin.

What's wrong?

Is your foot stuck?

Where do I send you first? The hospital or the police station?

The dentist.

Why you…

Aren't you forgetting something?

Take him with you, you douchebag.

The women in her family are born with supernatural strength.

It has been passed down for over 500 years.

They now presume

that the superpower comes from an X chromosome anomaly.

So how did you end up marrying Ms. Hwang?

Back then,

she ran a hangover soup restaurant, not a pawnshop.

HWANG GEUM-JU'S SEONJI HANGOVER SOUP

Gather around.

One, two,

three, four…

Listen up.

Use this money to keep taking cabs until 3 p.m.

Make sure to get off before the meter hits 4,000 won.

The number of rides will determine your daily wage.

Keep telling the cab driver

that this restaurant serves the tastiest hangover soup.

- Go, Hwang Geum-ju's Seonji Hangover Soup! - Go, Hwang Geum-ju's Seonji Hangover Soup!

Go.

She has the ability to detect what will rake in money.

Every business she opens becomes a gold mine.

I was a bank teller at the time.

My job was to collect the daily cash generated

at Hwang Geum-ju's Seonji Hangover Soup.

Bong-go.

I've always wondered.

Which is it that you loved,

money or my big sister?

Back then,

my dream was to travel and take photos.

I was sick and tired of my job.

The smell of money disgusted me.

And that's when…

Marry me.

I must

give birth to a girl.

I have a bloodline to continue.

You need to put in the work.

I will.

That being said,

why not quit your job and be a stay-at-home dad?

Oh, my.

Be a househusband and let me provide for you.

I'll give you the good life.

I won't make false promises about treating you like a princess.

Still,

I will never do anything that'll wring tears from your eyes.

Your dream is to be a photographer, right?

I'll support you in fulfilling that dream.

My dear Bong-go,

you take the snaps

and I'll make the stacks.

Geum-ju!

Tonight,

I'm not letting you

go home.

The bed's in an odd place.

This isn't ideal either.

This is the spot.

It's more balanced.

I must've startled you.

There's something you need to know about me.

I'm…

quite strong.