Following “Squid Game”, Lee Yoo-mi continues to prove her presence through “Strong Girl Nam-soon”
After making her face known to the public as a scene-stealer in the global ht “Squid Game”, Lee Yoo-mi has started to gain global attention with her new drama “Strong Girl Nam-soon”. With the upward trend of the drama rating, viewers are looking forward to seeing how it will perform until the end.
In the drama, Lee Yoo-mi plays Gang Nam-soon, the female lead who was born with supernatural strength. She follows her photographer father to Mongolia but gets lost and adopted by a couple. Growing up with her adoptive parents, Nam-soon decides to return to Korea and find her biological parents. The drama focuses on the process of Nam-soon finding her mother (Kim Jung-eun) and grandmother (Kim Hae-sook), who also possess superhuman strength.
Captivating viewers by perfectly portraying Nam-soon with her lovely and bright charm, Lee Yoo-mi helped the rating jump from 3.4% in episode 1 to 6.1% in episode 2. Many people pointed out the story of Nam-soon going through various crises in her life as the main contribution to the fun of watching this drama.
In particular, as soon as Nam-soon comes to Korea, she gets scammed and has to struggle alone on the street. However, she makes a Mongolian traditional tent using a banner hanging on the Han River bank and even becomes friends with homeless people. Lee Yoo-mi impressed viewers with her passionate acting as she performed Mongolian lines in most parts of the first episode.
Lee Yoo-mi’s new drama “Strong Girl Nam-soon” is also arousing keen interest among overseas drama fans. American pop culture media outlet Decider said, “Gang Nam-soon (Lee Yoo-mi) brings about the heartwarming fun of a superhero series and a K-Drama”.
Released on Netflix at the same time as its broadcast, the drama rose to 4th place in Global Top Show on FlixPatrol’s OTT rankings on the 10th. It also ranks 1st in 8 countries, including Korea, Japan, Indonesia, and the Philippines.
Regarding her character Gang Nam-soon, actress Lee Yoo-mi shared, “Gang Nam-soon, who takes advantage of her power with a pure heart instead of aiming at bad intentions, will approach viewers in a very interesting way”.
Source: Naver
