Lee Yu-mi is shining and if I am going to get on this ride, it would be because of the cast mainly the OTP and our sexy villain. The story is doing too much at the same time: Nam-soon finding her parents, mum being a super woman, the annoying imposter that we aren't getting rid of soon, the drug cartel business and last but not least the romance.

I love Nam Soon and her earnest desire to find her Mom. She has unfortunate luck so far but our righteous cop is there to help her every step of the way.
I liked the second episode more and I hope we get to see more of Nam Soon and Hee Shik's interactions.
Her Mom and grandma are a force to be reckoned with. I am looking forward to the takedown of the fake daughter. I hope she gets to be reunited with her family soon.
Unfortunately I am not too interested with the drug plot. But I suppose Mom and Hee Shik, mostly likely with Nam Soon's help, will work together to take down Byun Woo Seok.
I want more scenes between NS and HS, NM and her mom/dad/grandma/bro.

I have mixed feelings after the first 2 episodes, there were some things i liked and some elements which felt "undercooked",

Lee Yoo-mi is a great lead, her comedic timing is solid and she can play "cute" without being annoying. Ong Sung-woo provides a great counterbalance as the straight laced detective to Yoo -Mi

Im not sure if the mom is deliberately written as OTT as possible or if Kim Jung-eun simply swung for the fences with her performance, but its a high risk/ high reward type of role.

The supporting characters are one dimensional so far, hopefully this will be fixed in the later episodes

This show doesn't know subtility at all...

I don't like she has more than super strength as power. In the first show, it was interesting to see the FL handling her powers and how the ML helped her even if he was just normal :p

In this one, she's super everything and naive too. She doesn't think using her powers like this could cause herself problems. Sadly, she didn't see Moving as Kdrama.

Nothing really didn't make sense... Like the cop who took her stuff to be tested? Really? He just took random things without thinking... Who just took something with so much value without doing a ton of paper works to be sure to not loose it? For insurance, etc...

I was hoping for a best version of the first show but they used the same humor and I don't think the couple can match PBY and PHS's chemistry.

I had a mixed reaction to this as well, loving some parts, others not so much. Just looking at the leads: On the one hand, as mistyisles says, our heroine is irresistibly sunny, hard to resist. On the other, by the end of the second episode, her childlike naiveté started to feel caricatured. (Is anyone is also watching Twinkling Watermelon with another irrepressible hero? Is it just better acting that's the difference?) By the end, I missed PBY from the original and her grumpiness (yes, joke's on me).

The male lead is fine but a bit bland. (The bell hitting him was funny.) And they're sweet together, but no zing. I was completely open toward having SLS for the 2ML/villain. But when he started to insert the drug-laced earbud into his ear, I wanted to shout, Careful! Not too deep. It can damage you eardrum, kk? Total mom mode. Deeply unsexy. I've been robbed. 😂

Anyhoos, I think it's worth watching at least a few episodes more. It's best enjoyed as a comic book take, a whole lot of kapow but not much depth (yet). Also standing up for the homeless, Word.

@mistyisles: Thanks for the weecap.

As I was trying to (affectionately) watch this, I thought I will concentrate on what I liked and see if it would outweigh the messy parts:
1. The scenery: I hope the scenes purportedly taking place in Mongolia were actually filmed in the Mongolian steppe. They were beautiful but I don’t know for sure.
2. The depiction of the family’s ger (this is the Mongolian word for yurt). This was somewhat stereotypical but after checking a couple of sources, I found out that 50% of the Mongolian population outside Ulaan Baatar live in gers and 30% of the population in Ulaan Baatar also live in gers. So at least this aspect of the drama was plausible.
It was also great that the drama used the word ‘ger’ in a few scenes.
3. The homeless couple’s depiction: I appreciated some dialogue about why and how people become homeless and how they deserve to be treated fairly. Namsoon’s blunt reference to their smell didn’t stop her from helping them and also benefit from their knowledge about how to survive in a tough city like Seoul. It was also interesting to me that the civilian patrol group members were the ones who created the confrontation which resulted in the trio being taken to the cop-shop. The police were less rabid than the annoying citizens!
4. Geumjoo wearing sneakers with her fancy gown. About time a rick KD female protagonist had the sense to do that. She looked great with them. High hills are a form of torture.
5. Geumjoo’s declaration to the Heritage gathering: As far as slogans go, it was ok but I want to see what she thinks she can do beyond that. Is she going to advocate for the redistribution of immense wealth, the introduction of universal health care and income, etc, and make some significant changes to her conspicuous consumption? Ah, who are they kidding? Let’s just focus on her declaration.
6. Last but not least, Lee Yumi! She was charismatic and fun to watch as I had not seen her previously in a drama.

So, let’s see how this drama will travel in the weeks to come.

The opening reminded me of Payback kdrama. If I remember correctly Lee Sun Kyun's character hid in Mongolia and was doing some shady business there.

As far as this drama, the comedy is not working for me, but I enjoyed the parents love story. Drop! Bye!

I didn’t love it nor hate it. It was silly at times but overall it was sweet and earnest. And no bad jokes yet. I didn’t like the original so I went in with no expectations which helped.
I quite like the addition of mom and grandmom.
I laughed at the bell that hit the ML all the way from Mongolia. Thank goodness he didn’t die or get amnesia then 😅

I didnt mind the FL bit too naive because she comes from a place where she had no such experiences. But given that she has seen so many kdramas she should have known that real estate scamming us but in Seoul. Or May be she didn’t watch enough. If she were on DB beanies would have given her sound advice!

The first episode was bad, very bad. The second one was much better. The most unbelievable thing about this drama isn't how supremely overpowered she is, it is that her rich rich family doesn't have people monitoring the internet for unusual feats of strength. Or the fact that cameras haven't caught her using her feats of strength. There are cameras everywhere in Seoul and most Koreans would video that. That being said I really hope the don't drag out her meeting her parents, that would be tedious and annoying. I hope the episodes get better.

I’m beyond confused as to how Nam-son’s super duper rich family couldn’t find her for over a decade. I know Mongolia is still relatively rural and nomadic, but I can’t imagine it’s so isolated that a lost Korean girl with superhuman strength with a penchant for wrestling grown men would never attract any attention - not to mention the complete lack of a diplomatic crisis after the disappearance of a rich foreign child-tourist. But alas, I am clearly nitpicking. Can y’all tell I had mixed feelings about the episodes?

I am curious about the level of accuracy and/or care taken with the representation of Mongolia and Mongolians. I ask because Strong Woman Do Bong-soon’s depictions of other cultures were so horrifically racist that I still have trouble viewing that show with anything but deep distaste (the main couple is innocent!!!). I sincerely hope this production team took the time to research and consulted with the proper people, but I know how dramas work by now and am very skeptical. If there’s anybody here of Mongolian heritage or has knowledge of the culture(s), I’d love to hear what you guys think.

I thoroughly enjoyed the first episodes of SGKNS with the following two caveats.

First, I absolutely hated the first fifteen minutes upon first watch. I turned it off, said, "K thx bi," and went on with my day. But, upon discussing with other Beanies (who also really disliked the episodes) I thought, I wanna see how bad this actually gets. So, I went back and watched.

Second, because this was my attitude, I was relatively heavy-handed with the FF button. I'd say that instead of 2 hours, I watched a week's worth of show that was maybe 1.25 hours long. I skipped everything that included a crowd cops (not scenes with just THE cop, IYKWIM) and most of the villany scenes. I think this added 200% enjoyment for me.

I'm really drawn to Nam-soon's mom, whose name is Geum-Ju, but I bet we're going to remember her as Nam-soon's mom--which is I guess part of the point of this show. I understand that she's being portrayed as an older, "over-sexed" female stereotype. Right now, that's not bothering me, I think because it's so OTT I'm enjoying watching the story--and the actress--revel in it. Her mom, so Nam-soon's grandmotherm ahem, Joong-gan, was amazing with that dude's car blocking her way. I love how she tried to call him first rather than just shoving the car out of the way, because clearly that's the right way to do things.

Female strength is obviously the theme of the show. Nam-soon uses her with a light, ingenue-forward, touch. And just like our ML says, "I feel like I'm being pushed around...but I sort of like it."

I wasn't a fan of the original show. Loved the romance but nothing else. The potty humor was crass, too many women were assaulted, and I didn't find any of the strong women likeable, including BongSoon. Her mother, especially, was terrible and needed to be booked for domestic abuse.

Comparatively, the women in this show are much better. The FL is very likeable off the bat. The actress playing her grandmother is one of my favorite grannies and can do no wrong in my eyes. Am on the fence about the mother - the actor, not the character - her heavily botoxed face and pre-2010 acting style keeps taking me out. The supporting characters are all nice - I particularly like the father and the homeless couple. And Mongolia was beautifully shot! I paused so many times just to gawk at the scenery.

The first two episodes went by in a breeze. Fingers crossed for this one to turn out better than its predecessor.

PS. Why oh why is our antagonist so much hotter than the ML?!

That thing as due to her being raised in Mongolia she has such a good vision she could see policeman dancing in his apartments in different part of the city, lol, hope she will not be accused as stalker

I checked this show out because I like low-fantasy and also this had Kim Hae-sook. But I overall like a lot of things in the first 2 eps - Lee Yumi is moderating the manic-pixie, the old ajhumma style of speaking is a killer idea🤭. But I was particularly pleased to see Lee Seung-joon - his full time daddy who thinks his daughter is his muse and can recognize her in a heartbeat, is a total contrast to Assemblyman Cha Ju Man in BYT🤩

Thanks so much for the lovely weecap @mistyisles
I have already said a lot in my other posts, so I will focus on what I did like:
1) Mongolia: Everything in it; the parents, the horse, the sheep, the little girl, the scenery, the dresses, the gers.....it was beautiful, and I so wished they had spent some more time there.
2) The Mom Geum-Ju's sneakers with her cocktail dress.
3) The homeless dude - he made me laugh and he is cute
4) The grannie and how she gives a polite call before upending the car (LOL). It's a rework of Part 1 gag but it was done well.
5) ....trying to think......

Oh well.

Now I have two questions (I know I must leave my brains behind when watching a sequel for SWDBS)
1) If the girl is super everything (I mean she can hear her parents all the way to Mongolia or something), how did she get lost in the first place? She would have heard her parents even back then right?
2) She tossed around grown men as a child, she stopped an aeroplane, and no viral video ever?

Also, can we please not have those neon undies again?

The antagonist is uber cool. I mean, I get it - swept back hair, always dressed in suit, and eyes narrowed at all times - still, I am sincerely hoping he has more than one expression he seems to perpetually have frozen on his face.

My opinion on the original soured more with time because only the insane chemistry between the leads kept it going and the rest was..bad. So I came into this with very low expectations. And while I didnt love it, dont think I fully hate it either..yet.
Nam Soon is very likeable right off the bat and the way she's played make you end up feeling sympathetic than annoyed with her antics. And Hae Shik is a good contrast. Their interactions were better than the rest. The parents losing their daughter and the subsequent search didnt actually come off as as agonizing it seems to be written. And the drug plot is boring already.
I do think heavy suspension of disbelief and not thinking too much will be needed to enjoy this because the plot has holes the size of craters already but they just seem to be rolling on.

This show joins the multitude of contemporary fantasies I’ve seen all or parts of this year--Kokdu, Heavenly Idol, Delivery Man My Perfect Stranger, Revenant ,Heartbeat, 19th Life, The Miracle Brothers, My Lovely Liar, Behind Your Touch, Moving, A Time Called You, Destined with You, Sparkling Watermelon.

Its not my favorite genre. But I’m okay with it if its juxtaposition of the fantasy premise—superpowers/time travel/reincarnation with “normal” life or an ordinary character effectively highlights some social or real life theme, OR uses the supernatural in a comic way to bring about some development of a character that “needed” to occur so that they could live a fulfilling life.

Since I’ve seen so many of these in a row, I’m able to list the criteria that I use on whether to watch the whole show:

1. Whether I like the premise, and general tone, which in my case, is whether it takes itself too seriously. (There is nothing that raises my ire more than superhero show that directs all its energies to showing how big and important is its social commentary, as if, for example, the best way to understand the ills of modern urbanism is to watch a man dressed up as a bat.)

2. Whether I appreciate the lead (s) playing the exceptional talent/or person thrust into fantasy circumstances

3. Whether the supporting characters, who in these shows are always thrown in either for humor or sentimentality, are appealing or if they are too over the top

4. Whether there is a romance that I feel is charming

5. How dark and violent the fantasy gets in its “real life” moments, whether the villain/villainy is effective, and whether the transition between the light and the dark is too shocking for the overall tone of the show.

For two episodes of this show:
1. I generally like the premise of a woman with superstrength, who saves men rather than the other way around. As many have pointed out, the “loss” of the daughter was an absurd way to start,, but it did allow showing some neat scenery. Over all, its not very funny, but it is light and comic in tone.

2. I generally liked the female lead, who was naïve and cute without being cloying.

3. Here I differed from many, in that I actually liked not just the Grandma,but also the Mom, even though again, her being fooled by the con girl was ridiculous. I also liked the homeless couple and hope they remain part of the show.

4. Right now the romance is a total dud, thanks to the ML who right now is a total dud.

5. We haven't seen the villain, but if the transition to darkness is badly handled, here is where this show might immediately lose me. If it goes heavily into the horrors of drug addiction, showing deaths right and left with comic bits interspersed in between I’ll be dropping this one.

I wouldn’tve thought I would be interested in super powers stories, but this sounds pretty cool

Will Ong Sung-woo's character be related to Hyung-sik's?? Maybe that's why he's playing the ML? xD

Anyways, just like the OG I'm not really a fan of the cases or saving the world premise but just want the romance.

My unwanted two cents on the male characters: I WILL be shamelessly thirsting for evil Byun Woo-seok and his gorgeous slicked-back hair and suited ensembles. Sorry to the cop man, but he's hopelessly outmatched and also, ACAB. Neither of them are particularly good actors anyway.

I couldn't get into SWDBS, but I liked the first 2 episodes of this follow-up. I think they went into more into the comic book vibe, which makes it easier to suspend disbelief. And the characters are more likable so it felt more immersive. Everyone is thirsting for the evil CEO guy, but has anyone noticed how handsome the homeless guy is?

I really like Nam-soon's braids and hairstyles. I'm going to be sad when she cuts her hair.

I've posted some comments, focusing on the prospects of the possible OTP and on the dangers of using cotton pads in your ear here
https://www.dramabeans.com/members/CecilieDK/activity/1466000/