Strong Girl Nam-soon Ending Explained & Spoilers: Episode 16 Introduces Jang Chung-Dong
27.11.2023 - 12:47
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Popular K-drama aired its final episode (episode 16) on Sunday, November 26, 2023, at 10:30 p.m. KST on JTBC and Netflix. The series follows the story of three generations of powerful women investigating drug-related crimes in Gangnam. Starring and, the drama is a spin-off of the hit 2017 Strong Woman Do-Bong Soon series. The franchise has been extremely popular among avid fans.
Episode 16 of Strong Girl Namsoon ended with an unexpected twist. The identity of Nozh, the owner of Pavel, had been a secret for the longest time. It was eventually revealed to be Bread Song (), who was initially known to be a money launderer. The show ended with a teaser for Season 2. Nozh is targeting Hwang Geum-Joo’s () empire Gold Blue. To help take on Nozh, Geum-Joo asks for Jang Chung-Dong, potentially the male lead for the next season.
Due to an anomaly in his Y chromosome, Jang Chung-Dong was born with supernatural powers. As a result, the focus of the next season could shift towards a male lead. Stay tuned for more updates.
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The ending scene of Strong Girl Nam-soon was a prologue for a potential Season 2 and a third for the entire franchise. Hwang Geum-Joo realizes that the man she’s been meeting throughout the investigation into Doogo and Pavel is, in fact, the mafia boss who owns the drug cartel. She was shocked to learn that Nozh was none other than Bread Song.
In Episode 16, Gang Nam-Soon (Lee Yoo-Mi) survives Ryu Si-Oh’s () attack. She attacks him back with a rod, with Gang Hee-Sik (Ong Seung-Wu) arriving just in time to save her. Ryu Si-Oh flees from the scene and returns to the boxing ring where Pavel had brought him to get trained. Meanwhile, Hee-Sik finds the antidote for the drug, saving Nam-Soon’s life, while other women in the family also recover.
Eventually, the investigative team is able to track Ryu Si-Oh. Meanwhile, Ryu Si-Oh meets his fellow trainee friend. The duo trained at Pavel together and had grown closer over time before they separated. However, Ryu Si-Oh discovers that who he thought was his friend was the one hired by Pavel to kill him. Si-Oh asks his friend to let him die with dignity. As the team arrives to capture him, he points the gun to his head, shooting himself.
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From then on, everyone at Doogo involved in drug distribution goes to prison, and the investigative team gets access to all of the antidotes. Everyone celebrates while Hwang Geum-Joo discovers that Bread Song has disappeared, leaving her a note that says, “Be like the merciful Paul.” This hinted at Bread Song’s devotion to Saint Paulus.
Other events subsequently fall into place. Gil Joong-Gan () confirms her relationship