Strong Girl Bong-soon/YMMV

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  • Adaptation Decay: The American version under development at the start of 2019 -- to be called simply Strong Girl -- shows every sign of suffering this in spades. Starring mixed martial artist, judoka and professional wrestler Ronda Rousey as the American counterpart to Bong-soon, it sounds like someone glanced at the original show but didn't pay much attention to it before writing their own version, sacrificing the lighter elements and much of Bong-soon's characterization in favor of a fairly cookie-cutter Action Girl and her generic super-hero style story. According to a January 15, 2019 article in Forbes magazine

Rousey’s character in the remake is called Rayna and she’s a former war photographer, who discovers she is indestructible. War photography is not for the faint of heart and that career choice implies that Rayna is already close to fearless and used to facing grim situations. Rayna is hired as a bodyguard for a billionaire named Oliver, who recognizes her potential. But what exactly will her potential be? Does Rayna have a dream? Will she be funny?

All The Tropes is betting the answer to those last two questions will be "no".
  • Update: Definitely no. As of February 2019 the American version is dead in the water, with the CW declining to pick up the script and pay for a Pilot.
  • Non Sequitur Scene: Just about anything having to do with the Monk Nizamuddin. His scenes seem more to be just to show off comedian Kwon Hyuk Soo than to further the plot.
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