Oh what a relief for the entire production involved for ambitious revenge K-drama The Glory, written by Kim Eun Sook and starring A-list actress Song Hye Kyo. The drama premiered it’s first season 8-episode drop on Netflix last Friday December 31st and over the weekend got to #9 on the Netflix worldwide rankings. Earlier in the week debut J-dorama Alice in Borderland 2 is at #4 globally so it’s a good week for Asian shows. Even better are the solid reviews for The Glory – tight script, great dialogue, tense directing, and good acting. Some K-netizens complaints are a split reaction on the two leads chemistry saying they don’t have potential romance vibes and look like aunt/nephew, Lee Do Hyun delivering the same performance as all his priors, and Jung Ji So doing a better job than Song Hye Kyo in her teenage version of the female lead but it’s just a direct comparison and overall even K-netizens think Song Hye Kyo is back to being a good actress after her last drama lackluster performance.
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Back to being a good actress? I don't think anybody ever thought that. This drama simply plays well to her limitations.
It's difficult to watch because of the subject matter but I'm looking forward to part 2. I do agree that SHK has zero chemistry with LDH... looks really good with YJ's husband though!
Oh look, someone who claims knows how everybody thinks! 👏
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Oh look, a delusional stan!
Oh look, “delusional stan” is the way to defend an idiotic generalization. 👏
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Also, me and “Stan” of SHK who can hardly act in most dramas? 😂 Get a grip
To me SHG has always been mediocre in everrryyy character she ever acted. nothing changed. watched 2 episodes with toothpicks in my eyes to keep it open. didn't work. from anyone else, would’ve laughed it off but Rina likes hating on every popular k person - legit in every comment is a high and mighty I am better than ya’ll vibes 😂 imagine announcing with such authority that no one thinks thought SHG is a good actress simultaneously as fans go gaga everywhere about how ,amaaaazing’ her acting is. both SHG fans and Rina are the same level of delusional lolz.
Yes...Agree, more sparks with antagonist's husband.
Her acting is just average and if she wasn't beautiful she would never gone this far . I know that she has a hard fan base but i watched her In " Full House" 20 years ago and i found her cute . But dramas have changed and solid performances are needed . She always has the same kind of expression in all her dramas. When you see someone as Park Eun bin performing so well in different roles ,SHK didn't make any improvement since years . It's a fact . But if producers , directors ...like her , let it be . She is loved , she may be a good person .
Absolutely agree, she is decent so far, she is lead but she herself is weakest of all characters. Her real test will be next drama without Kim eun sook.
Très grande actrice elle est a la hauteur de tous les différents rôles d acteur que les agences lui présentent shk bonne année 2023 regarder et persévérer tjrs dans cette voie vous êtes une magnifique personne dans la vie et a l écran. Une fan.......
I skipped 95% of the bullying violent scenes. Thank you Netflix for dropping all 8 episodes for us to marathon! Script, Dialogue, Directing, Acting-has been solid so far. I’m loving the clever dialogue and that adorable housewife character. The amount of humor injected was just right. This role suits SHK, who has always given cold, steely vibes, perfectly. I’m seeing some nuanced acting. And I really appreciate her almost bare, minimal make-up look. It’s just more convincing that way. Here’s hoping the latter half of drama is just as good if not better than these last very well done 8 episodes.
I really enjoyed the show. The feel of it reminded me a little of Park Chanwook's Vengeance trilogy.
SHK's acting is miles better here than in NWABU, though that isn't saying much. She's still playing another variation on the same character archetype she prefers - stoic and emotionless female - but there's a lot more depth to Moon Dongeun. Here, her deadness really works for a character that's dead inside. Hope SHK goes full psycho in part 2. MDG is teetering on the edge of a breakdown.
The younger antangonist was frightening to watch. The antangonist's husband is HOT HOT HOT. I had to stop and go Google him.
It’s definitely better than I expected. SHK finally picked a role that’s more challenging - it’s been a while and she delivered better than I expected anyway. Nothing outstanding, but pretty good.
The chemistry tho, is seriously so lacking, it’s plain awkward at points. LDH needs to pick roles that aren’t different name, same character.
I am not a die hard fans of song hye kyo but I watched almost all of her dramas and I like her acting, as for her previous drama NWBU, I agree that was her worst project. Other than that, including The Glory...are great and worth watching. About chemistry with young actors, when it comes to her..people always comment bitter..not sure why..there are tons of dramas abd films where the leads have big age gap..for me, she has good chemistry with her fo stars despite any age gap..but I hope she will work with an actor among her age next time..like she did with jo in sung..hyun bun..rain bi.
Also..hoping for rom com for her next project.
it isn't romance and LDH part isn't a lot
JJS will always be the better actress, she is in parasite if people forget but SHK deliver good performance
the drama is actually good, and it needs to end well,
they better punished the bad guys as hard as possible
this is a revenge
Such a salty comment. She is very good and nuance here. Give this character to a lesser actor, it can be overbearing either underacting or overacting . This is the acting you should show when you act as anti hero/heroine in a revenge tale. Not a lackluster performances who lack fire. It's help her character is so straighforward to her enemy about her motive, so she can be spiteful without hiding it.
Exactly. I absolutely adore her acting in here. Really subtle, and fitting to the plot. Blink and you'll miss the slight change in expressions, the hint of a smile or a sparkle in the eyes. She's brilliant, and I would really like to understand why it is so normalized to make her backhanded compliments.
Exactly. I absolutely adore her acting in here. Really subtle, and fitting to the plot. Blink and you'll miss the slight change in expressions, the hint of a smile or a sparkle in the eyes. She's brilliant, and I would really like to understand why it is so normalized to make her backhanded compliments.
It's almost like people are allowed to have opinions beside fawning over Song Hye Kyo or any other celebrity.
Oh, like an opinion that she’s back to being a good actress? Or that doesn’t count because it’s “fawning over Song Hye Kyo”
Look up fawning in the dictionary. Research what “don’t think anyone ever thought that too” just for good measure.
Sorry if this is sent twice. I can’t seem to post properly.
Binged watch this today. Material and acting are really good. kudos to the team, especially to song hye kyo for picking a new genre. The bullying scenes are heartbreaking. I also agree that song hye kyo has better chemistry with the construction boss/ husband of her enemy than the doctor. The doctor looks and acts too green while the boss has this mature calm in him.
What i dont like is that we have to wait for march for the next 8 episodes and its conclusions. It just kills the momentum