K-netizens Have Split Opinions on Song Hye Kyo’s Streak of Dramas with Much Younger Male Leads with Most Recent The Glory

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• The role would have been perfect for Jung Hae-in (older lee do hyun feels) - still younger but at least not 14 years. I read that Kim Eun Sook has been pursuing Son Seok Ku for her dramas but he's declined (Mr. Sunshine). Might be a good match with SHG as well. I hope she picks a proper age appropriate partner for her next dramas. These young uns just dun cut it and its kinda eww when they make out.

• Those who say shk and pbg don’t have chemistry must not watch the drama, or just watch the first 2 ep and drop it, or can’t separate reel and real. Because for me, and many other who has actually watched it, think that the chemistry is skyrocketed that we want another project for them. Even the Encounter’s director said he never seen a chemistry like that.

  For ldh and shk, maybe the build up of their relationship is what is missing. Or they could at least have 2 or 3 lovely bgm because playing the same one over and over again in every lovely scene is kinda 😬 and make the scene boring to me. Yes, bgm is very important to me 😅

• At least SHK looks decently pretty, compared to Jeon Do Yeon in CCiR that purposely styled as ahjumma, they really look like mother and son.

• I don’t like the romance part too, they should have stuck with the revenge narrative and leave the romantic scenes with the young actor/doctor, it ruins the main mood . I really don’t like noona romance especially with song hye kyo. She got elegant vibes with mature men like the husband in the Glory, so pair her up with mature men with acting calibre next. Its time.

• I feel like either Song Hye Kyo or her agency believes that she comes off as much younger than she actually looks, possibly because she's a very good looking woman.

  There's this societal assumption that if a woman is attractive, she must not look old - these two concepts of 'ageing' and 'beauty' cannot coexist. "You don't look old, you're beautiful!" for example, is a fairly innocuous sounding phrase that actually perpetuates this rather pernicious idea.

  So SHK is an attractive 40 something woman who looks 40 something. But in her past few series she's portrayed characters notably younger than her real age.

  This in itself doesn't make the age miscasting obvious. 40 year olds can portray 35 year olds without the incongruity being perceptible whatsoever - it's just 5 years and there's huge variance in how people look to begin with.

  It's when she starts getting paired with younger actors who are conversely, being aged upwards, like Jang Ki Yong, or Lee Do Hyun playing characters 5+ years older than they really are that the age miscasting becomes indelibly apparent.

  28 year olds can play 33 fine. 41 can play 36 no problem. 28 next to 41 and it added up too much.

  I also feel as though the cultural narrative around SHK and her age difference with her ex husband has informed how producers, subconsciously or not, perceive her romantic counter parts. There's a subliminal assumption going into her shows that she might be at home costarring alongside a younger lead due to that. Perhaps its even a defiant personal choice to vindicate herself of those critics who chastise her for her dating history.

  Anyhow, the chemistry in The Glory wasn't on point for reasonings related to what I've noted on top of the way Yeo Jeong's character was written. The puppy love doesn't always land when it isn't a two way street. A slightly more subdued character may have done the chemistry more justice even with the argument of miscasting.

• I don’t get it. I thought they were good together. She seemed older because she had to grow up so quickly, so in a sense I feel she has been “older” longer than him. Stress can really make you older. Yeah there was more tension with the villains husband, but honestly he was having that tension with ALL the girs… Even the neck-hole-girl was excited because she thought she’d be getting some

  • Ha ha, I like your comments, yes the husband had tension/chemistry with all the women in this drama.
    I am in the minority here, but I thought that SHK looked good with LDH in the Glory. Yes, the romance was slow, but what do you expect, it is a revenge drama after all. In real life, there could be the same age differences btw couples, some dudes just prefer noonas. So the age gap wasn’t an issue for me.
    If SHK wants to do more dramas with younger co-stars, I say more power to you girl.

• It was kinda the plot of Encounter. So I won't put this one in the list.

  For Now We Are Breaking Up, both actors were meh in this drama and the writing was pretty bad.

  In The Glory, Lee Do-Hyun was looking too young in comparison of the other actors. He wasn't convincing as a doctor. He looked like a puppy when every other characters were very intense. He was pretty bland too.

  I don't think the age gap is an issue if the actors have chemistry and are convincing in their role.

  • This tbh. LDH stuck out like a sore thumb among the cast. The way the role of Joo Yeojung was portrayed overall made me think that if it weren't for the "tool for revenge" purpose of his character and family, I would've completely perceived him as someone who's just there in the show for comic relief and candyfloss scenes.

• It's a bad joke to put young actors to play alongside her, she's older it's time for her to accept it and act accordingly, she is indeed beautiful but….. it is not enough!!!!

  • And what happens when older actors are put with younger actress? nobody complain, it's normal! The problem is when the woman is older, the old-man is acceptable. What a hypocrisy and sexist! ah, and the comment "she's older it's time for her to accept it and act accordingly" is sooooo sexist and unfortunate. What is she supposed to do? act like granny? she's 41, not 80.

    This discussion about ages of woman is eternal when you have to "talk" with teenagers that think people at 30 are old.

  • Is she the one who choose the actor? Im confuse

    • What is casting?

      “The process involves casting directors, producers, directors, and executives deciding which actors will perform in a production—from lead roles to supporting parts and, occasionally, background talent.”

      Source: What Is Casting? A Guide to the Process for Actors | Backstage https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/inside-look-casting-process-13023/

      How Do Actors Get into Films? (Casting Process Explained)

      “Casting Directors will advertise roles to talent agents, who will submit actors that fit the breakdown. The Casting Directors will then choose actors to audition for the role and pick out the best ones to show the Director and Producers, who will then decide who gets the part.”

      Source: How Do Actors Get Into Films? (Casting Process Explained) | Work On Film
      https://workonfilm.com/how-do-actors-get-into-films-casting-process/

• Hoping her next drama pairs her with Jo In Sung, a reunion, or the likes.

• She's pretty, but does look her age over 40. Without the makeup she probably looks older than her real age. I laugh when they say to someone that "she uses light makeup or nothing" when clearly they do use heavy makeup lol. I don't care the age gap if I feel the chemistry.