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Supporting Actor Jung Sung Il Playing Antagonist Lim Ji Yeon’s Husband is the Breakout Star of Kim Eun Sook’s Praised Revenge Drama The Glory

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Talk about great casting choice and the right moment for a break out for actor Jung Sung Il. After the first weekend of airing of Netflix drama The Glory, he is unanimously the breakout and what K-netizens are all buzzing about. A combination of manly charisma onscreen and an unexpectedly great chemistry with female lead Song Hye Kyo in their … Continue reading →

Kim Eun Sook Penned K-drama The Glory with Song Hye Kyo Debuts to #9 Worldwide Netflix Chart and Positive Reviews

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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 … Continue reading →

Netflix Drama The Glory Drops Amazing Inside Look Long Preview Highlighting the Thoughtfulness in the Writing, Directing, and Acting to Come

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Hot dang this looks gooooooood! Netflix released a 6-minute long “Inside Look” at the preparation and filming of upcoming revenge drama The Glory and it’s really whetting my appetite thanks to answering some earlier concerns. The first is that famed screenwriter Kim Eun Sook appears to be fully back in the driver’s seat of writing her own dramas rather than … Continue reading →

Song Hye Kyo and Lee Do Hyun Straddle Darkness and Light in Striking New Netflix Promo Stills for Revenge Drama The Glory

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As The Glory gets closer to its premiere next week I get more and more curious about the plot. Revenge is a dish best served cold and this drama premise mirroring the long con/plan like Old Boy is chill inducing that a teenager would be able to go nearly two decades and structure her life to set this revenge in … Continue reading →

The Glory Releases Emotionally Clenching Character Posters with the Trumpet Vines as Backdrop

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Peeps who know the language of flowers will need to share what the trumpet vines mean as it’s being used for the backdrop of the new character posters for upcoming Netflix drama The Glory. It’s one week away from premiering next Friday on the streaming platform with a full 8-episode drop of the first season. The new character posters are … Continue reading →

Netflix Drama The Glory Holds Press Conference and Releases Tense and Biting Long Preview Ahead of December 30th Premiere

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So I guess a binge watch is in store for December 30th, when all 8 episodes of the first season of K-drama The Glory drops on Netflix. The cast and crew held a press conference this week and confirmed that the drama will be split into two seasons, so the year end premiere is season 1 and season 2 will … Continue reading →

Jung Ji So and Shin Ye Eun to Guest Star in Netflix Drama The Glory as Younger Versions of Female Leads Song Hye Kyo and Lim Ji Yeon

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Oh this is a hella spot on casting for the high school era teen versions of the female leads in the upcoming dark revenge drama The Glory. Song Hye Kyo‘s teacher character has been plotting her revenge for two decades after her architectural dreams were shattered from horrific bullying in high school so the viewer will really need to connect … Continue reading →

Song Hye Kyo Plays the Long Revenge Game and All Her Awful Enemies Look Totally Worth Her Vengeance in Long Preview for Netflix Drama The Glory

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School bullying in South Korea has been discussed at length both in real life investigations and fictionalized often in dramas and movies to highlight the pervasive issue. Upcoming Netflix drama The Glory puts it front and center as female lead Song Hye Kyo plots a long revenge course solely due to her school bullying in high school days. The long … Continue reading →

Netflix Releases Glorious First Poster and Teaser for Kim Eun Sook’s New Drama The Glory Starring Song Hye Kyo with a December 30th Release

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I love EVERYTHING about this first promo for upcoming Netflix K-drama The Glory. It’s glorious, pun intended, in how the poster captivates and the teaser mesmerizes. The poster is a screenshot of the end scene of the teaser, which starts with an embroidery of a branch into a green high heel and branching out into entire entire tree with Song … Continue reading →

Park Sung Hoon Signs onto Kim Eun Sook Drama The Glory Joining Song Hye Kyo, Lee Do Hyun, and Lim Ji Yeon

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Screenwriter Kim Eun Sook typically does a drama every two years and it’s been that long since her last drama The King: Eternal Monarch in 2020. She is coming back this year with revenge melodrama The Glory, which is being split into 8-episode multi-seasons like Penthouse. The drama is set to start filming shortly and the casting train this added … Continue reading →

Song Hye Kyo and Lee Do Hyun Confirmed for Next Kim Eun Sook Revenge Drama The Glory

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These two leads are currently in less that stellar reviewed dramas but I still love them very much so have hopes their next drama together will reverse this slump. Song Hye Kyo and Lee Do Hyun are now confirmed for the upcoming Kim Eun Sook penned revenge drama The Glory. It’s an 8-episode per season multi-season drama, think Penthouse, and … Continue reading →

Lim Ji Yeon Joins as the Second Female Lead Opposite Song Hye Kyo in Kim Eun Sook’s Upcoming Revenge Drama The Glory

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On the heels of K-actress Song Hye Kyo‘s new drama Now, We are Breaking Up premiering last weekend, this week there is casting news of her upcoming next drama. Famed screenwriter Kim Eun Sook‘s next drama The Glory will star Song Hye Kyo as a revenge driven teacher getting justice on her high school era tormentors who are now rich … Continue reading →

Lee Do Hyun Offered Male Lead in Kim Eun Sook’s Next Drama The Glory Starring Song Hye Kyo

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So K-actor Lee Do Hyun, yeah I totally called that he was going to be the next big thing two years ago when my little eye spied him in Hotel Del Luna. He owes me a reunion in IU in any era but that aside he’s just on fire in terms of K-drama roles and casting offers. In the span … Continue reading →