Despite all the skyrocketing vibes and glamorous responses from thse Korean drama enthusiasts and the general public, there is an unexpected issue raised about
Korean drama has managed to gain massive popularity, especially after the Season 2 release on March 10. Even when the Korean drama received a disappointing rating during its initial broadcast, its reputation rose over a week past its release date.
Korean drama received high praise not only because of its heartbreaking school bullying issues but also of the dramatic plots and impressive acting of all the cast members. Derived from real-life school bullying cases, all the characters in
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Characters Moon Dong Eun and Joo Yeo Jeong. After the release of its Season 2, some viewers expressed mixed reactions towards the love story between the two characters in
Portrayed Moon Dong Eun as a character dedicating her life to plot the perfect revenge plan against her school bullying perpetrators. In the middle of her preparation, she encountered Joo Yeo Jeong, a doctor with a heartbreaking past who is willing to become her partner in crime.
Characters developed affectionate feelings that became a dramatic and heartbreaking love story in the Korean drama. After the revenge conclusion in Season 2, these two characters finally expressed their feelings to each other with a passionate kiss.
The Glory (tv Series 2022– )
Season 2 Korean drama. It provided a sense of satisfaction for the viewers for the perfect conclusion and ending to Moon Dong Eun’s story. However, this
Legendary actress Song Hye Kyo was born in 1981, making her 41 years old in international age this year. Meanwhile, Lee Do Hyun was born in 1995 and will turn 28 years old next month. It means there is a large 13-year age gap between the main cast, creating an issue among South Korean fans.
A post in a South Korean online community recently went viral due to the large age gap between THE GLORY characters cast, Song Hye Kyo and Lee Do Hyun.
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To make it more dramatic, the post particularly compared Lee Do Hyun’s age with child actress Kim Sung Eun who played Song Hye Kyo’s niece in
Korean drama. Kim Sung Eun who portrayed Song Hye Kyo’s niece, was born in 1990, while Lee Do Hyun, who become Song Hye Kyo’s love interest, was born in 1995.
Korean drama due to its misogynistic nature. After all, large age-gaps has been common in various Korean dramas nowadays, including My Mister
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And fans questioned why it was no problem when the male cast was way older, but it became an issue when the large age gap involved older female cast.
Moreover, Moon Dong Eun and Joo Yeo Jeong were almost the same age in the drama. So, age-gap should have never been an issue to completely immerse yourself in
A comment from the same post particularly mentioned that aside from their unrivaled acting and impressive portrayals of intense emotions, Song Hye Kyo and Lee Do Hyun have a contrasting visual image.
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Song Hye Kyo has always been the perfect image of elegant and charismatic figures with an intense gaze and strong features that are perfect for melodramatic scenes. Meanwhile, Lee Do Hyun has a softer boy-next-door image that is more popular nowadays.
As a comparison, the same large age gap existed between Song Hye Kyo and her previous co-star Jang Ki Yong (born in 1992), in Now, We Are Breaking Up. However, due to their matching image and features, the two actors overloaded fans in a frenzy with their chemistry and passionate acting throughout the series.
Characters Moon Dong Eun and Lee Do Hyun was unnatural and unnecessary. That is because the love story disrupted the viewers’ immersion in the revenge theme of
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Season 2 while skipping the love scenes. And they believed it didn’t have a big impact on understanding and enjoying the drama.
Instead of becoming Moon Dong Eun’s love interest, some viewers believe that Joo Yeo Jeong should have stayed as the helper and executioner. The report mentioned that his existence as the love line was considered absurd, contrived, and only broke the harmony of the whole revenge story.
Korean drama brings the perfect ending at the end of its Season 2 at the end of the day. Not only was Moon Dong Eun’s revenge successfully executed, but she also managed to move on and allow herself to be happy with the person she loves, Joo Yeo Jeong.
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Season 2 was like a toast to celebrate Moon Dong Eun’s successful revenge. It was the perfect finale of her victory that the viewers have longed for.
Moon Dong Eun and Joo Yeo Jeong’s happy ending love story gives the ultimate hope to everyone suffering from massive trauma in their past. Moreover, it sends a message that a happy ending is always possible, waiting for them at the end of the dark tunnel as long as they don’t give up on their lives.
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DR. ROMANTIC 3 and Actor Yoo Yeon Seok Reign Over Most Buzzworthy Korean Drama & Actor Rankings – 2nd Week of June 2023Before 'The Glory, ' Kim Eun-sook is responsible for some of K-drama's best know works like 'The Heirs.' The writer has written popular romance dramas and changes her stride to explore severe bullying in 'The Glory.'
Actor Lee Do-hyun co-stars as a plastic surgeon who helped Dong-eun on her quest for revenge. Writer Kim Eun-sook wrote The Glory about the emotional toll of severe bullying into adulthood, but Song was stunned by Kim’s storyline for a reason.
Revenge stories are a popular theme in K-dramas. Over recent years, K-dramas have not shied away from portraying heavy storylines about the immense emotional and physical impact of bullying among teens. The bullying thread is seen in various genres, from romances like
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Will take bullying and revenge to new extremes with a storyline that will likely haunt fans in a good way. Dong-eun had grand ambitions for her life as a teenager. But she becomes the victim of a group of bullies from a higher class society. Their extreme bullying changed her life and forced her to give up her ambitions as an architect.
Years later, she still carried the scars of her trauma. She finally enacts her revenge plan when she becomes the homeroom teacher of her main bully’s child. It just so happens that the group of bullies are still close into adulthood. Some are even married.
, according to Soompi, Song explained, “Moon Dong Eun is a woman with a broken soul who has a lot of hurt and wounds from childhood school violence. She’s a character who isn’t protected by anyone, including her school, her parents, or the police. She chooses death but then wonders, ‘Why do only I have to die?’ From that moment on, she plans desperate revenge out of the thought that those who tormented her must be punished too.”
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Alongside the K-drama’s grim narrative, it was reported The Glory would have a 19+ rating due to its extreme violence, private revenge, and sex scene. Song was baffled that Kim wrote such a storyline. At the press conference, she explained, “It was a shock when I first read the script. I read while deeply immersed and thinking, ‘What on earth is this?’ At the same time as I thought ‘As expected of writer Kim Eun Sook, ’ it was also so new and refreshing to the point where I wondered, ‘Is this really a script written by [Kim Eun Sook]?”
In an Inside Look by Netflix for The Glory, Song further explains, “I was really surprised when I first read the script. ‘Did she really write this genre in this way?’ I think the aftermath of the shock lasted for a while. I thought, ‘Wow! It’s not the writer we knew.”
There is a reason why Song was surprised more than anyone by Kim’s script. Song and Kim had previously worked together in the hit military romance
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. The 2016 drama entailed a medical doctor and special ops soldier who part ways but remeet under new circumstances in the army.
Starring Ha Ji-won and Hyun Bin. Three years later, Kim wrote one the fan-favorite K-dramas, The Heirs. The drama is considered a teen romance classic and a must-watch for new fans.
, Kim write the fantasy romance classic Guardian: The Lonely and Great God. Starring Kim Go-eun and Gong Yoo, the storyline was praised for its growing romance between fated characters. Kim wrote
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“I have always tried to experiment with different types and variations of drama. This story of revenge was also part of that challenge. And school violence is a topic that is frequently talked about, ” explained Kim. Fans can look forward to two riveting installments ofhas often been subjected to criticism from netizens. The story showcases the harsh reality of bullying and follows Moon Dong Eun (Song Hye Kyo) and her journey to get revenge.
The show is extremely dark and touches upon some dark topics. Yet, one part of the show that has received