'The Glory' Reveals Song Hye-kyo’s Provocative and Terrifying Vengeance in Main Trailer
Saturday, December 17, 2022
Netflix has released the main trailer for The Glory, the year end’s most anticipated Korean series. Set to premiere on 30 December, The Glory tells the story of a woman who dedicated her life to planning a meticulous web of vengeance against the bullies and their accomplices who made her childhood a nightmare.
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The trailer begins with an ominous narration by Moon Dong-eun (portrayed by Song Hye-kyo) juxtaposing the wedding of Yeon-jin (Lim Ji-yeon), who is smiling brightly as she is congratulated by many wedding guests. As writer Kim Eun-sook put it, “I want The Glory to be remembered as a grim drama, like a breathtaking sword dance.” Glimpses of Dong-eun’s lifelong plan for revenge plays out as she slowly but surely confronts her childhood bullies — Yeon-jin, Jae-jun (Park Sung-hoon), Sa-ra (Kim Hieora), Hye-jeong (Cha Joo-young), Myeong-o (Kim Gun-woo), and Yeon-jin’s husband Do-yeong (Jung Sung-ill), with some help from Joo Yeo-jeong (Lee Do-Hyun) and Hyeon-nam (Yeom Hye-ran).
Song Hye-kyo aims to shine the spotlight on revenge rather than her character, as she is trying “not to portray Dong-eun as so pitiful, as she needs much consolation.” Working together with director An Gil-ho, the actress put a lot of effort into the details by smoothing out the tone and speed of narration lines to illustrate Dong-eun’s clear sense of purpose in her vengeance.
Lee Do-Hyun introduces Joo Yeo-jeong as “a character with many layers, though he comes off as a light and naïve person.” The actor focused on depicting his character’s soft, delicate side and the hidden darkness within. Director An Gil-ho praised Lee Do-Hyun for his complete immersion into his character and the great lengths he went to for Dong-eun, saying, “He beautifully embodied Yeo-jeong, who seemed to stand opposite Dong-eun at first but changes as the story unfolds.” Lim Ji-yeon, who portrays Dong-eun’s childhood bully Park Yeon-jin, was confident to take on the challenge of her character, saying that, “I wanted to create an antagonist that only I can play. If I become one with Park Yeon-jin, the character will surely be enthralling.” Writer Kim Eun-sook applauded the actress’ immersion into the complex and demanding character, as the latter agreed with the former’s view that “there will be no logic behind Yeon-jin’s evildoing, nor any romanticisation of her actions. That is the reason for this series.”
Dong-eun’s dangerous and meticulous revenge saga will be revealed when The Glory premieres on 30 December, only on Netflix.
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