"The Glory" demonstrates its tremendous potential. "The Glory 2" continues to dominate Netflix's weekly rankings in the fourth week of March.

According to Netflix's official aggregation site "Netflix Top 10 Website" on the 15th, "The Glory" Part 2 immediately topped Netflix's global top 10 TV (non-English) category with 124.46 million viewing hours in just three days after debuting on the 10th.

It not only topped the list in the English, non-English, TV, and film categories, but it also topped the list in 23 countries, including Mexico, Peru, Morocco, Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore, as well as 79.

The Glory is a Netflix Korean drama. It's a revenge drama, a criminal drama, and a thriller involving a school shooting. It starred Song Hye-kyo and Jung Sung-il, and because of its popularity, Part 1 was released on December 30, 2022, and Part 2 was released on January 10, 2023.

1. The plot of the drama “The Glory Season 2”

The Glory is a Netflix Korean drama. It's a revenge drama, a crime drama, and a thriller involving a school shooting. "The Glory" received a rating of 9.3 on Netflix. The show is gaining popularity in Korea and abroad, and many Chinese people are watching it illegally, generating many complications.

Season 1 came out on December 30, 2022, while Part Season 2 came out on January 10, 2023. Season  1 covers Song Hye-kyo's preparation for revenge, while Season 2 depicts the execution of vengeance.

"The Glory" is a narrative about a lady whose soul and confidence were shattered by school violence and who seeks vengeance as an adult. The drama emphasized “academic violence”. The drama focused on "academic violence" in particular. School violence is becoming a major issue in society. Pupils who are victims of school violence are physically and mentally harmed, and victims are traumatized for the rest of their lives.

2. Character

Song Hye-kyo as Moon Dong-eun: a woman who suffered from school violence in high school, dreamed of becoming an architect, but became a teacher for revenge. Lee Do-hyun and Lim Ji-hyun band together to avenge the offenders.
 

Lee Do-hyun as Joo Yeo-jeong: Moon Dong-eun's helper. He is a clever man who grew up in a greenhouse-like plant. He has a crush on his high school classmate Moon Dong-eun.

 

Lim Ji-yeon as Park Yeon-jin: She is an Influencer, and weather forecaster who has been the primary perpetrator of high school violence against Moon Dong-eun. She is a woman who has nothing to envy and everything to gain. Nevertheless, she confronts a ghost from her past, which transforms into a boomerang and tightens her neck.

Jong Song-il as Ha Do-young: He married Park Yeon-jin, whom he met on a blind date, and had an unexpected daughter as the head of the happiest family. He is the best candidate for the position of CEO of Jaepyeong Construction, one of Korea's representative enterprises. He undergoes a drastic transformation when he crosses the line he has established as a courteous, kind, but a chilly businessman.
 

Park Seong-hun as Jeon Jae-joon: Jeon Jae-joon, the son of the CEO of a large golf course, owns an equal property with Park Yeon-jin. She has been dating Park Yeon-jin since she was a student, but she still loves Park Yeon-jin even after marriage.

Yeom Hae-ran as Kang Hyun-nam: Hyun-nam, another victim of violence. In order to escape domestic violence, he holds Dong-eun's hand and becomes a hotly united helper, becoming a "glory" to Dong-eun.

Kim Hieora as Lee Sara: Sara was one of the perpetrators who presented hell to Dong-eun with Yeon-jin. For Sarah, who lived without guilt with God, revenge for Dong-eun's life shakes her life.

Cha Ju-young as Choi Hye-jung: Hye-jung was one of the perpetrators who presented hell to Dong-eun with Yeon-jin. He struggles to survive in the class that exists among the perpetrators but is entangled in destruction as Dong-eun steps.

Kim Geun-oh as Son Myeon-oh: Myeong-oh, one of the perpetrators presented hell to Dong-eun with Yeon-jin. Although he works with Jae-joon, the ranking between Jae-joon and Myeong-oh, which has not been seen since he was young, shows Myeong-oh's mean and servile bare face.

3. Planning intentions and thematic consciousness

The Glory is about school violence and vengeance. School violence is a heinous act that disregards and undermines human dignity and ideals, and vengeance is a means and end to evil. The major characters in the play vividly demonstrate the process of plotting and carrying out retribution to relieve their wrath and pain gathered over the past 20 years. It also depicts the outcomes and consequences of vengeance from diverse angles.

"It is a drama that depicts Moon Dong-eun, a victim of school violence, trying for 20 years to obtain retribution," writer Kim Eun-sook stated. She went on to say, "School violence is a cruel act that disregards and undermines human dignity and ideals. To combat this evil, we attempted to create knowledge and empathy for social issues through the appearance of prominent characters that demonstrated courage and justice."

Cultural and artistic works such as dramas and movies have become a hot topic in order to change the perception and attitude of school violence, and the message that the Ministry of Education, schools, families, and society should cooperate and be responsible appears to have been instilled in readers through this drama.

4. The difference between a real character and a drama

•  In the drama "The Glory," Song Hye-kyo plays a victim of school violence who plots and executes vengeance with steely eyes and a cruel attitude. Song, on the other hand, is a kind and friendly person. Song Hye-kyo's true nature differs greatly from the character in the drama. Song Hye-kyo is described as an "authoritarian senior" by junior actors who featured in "The Glory." "She is so easygoing and cool even when I meet her privately," Jung Sung-il, who played Ha Do-young, said of Song Hye-kyo.
• In "The Glory," Lim Ji-yeon plays Park Yeon-jin, Song Hye-kyo's school violence perpetrator and wealthy heiress. "Park Yeon-jin is a person who torments Song Hye-kyo with a wicked and cruel nature and does not reflect on herself even after she has been avenged." Lim Ji-yeon's genuine character, however, is considerably different from the one in the drama. He is a passionate and difficult individual. Lim Ji-yeon also revealed that "The Glory" was her first role as a villain, and that her demeanor worsened as she performed. She described her role as a "me-like villain," and she aspired to be an actor who could hide evil behind a good mask.
• Lee Do-hyun plays Joo Yeo-jung, a plastic surgeon and ardent admirer of Moon Dong-eun in "The Glory" (Song Hye-kyo). Joo Yeo-jung is a complex character that straddles the line between good and evil, and Lee Do-hyun portrayed him with a variety of facial expressions and voices. Lee Do-hyun's true demeanor, however, is completely different from the character in the drama. He is, in fact, an emotional person.

5. Evaluation 

• When her adolescent daughter questioned, "Do you want me to be the perpetrator or the victim of school violence?" Kim Eun-sook, the drama's writer, stated that if she had enough money, she would be the victim's parent and send the culprit to hell.
• "But Dong-eun in 'The Glory' is not like that. This is not true of the individuals in this planet. I would not have met a wealthy parent like myself, and I would not have grown up in such a household setting. I wished I could cheer for those people. The fact is so diametrically opposed that I tried to take the side where Dong-eun's vengeance was achieved." Please see the finale for yourself."
• The most amazing Online analysis, according to writer Kim Eun-sook, was "the conflict between those who believe in God and those who do not believe in God," with the writer adding, "That was a massive narrative that continued 'The Glory,' but I got it right." Yeonjin practices shamanism, Sarah practices Christianity, and Hyejeong practices Buddhism. Dong-eun (Song Hye-kyo), on the other hand, does not believe in God and goes out to punish herself, she claims. “If you watch Part 2 all the way through, you will feel God.”
• "I'm terribly sad for Park Yeon-jin all across the world," writer Kim Eun-sook stated. It will be difficult to say your name. I wanted to apologize for the slander. "I hope you appreciate it," he added, "but Yeonjin, I'm extremely excited right now," referring to Dong-eun's line in the play.
• Most of Kim Eun-sook's works are known for their explorations of women's life and social standing in Korean society, which incorporate comedy, unique emotions, and incisive critical perspectives that do not compromise reality. Her writing has been published both domestically and internationally, and some of it has been adapted into dramas and films, making it quite popular. Kim Eun-sook is also active in women's literature, social movements, and the eradication of abortion offenses, and has served as the chairman of the Korean Literary Translation Institute's International Literature Committee.
• Song Hye-kyo is one of the numerous performers close to Kim Eun-sook, and she has become quite popular outside of Korea for her part as the heroine in Kim Eun-sook's drama "Descendants of the Sun." This drama was one of Kim Eun-sook's most well-known works, and it was well-received both at home and abroad. Through it, Song Hye-kyo became close to Kim Eun-sook. Following that, actor Song Hye-kyo openly acknowledged his admiration and admiration for Kim Eun-sook's work. She then met with Song Hye-kyo once again in "The Glory" to create a legendary work.