Hye-ran Yeom gives me ‘energy’. Yeom Hye-ran of the Netflix series 'The Glory' spreads cheerfulness in a cruel revenge story and completed a character who aspires to be 'on the same side' as everyone else.
In writer Kim Eun-sook's new work 'The Glory', which was released on December 30, Yeom Hye-ran radiated cheerful energy as Kang Hyun-nam, the most lovable character in the play. 'The Glory' is a series that tells the story of a woman, Moon Dong-eun (Song Hye-kyo), whose soul was broken by violence in her childhood, who risks her entire life to carefully prepare for revenge, and the people who fall into the vortex. It is writer Kim Eun-sook's first genre work and a collaboration with director Ahn Gil-ho, who is known as a genre craftsman for his detailed directing skills, and attracted global attention from the production stage.
One day after its release, it ranked first in Korean content on Netflix Korea, and on the 2nd, it ranked 5th in the world's top 10 TV programs (based on Flix Patrol, a global OTT platform viewing ranking site), creating a hot topic.
Yeom Hye-ran plays the role of Kang Hyun-nam, another victim of violence in the play. He is a person who holds Moon Dong-eun's hand and becomes a passionate supporter in solidarity to escape domestic violence, becoming a figure like 'Glory' to Moon Dong-eun. Kang Hyun-nam proposed revenge cooperation with Moon Dong-eun and said, “I want to be on the same side. I will help you too, so please help me too. “Please kill my husband.” 'Victims' solidarity' begins when a domestic violence victim reaches out to the person who is taking revenge for school violence, and Yeom Hye-ran's Kang Hyun-nam forms a perfect 'same side' as he suggests.
In a truly desperate revenge drama, Kang Hyun-nam becomes a ray of light and warmly illuminates the play. He reaches out to Moon Dong-eun first, and as they are on the same side, his mere presence cheers him up. The trust given to Kang Hyun-nam as Yeom Hye-ran is strong. The characters that Yeom Hye-ran has shown through dramas and movies are piled up one after another, and she exudes the energy of a ‘good person’. From Hong Ja-young, the nation's older sister in the drama 'When the Camellia Blooms', to healer Choo Mae-ok in 'The Uncanny Counter' and the scarf-giving woman in the movie 'Kim Ji-young, Born 1982', who showed off her warm presence with just a brief appearance. The good characters presented by Yeom Hye-ran make the hearts of the viewers warm and reassuring, and soon Yeom Hye-ran's character is completed as a person who 'I want to have by my side' and 'I wish was on my side'.
In particular, at the production presentation held before the release of the work for the role of Kang Hyun-nam, writer Kim Eun-sook said that she had written Yeom Hye-ran with Yeom Hye-ran in mind from the character conception stage and that “she was the first cast in my mind.” From the beginning, Kang Hyun-nam was Yeom Hye-ran. The high character synchronization created by Kang Hyun-nam, the long-awaited character who can only be Yeom Hye-ran, and Yeom Hye-ran, who gave a tailored performance as if she were wearing her own clothes, also added solidarity to viewers as they were on the same side and made them support the solidarity of victims.
Kang Hyun-nam, who shines with ‘cheerful glory’ even in the shadow of domestic violence. Part 1 of 'The Glory', a series that makes you look forward to the spring days of Yeom Hye-ran's good-guy Kang Hyun-nam and how her revenge, completed even more lovingly by Yeom Hye-ran's bright smile, will continue, can be watched on Netflix right now. Part 2 is scheduled to be released in March.
Taeyuna, Ten Asia Reporter youyou@tenasia.co.kr