Gloria ( 2010-2011 )




Kang Sik, Jin Jin, Dong Ah, Yoon Seo
I just finished watching Gloria, my first ever 50-episode kdrama so far. The story revolves around the lives of 4 people who are living difficult lives. It centers on the story of Na Jin Jin, who at the early age of 10 years old has to take care of her mentally ill older sister Na Jin Joo.

Bae Doona as Na Jin Jin
Na Jin Jin  (Bae Doona)- Her parents died when she was 10 years old because of a car accident, this also cause her sister to loss her sanity acting like a 5 year old girl, since then she was the one who take care of her unnie like her own daughter, she made a vow to herself that she don't have the right to get sick much more, die ahead of her sister. She faced all the difficulties of life together with her childhood bestfriend Ha Dong Ha. She later met her love interest Lee Kang Suk, the illegitimate son of a construction magnate who helped her reached her dream to become a popular singer.

Ha Dong Ha ( Lee Cheon Hee ) - He is the childhood bestfriend of Na Jin Jin who is like her, poor and miserable. His father left him penniless and was forced to take care of his nephew. He was once a member of a gang, but vows to change his way of life when his sunbae was imprisoned. he later meet Jeong Yoon-Seo, an illegitimate daughter from a wealthy family.

Seo Jiseuk as Lee Kang Suk
Lee Kang Suk (Seo Jiseuk ) - The lover of Na Jin Jin, the illegitimate son of a construction company magnate and singer. He grew up lonely and always trying to gain the approval of his father. He was separated from his mother at an early age of 8 and lived with his father's house. He grew up under the scornful eyes of his step mom and half-brother who envied him of everything. Though he grow up smart, he also grow up cold-hearted and without friends, making him hard to mingle with others specially during mealtime because he doesn't know how to start a conversation because he is not used to having people around talking. When he meet Na Jin Jin and help her to become a singer under his agency, he gradually changed into a loving and affectionate person. He helped Ha Dong Ah and Jeong Yoon Seo, who became his friends, get married and later on helped Na Jin Jin took revenge against his older brother who killed her parents.

Jeong Yoon Seo ( Soo I-Hyeon) -  She grow up lonely who devote her time to ballet dancing. When she met an accident and was told that she cannot go back to dancing, she became suicidal. On one of her suicide attempt, she meet Ha Dong Ah. Later they began seeing each other, and later on became lovers.


Gloria is the story about friendship, love, and loyalty. I love how the characters fought to keep their love. We commonly watch kdramas that evolve around the "rich-poor relationship" that doesn't end well because of this so called " it's not just meant to be " stuff like that. Lee Kang Suk character is refreshing and lovable. Fighting for someone till the end, even if it means going against the will of your father and despite having to lose your wealth for the love of  your life is no ordinary korean lead actor story. I don't know why, but this character seems more remarkable for me among the 4.


What is great with Gloria is it perfectly match my taste of how each episode must be. It's not overly plotted but instead "it is just the right" kind to make the story somewhat believable. After watching several dramas, sometimes you grow tired of watching those plots that goes beyond the normal range of what normal life is. It's nice to have something you can enjoy watching, something that you just can just sit-back, anticipate, and eventually, get what you want each episode to end. The 50 episodes for me gives all the satisfaction I needed, and that I could really bid goodbye to those characters without hesitation because their story has come to an end.



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