The #1 Netflix series in the world this week is the K-drama The Glory, which also has a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes.
, meanwhile, tells the story over 16 episodes of a woman named Moon Dong-eun who carries out an elaborate plan to take revenge on five former classmates who tormented her as a teenager. In an unusual move for a Netflix Korean series,
was split into two parts, and Part 1 stayed on Netflix’s Top 10 non-English TV list for more than a month after its debut.The Glory is built around a female lead and is not primarily about a romance. Song, one of the top female actresses in Korea, also went to great lengths to transform herself for the role — including via the application of special effects makeup that took four to five hours each time.
That’s because her character bore many burn scars because of her tormentors, which is also why Song — to make her appearance more realistic — went on a strict diet three days before filming a scene where all the scars were going to be visible .In addition to being the #1 Netflix series in the world this week, by the way,
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