
The Glory(2022)
Years after surviving horrific abuse in high school, a woman puts an elaborate revenge scheme in motion to make the perpetrators pay for their crimes.


A sexual scandal between a math teacher and a student in a prestigious high school ended in tragedy. 4 years later they meet again, now as adults, to reveal the corruptions in school and to regain one's reputation as a teacher.

Lim Soo-jung
Ji Yoon-soo

Lee Do-hyun
Baek Seung-yoo

Jin Kyung
Noh Jung-ah

Woo Da-vi
Sung Ye-rin

Jang Hyun-sung
Sung Min-joon

Byeon Jung-su
Yoo Hye-mi

Choi Dae-hoon
Ryu Sung-jae

Baek Ji-won
Min Hee-seung

Kim Ho-jin
Baek Min-shik

Jeon Guk-hyang
Shin Kyung-in
Melancholia is a drama series that first aired in 2021 exploring themes of corruption, age difference, mathematician, scandal, childhood trauma, genius. Created by Kim Ji-woon, it stars Lim Soo-jung, Lee Do-hyun, Jin Kyung. A sexual scandal between a math teacher and a student in a prestigious high school ended in tragedy. 4 years later they meet again, now as adults, to reveal the corruptions in school and to regain one's reputation as a teacher.
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