Bae Doo-na and Lee Chun-hee in Gloria
by girlfriday
Bae Doo-na (God of Study) and “Chunderella,” aka Lee Chun-hee (Smile), are starring in MBC’s Saturday-Sunday drama Gloria which premieres this weekend. She plays a nightclub singer and he plays a fighter and a gangster, which would explain the look he’s sporting, and I have to say, it pretty much melts my brain.
The drama will be 50 episodes, with PD Kim Min-shik at the helm (The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry, Queen of Housewives), and screenwriter Jung Ji-woo (Wish Upon a Star).
The story centers around Bae’s character who is–yup, you guessed it–poor, plucky, and full of dreams. She has a loyal childhood best friend in Lee Chun-hee’s character, who grows up to be a third-rate gangster. The story revolves around one nightclub where the lives of the characters intersect.
Bae’s plucky heroine is the sole caretaker of her physically challenged sister, and has reached her thirties without ever realizing her dream of becoming a singer. While working in the coatroom of the nightclub, she finds an opportunity one night when the band’s singer doesn’t show, giving her a taste of the limelight.
The cast will be rounded out by So E-hyun, Oh Hyun-kyung, Seo Ji-suk, and Lee Jong-won.
Below are some more photos of the cast, and of Lee Chun-hee, sporting his new look in Marie Claire.
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1 vere
July 31, 2010 at 7:07 AM
Aww, Chunderella is all grown up.
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2 Kay
July 31, 2010 at 7:22 AM
Whoa, Chunderella looks so manly....i loveddd him in Family Outing~~ he's such a goof, I'm going to like this path he's taking with his roles~
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3 surfergirl
July 31, 2010 at 7:28 AM
Nice for Lee Chun Hee... he is an underrated actor. I could not recognize him.
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4 yen_nguyen
July 31, 2010 at 7:31 AM
I really like the 4th picture and the cast.
Excited here!
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5 glalam
July 31, 2010 at 8:16 AM
Nice! Chunderralla!!!! Love him
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6 all4movies
July 31, 2010 at 8:27 AM
This looks hot!
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7 ohemgee
July 31, 2010 at 8:28 AM
SO WATCHING THIS. 50 episodes or bust.
GOOD LORD CHUNHEE IS HAWT.
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8 langdon813
July 31, 2010 at 8:34 AM
Not gonna lie. I'm going to watch every single second of this drama (even if they play Gloria, the song I hate most in the world, in its entirety every single episode), just for Lee Chun-hee. Because he's just that great an actor (Conspiracy in the Court, best Kdrama EVER? I certainly think so).
And drama gods, I am begging you now, please let him be shirtless at least once in every episode, m'kay? I know you can do this for me. Thanks...
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JohnandVan Jackson
September 28, 2010 at 9:07 PM
He's gorgeous, and such a sexy lead.
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9 m@m
July 31, 2010 at 8:46 AM
love Chun hee i think they makeup his abs and muscles.
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Eeefu
December 29, 2011 at 11:05 AM
His look so much better in Gloria!!
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10 paula253
July 31, 2010 at 8:53 AM
@langdon813
from your keyboard to god's ears... ^^
lol at the song you hate most in the world. well, it'd be on my Top 10 list.
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11 Majicatt
July 31, 2010 at 9:12 AM
Yay! Yay! Yay! Girlfriday gave me an early birthday present with those photos! This drama has some of my favorite actors in it! Chunderella (Family Outing!), Parang, the cutest kid actor ever from Wish Upon A Star, the Gramma and Ruby (So E-Hyun) from Jeweled Bibimbap and Seo Ji Suk from Hearts of 19 and OB-GYN doctors! I will be glued to the computer watching this one!
From the 10 minute trailer I saw, I think Bae Doona's hero is actually Seo Ji Suk and Chun Hee gets paired up with So E-Hyun.
But I don't CARE who gets paired up with who - this one will be so much fun to watch.
*will now spend the day bouncing back and forth between doing the laundry and checking ViiKii to see if the first episode is up*
Aaarggghhh - the waiting!
*slaps her cable company around for not offering MBC*
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12 Ani
July 31, 2010 at 9:16 AM
So I'm just killing time on Dramabeans before my Saturday starts, and the shirtless picture of Chunderella just had my jaw slack and everything, drool too.
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13 Dory
July 31, 2010 at 9:44 AM
Chunderella!
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14 glalam
July 31, 2010 at 10:04 AM
I absolutely loved Chunderella in "Smile You", cant wait to watch him in Gloria. I dont care that its 50 episodes. Chunderella FTW!
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15 wenlin
July 31, 2010 at 10:16 AM
OH ji suk and chun hee in the same drama- definitely catching this one!
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16 kopi_adik
July 31, 2010 at 10:19 AM
omo omo!!! Chunderella looking hot! wonder what her chingoo Hyori thinks of this "transformation"! love ChunRi in FO!
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17 anna hae
July 31, 2010 at 10:45 AM
I LOVE Bae Doo Na..So gonna tune in!!
AND it doesn't hurt to have Chunderella in it+ Seo Ji Suk!!
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18 Carinne
July 31, 2010 at 11:06 AM
Ohh~ Dr. Wang JaeSuk from OBGYN. He looks like a good guy.
The story seems interesting enough. I'm curious why the lead actor goes by Chunderella however I'll just stop it at that. He's like a giant standing next to his cast mates.
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19 kopi_adik
July 31, 2010 at 12:28 PM
@ CARINNE
Lee Chunhee's nickname "Chunderella" started when he was a cast of the variety show Family Outing (with Yoo Jaesuk, Lee Hyori etc.) his sunbae Kim Sooro would always ask him to do errands & tasks on the show and so they earned the nickname Chunderella & Stepmom Kim.
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20 anna
July 31, 2010 at 12:34 PM
Loyal childhood best friend = never gonna get the girl. These descriptions are so easy to guess who ends up with who now.
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21 bo bae
July 31, 2010 at 12:45 PM
Can Bae Doo Na sing? Never seen her singing on any shows.
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22 supah
July 31, 2010 at 2:40 PM
Ooh, I'm waiting for ep1 to download as I type this. Not sure if I'll be in for full run but for the short term it's worth tuning in for Suh Ji-suk alone! Lee Chun-hee, who? (Heh.)
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23 snoopyvkd
July 31, 2010 at 2:56 PM
Just skipped through the 1st epi. There's also adorable Parang of Wish Upon a Star!
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24 kjkfan7
July 31, 2010 at 3:12 PM
Has it started already? Love CH from FO! Will be watching this one for sure!! Sometimes its nice to have a surprise and have a drama air without all the hype and media blitz way before it even starts......thanks for letting us know!!
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25 melusine
July 31, 2010 at 3:13 PM
@ bo bae
Here's Doona singing in the Japanese movie Linda Linda Linda:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcEmTWQWVBs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBgfKx9cfNM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FfNKySqL9E
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