Character Relationship Map: The Glory

Characters

• Moon Dong-eun (played by Song Hye-kyo) — protagonist
• Joo Yeo-jeong (played by Lee Do-hyun) — protagonist
• Park Yeon-jin (played by Lim Ji-yeon) — supporting
• Kang Hyeon-nam (played by Yeom Hye-ran) — supporting
• Ha Do-yeong (played by Jung Sung-il) — supporting
• Lee Sa-ra (played by Kim Hieora) — supporting
• Choi Hye-jeong (played by Cha Joo-young) — supporting
• Son Myeong-o (played by Kim Gun-woo) — supporting
• Shin Yeong-jun (played by Lee Hae-yeong) — cameo

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Park Yeon-jin → Ha Do-yeong (Married couple) — Their marriage is destabilized as Do-yeong learns that Yeon-jin's past threatens their family and public standing.

  "Park Yeon-jin's wedding is approaching at the beginning of the season, and later Ha Do-yeong investigates more about his wife and her past. Do-yeong...

• Park Yeon-jin → Choi Hye-jeong (Threatening social hierarchy) — Yeon-jin uses intimidation and status to control Hye-jeong when their shared past and current secrets become dangerous.

  "Park Yeon-jin threatens Choi Hye-jeong after discovering Hye-jeong's involvement with Moon Dong-eun. Hye-jeong also finds an incriminating recording...

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Moon Dong-eun → Park Yeon-jin (Revenge-driven adversaries) — Their relationship develops from past abuse into a deliberate and escalating revenge conflict.

  "Moon Dong-eun was tormented by Park Yeon-jin and her classmates in high school, then built a life mission around revenge. She later gives Park Yeon-j...

• Moon Dong-eun → Kang Hyeon-nam (Revenge collaborators) — Hyeon-nam becomes an operational ally whose reliability and safety are tied to Dong-eun's revenge plan.

  "Moon Dong-eun secures outside investigative help and later works with Kang Hyeon-nam, whose trust is tested when Son Myeong-o disappears. Dong-eun al...

• Kang Hyeon-nam → Park Yeon-jin (Threatened accomplices) — Yeon-jin's intimidation turns Hyeon-nam from a hidden helper into a directly endangered opponent.

  "Park Yeon-jin threatens Kang Hyeon-nam after discovering Hyeon-nam's involvement with Moon Dong-eun. Hyeon-nam is also visited by an unwelcome person...

• Moon Dong-eun → Joo Yeo-jeong (Trauma-sharing allies) — They become connected through shared pain and cooperate around Dong-eun's revenge and Yeo-jeong's private struggle.

  "A fateful hospital encounter brings them together, and Moon Dong-eun later shares her traumatic past with Joo Yeo-jeong. The season also states that...

• Park Yeon-jin → Son Myeong-o (Secret-linked adversaries) — Myeong-o's disappearance and the questions surrounding him become a direct danger to Yeon-jin's control of the past.

  "Son Myeong-o's sudden absence creates tension in the friend group, while questions arise over him. Park Yeon-jin and Shin Yeong-jun later panic over...

• Ha Do-yeong → Choi Hye-jeong (Information-seeking acquaintances) — Do-yeong treats Hye-jeong as a source of information about Yeon-jin's concealed history.

  "Ha Do-yeong meets with Choi Hye-jeong to find out more about his wife and her past."

• Choi Hye-jeong → Son Myeong-o (Evidence-linked associates) — Hye-jeong's discovery connects her directly to the evidence surrounding Myeong-o's disappearance.

  "Choi Hye-jeong finds an incriminating recording on Son Myeong-o's tablet after his disappearance causes tension in the friend group."

• Joo Yeo-jeong → Park Yeon-jin (Truth-exposing opponents) — Yeo-jeong assists the effort to extract information from Yeon-jin, placing him against her concealment strategy.

  "Joo Yeo-jeong devises a way to get the truth out of Park Yeon-jin. This occurs while Yeon-jin is attempting to suppress information about her past."

• Park Yeon-jin → Lee Sa-ra (Shared social circle) — They are linked through the same social circle and become joint targets of Dong-eun's exposure strategy.

  "Moon Dong-eun orchestrates a plan to take down Park Yeon-jin and Lee Sa-ra together. Later, both Sa-ra and Yeon-jin deal with the aftermath of their...

• Shin Yeong-jun → Son Myeong-o (Secret-linked associates) — Myeong-o's disappearance creates a crisis for Shin Yeong-jun and links them through dangerous undisclosed information.

  "Park Yeon-jin and Shin Yeong-jun panic over Son Myeong-o, while questions continue to surround Myeong-o's disappearance."

Story Analysis

The season follows Moon Dong-eun's transformation of past trauma into a structured revenge campaign. Its parallel threads expose concealed history, destabilize social power, and test the alliances formed around her.

Plot Progression

1. Season 1: The Mission Begins — Dong-eun's past abuse and despair establish revenge as her new life mission. Her plan begins while Yeon-jin approaches marriage and Dong-eun encounters Yeo-jeong.
2. Season 1: Secrets As Weapons — Dong-eun hires investigative help and uncovers secrets that can be used against Yeon-jin. Yeon-jin senses that the past is returning and tries to intimidate her opponent.
3. Season 1: Alliances Under Pressure — Myeong-o's disappearance destabilizes the former friend group and tests Dong-eun's trust in Hyeon-nam. Dong-eun shares her trauma with Yeo-jeong and helps establish a plan connected to Hyeon-nam's fam...
4. Season 1: Truth Breaks Through — Questions about Myeong-o deepen while Dong-eun confronts Yeon-jin and reveals the importance of So-hee's death. Yeon-jin retaliates by threatening Hyeon-nam, and Yeo-jeong works to extract the truth.
5. Season 1: The Endgame — Hye-jeong discovers incriminating evidence, and Dong-eun's endgame becomes visible. Reputations crumble, Myeong-o remains a source of panic, and the final evidence and ultimatums push the revenge plot...