''Sweet Temptation'' is a 2015 omnibus web series starring all six

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members (

Hahm Eun-Jung Hahm Eun-jung (; born December 12, 1988), known professionally as Eunjung and also Elsie, is a South Korean singer, actress, model, host, entertainer, and lyricist. She began her career at the age of seven as an entertainer in 1995, when she wo ...

Park Ji-yeon Park Ji-yeon (; born June 7, 1993), known mononymously as Jiyeon, is a South Korean singer, actress, model, host and entertainer. She debuted as a member of girl group T-ara in July 2009. Apart from her group's activities, she has also starre ...

, Park Hyo-min,

Jeon Bo-ram Jeon Bo-ram (; born March 22, 1986), referred to as Boram, is a South Korean singer, actress and host. She originally debuted as a solo artist, releasing two singles in 2008, before eventually becoming a member of girl group T-ara in 2009. T ...

, Park So-yeon and Lee Qri) Jung Chaeyeon and Cho Seung-hee. The show was a joint venture between

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and

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. It was one of the first original projects produced by Naver TV Cast. The drama accumulated over 800,000 views in less than a month on Naver TV, making it one of the streaming service's most watched original shows.

Synopsis

Sweet Temptation is a fantasy romance drama that unfolds through a mobile phone application that grants the wishes of six people.

Cast

Main

* Park So-yeon as So-hee * Lee Qri as Qri *

Hahm Eun-jung Hahm Eun-jung (; born December 12, 1988), known professionally as Eunjung and also Elsie, is a South Korean singer, actress, model, host, entertainer, and lyricist. She began her career at the age of seven as an entertainer in 1995, when she wo ...

as Eun-jin *

as Ji-ho *

Jeon Boram Jeon Bo-ram (; born March 22, 1986), referred to as Boram, is a South Korean singer, actress and host. She originally debuted as a solo artist, releasing two singles in 2008, before eventually becoming a member of girl group T-ara in 2009. Th ...

as Bo-ram *

Hyomin Park Sun-young (; born May 30, 1989), known professionally as Hyomin (), is a South Korean singer and actress, known for her work as a member of South Korean girl group T-ara. Apart from her group's activities, Hyomin has also starred in variou ...

as Hyo-jin * Lee Joong-moon as Hyun-joon * Jang Soo-won as Kim Su-won *

Kim Jae-wook Kim Jae-wook (; born April 2, 1983) is a South Korean model and actor. He is best known for his roles in the hit series '' Coffee Prince'' (2007), comedy film ''Antique'' (2008), mystery drama '' Who Are You?'' (2013), ''Voice'' (2017), '' The ...

as Seok-min * Seo Joon-young as Sang-in *

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as Chae-soo *

Hyun Woo Hyun Woo (; born Kim Hyun-woo on January 18, 1985) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television series ''Pasta'' and the sitcom '' Living Among the Rich''. In 2009, he, Lee Jang-woo and No Min-woo formed the K-pop pr ...

as Han-woo

Supporting

* Cho Seung-hee as Witch *

Jung Chae-yeon Jung Chae-yeon (; born December 1, 1997), known mononymously as Chaeyeon, is a South Korean actress and singer. She is a member of the girl group DIA (group), DIA and former member of a project girl group I.O.I, having finished 7th in the survi ...

as Ah-mi * Kim Min-yung as Dong-woo * Lee So-yul as So-jin

Guests

* Keon Hee (Ep.1) * Yang Hak-jin as Eun-jin's boyfriend (Ep.5) *

Kim Jong-min Kim Jong-min (; born September 24, 1979) is a South Korean singer, dancer and television personality. He has been a member of the K-pop group Koyote since 2000 and a cast member of the variety show '' 2 Days & 1 Night'' since 2007. Kim has wo ...

as Manager

Episodes

Background & production

''Sweet Temptation'' is a joint venture between South Korea and China. It was co-produced by

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and SBS The show and was scheduled to air in both countries. 6 posters were released to promote the show, one for each T-ara member and her co-star. The drama had a budget of 1,3 Billion (~). In August 2015, when

was preparing for their comeback, Brave Brothers' " So Crazy" and

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's "1,2,3" competed for the title song, but "So Crazy" received more votes, while "1,2, 3" was used as the opening and closing theme of the drama. However, the song was never officially released on any platform. Due to high complaints, T-ara members spoke about the issue and revealed that they thought the song was already released. In 2021, during their 10th anniversary Live on

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, Eun-jung revealed that she would think about releasing the song in the future. On August 13, the drama premiered at Megabox COEX in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu,

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, South Korea and was attended by the cast and staff.

Soundtrack

Reception

Commercial performance

The drama was a commercial success garnering over 800,000 views in less than a month on ''Naver TV'', making it one of the streaming service's most watched original shows. " Goodbye" by

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, the third original soundtrack, was a hit, mainly in

topping the weekly ''

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'' chart with a record-breaking score of 94.23; the highest recorded score for any Korean soundtrack on the platform. The song also peaked at number 2 on ''

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'', a first for a Korean soundtrack. It was also included in the list of "Best songs to listen to in October 2015" by ''TV Report''. "Fall on the chest", by

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's Lee Soo debuted at 2 on

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weekly chart and at 7 on

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weekly chart.

Critical reception

The drama received generally favorable reviews due to its original plot and the main cast's acting, notably Park Jiyeon who was praised for her tearful performance in her 2 episodes "Reborn" and her chemistry with her fellow actor Seo Jun Young.

References

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External links

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