''Glamorous Temptation'' () is a 2015
South Korea
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television series
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starring
Joo Sang-wook
Joo Sang-wook (; born July 18, 1978) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in generational saga ''Giant'', medical drama '' Good Doctor'', romantic comedy '' Cunning Single Lady'', '' Birth of a Beauty'', and crime procedural ' ...
,
Choi Kang-hee, and
Cha Ye-ryun
Cha Ye-ryun (born Park Hyun-ho on July 16, 1985) is a South Korean actress. A graduate of Sangmyung High School, she began acting in 2005 at the age of 20, when she had a supporting role in the horror film ''Voice''. In 2007, she made her officia ...
. It replaced ''
Splendid Politics
''Splendid Politics'' () is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Cha Seung-won, Lee Yeon-hee, Kim Jaewon, Seo Kang-joon, Han Joo-wan and Jo Sung-ha. It aired on MBC from April 13 to September 29, 2015 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 2 ...
'' and aired on
MBC on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 (
KST) for 50 episodes from October 5, 2015 to March 22, 2016.
Plot
The series follow three characters: an ambitious woman, a woman jealous of her, and a man who will take revenge.
Cast
Main cast
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Joo Sang-wook
Joo Sang-wook (; born July 18, 1978) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in generational saga ''Giant'', medical drama '' Good Doctor'', romantic comedy '' Cunning Single Lady'', '' Birth of a Beauty'', and crime procedural ' ...
as Jin Hyeong-woo
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Nam Joo-hyuk as young Jin Hyeong-woo
Hyeong-woo is a man who lives for revenge, as he vows to take revenge against those who drove his father to death when he was still a teenager.
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Choi Kang-hee as Shin Eun-soo
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Kim Sae-ron as young Shin Eun-soo.
Despite facing a cruel fate, where she is framed for crimes she did not commit and left a widow after her husband dies at a young age, Eun-soo proves to be a strong woman as she strives on to be a good single mother to her young daughter.
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Cha Ye-ryun
Cha Ye-ryun (born Park Hyun-ho on July 16, 1985) is a South Korean actress. A graduate of Sangmyung High School, she began acting in 2005 at the age of 20, when she had a supporting role in the horror film ''Voice''. In 2007, she made her officia ...
as Kang Il-joo
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Kim Bo-ra as young Kang Il-joo
Initially known by the name Sang-yi, Il-joo was born to her father's mistress. After her foster mother's death, II-joo is brought under the care of Hyeong-woo's family, who raise her as a close relative. She falls in love with Hyeong-woo, but gets extremely jealous when her close friend Eun-soo and Hyeong-woo fall for each other. She eventually takes matters into her own hands, betraying her friend and eventually rises up as a presidential candidate.
Supporting cast
Hyeong-woo's Family
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Kim Byung-se as Hyeong-woo's father
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Na Young-hee as Hyeong-woo's mother
Eun-soo's Family
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Jung In-gi
Jung In-gi (born September 12, 1966) is a South Korean actor. Jung made his acting debut in 1990, and has remained active in mainstream and independent film as well as television
Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunica ...
as Eun-soo's father
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Kim Mi-kyung
Kim Mi-kyung (born October 14, 1963) is a South Korean actress. She is most active as a supporting actress in television dramas
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be mor ...
as Eun-soo's mother
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Dong Ha as Shin Bum-Soo, Eun-soo's brother
**Kim Hyung-kyu as young Shin Bum-Soo
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Lee Jae-yoon as Hong Myung-Ho, Eun-soo's husband
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Kal So-won as Hong Mi-Rae, Eun-soo's daughter
Il-Joo's Family
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Jung Jin-young as Kang Seok-hyun, Il-Joo's father
*Kim Pub-lae as Kang Il-Do, Il-Joo's elder brother
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Park Jung-ah as Lee See-young, Il-Do's wife
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Jang Young-nam as Kang Il-Ran, Il-Joo's elder sister
*Yoon-Soo as Kang Yoo-Gyung, Il-Do's daughter
Kwon Family
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Kim Ho-jin
Kim Ho-jin (born May 5, 1970) is a South Korean actor and food show host. Kim has played leading roles in the television dramas ''Tender Hearts'' (2001), ''Sunshine Hunting'' (2002), ''Yellow Handkerchief'' (2003), ''New Wise Mother, Good Wife'' ...
as Kwon Moo-Hyuk, Il-Joo's husband
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Cho Yeon-woo as Kwon Joon-Hyuk, Moo-Hyuk's brother
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Kim Chang-wan as Kwon Soo-Myung, Moo-Hyuk's father
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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*{{hancinema drama, Glamorous_Temptation
2015 South Korean television series debuts
2015 South Korean television series endings
MBC TV television dramas
South Korean melodrama television series