Tempted (TV Series)
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''Tempted'' () is a 2018
South Korean television series Korean drama (), also known as K-drama or Koreanovela, refers to Korean-language television shows made in South Korea. These shows began to be produced around the early 1960s, but were mostly consumed domestically until the rise of the Korean Wa ...
starring
Woo Do-hwan Woo Do-hwan (; born July 12, 1992) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television dramas '' Save Me'' (2017), ''Mad Dog'' (2017), '' Tempted'' (2018), '' My Country: The New Age'' (2019), '' The King: Eternal Monarch' ...
,
Park Soo-young Park Soo-young is a South Korean actor. He is known for his roles in dramas such as '' My Beautiful Bride'' (2015), '' Listen to Love'' (2016), ''Hi Bye, Mama! ''Hi Bye, Mama!'' () is a 2020 Korean drama, South Korean television series starr ...
, Kim Min-jae, and
Moon Ka-young Moon Ga-young (; born July 10, 1996) is a South Korean actress and model. In 2005, she started on her career as a child model. The following year, in 2006, she made her debut as a child actress with the film '' Bloody Reunion''. She is best kno ...
. It is loosely based on the 1782 French novel ''
Les Liaisons dangereuses ''Les Liaisons dangereuses'' (; English: ''Dangerous Liaisons'') is a French epistolary novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, first published in four volumes by Durand Neveu on March 23, 1782. It is the story of the Marquise Isabelle de Merteu ...
'' by
Pierre Choderlos de Laclos Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de Laclos (; 18 October 1741 – 5 September 1803) was a French novelist, official, Freemason and army general, best known for writing the epistolary novel '' Les Liaisons dangereuses'' (''Dangerous Liaisons ...
. The series aired on
MBC TV MBC TV (Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Television) is a South Korean free-to-air television channel launched on 8 August 1969 and owned by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation. History The Seoul Private Broadcasting Corporation was establish ...
from March 12 to May 1, 2018, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 ( KST) for 32 episodes.


Synopsis

A romantic melodrama that depicts the lives of a young man and woman who begin to discover their true feelings whilst playing the dangerous game of love. The show is based on the classic 18th-century French novel ''
Les Liaisons Dangereuses ''Les Liaisons dangereuses'' (; English: ''Dangerous Liaisons'') is a French epistolary novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, first published in four volumes by Durand Neveu on March 23, 1782. It is the story of the Marquise Isabelle de Merteu ...
'' by
Pierre Choderlos de Laclos Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de Laclos (; 18 October 1741 – 5 September 1803) was a French novelist, official, Freemason and army general, best known for writing the epistolary novel '' Les Liaisons dangereuses'' (''Dangerous Liaisons ...
. Student president Choi Su-ji (
Moon Ka-young Moon Ga-young (; born July 10, 1996) is a South Korean actress and model. In 2005, she started on her career as a child model. The following year, in 2006, she made her debut as a child actress with the film '' Bloody Reunion''. She is best kno ...
), Kwon Si-hyeon (
Woo Do-hwan Woo Do-hwan (; born July 12, 1992) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television dramas '' Save Me'' (2017), ''Mad Dog'' (2017), '' Tempted'' (2018), '' My Country: The New Age'' (2019), '' The King: Eternal Monarch' ...
) eldest heir of the JK Group, and casanova Lee Se-ju ( Kim Min-jae) have been best friends since childhood. Su-ji’s current boyfriend, Lee Ki-young ( Lee Jae-kyun) humiliates her and her mother for trying to use him to climb up the social ladder and breaks up with her. As the last straw, when Su-ji's mother and Si-hyeon’s father announce their engagement, the trio devise a plan to hit two birds with one stone. Eun Tae-hui (
Park Soo-young Park Soo-young is a South Korean actor. He is known for his roles in dramas such as '' My Beautiful Bride'' (2015), '' Listen to Love'' (2016), ''Hi Bye, Mama! ''Hi Bye, Mama!'' () is a 2020 Korean drama, South Korean television series starr ...
) is a hardworking female college student who no longer believes in love after watching the demise of her parents' marriage. Su-ji finds out that Tae-hui is Ki-young's first love, and asks Si-hyeon to seduce Tae-hui and then break her heart, as a way to prove his loyalty to Su-ji. After proving which, Su-ji and Si-hyeon will marry to prevent their parents from doing so themselves. However, all does not go as planned, when Si-hyeon and Tae-hui begin to actually fall for each other. The strain this puts on the trio's friendship, Tae-hui's reaction after seeing their true faces and Ki-young’s thirst for revenge make up the rest of this drama.


Cast


Main

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Woo Do-hwan Woo Do-hwan (; born July 12, 1992) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television dramas '' Save Me'' (2017), ''Mad Dog'' (2017), '' Tempted'' (2018), '' My Country: The New Age'' (2019), '' The King: Eternal Monarch' ...
as Kwon Si-hyeon, the sole grandson and heir in the JK Group conglomerate who bets his life in a dangerous game of love. As he tries to seduce Tae-hee he gradually begins to fall for her. **
Ji Min-hyuk Ji Min-hyuk (born 23 September 2001) is a South Korean actor. Filmography Web Series Film Television series Television shows Awards and nominations References External links * * 2001 births Living people Male act ...
as young Kwon Si-hyeon *
Park Soo-young Park Soo-young is a South Korean actor. He is known for his roles in dramas such as '' My Beautiful Bride'' (2015), '' Listen to Love'' (2016), ''Hi Bye, Mama! ''Hi Bye, Mama!'' () is a 2020 Korean drama, South Korean television series starr ...
as Eun Tae-hee, a 20-year-old hardworking college student, who after watching her parents unhappy marriage fall apart, believes that being swayed by love is the most pitiful thing until she meets Si-hyeon. * Kim Min-jae as Lee Se-ju, a playboy
chaebol A chaebol ( , ; , ) is a large industrial South Korean conglomerate run and controlled by an individual or family. A chaebol often consists of multiple diversified affiliates, controlled by a person or group. Several dozen large South Kore ...
who is Si-hyeon and Su-ji's best friend and is madly in love with Su-ji but rather has her as his friend as he knows about her feelings towards Si-hyeon. *
Moon Ka-young Moon Ga-young (; born July 10, 1996) is a South Korean actress and model. In 2005, she started on her career as a child model. The following year, in 2006, she made her debut as a child actress with the film '' Bloody Reunion''. She is best kno ...
as Choi Su-ji, the daughter of a hospital director and the initiator of Tae-hee's seduction. She has been Si-hyeon and Se-ju's friend since childhood, but she loves Si-hyeon. **
Kim Min-ju Kim Min-ju (; born February 5, 2001) is a South Korean actress and former singer. She is best known as a former member of the South Korean–Japanese girl group Iz*One, having finished 11th in Mnet (TV channel), Mnet's girl group survival show ...
as young Choi Su-ji


Supporting

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Shin Sung-woo Shin Sung-woo (born Shin Dong-yoon; July 26, 1968) is a South Korean singer and actor. He was very popular as a rock star in the 90s with his song "Seoshi". He then went into acting, stage/musical plays and up to this time has been active in both ...
as Kwon Seok-woo, Si-hyeon's father and Seol Young-won's old love. *
Jeon Mi-seon Jeon Mi-seon (December 7, 1970 – June 29, 2019) was a South Korean actress. Though best known as a supporting actress in films and television series such as '' Memories of Murder'' (2003), ''Moon Embracing the Sun'' (2012), and ''Hide and Seek ...
as Seol Young-won, Tae-hee's mother. *
Kim Seo-hyung Kim Seo-hyung (; born October 28, 1973) is a South Korean actress. She is best known for her portrayal as the evil mistress Shin Ae-ri in the SBS revenge drama '' Temptation of Wife'' (2008) and as Coach Kim in the JTBC JTBC (shortened ...
as Myung Mi-ri, an ambitious and established doctor. Su-ji's mother. Kwon Seok-woo's fiancé. *
Jeong Ha-dam Jeong Ha-dam (; born February 28, 1994) is a South Korean actress. Jeong debuted with a lead role in ''Wild Flowers'' (2015). Her second lead role was in '' Steel Flower'' (2016), in which she was praised for her outstanding performance by Vari ...
as Ko Kyung-joo, Tae-hee's best friend. *
Moon Hee-kyung Moon Hee-kyung (; born December 22, 1965) is a South Korean actress. Moon made her acting debut in musical theatre in 1995. She has also played supporting roles in films and television series, notably ''Skeletons in the Closet'' (also known as ...
as Oh Se-ri, So-joo's Sister-in-law * Lee Young-jin as Jung Na-yoon, Kyung-ju's mother *
Tae Hang-ho Tae Hang-ho (; born July 22, 1983) is a South Korean actor known for his work in film, television, musicals, and theater. He started his career in a theater company in 2008 and made his debut in 2009 with a theater play. Tae gained recognition ...
as Priest Matteo * Kim A-ra as Bing Bing, a maid at Kyung-joo's house. * Lee Jae-kyun as Lee Gi-young, the spoiled son of a lawyer. His first love is Tae-hee. He still hasn't moved on from Tae hee. He is enemies with the three rich heirs. *
Kim Do-wan Kim Do-wan (; born 8 March 1995) is a South Korean actor. Career Kim is best known for his roles in ''Start-Up A startup or start-up is a company or project undertaken by an entrepreneur to seek, develop, and validate a scalable business ...
as Yoo Joo-hwan, Hye-jung's boyfriend who is a bartender. *
Oh Ha-nee Oh Ha-nee () is a South Korean actress. She is known for her roles in dramas such as '' Goodbye to Goodbye'', '' Tempted'', '' The Crowned Clown'' and '' Three Bold Siblings''. She also appeared in movies '' The Shameless'', '' A Special Lady'', ...
as Park Hye-jung, the daughter of an F&B CEO, and Gi-young's future fiancée. * Shin Chang-joo as Park Gyu-jeong, Hye-jung's brother. *
Jung Hye-sun Jung Hye-sun (; born February 21, 1942), birth name Jung Young-ja (), is a South Korean actress. Jung made her entertainment debut as a voice actress with the KBS Daejeon Daejeon (; ) is South Korea's list of cities in South Korea, fifth-l ...
as Hong Sook-hee, Shi-hyun's grandmother and president of JK Group family


Special appearance

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Han Sun-hwa Han Sun-hwa (; born October 6, 1990), also known mononymously as Sunhwa, is a South Korean actress and singer. She is a former member of the South Korean girl group Secret. She made her television debut in 2004 while participating in SBS' ''Su ...
as Ji-young, Si-hyeon's ex-girlfriend who is a lawyer. *
Yeonwoo Lee Da-bin (; born August 1, 1996), better known by her stage name Yeonwoo (), is a South Korean actress and singer managed by 9ato Entertainment. She is a former member of the South Korean girl group Momoland. She is currently active as an ac ...
as Kwon Yeo-min, Si-hyeon's cousin.


Production

* The series is formerly known as ''Love Game: The Great Seduction'' (). *
Yeo Jin-goo Yeo Jin-goo (, born August 13, 1997) is a South Korean actor. Yeo began his career as a child actor, debuting in the film ''Sad Movie'' (2005). Nicknamed "Nation's Little Sister, Nation's Little Brother", he went on to play the younger characte ...
was first offered the male lead role, but declined. * The first script reading of the cast was held on January 16, 2018 at MBC Station in
Sangam-dong Sangam-dong () is a legal '' dong'' (neighborhood) of Mapo District, Seoul, South Korea. In the wake of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, a large apartment complex and DMC business district have been created and developed into the center of western Seoul. ...
.


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Reception

The series had a mixed reception in South Korea, but was well-received internationally. The drama had an overall Nationwide average audience share of 3.2% according to TNmS and 2.2% according to Nielsen Korea. Internationally, ''Tempted'' recorded the highest figure in individual programs since the US-based subscription service
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launched with a peak daily market share of 14.9%, and achieved a rating of 9.3/10 on the global premium licensed streaming site Viki. In South Korea the main criticisms were stated to be the failure of the writer and director to set the genre and script issues. According to the Good Data Corporation survey of TV, ''Tempted'' was ranked first place in online video consumption of all dramas airing in South Korea, first in the list of top 10 most talked about dramas, and
Park Soo-young Park Soo-young is a South Korean actor. He is known for his roles in dramas such as '' My Beautiful Bride'' (2015), '' Listen to Love'' (2016), ''Hi Bye, Mama! ''Hi Bye, Mama!'' () is a 2020 Korean drama, South Korean television series starr ...
and
Woo Do-hwan Woo Do-hwan (; born July 12, 1992) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television dramas '' Save Me'' (2017), ''Mad Dog'' (2017), '' Tempted'' (2018), '' My Country: The New Age'' (2019), '' The King: Eternal Monarch' ...
were ranked second and third respectively in the list of top 10 most talked about actors and actresses in South Korea. Despite the question of idol singers in lead roles,
Park Soo-young Park Soo-young is a South Korean actor. He is known for his roles in dramas such as '' My Beautiful Bride'' (2015), '' Listen to Love'' (2016), ''Hi Bye, Mama! ''Hi Bye, Mama!'' () is a 2020 Korean drama, South Korean television series starr ...
was subsequently praised for her improvement and potential in acting after erasing her idol color as lead actress.
Woo Do-hwan Woo Do-hwan (; born July 12, 1992) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his roles in the television dramas '' Save Me'' (2017), ''Mad Dog'' (2017), '' Tempted'' (2018), '' My Country: The New Age'' (2019), '' The King: Eternal Monarch' ...
was also praised for his ability to express a wide range of emotions in the drama, with the first and second leads commended for inhabiting their characters with the material given.


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References


External links

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