This drama was good !!? And an appreciated work , the story was perfect, !!!leads have given their best
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I decided to give it a chance recently, and I WAS ADDICTED FROM EPISODE 1. Joy acted really well. The ML is now on my favorites list. All the friendship storylines were well done, and the actors were A+. I have so many good things I could say about this drama: I urge you to try it. I really liked it and was never bored.
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My rating forover all drama 2/ 10
The story started with good .... till 4 episodes it was ok.. watchable but after that it cliche.... we can other drama same scence...( summer fox drama).. accident... scarifice.... boring... i like friendship between them... but after Romance development friends get split... that was minus...
Its not worth to rewatch
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OMG this drama is pathetic!! I wanted to drop it after 5 6 episodes but decided to give it a try, because of some people claiming it to be good. But i think the low rating is what this drama deserves. There are SOOOOOOOOOO many characters and you won't understand their role and relationship to each other. Everyone in this drama is connected to each other in some weird ways. Which is TOOOOO much.
I loved the concept in the starting, i loved their freindship but as the series goes on you will question on their friendship. Is this what a true friendship called??? I initially shipped for the lead actor and the actress with long hair. But they introduced the 4th person "tae hye". I don't like their pairing nor the girl (joy)acting.
The story is superrr messy. Its all over the place. It would be great if it was 16epsd. But 32 is too draggy for the story like it.
And i loved the 2nd lead actor the most. He was funny and lively. I enjoyed trio scenes more than sin hye and tae hye. I always skipped their part.
And the main reason i watched till the end is to know the secrets. That's all. Otherwise i keep skipping, because it was torturous.
And about the " Seducting" Part, oh boy! he only have to seduce one girl in whole 32 epsds and that too was not seducing that was flirting just in one epsd and rest are "love".
And i don't understand if you too love each other why the heck you need a bet to get married. Who does that??
And soo jin i loved her acting but i don't understand what she was trying to do.
And everyone has lost their mom or dad something like that. Wowwww what a coincidence!!!
And they are uni friends but they don't have to attend college they just have to hang around, do the betting, drinking and " Seducing".
The whole story after 10 epsd is shin hye and tae hee making , then he insults her...then again follows her, she forgives him and repeat.
THIS DRAMA WAS NOT AT ALL SEDUCTIVE.
the lead actor is not at all seductive. He just eye candy.
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why you should watch tempted/the great seducer
In general, the drama was very good. I liked the way the story turned out and how complex it was. I have to say Soo Ji was my favourite character. I gave it a 9 and not a 10 because the two mains broke up and got back together too easily. Also I started this drama so that I can warm up to other scarier dramas, and it did the job! It made a good bridge between rom-coms and real-life/scary-ish dramas. Not to be rude, but Joy's acting was unnatural for me. It might be because I've seen her with RedVelvet too often, but it bothered me just a little. Not to mention, the soundtrack was amazing! I love the classical music they used.Was this review helpful to you?
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Cliche Kdrama
Its just your typical, 'I made a bet that I'll make her fall in love with me' plot. This was one of my first kdramas I've watched so I do admit it was very well done because it made me want to continue watching kdramas after that. I was also not aware at the time that one of the main characters was Joy from Red Velvet, and that that was one of her first roles. Honestly she did so well, shes very talented with acting! I don't remember much from the kdrama but I do remember I was never bored lol...It holds a lot of nostalgia for me.Was this review helpful to you?
I loved how his character was created as a villain..e.. such as the bad guy and showed us his true and good side between episode. I don't think I've ever watched a Korean drama that includes making a bet with someone or doing a dare to make someone fall in love. And I liked how this kind of version in a Korean drama is new. It reminds me of that English Movie, 'AFTER'
Anyways, the story of this drama is very intrigued and I like how 'Tae Hee's' character is not some weak ass girl who cries and show those annoying female character. Her personality and features are amazing and as the drama keeps going, it makes me want to keep going and watch more.
I just wish that there was more Rom-Com and Shi Hyun being a bad guy. I wish they added a scene where Shi Hyun went to the club 'there was' and saw her there... or a scene where when they are in a bad state... they went to the club and saw each other... making one another jealous with some random people... I like jealousy scene HAHA I hope I can find this kind of drama somewhere in Korean EHHEHE.
Overall, I kind of feel bad for Se-Joo because it feels like his relationship with them is a one-sided... I wish For more KISSING SCENE TOO :(:(:(
Those three 'Se-Joo, Shi Hyun, and Soo-ji' are a 'SANA ALL' goals for us Young adults. Their friendship is amazing, I wish I can find someone like them...
Nonetheless, I recommend this drama, they 'tempted' ;) me to watch this and I am honored to experience lessons from this drama from the beginning till end.
I'm waiting for Woo Do Hwan' in the drama 'The King: Eternal Monarch' with Lee Min Ho!
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11:11pm 4/11/20
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I see some people are criticising it cause of Joy's acting but honestly her acting wasnt that bad like it wasnt extraordinary but also not bad bad and when it comes to other actors, i mean what are yall are saying? All the other actors nailed it especially dohwan like his crying scenes shooked me and this is coming from someone who hates crying scenes.
Okay so the story cons first, ahh ngl the story had some plotholes and in the beginning it was kinda rushed and disappointing cause for me atleast, i wanted the first main lead female to play hard to get but instead after 2 whopping scenes she was totally into him and same for the first main lead male like dude you are THE gread seducer, you have broken many girls heart but after two scenes you like the girl like what? Agh this is my way of saying more angst. Anyways the story wasnt bad cause i really liked it, ngl it was cliche. Also the second main lead female, two words ANNOYING BRAT like God she was so sjsjsjsjssj. The second main lead male was a pushover ngl. Okay so positive things, i liked the story between the first main leads and especially the male, he was so loving sweet and Ajsjsjsjsjsjs i loved it. (Thats literally it i am sorry but i lived for their story and everyone else didnt really mattered to me lmao hahahahahahah)
Music was good but I hated that annoying BGM that came in every happy scene like stfu.
Overall, it was a good drama, better than what i have seen before lmao. The story, actors and etc, everthing was good. Also yes i agree that the intro and the poster are misleading. They be like dark, mysterious and sexy but in reality the drama isnt even that dark, mysterious and sexy, i mean its not happy to go one but its not that deep too.
ANYWAYS THIS IS MY USELESS REVIEW HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH I HOPE YOU FIND IT HELPFUL
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story : the story started off completely strong like other mentioned, and could've been a hit. it really could've but then it went downhill after episode 2 or 3. from then it was mediocre and borderline trash. i found it borderline trash because in some ways the story was entertaining. i really enjoyed the trio at first, they had great chemistry. i do wish that the writers focused on making it about their bets, and just showcased their friendship more that way it would've hurted even more when their friendship was ruined. the main reason why i continued watching was to see how soo ji ended up and what their friendship turned out like. from episode 28 and onward it was better, much better. the story was better. some of the characters were completely not needed. i actually ended up skipping a majority of the drama because the side stories were boring and i just didn't like the chemistry between tae hee and shi hyun. honestly it's partly because they fall in love so fast and break up way too many times and i just felt like it was rushed.
the ending was rushed but i liked it? but it was still not the best it should've been. the writers could've done so much better with this. not to mention it's completely different from the french novel about it but it's okay. i think that it would've done so much better had it been focused on their friendship, betting, more dark themes, and the drama of the rich people. they should've used the bet as a small thing and made it completely different. if they focused on how their parent's actions and personalities affected them i do think this drama could've been so much better. but
actors: a lot of people had mixed reactions towards the acting and on the most part i liked the majority of the main actors.
i really really loved ga young's performance of soo ji. it was spot on, you would hate her but still have sympathy for her. to be fair i cried during the ending episodes for her and what she became like. her acting is no joke i'll be checking out her future work.
next min jae, he was good. he was mysterious and lonely. we really didn't know much about him but we did know how lonely he was although he had on smiles for the majority. i really felt his pain when he would cry.
woo do hwan, i don't really have anything to say about his. i did like his charism at the beginning of the drama, he conveyed his emotions quite well. to me it didn't stand out to how much ga young's acting stand out but it was just eh. good but didn't really move me as well as it did with the two others. but honestly with the writing, he did the best he could work with.
joy, she's one of the reasons why i decided to watch this . originally i got joy and ga young confused so i skimmed through some of episode one and two thinking they were the same people. honestly her acting's mediocre, it's not trash but it's not on the level of the other main actors. i do think that had they chosen a stronger actor, it would be able to save this show a bit more.
music : really loved the bgm when soo ji would cry about her onesided love. the one about confessing love first. i loved the orchestra music in the bg that helped set the mood. overall it was good.
rewatch: im not one who rewatches shows unless they're ones i really really love but i gave this a five because there were certain episodes i rewatched such as episode one, episode 30, and 31 because they were just amazing. but i wouldn't rewatch this series, it was a pain to watch in the beginning.
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Stupidity is the only word that can sum up this drama. I enjoyed Joy's acting and thought it was completely fine. The chemistry between Woo Do-Hwan wasn't the greatest, but it was watchable. There were so many breakups and reunions that it felt like a joke at some point. The female second lead is a classic example of a manipulative pretty-faced bitch. The male second lead was a let down at points too.. Everyone was so corrupted in this drama other than our female lead. I still did get a decent cry out though for the emotional scenes. Was this review helpful to you?
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MBC made me once again super emotional again
I'm crying like a baby about tempted, which I wasn't expecting but damn it is making me emo. Nobody but me is more surprised about how much I love this and how emotional it is making me. I never expected to love this drama as much as I ended up loving it. It's truly the plot twist of the century.Also joy's character keeps receiving soo much hate and shit while I'm over here like.....?????
It is also funny how I initially loooved moon ga-young's character su-ji & how I thought se-ju needed all the protection in the world and my heart ached for. I didn't much care about joy's character aka eun tae-hui's boyfriend/love interest si-hyeon that much and now the roles are reversed. I'm now really disliking su-ji atm, I still like eun tae-hui (aka joy), se-ju is still a puppy and the best boy ever but he's kinda shitty to si-hyeon. But the most surprising thing ever happened, suddenly I'm on the si-hyeon protection squad, like every time I'm crying, I'm crying for him my poor baby. And like that's a lot.
I also initially thought that their friendship was amazing and I loved how they were the three musketeers, but omg the friendship between these three is truly becoming toxic. Si-hyeon initially liked su-ji but she didn't want to date him so they stayed friends, suddenly their parents were like we're getting married which they don't like so si-hyeon was like to su-ji hehe let's get married. But the bad Bitch she is (whom I initially loved) was like only if you prove your loyalty to me by breaking the heart of my ex boyfriend's first love will we get married. So dude was like okay then but shoooocker he started to really fall for that girl aka joy aka eun tae hui so he clearly stated to su-ji I'm dropping this bet & don't want to get married to you anymore. So now su-ji is mad he actually developed feelings for the girl & that he doesn't like her anymore. And of course she, su-ji, now really loves him while he doesn't bc of eun tae hui, bad Bitch is like truly hurting my bby si-hyeon and coming between the two and being overall a really mean hurtful shitty and manipulative person to get her. And like that other friend of the trio se-ju of course is in love with su-ji so he automatically sides with her but he's generally really nice & has shitty home life too. But he's like SI HYEON YOU BITCH YOU MAKE SU-JI CONSTANTLY WAVER & YOU LEAD HER ON. While I'm like:
.....
Dude
He doesn't
Initially he was hesitant to admit he liked eun tae-hui but lol when he did dude didn't even hide his feelings for le girl anymore & he clearly said to su-ji lol I do not want to marry you anymore and I quit this bet. Like there is no way he lead her on, just the girl REFUSED TO GIVE UP and went full on brat like HE NEEDS TO LIKE ME OR OTHERWISE I'LL RUIN HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH SOMEONE HE TRULY LOVES SIMPLY BECAUSE I CAN AND I'M HURT. And they dared to call each other best friends, I'm like even though u ruin people's life for fun you don't do that to your supposedly best friends. Si-hyeon also started to learn like damn what we did was fucked up and me don't wanna do that anymore, even though everyone besides my gf is hurting me, but he was also soo scared of what his friends were gonna say of his relationship so he initially was hesitant to tell them (he didn't hid it from others, just them with her consent though) and he is never really open or honest or showing his true feelings with his best friends so I'm like ......
This friendship started out really cute, pure and as three broken people from broken homes becoming each others family into the most toxic thing ever. And TRUE friends wouldn't hurt their friend on purpose this many times while my precious bby doesn't.
Funny thing is that I initially even shipped su-ji with si-hyeon while now I'm like GURL WTF ARE U DOING? GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER AND STOP BEING SUCH A MANIPULATIVE CRY BABY ENTITLED BRAT BITCH because it is truly not a good look on you
I still love se ju too but he needs to be nicer to my bby because now he's being unreasonable and fair. It is cute how much he is there for su-ji who ofc takes advantage of him too. God I really don't like her anymore.
Si-hyeon is definitely not a Saint either but he's truly learning how to be a better person and partner. His character development is just through the roof.
The last three episodes will make me decide if it's a 8 or 9 star show. I also see so many parallels to gossip girl. I always say it's the korean version of gossip girl but better.
BUT OMFG I TAKE EVERYTHING NICE BACK I'VE EVER SAID ABOUT SE-JU. HE IS EVEN WORSE THAN SU-JI. He's truly the worst. He told eun tae hui everything about the bet just because si-hyeon wasn't doing what he wanted which obviously had to do with su-ji and how si-hyeon should just date her and the it is his fault that their friendship is ruined according to asshole. But si-hyeon literally was planning on telling her at that moment but se ju intercepted eun tae hui. He literally made a beautiful ass diary with art and his true feelings while also confessing his sin.
I truly did NOT expect to like this drama this much or be a crying disaster over tempted. I in no way possible was expecting to be so emo over tempted. I haven't cried this much over a kdrama in almost forever. Okay that's me being dramatic since I was also emo af over the uncanny counter but truly since then I haven't cried this much over a kdrama.
In the end I've forgiven all of them even se-ju & su-ji and tempted became a 10/10 show. The ending was damn beautiful.
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I was worried about this first because of the reviews/comments I read online. Now that I've watched it, I'm glad I did. I get that it could not do as well because the promotions described it as dark, mysterious, sexual, aesthetic and what not, but that's about it.
Story :
The story was well-thought and well-paced. I don't usually prefer slow dramas so it wasn't hard for me to continue this. Although in some places you could make a vague guess what's going to happen, it wasn't that predictable. In the last 2-3 episodes, I cried until I couldn't breathe as they reminded me of myself(lol). At times, I got frustrated of the plot, so I'm giving it a 8.5.
Acting/Cast :
This drama had some amazing actors who did their job well.
1. JOY has some skills I got so say. The emotions she displays are varied. Feeling of first love, true love, sadness, betrayal, she could do it all, you just name it. Her acting convinced me to watch her other dramas. She plays EUN TAE HEE.
2. DO HAN also did a good job. He only displayed 3 emotions ~ love, sadness and betrayal. However, he did a great job. His chemistry with Joy is noticeably okay. He plays KWON SHI HYUN.
3. GA YOUNG's character did not do her justice to be honest. Don't get me wrong, she did alright but it's the character. I get it was supposed to be a strong and imposing but I just couldn't handle the things she did. I liked her better in 'Eulachcha Waikiki'. She plays CHOI SOO JI.
4. MIN JAE did a commendable role. Out of the 3 friends, he was the most thoughtful. Min Jae plays it as well as it suits him. He plays LEE SE JOO.
Keeping other actors and characters in mind, I'm giving it a 9.0.
Music :
The music is the saving grace, honestly. Many were instrumentals by artists like Fara Effect, which suited the scenes accordingly. DK's Missed Connections/Me First is my top pick. The vocals, background music, it's usage were just perfect. MOMOLAND's Hug Me is also recommended. It's a light, fluffy song used for happy moments so it's alright.
For music, it's a 10.
You can re-watch if you really want to. Like really. I myself don't re-watch dramas so I don't really know about this one too. So, it's a 7.0.
Overall, it's an 8.5. It got lower because of a few characters and twists that I couldn't handle.
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