Tempted

I binge watched the whole drama in two days. & actually enjoyed it. I watched for the great cast & Woo Dohwan was definitely delivering as usual ( & again, getting stuck w not so great idol actors AS USUAL). As everyone else mentioned, the chemistry for his "emotional friendship" was so much better than the one he had with the main lead-which was all due to her being inexperienced & unprepared for a leading role.

The plot was really great-but could be portrayed better; the story was kind of rushed & lacked logic a bit at the end lol. But generally fine. The potential of the cast & storyline was at least a 9, but the things I mentioned kind of reduced the score. All in all, highly recommend it. I'm all for watching dramas for the characters, the atmosphere & vibe it gives me, & this drama had both.

It's reminds me of cruel intentions, pretty good so far

If like me you live K-Dramas then Tempted or the Great Seducer is well worth a watch.

The female leads are excellent, Moon Ga-Young is excellent as the crazy narcissistic Soo-Ji but I especually loved the performance of Park Soo-Young or Joy from the K-Pop group Red Velvet as she is probably better known. This is the second drama I have watched her in (The Liar and his Lover being the other) and find her quite adorable to watch and I am surprised by a lot of the negativity about her performances to date. I think she is a decent actress who will only get better with each role she takes on. Also, she has one of the best heart melting smiles you will ever find, so look forward to seeing more from her in the future

As for the show itself it's a new take on Dangerous Liasions/Cruel Intentions and the plot follows in a similar way. However, there are a number of sub plots which make this drama stand out and if it wasn't for what I felt was a very rushed ending, I probably would have given it a ten

All in all a very watchable K-Drama and well worth the time invested in watching.

Screen play: 8/10 moral of story lacking Drama Direction: 7/10 not balanced by a moral Actors: 10/10 Characters: 10/10 well drawn Entertainment value: 6/10 due to sociopathic behaviors Soundtrack: 10/10 Art Direction: 10/10 Cinematography: 10/10 Series classification accuracy: doesn't classify as romance comedy. Watch at your own risk if tender hearted.

Comments: excellent acting by all, not just the leads. This is a high intensity drama with roles showing clear sociopathic personalities. 19 year olds with too much money, little responsibility or direction in life. Idleness is indeed the devil's playground. The Director could have adjusted the end storyline to show how (if at all) the main characters were molded into responsible adulthood. So the end was a real slash and burn with little satisfaction for 15 hours of high level emotional trauma. In other words, an overload of emotional distress dismissed by 5 minute happy ending.

Final thoughts: the greatest consolation in this drama is Joy who plays Tae Hea so remarkably well. Her smile lights up the screen and brings transforming joy, beauty and peace into the darkness Shi Hyun's world.

First time i watched this i was stirred and frankly pissed off by the overwhelming amount of bad things people do throughout this drama. Stupid choices and unnerving plot twists that balance dangerously above the abyss of run of the mill, ridiculous soap-opera scripts. However, on second viewing it all somehow makes a near-perfect harmonious ode to the plight of the super-privileged, and rather intelligently puts it all on display. Would perhaps benefit from a slightly stronger actress to sell the very well written, infuriatingly righteous female lead, but who can blame an actress for going soft around Woo Do Hwan...? Anyway, point being: it's really well played and well put together and devastatingly sexy, even more so second time you watch, when you know how it all turns out.