I gotta give credit to the cast and crew of MBC drama The Great Seducer for working so hard despite the awful to watch results. I give it an A for effort (I think) and only ask that the failed elements from writing, directing and acting not participate in future dramas. Perhaps leading lady Joy is the easiest target, the low hanging fruit of why idols should not also cross-over and try to act. Her few drama efforts fall so far short of good acting it should be a case study for aspiring actors to spot bad acting.
A promising young actor like Woo Do Hwan and Moon Ga Young couldn’t make a dent in lifting the weakness around them and in the end this hyped too much drama perhaps had one saving grace in that it’s lowest rated AGB nationwide rating of 1.5% did not break 2017 drama Manhole‘s lowest rating ever of 1.4%. Perhaps there is another win if rumors are true that Woo Do Hwan and Moon Ga Young are dating in real life thanks to meeting on this drama, but so far both sides have swiftly denied this juicy report.
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Thank god, it's finally ended. This drama is bad on every possible angles. The writing, directing and the unbelievably terrible acting by both leads. Joy definitely cannot act, it's an insult to even refer her to as an actress and as for Woo Do Hwan....please relegate back to second lead and improve your acting skills with more supporting roles before thinking on headlining another drama. The boy still has a long way to go as a leading man. Definitely a strong contender for the title of the worst drama of 2018.
The second leads(Moon Ga Young and Kim Min Jae) in the hands of a better writer and director could actually make a good first lead pair.
As for Woo Do Hwan, aside from going back to second lead roles to gain more acting skills and gravitas.He needs to screen his roles better.Things like "seductive" role, the first actor that comes ro mind is Yoo Ah In.Case example is "Secret Love Affair".The kind that can do those kinds of roles without looking cringe or try hard.
I think MBC and his agency were counting on him and his popularity from his previous dramas to hard carry the drama; because everything from director to writer to co lead star were weak.But as we have seen, that was a very bad move.Solution now is for him to give the best performance of his life in his upcoming movie(he is playing a villain) to regain his momentum.
The idea of this story was bad at the beginning. It's not the kind of story that can be showed on public channel. They didn't assume the darkness of the characters and at the end the characters were really bad written.
It's sad for WDH because he was great in Mad Dog or Save Me. I think he can be a lead but the writter didn't help him.
For Joy, her acting couldn't match the intensity of the other characters. And I really can't bear the way she speaks. I can't help myself to think she's a kid.
Was one of those who was excited in the early episodes, and thought this could be a surprise hit. But somewhere along the line, very early on, the drama train derailed. There just wasn't enough there, there. There was no reasoning behind anyone's actions, and the second leads were more interesting and a nicer watch than the leads.
Agreed!
SM should stop pushing their bad idol actresses everywhere and taking up leading roles. Joy missed the chance of her life by opting out from North-Korea concert for this shit drama.
Never fancied Woo Do Hwan but I feel sorry for him. He was almost becoming an it-boy with Save Me and Mad Dog. He should fire his agent or reflect upon himself for choosing such a shitty script with a subpar idol actress.
(Also, does this happen to others, when your comments don’t appear util hours later? I wonder why…)
Yeah Woo Do Hwan was incredible in Save Me and had great chemistry with Ryu Hwa Young in Mad Dog and Moon Ga Young here...but he really doesn't suit whatever the writer was trying to make him with Joy.
As for Joy, it was painful to watch her, she was that bad - and worse in any scenes with Moon Ga Young or Kim Min Jae. Please banish her from major roles until she can learn how to act.
My comments also disappear sometimes/look like they don't get posted but show up much later, it's not just you.
me too... sometimes my comment may take a day to appear... don't know why...
WDH might have jumped on the Lead wagon too quickly without checking who his partner was. Next time please check carefully to make sure she is an actress not an idol before signing on to any more rom-com. Otherwise, stay with Crime/Thriller genre coz for sure he will ace it :-)
The scriptwriter and Director n Producer/Production company had a dream and took the risk but it tapered out into a nightmare. So through no fault of the actors (kudos to them all) the fault for the low ratings lies with the creative team that chose this story and the public tv station(MBC) to screen it. Had OCN or tvN had this drama with a different lead lady (Im sorry for mentioning this) we wouldn’t be having this post mortem. We would be celebrating instead.
I think despite everything, the lead cast came out as winners. Woo Dohwan, Moon Gayoung and Kim Minjae seem to have developed a strong friendship (and maybe relationship lol). MGY and KMJ also received praise for rising beyond the horrible script. WDW's rise may have been stunted by this bad drama but he will be fine. Boy got a movie role before this drama even ended.
Joy seems to suffer the most. Not only did she miss out on her group's most important milestones, she gained alot of antis. I don't know which male actor will even dare to accept a drama knowing she is lead. I have no doubts MBC is going to continue to cast her though, since they seem to love casting idols in their dramas. So at least she don't have to worry about being jobless.
i just don't understand why give this drama title great seducer,if the story about childish thing
A lot of actors promise a lot but more than often never deliver..very easy for South Korean actors to get caught up in the celebrity trap which often takes away the focus of what they are actually meant to be doing well...hope that's not the case here but they won't be the fist or the last.Just my observation about the k Drama industry.
Moon Ga Young is the best thing in the drama. Most people wouldnt know her name despite she has been acting for 10+ years. But damn, she is gorgeous. Joy is hot as an idol but next to MGY, she is just another lady.
Everything is so bad about this. I keep watching but still has no clue whats going on. Joy voice is annoying. She say the words without any emotion or thought. Woo Do Hwan is crying all the time (is he done military yet?). KMJ is ok. The writing, the directing, the music. Even other actors are bad: Joy's best friend is terrible at acting, even worse than Joy. And that odd rich daughter. And the mothers, father. Gosh, its terrible all the way around.
It's funny, in photos Joy and Moon Ga Young look similar but the minute they're on screen, there's just so much of a difference and it's not even about their styling, one looks like her character and the other just looks like she's trying to find her best angles or decide whether to close her mouth.
Woo Do Hwan finished his military service in his early 20s, if he picks better projects after this
Tone down the white faces jeeez