Sweet Temptation: An Intelligent Lady

I am watching a Korean TV drama currently and I would like to recommend to you all. The title is called “Miss Ripley” and it is showing on the Channel 8TV (Astro Channel 708) on every Monday to Friday at 8:30pm to 9:30pm.

The story of “Miss Ripley” is based on a real life case in Korea. The actors and actress are Lee Da Hae, Park Yoo Chun, Kim Seung Woo and many more.

The story is about two very different men fall in love with Jang Mi Ri, a woman whose life is a complicated web of lies, propelled by her greedy desires that stem from an unfortunate childhood. Jang Myung Hoon is an ambitious hotelier who maintains perfect control of himself and his life, while Yutaka is the warm and gentle heir of a Korean-Japanese hotel conglomerate. Their love for Mi Ri and her tragic ambition eventually leads them down the path of destruction.

Title : Miss Ripley/ 미스 리플리

Genre : Melodrama, Romance, Crime

Episodes : 16

Air time : Every Monday to Friday @ 8:30pm (Astro Channel 708 (8TV))

Story :

Jang Mi-Ri (Lee Da-Hae) works as hostess in Japan. She is held there to pay off her stepfather's debt. The evening that Mi-Ri finally pays off her stepfather's debt, the bar owner Hirayama (Kim Jeong-Tae) still doesn't let her go. Mi-Ri then runs away from the place and is able to make it to South Korea.

Mi-Ri then rents a small room in South Korea. In the same building, Yootaka (Micky Yoochun) also rents a room. Yootaka has recently arrived from Japan as well and he rents the low-budget room even though he comes from an affluent family. He hopes to learn the ways of the world on his own.

Mi-Ri, becoming situated in South Korea, works various part-time jobs like washing cars while also seeking out permanent employment. This is important because as a Japanese citizen Mi-Ri needs to find a permanent job to stay in the country. Unfortunately, Mi-Ri finds it difficult to find a permanent job due to her educational background - Mi-Ri only has a high school degree and didn't attend college. Time is running out for Mi-Ri.

Meanwhile, Jang Myung-Hoon (Kim Seung-Woo) works for a hotel owned by his father-in-law. His wife is renowned pianist Lee Gui-Yeon (Hwang Ji-Hyun). To placate an important customer at the hotel, Myung-Hoon needs to find someone able to speak the Japanese Hataka dialect. His searches comes up empty as that spoken dialect is extremely rare in South Korea.

Mi-Ri goes for another interview hoping to find a permanent job. This time, Mi-Ri is sexually assaulted by her interviewer. She is able to fight off the man and escape out of the building. While leaving, Mi-Ri is almost hit by a car. The man driving the car is Jang Myung-Hoon. He gets out of the car and asks if she is OK. Mi-Ri, angry over her entire situation, blurts out words in Japanese. Jang Myung-Hoon, who is still looking for someone able to speak the Hadaka dialect, recognizes that Mi-Ri could fill that position. Myung-Hoon offers to hire her temporarily for a few days to see if she can do the work. Mi-Ri passes on the offer because her deadline to find a permanent job is approaching and she needs a permanent job. Mi-Ri then says hopelessly, "... even if I graduated from Tokyo University I won't be hired." Myung-Hoon, not understanding her correctly, says since you graduated from Tokyo University there is no reason not to hire you. This is how her lie begins ...

Cast

Lee Da Hae as Jang Mi Ri

Park Yoo Chun as Yutaka / Song Yoo Hyun

Kim Seung Woo as Jang Myung Hoon

Kang Hye Jung as Moon Hee Joo

Choi Myung Gil as Lee-hwa

Kim Jung Tae as Hirayama

Hwang Ji Hyun as Lee Gwi-yeon

Lee Sang Yeob as Ha Chul-jin

Song Jae Ho as President Lee

Jang Yong as Song In-soo

Lee Da Hae

Park Yoo Chun

Kim Seung Woo

Kang Hye Jung

The actress Lee Da Hae is very pretty in this drama “Miss Ripley”. She has a slim figure and her costumes in the drama are very beautiful too. However, she acts as a “bad” woman here. Overall, I think she has to fight for her life in order to make her life good in “Miss Ripley”.

Let us take a preview of “Miss Ripley” below.