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Tempted

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  Tempted   is a 2018  South Korean television series  starring  Woo Do-hwan ,  Park Soo-young ,  Kim Min-jae , and  Moon Ga-young . It is loosely based on the 1782 French novel  Les Liaisons dangereuses  by  Pierre Choderlos de Laclos . The series aired on  MBC  from March 12, 2018 to May 1, 2018 on Mondays and Tuesdays during the 22:00 ( KST ) time slot for 32 episodes. The series was released internationally on  Netflix  starting from February 1, 2020. 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  by  Pierre Choderlos de Laclos . In an act of revenge, wealthy heir Kwon Shi-hyun ( Woo Do-hwan ) makes a bet with his friends to seduce Eun Tae-hee ( Park Soo-young ), a hardworking female college student who no longer believes in love after watching the demise of her parents' marriage. Afte

Jung Ho-seok (J-Hope )

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  Jung Ho-seok  , better known by his stage name  J-Hope  (stylized as  j-hope ), is a South Korean rapper, songwriter, dancer, and record producer. In 2013, J-Hope made his debut as a member of South Korean boy band  BTS , managed under  Big Hit Entertainment . J-Hope released his first solo mixtape,  Hope World , worldwide on March 1, 2018. The album was met with a positive reception. His debut at number 63 (and subsequent peak at number 38) made him the highest-charting solo Korean artist on the  Billboard 200  at the time of the mixtape's release. On September 27, 2019, he released his song  ”Chicken Noodle Soup”  featuring  Becky G . On October 12, 2019, the solo single debuted at No. 81 on US  Billboard Hot 100 , which made him the first member of BTS with a hot 100 hit under his own name.  [1] J-Hope was born as Jung Ho-seok on February 18, 1994, in  Gwangju , South Korea, where he lived with his parents and older sister. Before debuting with  BTS , he was part of the un

Kim Nam-joon

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  Kim Nam-joon  better known by his stage name  RM  (formerly  Rap Monster ), is a South Korean rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He is the leader of the  South Korean boy group   BTS . In 2015, he released his first solo  mixtape ,  RM .   In October 2018, his second mixtape,  Mono , was the highest charting album by a Korean soloist on the  Billboard 200  chart, having peaked at 26. He has recorded with artists such as  Wale ,  Younha ,  Warren G ,  Gaeko ,  Krizz Kaliko ,  MFBTY ,  Fall Out Boy ,  Primary , and  Lil Nas X . Kim Nam-joon was born on September 12, 1994, in  Dongjak-gu , South Korea, and grew up in  Ilsan-gu , where his family moved when he was four or five. He is the elder of two siblings and has a younger sister. As a child, RM largely learned English through watching  Friends  with his mother.As a student, he actively wrote poetry and often received awards for his writings. He posted his work to an online poetry website for roughly one year, where he re

Kim Tae-hyung

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  Kim Tae-hyung   also known by his stage name  V , is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and actor. He is a vocalist of the  South Korean boy group   BTS V was born Kim Tae-hyung on December 30, 1995, in the  Seo District  of  Daegu , South Korea, and grew up in  Geochang County . He is the eldest of three children, with a younger brother and sister. V first aspired to be a professional singer in elementary school, and eventually began taking saxophone lessons in early middle school as a means of pursuing the career V's father agreed with his journey on learning how to play the saxophone V initially became a trainee for Big Hit Entertainment after passing an audition in  Daegu After graduating from  Korean Arts High School  in 2014, V enrolled in Global Cyber University. V coined the phrase "I purple you" during BTS' fanmeeting in November 2016. Ever since then, purple has become a symbol of BTS and their fans.  UNICEF  also used the phrase for their anti-bully