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Tempest korean drama review
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Tempest
6 people found this review helpful
by Jagswim
Oct 1, 2025
9 of 9 episodes seen
Completed
Overall 1.0
Story 1.0
Acting/Cast 1.5
Music 1.0
Rewatch Value 1.0

AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL

I can't believe Chinese KDrama fans have been complaining about 1 line in the series. The whole series, which Thank God is only 9 episodes, sucks. Maybe Jun Ji Hyun & Kang Dong Won should have been less concerned with billing & screentime, & more interested in the quality of the script & depth of the characters. This comes across like a Young Adult novel where our protagonists are out to save the world - but without likeable characters or plausible behaviour. Jun Ji Hyun, in as much as she has been one of my favourite actresses, is simply miscast in the role. She just looks rather dumb on screen most of the time. The times when the ML & FL chose to have heart-to-heart conversations is not to be believed. Huge plot holes. And the only thing the baddy turned out to NOT be was God. Kang Dong Won is obviously a brilliant actor, but in the storyline, this brilliant survivalist seems to miss the most obvious details. The only thing to be grateful about in this production is that we aren't subject to the characters dining in American sandwich & pizza franchises. Fortunately, it is highly unlikely there will be a Season 2, as there reportedly was considerable tension between the 2 stars on the set. Also poor editing & continuity. Reportedly Kang Dong Won's Agency invested financially in the production.


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