Sungkyunkwan Scandal
| Sungkyunkwan Scandal | |
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| Genre |
Historical Coming-of-age Romantic-comedy |
| Based on |
by Jung Eun-gwol |
| Written by | Kim Tae-hee |
| Directed by |
Kim Won-seok Hwang In-hyuk |
| Starring |
Park Min-young Park Yoochun Yoo Ah-in Song Joong-ki |
| Opening theme | "Found You" by JYJ |
| Ending theme | "Too Love" by Junsu |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Kwak Ki-won |
| Producer(s) | Yoo Gun-shik Kim Dong-rae Baek Chang-joo |
| Production company(s) | Raemongraein C-JeS Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | KBS2 |
| Original release | 30 August – 2 November 2010 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
| Korean name | |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Seonggyungwan Seukaendeul |
| McCune–Reischauer | Sŏnggyun’gwan Sŭk'aendŭl |
Sungkyunkwan Scandal (Hangul: 성균관 스캔들) is a 2010 South Korean fusion historical drama starring Park Min-young, Park Yoo-chun, Song Joong-ki and Yoo Ah-in. Directed by Kim Won-seok and written by Kim Tae-hee, it is based on Jung Eun-gwol's bestselling 2007 novel . It aired on KBS2 from August 30 to November 2, 2010 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.
Set during an era when society does not allow females to be educated nor employed, Kim Yoon-hee (Park Min-young) disguises herself as her brother, Kim Yoon-shik, in order to make ends meet for her family. She goes through a series of odd jobs, mainly at a local bookstore, before she gets offered a chance to increase her earnings by becoming a substitute test-taker (an illegal act) for the upcoming entrance examination in the prestigious Sungkyunkwan, the Joseon Dynasty's highest educational institute. She gets caught by the upright Lee Sun-joon (Park Yoo-chun), who later acknowledges Yoon-hee's talents, and even encourages her to enroll in the university. There, she must bear with the endless mischief of upperclassman Gu Yong-ha (Song Joong-ki), put up with the constant mood swings of roommate Moon Jae-shin (Yoo Ah-in), avoid getting in trouble with the strict student body president Ha In-soo (Jun Tae-soo), keep her secret from being discovered, all the while trying to hold her growing feelings for Lee Sun-joon at bay.
Together, Kim, Lee, Gu, and Moon form the "Jalgeum Quartet".
The series attracted a fervent fanbase that belied its modest mid-teen ratings. Its cult popularity was manifested in the very high online activity on the message boards of its official website and in popular portal DC Inside, the number of episode viewings on the KBS website, as well as units of DVDs and OST albums sold. The original soundtrack, which featured Park Yoo-chun's band JYJ, sold 110,000 copies in a couple of weeks.
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