I have started to watch a new Korean historical TV drama lately which shows on the channel ShuangXin on Astro (channel 324) started from 2/9/2011. This TV drama is showing on every Monday to Friday at 8:30pm to 9:30pm. The story is about the adventures of the 4 main leads in the school. This TV drama is based on a popular teen novel. It is a campus romance story of an older period. Released in 2007, the novel was on the bestselling lists of major online bookstores, dealing with the friendship and romance between four students at a Confucian academy during the Joseon Dynasty.
Genre : Drama, Comedy, Romance, Period
Episodes : 20
Air Time : Every Monday to Friday, 8:30pm - 9:30pm @ Channel SHX of Astro
(channel 324)
Story :
Sungkyunkwan Scandal is set in Sungkyunkwan University in the late Joseon era during the reign of King Jeongjo, revolving around the exploits and love stories of four youths. When her younger brother’s illness worsens and their family is in danger of being evicted from their house for lack of money, Kim Yoon Hee enters the school under his name, disguised as a boy in her desperation to support him. There, she becomes friends with the intelligent and upright Lee Sun Joon, the playboy Goo Yong Ha and rebellious Moon Jae Shin.
Cast :
Micky Yoochun as Lee Sun JoonPark Min Young as Kim Yoon Hee
Song Joong Ki as Goo Yong Ha
Yoo Ah In as Moon Jae Shin
Seo Hyo Rim as Ha Hyo Eun
Kim Min Seo as Cho Sun
Jun Tae Soo as Ha In Soo
Kang Sung Pil as Im Byung Choon
Kim Dong Yoon as Seol Go Bong
Chae Byung Chan as Kang Moo
Ahn Nae Sang as Jung Yak Yong
Park Geun Soo as Yoo Chang Ik
Daemul Kim Yun-hee (Park Min-young)(the lead actress of "City Hunter"), a girl who disguises herself as a boy named Kim Yun-sik to enter the school instead of her sick brother; Garang Lee Seon-jun (Micky), a perfect man of etiquette and example who judges others by his principles and yet, is ruled by a sincere heart. With his low voice and gentle expressions, he is the core weapon in the "SungKyunKwan Quartet". Yeorim Gu Yong-ha (Song Joong-ki), l’homme fatale who is given to wine and women; and Geolo Moon Jae-shin (Yu A-in), a troublemaker with masculine charm.
Micky, a member of the idol boy group JYJ is making his acting debut playing one of the four protagonists. The other three leads are Park Min-young, Song Joong-ki, and Yu A-in, who are young rising stars. Song has gained popularity for his cheery, cute roles. Yu, who started an acting career from childhood, has successfully grown into an adult actor. For Park, this is the third period drama she has appeared in after “Korean Ghost Stories” in 2008 and “Princess Jamyeong.”
"Sungkyunkwan Scandal" has also won some awards in the year 2010 and 2011. The winning awards are listed as below :-
- 2011 47th Baeksang Arts Awards: Popularity Award (Micky Yoochun)
- 2011 47th Baeksang Arts Awards: New Actor (Micky Yoochun)
- 2010 KBS Drama Awards: Excellence Award, Novella Drama – Actress (Park Min Young)
- 2010 KBS Drama Awards: Newcomer Actor Award (Micky Yoochun)
- 2010 KBS Drama Awards: Popularity Award (Song Joong Ki)
- 2010 KBS Drama Awards: Netizens’ Award (Park Min Young and Micky Yoochun)
- 2010 KBS Drama Awards: Best Couple Award (Park Min Young and Micky Yoochun)
- 2010 KBS Drama Awards: Best Couple Award (Song Joong Ki and Yoo Ah In)
Well, I think I have briefed too much for this TV drama. Let us take a peek of some scenes of "Sungkyunkwan Scandal".
So, if you are interested to catch this teen romance codemy drama, please click into "Sungkyunkwan Scandal" to join the enter the Korean Joseon Dynasty.
Enjoy watching! ^.^
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