8.6 /10 1 Votes
4.4/5 Written by Jin Soo-wan First episode date 6 June 2007 Number of episodes 16 | 92% 7.8/10 IMDb Directed by Han Joon-seo Final episode date August 2007 Number of seasons 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Also known as Scandal in Old Seoul
Scandal in the Capital
Kyeongseong Scandal
Modern Romance Genre Historical
Romance
Comedy
Drama Based on Love Story in the Capital
by Lee Sun-mi Starring Kang Ji-hwan
Han Ji-min
Ryu Jin
Han Go-eun Networks Korean Broadcasting System, KBS2 Cast Kang Ji‑hwan, Han Ji‑min, Han Go‑eun, Ryu Jin, Park Ha‑sun Similar Resurrection, Hong Gil‑dong, Iris, A Love to Kill, Hello! Miss |
Capital Scandal (Hangul: 경성 스캔들; RR: Gyeongseong Seukaendeul; lit. "Scandal in Gyeongseong") is a 2007 South Korean television series starring Kang Ji-hwan, Han Ji-min, Ryu Jin and Han Go-eun. It aired on KBS2 from June 6 to August 2, 2007 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.
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Based on Lee Sun-mi's novel Love Story in the Capital, the story juxtaposes the heroic anti-Japanese movement with young romance by depicting the capital Seoul of the 1930s during colonial rule, at that time called "Gyeongseong" (hence its alternate title Scandal in Old Seoul). It was a time when the nation's independence fighters fought against pro-Japanese traitors, while traditional Joseon-era Confucian values clashed and coexisted with a more modern way of life. The series portrays one of the darkest periods of Korean history with a mixture of tragedy, comedy and romance.
Synopsis
Sunwoo Wan (Kang Ji-hwan) is one of the capital's most notorious womanizers who alleges that he can seduce any woman within 10 minutes. The handsome, fashionable and rich young man doesn't have worries about the fate of his country. He gambles with his colleagues on his ability to seduce Na Yeo-kyung (Han Ji-min) whose nickname is "Jomaja" (the last woman of the Joseon Dynasty). She is known as a woman who doesn't care about her appearance and has no interest at all in dating. She runs a small bookstore while working as a volunteer teacher for poor children. Yeo-kyung is a very determined woman and has strong faith that her country will be liberated from Japan in the near future. Dating a guy or getting married is something she'll do only after the independence of her native land.
At first Wan doesn't take his bet seriously, but as events escalate in the capital, he finds himself falling in love with Yeo-kyung. She opens his eyes to the social injustices around him, which transforms him into becoming an independence movement activist himself. As Wan says, "Love is the strongest and most effective strategy for independence and revolution."
Main characters
A thoroughly "modern boy," Sunwoo Wan is always dressed fashionably in the latest trends and likes jazz, gambling and women. He frequents the night clubs and has his face splashed on the tabloids. The most famous playboy in Gyeongseong, Wan is confident that it takes him only ten minutes to seduce a girl. One day he makes a bet that he will break his record by seducing not some pretty and sophisticated girl, but the prudish independence fighter nicknamed Jomaja. But what begins as false love later evolves into genuine feelings. He experiences real love for the first time, which later evolves into patriotism. The former hedonist turns into an enthusiastic independence fighter.
Unlike most young women of the era, Yeo-kyung has received an advanced education but still prioritizes pre-modern moral values. She still wears a traditional white blouse and a black skirt. She is strong-willed and stubborn -- to the extent that she makes others want to challenge her. Many young men have tried to approach her but failed. Rumor has it that she scolded on man for a full hour for daring to ask her out. That's why Gyeongseong guys have given up on her; they just sarcastically and disparagingly call her Jomaja, meaning "the last woman of Joseon."
Supporting characters
Original soundtrack
- Gyeongseong Scandal - Eru
- Because of you - Jeon So-young
- Elegy
- Dance with me
- You who believe this is the end - Jay
- No Life Without You (feat. Soseol)
- Winds of Gyeongseong
- Gyeongseong Scandal (Inst.)
- Sweet Song - Noh Jin-young
- Gyeongseong BLUES
- Mong (dream)
- Waltz of Destiny
- Elegy Tango
- You who believe this is the end (Inst.)
- One Summer
- Because of you (Inst.)
- In a Mood