TV series
Sungkyunkwan Scandal
Overview
In the Joseon dynasty, a female breadwinner takes a job as a substitute test-taker, but soon finds herself attending a men's university in disguise.
Details
- First air date
- 2010-08-30
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 20 episodes
- Genres
- Comedy, Drama
- Network
- KBS2
- Production
- CJeS Studios, Raemongraein
- Country
- KR
- Original language
- KO
Cast
- Park Min-young as Kim Yoon-hee / Daemul
- MICKY Yoochun as Lee Seon-joon / Garang
- Yoo Ah-in as Moon Jae-shin / Georo
- Song Joong-ki as Goo Yong-ha / Yeorim
- Kim Kap-soo as Left State Minister Lee Jung-moo
- Lee Jae-yong as Ha Woo-kyu
- Ahn Nae-sang as Professor Jung Yak-yong
- Kim Ha-kyoon as Choi Shin-mook
- Kim Mi-kyeong as Mrs. Jo
- Kim Kwang-kyu as Hwang Ga
- Seo Hyo-rim as Ha Hyo-eun
- Jun Tae-Soo as Ha In-soo
Creators and crew
- Kim Dong-rae - Executive Producer
- Kim Won-suk - Director
- Hwang In-hyuk - Director
- Kim Tae-hee - Writer
Episodes
Episode 1: Lesson 1
In order to make money for her family, Kim Yoon Hee takes tests and creates cheat sheets for lazy scholars, bringing her face to face with the upright Seon Joon.
Episode 2: Lesson 2
Seon Joon challenges her to take the entrance exam for the all-boys school Sungkyunkwan University, not knowing that she is a girl in disguise.
Episode 3: Lesson 3
Politics and discrimination enter Sungkyunkwan as Ha In Soo pressures Seon Joon to live in the Western dormitories with the rest of his political faction.
Episode 4: Lesson 4
In Soo underestimates the loyalty Seon Joon and Yoon Hee have for each other. An archery competition brings about startling consequences for Yoon Hee.
Episode 5: Lesson 5
Professor Jung discovers Yoon Hee's true identity and leaves her unnerved. She faces the threat of expulsion and the unspeakable charge of offending her family and the king.
Episode 6: Lesson 6
Yoon Hee's fellow Sungkyunkwan scholars rally behind her as she trains in earnest for the Archery Competition.
Episode 7: Lesson 7
The day of the Archery Competition has finally arrived. Much is at stake for Yoon Hee, whose very fate at Sungkyunkwan will be determined by the match's outcome.
Episode 8: Lesson 8
Sungkyunkwan scholars are permitted to visit home during break. Meanwhile, suspicions continue to arise regarding Yoon Hee's true gender and identity.
Episode 9: Lesson 9
The scholars return to Sungkyunkwan from their break, and there is already trouble. A thief has stolen several valuables, and Yoon Hee is accused of being the culprit.
Episode 10: Lesson 10
Yoon Hee and her Sungkyunkwan friends set out to find the elusive thief. They are surprised to discover, however, that the person behind the robberies is not the criminal they expect.
Episode 11: Lesson 11
The Red Messenger continues to wreak havoc while the king makes a decision that rattles the political factions. Yong Ha schemes to bring Yoon Hee and Seon Joon together.
Episode 12: Lesson 12
It's Open House at Sungkyunkwan, and visitors swarm its campus. The hunt for the Red Messenger continues to intensify while Seon Joon grapples with his attraction to Yoon Hee.
Episode 13: Lesson 13
Jae Shin and Seon Joon's competing affections for Yoon Hee intensify during a sports match. The fake Red Messenger continues to cause trouble.
Episode 14: Lesson 14
In Soo becomes increasingly adamant in discovering the Red Messenger's true identity. Rumors of intimacy between Jae Shin and Yoon Hee spread throughout Sungkyunkwan.
Episode 15: Lesson 15
Seon Joon's engagement to Hyo Eun weighs on his mind as he grapples with his attraction to Yoon Hee, who he still believes to be a man.
Episode 16: Lesson 16
While the Sungkyunkwan scholars prepare for a schoolwide exam, Seon Joon and Yoon Hee's relationship continues to develop.
Episode 17: Lesson 17
The Jal Geum Quartet is summoned by the King to solve a political mystery that brings about shocking revelations from the past.
Episode 18: Lesson 18
Seon Joon and Yoon Hee's relationship is threatened with heartbreak when they discover the truth concerning the death of Yoon Hee's father.
Episode 19: Lesson 19
The hunt for the Red Messenger becomes more intense, and Lee Seon Joon makes a self-sacrificing decision that affects the other three friends.
Episode 20: Lesson 20
Chaos erupts within Sungkyunkwan when Ha In Soo finds out that Kim Yoon Shik is really a girl.
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