Capital Scandal

ABOUT DRAMA: CAPITAL SCANDAL

Capital Scandal (Korean: 경성 스캔들; RR: Gyeongseong Seukaendeul; lit. "Scandal in Gyeongseong") is a 2007 Korean drama starring Kang Ji-hwan, Han Ji-min, Ryu Jin and Han Go-eun. The show aired on KBS2 from June 6 to August 2, 2007 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55, 16 episodes long. Now, you can watch free full-episodes of**_ Capital Scandal_** on xemovie.com.

Based on Lee Sun-mi's novel Love Story in the Capital, the story combines the heroic anti-Japanese movement with a young romance by depicting the 1930s Seoul capital during the period. The colony was then known as "Gyeongseong" (hence the title to replace Scandal in Old Seoul). It was a period when the country's independence fighters fought against pro-Japanese traitors, while traditional Joseon Confucian values ​​clashed and coexisted with the more modern lifestyle. . The series depicts one of the darkest periods of Korean history with a mixture of tragedy, comedy, and romance.

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.

CAST

Protagonist

• Kang Ji-hwan as Sunwoo Wan As a complete "modern guy", Sunwoo Wan is always fashionable to follow the latest trends and enjoys jazz, gambling and women. He frequents nightclubs and appears in tabloids. The most popular player in Gyeongseong, Wan is confident that it only takes him ten minutes to seduce a girl. One day, he bet he would break his record by seducing not a pretty and stylish girl, but a cautious independent warrior nicknamed Jomaja. But what begins as false love then develops into sincere affection. He experiences real love for the first time, then develops into patriotism. The former hedonist became an ardent champion of independence.

• _Han Ji-min as Na Yeo-kyung _ Unlike most young women of the era, Yeo-kyung has received an advanced education but still prioritizes pre-modern moral values. She still wears the traditional white blouse and black skirt. She has a strong will and stubbornness - to the point of making others want to challenge her. Many young men tried to approach her but failed. Rumor has it that she scolded the man for an hour for daring to ask her out. That's why the boys Gyeongseong gave up on her; they just sarcasm and despise her as Jomaja, which means "Joseon's last woman."

• Ryu Jin as Lee Soo-hyun With an elite education in Tokyo, Soo-hyun has excellent working ability, good manners and neat appearance, he quickly climbed the promotion ladder at the Japanese government. in Korea. Everyone knows that high-ranking Japanese official Ueda Mamoru completely trusts and relies on him. But that's the talent, Soo-hyun also has many enemies, including his Japanese colleague, Korean subordinates, and even his childhood friend Sunwoo Wan. He only ignores those who accuse him of betraying his country. His face is always expressionless and doesn't betray his secrets, and he only smiles briefly at decisive moments.

• _Han Go-eun as Cha Song-joo _ As a famous gisaeng, Song-joo has a charming appearance that can seduce anyone, and enviable singing and dancing skills. Only men of high social status can meet her. Those who don't have the money and the power to meet her in person can listen to her songs on Gyeongseong Radio or see her smiling face on Japanese government PR posters hanging at the train station. Song-joo is the top celebrity of the era where Joseon didn't have any entertainers yet.

Supporting character

• Kang Nam-gil as Kim Tak-goo.
• Lee Kyung-jin as Choi Hak-hee.
• Ahn Yong-joon as Kang In-ho.
• Yoon Gi-won as Lee Kang-goo.
• Ahn Suk-hwan as Ueda Mamoru.
• Choi Phillip as Yamashita Kouji.
• Kim Hye-ok as Ueda Sachiko.
• Park Ha-sun as So Young-rang.
• Yoon Joo-sang as Sunwoo Kwan.
• Yoon Ye-hee as Heo Young-hwa.
• Heo Jeong-min as Shin Se-min.
• Go Myung-hwan as Wang Gol.
• Jang Tae-sung as Chu Geun-deok.
• Seo Hyun-ki as Mang-chi.
• Uhm Hyun-kyung as Ueda Miyuki.
• Choi Yeo-jin (cameo, episode 1).