The Scandal of Chunhwa
| The Scandal of Chunhwa | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 춘화연애담 |
| Hanja | 春畵연예담 |
| Literal meaning | Chunhwa Love Story |
| Revised Romanization | Chunhwayeonaedam |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'unhwayŏnaedam |
| Genre | Historical romance |
| Written by | Seo Eun-jung |
| Directed by | Lee Kwang-young |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Hwang Chan-hee (CP)[1] |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 61–75 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | TVING |
| Release | February 6 – March 6, 2025 |
The Scandal of Chunhwa (Korean: 춘화연애담) is a 2025 South Korean historical romance television series starring Go Ara, Chang Ryul, and Kang Chan-hee. The series is about Princess Hwa-ri, who wants to find her true love on her own after her first love failed and later gets entangled with the city's most popular playboy, Hwan, and the most popular prospective groom, Jang Won. It was released on TVING from February 6, to March 6, 2025.
Cast
[edit]Main
[edit]- Chang Ryul as Choi Hwan[3]
- Hwa-ri's contract marriage partner.
- Kang Chan-hee as Jang Won[2]
- The Sungkyunkwan elite.
Supporting
[edit]- Son Woo-hyeon as Crown Prince Lee Seung[4]
- Hwa-ri's eldest brother.
- Lim Hwa-young as Crown Princess In-jeong[5]
- The Crown Princess, who still has no child.
- Granddaughter of Prime Minister.
- Bae Youn-kyu as Kim Min-hong[7]
- Hwa-ri's art friend.
- Jin So-yeon as Mrs. Park[8]
- She is the owner of a timber store.
- Go Geon-han as Prince Hwaing[9]
- Do Yeon-jin as Princess Hwa-jin[10]
- Hwa-ri's life rival.
Production
[edit]Development
[edit]The Scandal of Chunhwa is directed by Lee Kwang-young, known for the dramas Call It Love (2023) and No, Thank You (2022), and written by Seo Eun-jung.[2]
Beyond J, which produced the drama Nevertheless (2021), and SLL, which presented Reborn Rich (2022), Doctor Cha (2023), and King the Land (2023), was participating in the co-production.[2]
Casting
[edit]Originally, Go Ah-sung was cast as Princess Hwa-ri. However, on September 8, 2023, she was diagnosed with a fractured sacrum and will need 12 weeks of recovery, and she had to leave the series.[11] On September 12, Go A-ra had been confirmed by her agency to appear in the series as her replacement.[12]
Filming
[edit]In September 2023, Star News reported that the series has started reshooting since September 26.[11]
Release
[edit]The Scandal of Chunhwa was scheduled to be released on TVING on February 6, 2025.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ Jae, Man (February 7, 2025). 춘화연애담 OST Part.1 / 재만(JAEMAN) [The Scandal of Chunhwa OST Part.1 / JAEMAN - Because Of You]. Bugs (in Korean). Warner Music/ADA. Leon Korea Co., Ltd. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Lee, Nam-kyung (September 13, 2023). 고아라 캐스팅, 왕실 적통 공주된다...'부상' 고아성 대신 '춘화연애담' 출연확정(공식) [Go Ara Casting, Becoming a Princess of the Royal Family... Confirmed to Appear in 'Chunhwa Romance Story' Instead of 'Injured' Go Ah-sung (Official)] (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Moon, Ji-yeon (May 26, 2023). [단독] '몸값' 장률, 데뷔 후 첫 주인공..'춘화 연애담' 낙점 [[Exclusive] Jang Ryul of 'Body Price', first leading role since debut... 'Chunhwa Love Story' selected] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee, Seung-hoon (August 8, 2023). 손우현, '춘화연애담' 캐스팅..고아성·장률과 호흡 [공식] [Son Woo-hyun, cast in 'Chunhwa Love Story'.. Working with Go Ah-sung and Jang Ryul [Official]] (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Jang, Woo-young (August 8, 2023). 임화영, 세자빈 된다...'춘화연애담' 출연 확정 [공식] [Im Hwa-young becomes crown princess... Confirmed to appear in 'Chunhwa Love Story' [Official]] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim, Hyun-jung (June 27, 2023). [단독] 이설, '춘화연애담' 캐스팅...끝없는 연기 변신 [[Exclusive] Lee Seol, cast in 'Chunhwa Love Story'... Endless acting transformation] (in Korean). Xports News. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Ahn, Byeong-gi. 배윤규, 티빙 '춘화연애담' 출연 [Bae Yoon-gyu to appear on Tving's 'Chunhwa Love Story'] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ "'춘화연애담' 진소연 손 거치면 누구나 미인 된다". Newsen. January 23, 2025.
- ^ '춘화연애담' 장률, 여심 장악하는 능청미+다정미. Maeil Kyungjae. February 21, 2025.
- ^ Hwang, Su-yeon (August 9, 2023). 도연진, '춘화연애담' 출연 확정...고아성 라이벌 役 [Do Yeon-jin confirmed to appear in 'Chunhwa Love Story'... Go Ah-sung's rival] (in Korean). Xports News. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ a b Lee, Seung-hoon (September 28, 2023). [단독]고아성 하차→고아라 합류 '춘화연애담', 재촬영 돌입 [[Exclusive] Go Ah-sung leaves → Go Ara joins 'Chunhwa Love Story', begins reshooting] (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Choi, Hye-jin (September 12, 2023). 고아성, 엉치뼈 골절→19금 사극 '춘화연애담' 하차..고아라 투입 "출연 확정" [공식] [Go Ah-sung, fractured scapula → 19+ historical drama 'Chunhwa Love Story' exit... Go Ara's appearance confirmed [Official]] (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Ha, Ji-won (January 23, 2025). '춘화연애담' 바람둥이 장률vs1등 신랑감 강찬희, 고아라 뽑은 남편은 누구? ['Chunhwa Love Story' playboy Jang Ryul vs. number one groom candidate Kang Chan-hee, who is the husband chosen by Go A-ra?] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved January 23, 2025 – via Naver.
External links
[edit]- Official website
(in Korean) - The Scandal of Chunhwa at IMDb
- The Scandal of Chunhwa at HanCinema
