Capital Scandal (2007)
- Original title
- 경성스캔들
- Directed by
- Han Joon Seo
- Cast
- Kang Ji Hwan, Kim Hwan Young, Han Ji Min, Ryu Jin, Han Go Eun, Kang Nam Gil, Kim Hye Ok, Ahn Suk Hwan
- Genre
- sageuk
- Country
- South Korea
- Length
- 1 season, 16 episodes
- Rated
- 15
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
In 1930s Seoul under Japanese rule, a young man becomes involved with independence fighters and a woman from a traditional family. The story mixes romance, comedy, and tragedy as it shows the clash between old and new values.
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What happens
Capital Scandal (Korean: 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. 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 "Keijō" ("Gyeongseong" in Korean; 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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