The Scandal of Chunhwa (Korean: 춘화연애담) is an upcoming South Korean historical romantic television series starring Go Ara and Chang Ryul. It is scheduled to premiere on TVING in 2024.
The Scandal of Chunhwa | |
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Also known as | Chunhwa Love Story |
Hangul | 춘화연애담 |
Revised Romanization | Chunhwayeonaedam |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'unhwayŏnaedam |
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Written by | Seo Eun-jung |
Directed by | Lee Kwang-young |
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Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
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Network | TVING |
Synopsis
editThe Scandal of Chunhwa is a romantic historical drama about Princess Hwa-ri, a direct princess of the royal family, who comes out into the world to enjoy free love in order to personally select her husband.
Cast
editMain
edit- The free-spirited royal princess who declares 'direct selection of the husband' after freely dating and will depicts an independent journey of finding love on her own.
- Chang Ryul as Choi Hwan[2]
- Hwari's contract marriage partner.
Supporting
edit- Kang Chan-hee as Jang Won[1]
- The Sungkyunkwan elite.
- Son Woo-hyeon as Crown Prince Lee Seung[3]
- Hwa-ri's eldest brother.
- Lim Hwa-young as Crown Princess In-jeong[4]
- The Crown Princess, who has beautiful looks and a gentle personality, has not had a child even after 10 years of marriage.
- The crown princess who married Seung at the young age of 8 as the granddaughter of the Prime Minister.
- Bae Youn-kyu as Kim Min-hong[6]
- Hwa-ri's art friend and a genius painter who supports his mother and younger siblings in a poor household and endures hunger every day.
- Do Yeon-jin as Princess Hwa-jin[7]
- The life rival of Hwa-ri, a princess of royal blood.
Production
editDevelopment
editThe 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.[1]
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.[1]
Filming
editAccording to an exclusive report from Star News on September 28, 2023, The Scandal of Chunhwa has started reshoots since September 26.[8]
Casting
editOriginally, 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.[8] On September 12, Go A-ra had been confirmed by her agency to appear in the series as her replacement.[9]
Release
editThe TVING original series The Scandal of Chunhwa will be released in 2024.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e 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.
- ^ 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.