| The Scandal of Chunhwa | |
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| Hangul | 춘화연애담 |
| Hanja | 春畵연예담 |
| Literal meaning | Chunhwa Love Story |
| 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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| Original release | |
| Network | TVING |
The Scandal of Chunhwa (Korean: 춘화연애담) is an upcoming South Korean sageuk romance television series starring Go Ara and Chang Ryul. It is scheduled to premiere on TVING on February 6, 2025.
Cast
Main
- Go Ara as Princess Hwa-ri
- Chang Ryul as Choi Hwan
- Hwa-ri's contract marriage partner.
Supporting
- Kang Chan-hee as Jang Won
- The Sungkyunkwan elite.
- Son Woo-hyeon as Crown Prince Lee Seung
- Hwa-ri's eldest brother.
- Lim Hwa-young as Crown Princess In-jeong
- The Crown Princess, who still has no child.
- Bae Youn-kyu as Kim Min-hong
- Hwa-ri's art friend.
- Do Yeon-jin as Princess Hwa-jin
- Hwa-ri's life rival.
Production
Development
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.
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.
Casting
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. On September 12, Go A-ra had been confirmed by her agency to appear in the series as her replacement.
Filming
In September 2023, Star News reported that the series has started reshooting since September 26.
Release
The Scandal of Chunhwa is scheduled to be released on TVING in 2025.
References
- ^ 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" [ 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 ] (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' ] (in Korean). OSEN [ko]. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Naver.
- Kim, Hyun-jung (June 27, 2023). "[단독] 이설, '춘화연애담' 캐스팅...끝없는 연기 변신" [ 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.
- ^ Lee, Seung-hoon (September 28, 2023). "[단독]고아성 하차→고아라 합류 '춘화연애담', 재촬영 돌입" [ 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 ] (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved September 11, 2024 – via Naver.
- Ahn, Yoon-ji (November 5, 2024). 서현진·장률, 드라마 '러브 미'서 만날까.."출연 긍정 검토"[공식] [Seo Hyun-jin and Jang Ryul, will they meet in the drama 'Love Me Too'? "Positively considering appearance" ]. Star News. Retrieved November 13, 2024 – via Naver.
