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Scandal Makers

2008 · 108 min

A warm, funny ride about unexpected family that balances laughs with genuine heart.

Tagline
One daughter and a grandson blew his perfect single life away!
Overview
Former teen idol Nam Hyeon-soo is now in his thirties and working as a radio DJ. One day a young woman named Jeong-nam shows up and claims to be his own daughter. She also has a son whom she claims to be Hyeon-soo's grandson. Their relation is proven via DNA tests by Hyeon-soo's brother. This leads to Hyeon-soo attempting to avoid a scandal concerning him having children "unknown" to the media.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • parenthood
  • identity
  • love
  • redemption
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour7
Realism7
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Kang Hyoung-chul
Written by
Lee Byeong-heon, Kang Hyoung-chul
Starring
Cha Tae-hyun, Park Bo-young, Wang Seok-hyeon, Hwang Woo-seul-hye, Im Ji-gyu, Lim Seung-dae, Jung Won-joong, Kim Ki-bang
Music
Kim Jun-seok
Cinematography
Kim Jun-young
Runtime
108 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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