Scandal Makers

2008 South Korean film

Speed Scandal

Theatrical poster

Hangul|

과속 스캔들

Hanja|

過速스캔들

Literal meaning| Speedy Scandal
Revised Romanization| Gwasok Seukaendeul
McCune–Reischauer| Kwasok Sŭk'aendŭl
Directed by| Kang Hyeong-cheol
Written by| Kang Hyeong-cheol
Produced by| Ahn Byeong-ki
Sin Hye-yeon
Starring|

* Cha Tae-hyun
* Park Bo-young
* Wang Seok-hyeon

Cinematography| Kim Jun-young
Edited by| Nam Na-yeong
Music by| Kim Jun-seok

Production
companies

Toilet Pictures
DCG Plus

Distributed by| Lotte Entertainment

Release date

* 3 December 2008 (2008-12-03)

Running time

| 108 minutes
Country| South Korea
Language| Korean
Box office| US$47.9 million[1]

Scandal Makers (Korean: 과속스캔들) is a 2008 South Korean comedy-drama film written and directed by Kang Hyeong-cheol and starring Cha Tae-hyun, Park Bo-young and Wang Seok-hyeon. This was director Kang's first film and the highest grossing Korean film of the year.

## Plot

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Former teen idol Nam Hyeon-soo (Cha Tae-hyun) is now in his thirties and works as a radio DJ. A young woman named Hwang Jeong-nam (Park Bo-young) sends stories about her life as a single mother to the radio station Hyeon-soo works at, telling him she is going to meet her father. He then finds out that he's her father when she shows up at his apartment with her son Ki-dong (Wang Seok-hyeon). She tells him that her real name is Jae-in and that her mother was Hyeon-soo's first love Jeong-nam. Hyeon-soo doesn't believe it at first, so they undergo a DNA test and the results confirm that they're related. Jae-in dreams of performing on stage as a singer, but Hyeon-soo fears that if she does, their paternity scandal might get out. Because of Jae-in's rising popularity, Ki-dong's father Park Sang-yoon (Im Ji-kyu) finds her. They meet and chat, with Sang-yoon initially under the mistaken assumption that Jae-in is romantically involved with Hyeon-soo. When Ki-dong later goes missing at Jae-in's performance, Hyeon-soo realizes that he really does care for his daughter and grandson. After news about his daughter and grandson got leaked, he wasn't faced with damage to his career due to taking responsibility of them in the first place, low popularity, and news about a disgraced film star beating up a scandal gossip journalist. With encouragement from Ki-Dong's kindergarten teacher, he changes his image to a responsible older man, which is warmly received by everyone. At a Christmas recital, Sang-yoon reconciles with Jae-in and Ki-Dong, rekindling their love for each other.

## Cast

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* Cha Tae-hyun as Nam Hyeon-soo
* Cha Soo-chan, Cha Tae-hyun's son and first child, appeared as a cameo at the last scene of the film. He was one year old at the time of filming.[2]
* Park Bo-young as Hwang Jeong-nam/Hwang Jae-in, Hyeon-soo's daughter
* Wang Seok-hyeon as Hwang Ki-dong, Jae-in's son
* Im Ji-kyu as Park Sang-yoon, Jae-in's first love and Ki-dong's birth father
* Hwang Woo-seul-hye as Kindergarten teacher/Granny
* Im Seung-dae as Bong Pil-joong, entertainment reporter
* Jeong Won-joong as Bureau director
* Kim Ki-bang as Director
* Park Yeong-seo as Assistant director
* Sung Ji-ru as Lee Chang-hoon (cameo)
* Go Jun as Commercial film director

## Release

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Scandal Makers was released in South Korea on 3 December 2008,[3] and topped the box office on its opening weekend with 473,725 admissions.[4] It continued to chart well finishing with over 8 million tickets sold becoming the highest grossing Korean film of 2008. The second highest grosser was The Good, The Bad, The Weird with 6.6 million tickets,[5] then The Chaser with roughly 5 million tickets sold.[6]

## Awards and nominations

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Year  | Award  | Category  | Recipient  | Result

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2008  | Cine21 Awards  | New Actress of the Year  | Park Bo-young | Won
2009  | 1st KMDb(Korean Movie Database) Choice Awards  | Best Director  | Kang Hyeong-cheol | Won
6th Max Movie Awards  | Best Actor  | Cha Tae-hyun | Won
Best New Actress  | Park Bo-young | Won
45th Baeksang Arts Awards | Best Film  | Scandal Makers | Nominated
Best New Actress  | Park Bo-young | Won
Best New Director  | Kang Hyeong-cheol | Nominated
Best Screenplay  | Kang Hyeong-cheol | Won
Most Popular Actor (Film)  | Cha Tae-hyun | Nominated
Most Popular Actress (Film)  | Park Bo-young | Won
11th Udine Far East Film Festival  | Audience Award (2nd place)  | Kang Hyeong-cheol | Won
2nd Korea Junior Star Awards  | Grand Prize (Film category)  | Park Bo-young | Won
Grand Prize  | Wang Seok-hyeon  | Won
17th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Best New Actress  | Park Bo-young | Nominated
Best Young Actor  | Wang Seok-hyeon  | Won
18th Buil Film Awards | Best New Actress  | Park Bo-young | Nominated
12th Shanghai International Film Festival | Best Film (Asian New Talent Award)  | Kang Hyeong-cheol | Won
3rd Mnet 20's Choice Awards | HOT Movie Star - Female  | Park Bo-young | Nominated
HOT New Star  | Wang Seok-hyeon  | Nominated
HOT Boom Up Song - Super Man | Scandal Makers | Nominated
HOT Boom Up Song - Perhaps That | Park Bo-young | Nominated
46th Grand Bell Awards | Best New Actress  | Park Bo-young | Nominated
Best Editing  | Nam Na-yeong | Nominated
Best Lighting  | Lee Sung-jae  | Nominated
Best Music  | Kim Jun-seok  | Nominated
Popularity Award  | Cha Tae-hyun | Nominated
Popularity Award  | Park Bo-young | Won
29th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards | Best New Director  | Kang Hyeong-cheol | Won
Best New Actress  | Park Bo-young | Won
30th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Actress  | Park Bo-young | Won
Best New Director  | Kang Hyeong-cheol | Won
Best Music  | Kim Jun-seok  | Nominated
17th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards  | Best New Actress (Film)  | Park Bo-young | Won
5th University Film Festival of Korea Awards  | Best New Actress  | Park Bo-young | Won
32nd Golden Cinematography Awards  | Best New Actress  | Park Bo-young | Won
Best New Cinematographer  | Kim Jun-young  | Won
12th Director's Cut Awards | Best New Actress  | Park Bo-young | Won

## Remakes

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* A Chinese remake titled Scandal Maker, directed by Ahn Byeong-ki and starring Tong Dawei and Michelle Chen was released in China on November 11, 2016.[7][8][9]
* A Vietnamese remake titled Ông ngoại tuổi 30 was released on March 30, 2018.[10]
* An Indonesian remake titled Scandal Makers was released in Amazon Prime Video on January 19, 2023.[11]

## References

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1. ^ "Scandal Makers (2008)". Korean Film Biz Zone. Korean Film Council. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
2. ^ 2Days & 1Night Season3 : Gangwon Noodle Trip Part 1 [ENG, CHN, THA / 2019.01.27]
3. ^ "Speedy Scandal (2008) – 과속스캔들". HanCinema. Retrieved on 10 December 2008.
4. ^ "Korean Box Office" (Week-end 2008.12.05 ~ 2008.12.07). HanCinema. Retrieved on 10 December 2008.
5. ^ "The Good, the Bad, the Weird (Admissions)". HanCinema. 20 September 2009. Retrieved 1 September 2011.
6. ^ Admissions as of 1 June 2008. The Chaser, HanCinema. Retrieved on 28 September 2008.
7. ^ Wong, Silvia (November 14, 2016). "China box office: 'Doctor Strange' retains lead, 'Billy Lynn' debuts second". Screen Daily. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
8. ^ Brzeski, Patrick (November 14, 2016). "China Box Office: 'Billy Lynn' Opens Strong, But 'Doctor Strange' Wins Weekend". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
9. ^ 外公芳龄38（2016）. cbooo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved November 15, 2016.
10. ^ Du, Phúc (March 29, 2018). ""Ông Ngoại Tuổi 30": Tưởng lại một "thảm họa remake", ai ngờ xem ổn hơn mong đợi". Kenh14.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved January 31, 2023.
11. ^ "Remake Film Korea "Scandal Makers" Tayang di Prime Video". Makassar Today (in Indonesian). January 25, 2023. Retrieved January 31, 2023.

## External links

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* Official website (in Korean)
* Speed Scandal at IMDb
* Speed Scandal at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
* Speedy Scandal at HanCinema
* Variety review
* LoveHKFilm review
* Far East Film review