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SCANDAL MAKERS
About the Cast
Hyun-soo Nam (CHA Tae-hyun)
Hyun-soo Nam was once a big idol star similar to current leading groups such as Big Bang and TVXQ in Korea. Although he only stars in one TV commercial, he is still a popular celebrity and the DJ of the number one hit radio show. Though he draws in listeners with his soft, gentle voice, he’s quick to bad-mouth the callers when the show is over. The thirty-six year old bachelor is living up his single life when suddenly Jung-nam Hwang appears out of nowhere claiming to be his long-lost daughter. Hyun-soo gets caught up in the biggest scandal of his life!
Proving his outstanding talent in films, TV dramas, singing albums, as an MC, and even radio DJ, CHA Tae-hyun is the original all-around entertainer. Hard to believe he is already a father, he still maintains his young appearance and freshness and has a wide range of fans. In SCANDAL MAKERS, he transforms into Hyun-soo Nam, a popular radio DJ who gets confronted by someone who claims to be his long-lost daughter. He shows off his clever, bright, comedic talent and proves his celebrity power once again. CHA, who had been a radio DJ until recently, naturally fit into the role of Hyun-soo Nam.
Filmography
<Babo>(2008)
<Highway Star>(2007)
<My Girl and I>(2005)
<Sad Movie>(2005)
Awards:
2003 – Popular Star Award at the 24th Blue Dragon Film Awards
2002 – Best New Actor at the 25th Golden Camera Awards
2002 – Popular Star Award at the 23rd Blue Dragon Film Awards
2002 – Male Popularity Award at the 39th Grand Bell Awards
2001 – Best New Actor at the 22nd Blue Dragon Film Awards
1999 – Best New Actor at the 35th Paeksang Art Awards
Jung-nam Hwang (PARK Bo-young)
Different from her pure, innocent appearance, Jung-nam Hwang is a strong, stern character who is not ready to lose to anyone. The 22-year-old with a six-year-old son pretends to be a faithful listener of ‘Afternoon Radio with Hyun-soo Nam’ and writes in about her life every single day to slowly reveal herself to Hyun-soo. Then one day, she says ‘I’m going’ and suddenly appears before Hyun-soo’s door. She claims she is his long-lost daughter, whom he had when he was a teenager, and makes him tremble over the ‘scandal’ getting out.
With her baby-soft face and innocent smile, PARK Bo-young is a beautiful up-and-coming actress. In the TV drama series, <The King and I>, she took on the role of ‘So-hwa’, Queen Yoon as a child, and started receiving much attention from the public for her stable, mature acting. She took on her first role on the big screen in <Our School’s English Teacher>, starring KIM Soo-ro. In SCANDAL MAKERS she transforms into Jung-nam Hwang who claims Hyun-soo Nam, the popular radio DJ, as her ‘dad’ and follows him around like a stalker. She perfects a shocking, unconventional female character never seen before in Korean films. And despite her young age, she skillfully portrays a mother with a six-year-old son. Along with the child actor, WANG Suk-hyun, the mother-and-son stalker duo is sure to dazzle audiences.
With her innocent looks aside, her cool, impudent facial expressions and unpredictable actions drive her senior counterpart, CHA Tae-hyun to the wall on film. Through SCANDAL MAKERS, PARK Bo-young proves she is the actress to lead Korean films into the future.
Filmography
<Our School’s English Teacher>(2008)
<The ESP Couple>(2008)
<If You Were Me 4>(2008)
Awards:
2007 – Best Child Actress Award – SBS TV Awards
WANG Suk-hyun (SUNG Ji-roo)
With Korean card playing skills that put adults to shame and a cynical yet charming smile, Ki-dong Hwang is a smart, quick-witted six-year-old. Along with his mom Jung-nam, he skillfully stalks and taunts Hyun-soo. With natural acting talent, rarely seen in child actors, WANG beat the odds 100:1 to land the role of Ki-dong on SCANDAL MAKERS. WANG Suk-hyun, who is also six in real life, received much facial-expression-making training from top senior star, CHA Tae-hyun and followed PARK Bo-young (in the role of Jung-nam) around like a real mom to add to the reality of the film. WANG Suk-hyun, the best kept secret card of the film, is sure to delight audiences.
Chang-hoon started a band in his college years with his close friend, Hyun-soo. At his prime, he was a member of an idol group which soaked in the privileges of fame, much like Big Bang and TVXQ of today. Now, he runs a veterinary clinic and shares in all the ups and downs of his still-popular celebrity friend, Hyun-soo’s life and gives him advice. With his strong, unique looks and memorable acting talent, SUNG Ji-roo has delighted fans in a wide variety of roles. After their co-performance in <Crazy First Love>, SUNG makes a special guest appearance in SCANDAL MAKERS for his long-time friend, CHA, in the role of a former idol star and now only friend to Hyun-soo. SUNG’s brilliant performance radiates once again.
About the Director
KANG Hyung-chul
Having much experience in directing many short films and working on various scripts, director KANG Hyung-chul presents refreshing images and natural-born comedic touch in SCANDAL MAKERS. The comedic episodes around the former idol-star-turned-popular-radio-DJ, Hyun-soo, being confronted with a woman who claims to be his long-lost daughter are very humorously captured with the director’s witty touch. The hilarious scenes are sure to dazzle audiences. KANG’s intuition and gentle nature, unexpected of a director making his first feature film debut, showed good on-set control and gained much confidence in him from the actors and crew alike. With the tight-knit cast and crew together with utter trust in the ambitious, young director, expect SCANDAL MAKERS to thrill, dazzle, and entertain.
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