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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.
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| 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 | |
| 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 |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$47.9 million[1] |
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.
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]
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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