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South Korean television drama
The Scandal
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Promotional poster
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Also known as
| - Scandal
- Scandal: A Shocking and Wrongful Incident
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Genre
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Written by
| Bae Yoo-mi
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Directed by
| - Kim Jin-man
- Park Jae-beom
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Starring
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Composer
| Kim Soo-han
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Country of origin
| South Korea
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Original language
| Korean
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No.
of episodes
| 36
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Executive producer
| Kim Sang-ho
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Cinematography
| - Jung Seung-woo
- Kim Seon-cheol
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Editor
| Bae Hee-gyeong
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Network
| MBC
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Release
| June 29
(
2013-06-29
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October 27, 2013
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2013-10-27
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The Scandal
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(
Korean
:
스캔들: 매우 衝擊的이고 不道德한 事件
;
RR
:
Seukaendeul: Maeu Chunggyeokigo Budodeokhan Sageon
;
lit.
Scandal: A Very Astounding and Immoral Incident
) is a 2013 South Korean television series starring
Kim Jaewon
,
Jo Yoon-hee
,
Cho Jae-hyun
,
Park Sang-min
,
Shin Eun-kyung
,
Ki Tae-young
,
Kim Hye-ri
, and
Kim Gyu-ri
.
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It aired on
MBC
from June 29 to October 27, 2013 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:45 for 36 episodes.
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This drama commemorated
Seoul Olympics
' 25th anniversary.
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Plot
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Detective Ha Eun-joong uncovers a shocking secret; Ha Myung-geun, the man he believed was his father, had actually kidnapped him as a child. Myung-geun had lost his own son in a building collapse, and as revenge against the man responsible, Jang Tae-ha, he abducted Tae-ha's son and raised him as his own. In the aftermath of revenge, Eun-joong searches for the truth and becomes caught between his two fathers and the woman he loves, Woo Ah-mi.
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Cast
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Main characters
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- Detective at
Gangnam
police station. He became a detective to try to understand his father, an ex-detective, better. Why did his dad quit the force in 1988? What happened to him that he became a construction foreman? Why did he adopt him but never fully accept him as his son? One day, he begins investigating the death of Gong Ki-chan, a construction worker, and becomes entangled with the Jang family and the dead man's fiancee, Woo Ah-mi.
- He is a loving father to Ha Eun-joong and Ha Soo-young. But he is also Ha Eun-joong's kidnapper. His wife died while giving birth to Soo-young and that left him caring for his two kids all by himself. Jang Tae-ha, chairman of Taeha Construction firm, was responsible for the shoddy construction of a building that collapsed, killing Myung-geun's son. When Tae-ha falsifies evidence to escape prosecution and doesn't show any remorse for the collapse, Myung-geun kidnapped Jang's son to get revenge. A few years later, filled with regret and his conscience eating at him, he decides to take Eun-joong back to his real family. Outside the house, he sees that they already have a son, the fake Eun-joong. He goes home with Eun-joong, and finally his heart is free to love him and raise him as his own.
- Chairman of Taeha conglomerate and one of the wealthiest individuals in Korea. He is the father of Jang Eun-joong and Jang Joo-ha. Stylish and trendy, he has a fiery temper when crossed.
- Tae-ha's estranged wife, a rational and cool-headed lawyer and head of her own firm. She was devastated when her son Eun-joong was abducted. To prevent Tae-ha from divorcing her and marrying his mistress Joo-ran, she adopted a boy from an orphanage and passed him off as Tae-ha's son Jang Eun-joong. But all these years, she is still searching for her real son.
- She owns a lunch stand where many people preparing for the state police exams take cram courses. She wanted to become a prosecutor but soon realized that she could never pass the
bar exam
. Following the death of her husband and unborn daughter caused by Tae-ha, Myung-geun takes her in as he feels like it is his fault. She is determined to find justice for her husband, and along the way she begins to find out shocking secrets and develops feelings for Ha Eun-joong. She's honest, thoughtful, measured in her behavior, well-balanced and simple-minded. She cries a lot, talks a lot, gives loves and has a quick temper.
- Tae-ha and Hwa-young's son, he is a lawyer and becomes Ha Eun-joong's rival.
- Tae-ha's mistress. She is determined to get rid of Tae-ha's wife and their son, Eun-joong, to get her position in Tae-ha's household and for her daughter's sake in Tae-ha's company.
- Kim Gyu-ri
as Jang Joo-ha
- Jo Min-ah as young Jang Joo-ha
- Tae-ha and Joo-ran's daughter; she is a career woman who works for her father's company.
Supporting characters
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- Myung-geun's daughter, Ha Eun-joong's sister.
- Park Jung-chul
as Jo Jin-woong
- Jin Ju-hyung
as Detective Goo
- Park Min-woo
as hacker Batman
- Jo Hwi-joon as Ha Gun-young
- Kim Hyun
as Go Joo-ran's aide
- Choi Yong-min as Taeha Construction worker
- Jung Ho-keun
as Taeha Construction worker
- Jung Kyu-soo as section head Song Jae-moon
- Hong Jae-sung as Detective Lee
- Yang Jin-woo as Gong Ki-chan
- Ah-mi's fiance and father of their then-unborn child. Ki-chan was Myung-geun's protege and working as a construction worker. He discovers anomalies in the project and confronts Jang Tae-ha. He ends up dead on his supposed wedding day.
- Hong Yeo-jin
as Ki-chan's mother
- Kim Hae-gon as inspection team leader
- Han Ki-won as Kim Joong-hyuk
- Choi Hee-seo
as Secretary Moon
Production
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- The series is the third collaboration between screenwriter Bae Yoo-mi and director Kim Jin-man after
Country Princess
(2003) and
Love Truly
(2006).
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Ratings
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In the table below,
the blue numbers
represent the lowest ratings and
the red numbers
represent the highest ratings.
Episode #
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Original broadcast date
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Average audience share
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TNmS Ratings
[10]
|
AGB Nielsen
[11]
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Nationwide
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Seoul National Capital Area
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Nationwide
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Seoul National Capital Area
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1
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2013/06/29
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15.8%
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18.7%
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16.4%
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17.7%
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2
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2013/06/30
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14.4%
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16.6%
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14.4%
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16.2%
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3
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2013/07/06
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16.0%
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18.2%
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14.9%
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16.1%
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4
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2013/07/07
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13.6%
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14.3%
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13.9%
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14.7%
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5
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2013/07/13
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16.6%
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19.4%
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16.3%
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17.8%
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6
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2013/07/14
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14.2%
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16.9%
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14.1%
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15.5%
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7
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2013/07/20
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14.8%
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16.1%
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15.5%
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17.1%
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8
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2013/07/21
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14.8%
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16.1%
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15.5%
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17.3%
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9
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2013/07/27
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16.2%
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18.2%
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14.9%
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15.9%
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10
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2013/07/28
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14.5%
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15.7%
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15.8%
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18.0%
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11
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2013/08/03
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14.6%
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16.2%
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14.3%
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15.5%
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12
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2013/08/04
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13.7%
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15.5%
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13.2%
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14.5%
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13
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2013/08/10
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14.1%
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17.7%
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15.8%
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17.8%
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14
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2013/08/11
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14.5%
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16.8%
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14.4%
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16.2%
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15
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2013/08/17
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13.8%
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15.7%
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16.5%
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18.2%
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16
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2013/08/18
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14.4%
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16.8%
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15.1%
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17.4%
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17
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2013/08/24
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15.1%
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16.6%
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17.2%
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19.6%
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18
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2013/08/25
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15.2%
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17.4%
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16.5%
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18.4%
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19
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2013/08/31
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15.9%
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18.2%
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16.5%
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18.3%
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20
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2013/09/01
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14.0%
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16.2%
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15.9%
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17.7%
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21
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2013/09/07
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16.6%
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18.0%
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18.2%
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19.6%
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22
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2013/09/08
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15.4%
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17.2%
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16.5%
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17.8%
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23
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2013/09/14
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16.7%
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20.1%
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17.3%
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18.0%
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24
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2013/09/15
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16.0%
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18.7%
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18.0%
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19.2%
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25
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2013/09/21
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16.8%
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18.3%
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16.6%
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18.4%
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26
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2013/09/22
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19.0%
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17.4%
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18.8%
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27
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2013/09/28
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15.0%
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17.2%
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14.9%
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16.5%
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28
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2013/09/29
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15.7%
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17.2%
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16.1%
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17.8%
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29
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2013/10/05
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14.3%
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16.5%
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15.4%
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17.9%
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30
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2013/10/06
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14.0%
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15.9%
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15.5%
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17.1%
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31
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2013/10/12
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12.1%
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14.4%
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13.0%
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14.4%
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32
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2013/10/13
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13.5%
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14.6%
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14.5%
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15.8%
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33
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2013/10/19
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14.3%
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16.9%
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15.7%
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17.5%
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34
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2013/10/20
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13.8%
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15.4%
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17.1%
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18.8%
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35
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2013/10/26
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14.7%
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16.6%
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14.7%
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16.0%
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36
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2013/10/27
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15.3%
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16.5%
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17.5%
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19.2%
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Average
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14.9%
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16.9%
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15.7%
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17.3%
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Awards and nominations
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References
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- ^
"The Scandal"
.
MBC Global Media
. MBC&iMBC
. Retrieved
December 15,
2018
.
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Lee, Eun-ah (May 10, 2013).
"Actor Kim Jae-won to Return to Small Screen"
.
10Asia
. Archived from
the original
on June 28, 2013
. Retrieved
June 25,
2013
.
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"New drama in June
Scandal: a Shocking and Wrongful Incident
"
.
MBC Global Media
. May 29, 2013
. Retrieved
June 25,
2013
.
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"It's showtime"
.
Korea JoongAng Daily
. June 27, 2013. Archived from the original on June 29, 2013
. Retrieved
June 28,
2013
.
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"
Scandal: a Shocking and Wrongful Incident
Three points to enjoy the drama!"
.
MBC Global Media
. July 2, 2013
. Retrieved
June 13,
2014
.
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Yoon, Ki-bae (June 29, 2013).
"MBC 週末劇 '스캔들' 오늘 첫 放送, 期待되는 세가지 觀戰포인트는?"
.
Sports World
(in Korean)
. Retrieved
April 5,
2019
.
'서울올림픽'을 開催한 1988年은 大韓民國 國民에게는 매우 象徵的인 해다. '스캔들'은 모두가 올림픽에 關心을 갖고 歡喜에 젖어 있을 때, 그 뒤에서 不條理한 일들을 當한 사람들에 對한 숨겨진 이야기를 다룬다.
[The year 1988, when the Seoul Olympics was held, is a very symbolic year for the Korean people. 'Scandal' deals with the hidden story of the people who have suffered absurdities behind the scenes when everyone is interested in the Olympics and is full of joy.]
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"3 Powerful MBC Dramas to Heat up the Summer 2013:
Queen's Class
,
Scandal: a Shocking and Wrongful Incident
,
Jung Yi, the Goddess of Fire
"
.
MBC Global Media
. June 20, 2013
. Retrieved
June 25,
2013
.
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Son, Bo Kyung (June 26, 2013).
"Kim Jae Won Calls His Own Marriage Shocking"
.
enewsWorld
. CJ E&M
. Retrieved
August 2,
2013
.
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Son, Bo Kyung (June 26, 2013).
"Kim Jae Won Talks About the PR Agent Issue"
.
enewsWorld
. CJ E&M
. Retrieved
August 2,
2013
.
- ^
"TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu"
.
TNmS Ratings
(in Korean). Archived from
the original
on November 28, 2013
. Retrieved
Mar 26,
2017
.
- ^
"AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu"
.
AGB Nielsen Media Research
(in Korean). Archived from
the original
on March 17, 2017
. Retrieved
March 26,
2017
.
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