TV series / 2010

Sungkyunkwan Scandal

Episode directors Hwang In-hyukKim Won-suk

ComedyDrama

★ 6.7/10Audience rating

In the Joseon dynasty, a female breadwinner takes a job as a substitute test-taker, but soon finds herself attending a men's university in disguise.

The story

In the Joseon dynasty, a female breadwinner takes a job as a substitute test-taker, but soon finds herself attending a men's university in disguise.

The seasons

Season 1 Season 1 2010 · 20 episodes Season details

Aug. 30, 2010

Kim Yoon Hee is a smart, responsible young woman with an independent drive. Since her father passed away, she has worked to support her family, but also managed to do well in her studies. When her younger brother's illness worsens, and their family is in danger of being evicted from their house for lack of money. In her desperation to support him, Yoon Hee decides to take the men's only national exam under her younger brother's name and disguises herself as a boy. On the day of the exam, Yoon Hee meets Lee Seon Joon and becomes friends. Lee Seon Joon comes from a privileged background and also possesses good looks. He is also arrogant. They both pass the national exam, and she has to share a room together with him at Sungkyunkwan University, while hiding her true nature. There, she becomes friends with the playboy, Goo Yong Ha, and rebellious Moon Jae Shin.

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