Gangnam Scandal Explained

Native Name:
Hangul:강남 스캔들
Rr:Gangnam Seukaendeul
Genre:Romantic comedy
Melodrama
Family
Director:Yoon Ryu-hae
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Num Episodes:123
Executive Producer:Kwon Hyo-jin
Camera:Single-camera
Runtime:30 minutes
Company:SBS Plus
Network:SBS TV

Gangnam Scandal (; stylized as Kangnam Scandal) is a South Korean television series starring Lim Yoon-ho, Shin Go-eun, Seo Do-young, Bang Eun-hee and Hwang Bo-mi. It aired daily on SBS from November 26, 2018 to May 17, 2019.[1]

Synopsis

Eun So Yoo works as a stylist. She struggles to make enough money to pay for her mother's operation fee. Due to a case, So Yoo gets involved with Choi Seo Joon. He is rich and from a chaebol family. So Yoo pretends to love him for his money, but she falls truly in love with him. Seo Joon has an incurable disease. He is more interested in playing around than working and he doesn't believe in true love.

Cast

Main

Supporting

People around Choi Seo-joon

People around Eun So-yoo

Others

Ratings

Original broadcast dateAverage audience share
AGB Nielsen[2] TNmS
NationwideSeoulNationwide
1November 26, 20186.9% 6.1% 8.6%
2November 27, 20186.3% 5.3% 8.2%
3November 28, 20186.3%
4November 29, 20186.5% 6.3% 8.4%
5November 30, 2018colspan="2"
6December 3, 20187.4% 6.8% 8.6%
7December 4, 20187.2% 6.5% 8.0%
8December 5, 20187.0% 6.2% 7.7%
9December 6, 20187.2% 6.8% 8.7%
10December 7, 20187.1% 6.6%
11December 10, 20186.7% 6.2% 7.1%
12December 11, 20187.3% 7.0% 8.0%
13December 12, 20186.9% 6.7% 8.3%
14December 13, 20187.4% 7.1% 8.6%
15December 14, 20187.1% 6.5% 8.2%
16December 17, 20186.8% 6.1% 7.9%
17December 18, 20187.1% 6.3%
18December 19, 20187.1% 7.0% 7.5%
19December 20, 20187.6% 7.2% 8.2%
20December 21, 20187.3% 6.8% 8.0%
21December 24, 20187.1% 7.5% 7.7%
22December 25, 20186.0% 6.7%
23December 26, 20187.3% 6.7% 8.2%
24December 27, 20187.5% 7.1% 8.6%
25December 28, 20187.4% 6.7% 9.1%
26December 31, 20186.5% 6.3% 7.0%
27January 1, 20195.1% colspan="2"
28January 2, 20196.0% 7.0%
29January 3, 20197.6% 7.3% 8.0%
30January 4, 20197.7% 7.4% 7.9%
31January 7, 20197.1% 6.9% 7.7%
32January 8, 20196.8% colspan=2
33January 9, 20196.6% 6.1% 7.4%
34January 10, 20197.3% 6.5% 8.2%
35January 11, 20195.2% 6.0%
36January 14, 20197.2% 6.8% 7.7%
37January 15, 20196.7% 7.4%
38January 16, 20197.2% 6.6% 7.7%
39January 17, 20197.2% 6.8% 8.5%
40January 18, 20197.2% 7.0% 7.9%
41January 21, 20196.9% 6.7% 7.2%
42January 22, 20197.2% 6.7% 7.9%
43January 23, 20196.3% 6.6%
44January 24, 20196.8% 6.3% 7.3%
45January 25, 20196.8% 5.9% 7.5%
46January 28, 20196.7% 8.0%
47January 29, 20196.5% 5.6% 8.3%
48January 30, 20196.5% 6.7% 7.3%
49January 31, 20196.9% 6.6% 7.6%
50February 1, 20196.9% 6.0% 8.4%
51February 4, 20194.7% rowspan=3 colspan=2
52February 5, 20192.7%
53February 6, 20194.5%
54February 7, 20196.6% 6.5% 7.6%
55February 8, 20196.8% 6.1% 9.3%
56February 11, 20196.4% 5.6% 8.0%
57February 12, 20196.8% 6.2% 8.1%
58February 13, 20196.5% 6.0% 7.6%
59February 14, 20196.5% 5.8% 8.4%
60February 15, 20197.6% 6.7% 7.6%
61February 18, 20196.0% 8.0%
62February 19, 20196.3% 5.8% 7.8%
63February 20, 20196.1% 5.6% 7.3%
64February 21, 20197.1% 6.6% 8.4%
65February 22, 20196.7% 6.2% 8.2%
66February 25, 20197.1% 6.0% 7.8%
67February 26, 20196.7% 6.4%
68February 27, 20196.5% 5.9% 7.6%
69March 1, 20195.6% 6.7%
70March 4, 20197.0% 6.6% 8.3%
71March 5, 20196.8% 6.5% 8.0%
72March 6, 20197.2% 6.8% 7.8%
73March 7, 20197.5% 7.2% 8.0%
74March 8, 20197.5% 8.7%
75March 11, 20196.6% 5.8% 7.0%
76March 12, 20197.1% 6.9% 8.5%
77March 13, 20196.7% 6.3% 7.6%
78March 14, 20197.8% 7.5% 8.6%
79March 15, 20196.8% 6.5%
80March 18, 20196.7% 6.6% 8.2%
81March 19, 20197.0% 6.3% 7.9%
82March 20, 20196.6% 6.0% 7.6%
83March 21, 20197.5% 7.2% 8.7%
84March 22, 20197.0% 6.4%
85March 25, 20196.7% 8.8%
86March 26, 20197.1% 7.0% 8.3%
87March 27, 20196.8% 6.4% 7.8%
88March 28, 20197.6% 7.0% 7.5%
89March 29, 20197.2% 6.8% 8.1%
90April 1, 20197.2% 6.3% 8.2%
91April 2, 20197.3% 7.2%
92April 3, 20197.1% 6.4%
93April 4, 20197.7% 6.7% 8.5%
94April 8, 20197.2% 6.7% 7.5%
95April 9, 20197.2% 7.0%
96April 10, 20196.8% 6.2% rowspan=3
97April 11, 20197.5% 7.4%
98April 12, 20197.0% 6.6%
99April 15, 20197.1% 6.8% 8.7%
100April 16, 20196.8% 7.8%
101April 17, 20197.2% 6.7% 7.6%
102April 18, 20196.9% 6.2% 7.3%
103April 19, 20197.7% 6.9% 7.9%
104April 22, 20197.5% 6.9% 8.2%
105April 23, 20197.0% 6.5%
106April 24, 20197.7% 7.3% 7.8%
107April 25, 20197.6% 8.1%
108April 26, 20197.5% 7.3% 9.2%
109April 29, 20196.8% 6.2% 8.9%
110April 30, 20197.5% 6.8% 8.3%
111May 1, 20196.9% 6.5% 7.7%
112May 2, 20197.7% 7.1%
113May 3, 20197.7% 7.4% 8.5%
114May 6, 20196.4% 6.2% 7.1%
115May 7, 20197.7% 7.4% 7.7%
116May 8, 20197.2% 6.9% 7.9%
117May 9, 20197.0% 6.4% 7.5%
118May 10, 20197.4% 6.7% 8.3%
119May 13, 20197.2% 6.8% 7.7%
120May 14, 20197.7% 7.0% 8.4%
121May 15, 20197.2% 6.3% 7.7%
122May 16, 20197.2% 6.5% 8.7%
123May 17, 20197.6% 6.9% 8.6%
Average

Notes and References

  1. News: ko:'강남스캔들' 황보미 "아나운서 퇴사 후 첫 작품, 책임감 느껴". http://sbsfune.sbs.co.kr/news/news_content.jsp?article_id=E10009284636. December 13, 2018. SBS News. November 24, 2018. ko.
  2. Web site: Nielsen Korea. ko. November 26, 2018.