The Scandal of Chunhwa () is a 2025 South Korean historical romance television series starring Go Ara, Chang Ryul, and Kang Chan-hee. The series follows Princess Hwa-ri as she sets out to find true love on her own terms after her first love failed. However, her journey becomes complicated when she gets caught up with two charming suitors, Choi Hwan and Jang Won. It was released on TVING from February 6, to March 6, 2025.
Synopsis The drama follows Hwa-ri (Go A-ra), a princess determined to choose her own husband, even as her father, the king, rushes to arrange her marriage after rumors spread that she is the protagonist of a provocative anthology titled "Chunhwa Love Stories."
Cast Main Go Ara as Princess Hwa-ri
Chang Ryul as Choi Hwan Hwa-ri's contract marriage partner. Kang Chan-hee as Jang Won The Sungkyunkwan elite.
Supporting Son Woo-hyeon as Crown Prince Lee Seung Hwa-ri's eldest brother. Lim Hwa-young as Crown Princess In-jeong The Crown Princess, who still has no child. Lee Seol as Crown princess Granddaughter of Prime Minister. Bae Yoon-gyu as Kim Min-hong Hwa-ri's art friend. Jin So-yeon as Mrs. Park She is the owner of a timber store. Go Geon-han as Prince Hwaing Do Yeon-jin as Princess Hwa-jin Hwa-ri's life rival.
Production Development The Scandal of Chunhwa is directed by Lee Kwang-young, known for the dramas Call It Love (2023) and No, Thank You (2022), and written by Seo Eun-jung.
, which produced the drama Nevertheless (2021), and SLL, which presented Reborn Rich (2022), Doctor Cha (2023), and King the Land (2023), was participating in the co-production.
Casting Originally, Go Ah-sung was cast as Princess Hwa-ri. However, on September 8, 2023, she was diagnosed with a fractured sacrum and will need 12 weeks of recovery, and she had to leave the series. On September 12, Go A-ra had been confirmed by her agency to appear in the series as her replacement.
Filming In September 2023, Star News reported that the series has started reshooting since September 26.
Release The Scandal of Chunhwa was scheduled to be released on TVING on February 6, 2025.
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