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~~[[Dramatic Hour Long]] [[Government Conspiracy]], [[Historical Fiction]], [[Korean Drama]]~~
[[File:skks_8907.jpg|frame| Shh! [[Government Conspiracy|It's a secret]]!]]
 
Sungkyunkwan Scandal (Hangul: 성균관 스캔들) is a 2010 [[Korean Series]] about a group of popular students studying at Sungkyunkwan University during the Joseon dynasty.
 
Sungkyunkwan Scandal (Hangul: 성균관 스캔들) is a 2010 [[Korean Series]] about a group of popular students studying at Sungkyunkwan University during the Joseon dynasty.
 
The main character is Kim Yoon Hee, a [[Wholesome Crossdresser|cross-dresser]] who poses as her brother in order to provide for her family. After a series of mishaps, she ends up at Sungkyunkwan where she is pulled into the politics that goes beyond the boundaries of the school. Along the way, she meets and befriends Lee Sun Joon, Gu Yong Ha, and Moon Jae Shin--each with his own political alliance.
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* [[Absurdly Powerful Student Council]]: Led by Ha In Soo. Well in a school that plays up [[What Do You Mean It's Not Political?|the political games]], it's [[Justified]].
* [[Allergic to Love]]: Jae Shin dissolves into hiccups around girls. {{spoiler|This makes things more interesting when he starts to fall for Yoon Hee.}}
* [[Backstory]]: Jae Shin's brother and Yoon Hee's father die before the series begins, trying to retrieve a book for the king
* [[Big Man Onon Campus]]: Ironically, Yoon Hee, who is nicknamed [[Double Entendre|Big One]] for passing her hazing with flying colors
* [[Bodyguard Crush]]: {{spoiler|Jae Shin is not Yoon Hee's bodyguard per se, but he protects her.}} And also falls for her.
* [[Bridal Carry]]: When Sun Joon rescues Yoon Hee after she falls into the river
* [[Character Development]]: Lee Sun Joon
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Jae Shin is called "Crazy Horse."
* [[CloudcuckoolandersCloudcuckoolander's Minder]]: Yong Ha won't let any harm come to Jae Shin.
* [[Cool and Unusual Punishment]] : Yoon Hee gives herself up for "cheating" on an entrance exam and sent to Sungkyunkwan by the king as punishment.
* [[Cool Teacher]]: Professor Jung Yak Yong
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* [[Gender Bender Friendship]]
* [[Government Conspiracy]]: See [[Historical Domain Character]]. The king is convinced that his father's death was a political setup.
* [[Historical Domain Character]]: The king in this show is [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Jeongjo:King Jeongjo|Jeongjo]], who's father Crown Prince Sado was put to death by the previous king, Yeongjo. King Yeongjo, who happened to be Sado's father, was assured that Sado was violently insane. [["Not Making This Up" Disclaimer|This really happened]]. Also, Jeongjo spent most of his lifetime, trying to clear his father's name.
* [[If It's You It's Okay]]: {{spoiler|Sun Joon}} loves Yoon Hee, whether she's a man or not.
* [[Innocent Cohabitation]]
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* [[Secret Identity]]: {{spoiler|Jae Shin}} as the masked Hong Byuk Seo
** {{spoiler|Also Cho Sun as the "other" Hong Byuk Seo}}
* [[Stalker Withwith a Crush]]: In Soo's sister Hyo Eun to Sun Joon
* [[Student Council President]]: In Soo
* [[Sweet Polly Oliver]]: Yoon Hee impersonates her brother Yoon Shik.
* [[Sweet Onon Polly Oliver]]: {{spoiler|Sun Joon and Cho Sun fall for Yoon Hee}} while still believing she's a guy.
* [[TeachersTeacher's Pet]]: Sun Joon is this - partly because of his father's position, partly because he's [[Lawful Neutral]].
* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Political?]]: [[In -Universe]]. The entire school is arranged around separating students in accordance with their parents' political alliances. So much so that the fact that Jae Shin (Soron political party), Sun Joon (Noron), and Yoon Hee (unaffiliated) live together is a scandal. (Not to mention that one of them is a girl.)
* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]]: Yoon Hee
* [[Wild Card]]: Yong Ha, early in the series
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