Han Sun Hwa has commanded attention with her distinctive presence in Netflix’s The Scandal, which was released on September 18 and has continued to generate buzz since its premiere.
The Scandal tells the story of Lady Cho (Son Ye Jin), a woman whose extraordinary talents are too great to be confined by the restrictions placed on women during the Joseon era, and Cho Won (Ji Chang Wook), Joseon’s greatest playboy, who engage in a daring and dangerous wager of love, as well as Hui Yeon (Nana), the woman who becomes entangled in their bet.
Han Sun Hwa plays Bun Hui, a woman determined to marry her daughter into a prestigious aristocratic family. She will stop at nothing to get her daughter So Ok (Shin Youn Ha) into Bukchon, bringing the ambitious character vividly to life. Han has also been praised for giving depth to Bun Hui’s obsession with money and power, adding entertainment value to the story while making the character herself even more compelling.
Above all, Han Sun Hwa has emerged as one of the biggest beneficiaries of The Scandal. Despite having relatively limited screen time, she leaves a powerful impression in a series that has drawn mixed reactions over its revealing scenes and sex scenes since its release.
Meanwhile, since its September 18 premiere, The Scandal has recorded 1.9 million views—calculated by dividing total viewing hours by the series’ runtime—and 14.5 million hours watched, placing No. 7 on Netflix’s Global Top 10 Non-English Shows chart. The series also entered the Top 10 in 10 countries and territories, including South Korea, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam.
Sources: Daum