What happens if a seven-year-old boy has a mother who is only twenty-two? What happens if he has a grandfather in his mid-thirties? SCANDALOUS!

Speedy Scandal is a Korean movie directed by Kang Hyeong-Cheol and was released in the year 2008.
The story revolves around the life of Nam Hyun-Soo (Cha Tae-Hyeon), a popular radio deejay, after his “unexpected” twenty-two-year-old daughter and six-year-old grandson emerged in his life.
The movie itself is worth watching especially for those who enjoy watching comedies. A KOREAN COMEDY as the theme suggests, would not be a successful movie without some tearful moments AND the most adorable and “OH-MY-GOD” young Korean actor, Hwang Seok-Hyeon acting as the six-year-old boy, Gi Dong.
I enjoy watching the movie because it shows how Nam Hyun-Soo changes from an independent and liberal man to a responsible and caring father (and grandfather) to his daughter, Jung-Nam (Park Bo-Yeong).
As someone who gets annoyed by the presence of children, he has a pretty tough time spending his time with Gi Dong, his grandson. Their relationship eventually becomes strong through the games they play and Gi Dong helping out his grandfather to win his pre-school teacher’s heart (Jung Nam’s mother passed away when she was still young).
Jung-Nam and Gi Dong have hidden music talents, just like Hyun-Soo. Hyun-Soo helps Jung-Nam in living up her dream to be a singer through a talent competition organised by his radio station.
However, the three of them has to keep their relationship a secret from the public because it may trigger the downfall of Hyun Soo’s career as a famous radio deejay.

So, when the secret about their relationship almost leaked out to the public, Hyun-Soo selfishly tells Jung-Nam and Gi Dong to leave his house. This means, Jung-Nam’s dream to be a singer will have to be destroyed (or at least, it will be hard for her to be a singer since her father who has a strong influence in the music industry is no longer there to help her achieve her dream).
Aww…this is the moment where I remember crying a lot because of Hyun-Soo missing his (adorable) grandson and his time spent to build up the twenty-two years of absence in Jung Nam’s life as a father. This part itself shows a lot about the message of the movie that was definitely the importance of family in our lives.

So, in the absence of his daughter and grandson, Hyeong-Cheol finally realises the importance of their presence in his life. He then disclosed the truth to the public.
Overall, I think the movie is pretty successful in sending the message across. It is indeed a pretty good movie for families to watch together. The actors acted really well as their roles. I rate this movie 8/10. Two thumbs up!

Done by: Nur Amalina Shalan