스캔들 조선남녀상열지사 — Original 19+ Sex Scenes Before 손예진 Son Ye-jin × 나나 NANA
Lady Cho & the Original Scandal — Revisiting the Nude & Sex Scenes Behind Korea’s Legendary 19+ Film Before The Scandal 2026
Netflix's new 스캔들 The Scandal brings one of Korea's most provocative period stories back to the screen — this time with 손예진 Son Ye-jin, 지창욱 Ji Chang-wook and 임진아 NANA at its center.
Even before its release, one question has attracted particular attention:
수위 — just how adult will the new Scandal be?
The new series received a 청소년관람불가 (Adults Only) classification in Korea.
When director 정지우 Jung Ji-woo, known for the mature Korean film 은교 Eungyo, was asked about the level of the new series, his answer was remarkably short:
“기대하셔도 좋을 것 같습니다.”“You can look forward to it.”
But the adult reputation surrounding Scandal didn't begin in 2026.
More than two decades earlier, Korea already had:
스캔들 - 조선남녀상열지사Untold Scandal (2003)
A provocative 19+ period film remembered for its dangerous relationships, seduction, nudity and sex scenes.
Now that world is returning with a new generation of stars.
손예진 Son Ye-jin — Lady Cho (조씨 부인) 임진아 Im Jin-ah (NANA) — Ahn Hui-yeon (안희연)
🖤 스캔들 조선남녀상열지사 — BEFORE SON YE-JIN
Before 손예진 Son Ye-jin stepped into the role, Lady Cho already had a provocative screen history.
In the original 스캔들 - 조선남녀상열지사, 이미숙 Lee Mi-sook portrayed Lady Cho — the sophisticated married woman at the center of its dangerous game of desire.
The original film did not simply suggest an adult world around its characters. Its mature relationships, nudity and sex scenes became part of the identity that made Untold Scandal one of Korea's memorable 19+ period films.
More than twenty years later, Son Ye-jin inherits Lady Cho.
🖤 HUI-YEON — A NEW FACE INSIDE AN OLD SCANDAL
Alongside Son Ye-jin, 임진아 Im Jin-ah (NANA) enters the new adaptation as Ahn Hui-yeon.
For viewers discovering Scandal through Son Ye-jin and NANA, however, there is another side of this story worth seeing first:
the Adults Only Korean original that came more than twenty years before them.
And that is the Scandal MAXXX is opening tonight.
🔞 MAXXX — UNTOLD SCANDAL 2003 ADULT ARCHIVE
Before 손예진 Son Ye-jin and 임진아 NANA enter the new Scandal, revisit the film that started its 19+ legacy.
MAXXX presents the original 스캔들 - 조선남녀상열지사 (Untold Scandal, 2003) archive — including its mature scenes, nudity and 19+ screen performances from the original cast.
🔥 ENTER MAXXX → UNLOCK PRIVATE ARCHIVE
All archive material in this section is from the original 2003 film, not The Scandal 2026.
🖤 NEXT — 손예진 × 임진아 NANA
Before The Scandal, both actresses already had their own history of mature screen performances.
NEXT → 손예진 SON YE-JIN × 임진아 NANA — BEFORE THE SCANDAL
