After suffering because of her onscreen lover's time travels in "Nine: Nine Time Travels," actress Jo Yoon Hee has signed on for a role that's really scandalous. She will play Woo Ah Mi in the new drama "Scandal."

The character is optimistic and positive in the face of the most difficult situations. And she will need those character traits, because in this drama she finds herself involved in a scandal with a detective named Ha Eun Joong, played by Kim Jae Won.

"I think viewers will be able to relate to Woo Ah Mi," said  Jo Yoon Hee. "She brings out the best in people."

That could also be said of her character Joo Min Young in "Nine: Nine Time Travels." Loving her character inspires anchorman Park Sun Woo, played by Lee Jin Wook, to repeatedly risk his life by trying to alter history.

In "Scandal," she and Kim Jae Won will try to uncover the identities of criminals and the process fall in love. During the drama, Kim's character will also discover that the man he thought was his father is really a kidnapper.

Woo Ah Mi is also similar to Jo Yoon Hee's last character in that she has a bright and lively personality. Like the newswoman she played in "Nine," she has a lot of energy.

"I really liked the character's innocence and I hope many viewers will enjoy watching her," said Jo. "Honestly, I feel a bit of pressure, but I will try to pay back the love that my fans show me by delivering a great performance."

Before appearing in "Nine: Nine Time Travels," Jo played Bang Yi Sook in "My Husband Got A Family." She also appeared in "Lie to Me," "Golden Fish," and "Hot Blood."

Her co-star Kim Jae Won played Kang San in "May Queen," and Cha Dong Joo in "Can You Hear My Heart?"

Kim Jin Man will direct. He is best known for directing "East of Eden," "Love Truly and "Six Love Stories."

Bae Yoo Mi will write the screenplay. He is known for writing "Twinkle, Twinkle" which won him a Best Screenplay Award, as well as "Who Are You?" and "Love Truly."

Both the writer and the director know their way around love stories so this part of "Scandal" is bound to be worth watching.

"Scandal" will premiere in July, following the drama, "One Hundred Year's Inheritance."