Miss Night and Day

Miss Night and Day is a 2024 South Korean drama starring Lee Jung-eun, Jung Eun-ji, and Choi Jin-hyuk. It aired on JTBC from June 15, to August 4, 2024, every Saturday and Sunday at 22:30. It is also available for streaming on Netflix in selected regions.

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Synopsis

Miss Night and Day tells the story about a job seeker who is suddenly stuck in old age one day and a prosecutor who is caught up in her all the time. Im Soon, a woman in her 50s, is a secondary character to Lee Mi-jin, who goes to work as a public intern when the sun rises.

Cast and characters

Main

Lee Jung-eun as Lim Soon / old Lee Mi-jin, a 48-year-old woman working for Seohan District Prosecutors' Office as an intern when the sun rises.
Jung Eun-ji as Lee Mi-jin, a 28-year-old job seeker who suddenly turns 20 years older everyday when the sun rises.
Choi Jin-hyuk as Gye Ji-woong, a workaholic prosecutor who recently transferred to Seohan District Prosecutors' Office.
Baek Seo-hoo as Ko-won, a member of South Korea's top idol group, Kingland, who was recently conscripted into the military.

Supporting

People around Mi-jin

Kim Ah-young as Do Ga-young, Mijin's best friend who is a beauty YouTuber.
Jung Young-joo as Im Chung, Mi-jin's mother.
as Lee Hak-chan, Mijin's father.
as Do Pyeon-gang, Ga-young's father who is a real estate agent.

Seohan District Prosecutors' Office

as Joo Byeong-duk
Moon Ye-won as Tak Cheon-hee
as Cha Jae-sung
Kim Mi-ran as Woo-yeon
as Seo Mal-tae, a former cop and one of the older people hired with Im Soon to be a cleaning person in the prosecutor office
as Geum Gwang-suk, one of the older people hired with "Lim Soon" to be a cleaning person in the prosecutor office
Bae Hae-sun as Na Ok-hee, a "nepotism hire" and one of the older people hired with "Lim Soon" to be a cleaning person in the prosecutor office
as Go Na-heun, a "disability hire" and one of the older people hired with Im Soon to be a cleaning person in the prosecutor office. He disappears after Episode 2.
as Baek Chul-gyu, former director of Hwadong Medical Center, who – much to the mystification of the other old folks – is also hired to be an intern in the prosecutor office, replacing Go Na-heun.

Reception

Singaporean national newspaper The Straits Times gave the series three out of five stars, describing the drama as a "delightfully unhinged mash-up of romcom, criminal procedural and supernatural fantasy", praising the character and plot development and its touch on ageism, creating the empathy of fearing to age. Time also gave the series a positive review, praising the series for combining the serial killer plotline with the "slice-of-life" and farcical romance genres.
Lead actress Jung Eun-ji described the drama as one which held a special place in her heart, and she "occasionally struggled to relate" to her character Mi-jin, but many could empathize with the struggles of her character. Jung said she realized that everyone has their own pace in life through her character and all deserved respect for their different paces in life. The finale of Miss Night and Day achieved the series's highest viewership rating of 11.7 percent, marking the highest for any JTBC drama aired in 2024 so far.