The Midnight Romance in Hagwon
The Midnight Romance in Hagwon is a 2024 South Korean romance melodrama television series written by Park Kyung-hwa, directed by Ahn Pan-seok, and starring Jung Ryeo-won and Wi Ha-joon. It aired on tvN from May 11 to June 30, 2024, every Saturday and Sunday at 21:20. It is also available for streaming on TVING in South Korea, and on Viki and Viu in selected regions.
Synopsis
It tells the story of a secret and sweet real-life romance between Seo Hye-jin, a veteran cram school instructor, and Lee Jun-ho, a quirky student who returns after a decade to stir her heart. The secret midnight romance that begins when the lights go out in Daechi-dong Academy, and the colorful stories of the academy instructors we didn't know about.Cast and characters
Main
- Jung Ryeo-won as Seo Hye-jin
- Wi Ha-joon as Lee Jun-ho
Supporting
People at Daechi Chase Academy
- So Joo-yeon as Nam Cheong-mi
- as Kim Hyun-tak
- Kim Jung-young as Woo Seung-hui
- Gil Hae-yeon as Kim Hyo-im
- Jang In-sub as Yoon Ji-seok
- Lee Si-hoon as Lee Myeong-jun
- as Min Hee-joo
- as Kim Chae-yoon
- Yuk Hyun-suk as Jang Il-do
- Lim Jin-hyo as Shin Dae-baek
- Jang So-yeon as Choi Ji-eun
People at Daechi Choisun Academy
- Seo Jeong-yeon as Choi Hyung-sun
- Lee Kyu-sung as Park Ki-sung
People around Jun-ho
- as Choi Seung-gyu
- Yoon Bok-in as Oh Jeong-hwa
- as Lee Taek-yeol
People around Hye-jin
- Hwang Eun-hoo as Cha Seo-young
- Jeon Suk-chan as Geum Chun-il
People at Chanyoung High School in Daechi-dong
- as Pyo Sang-sub
- Kim Na-yeon as Sung Ha-yool
- Jin Ga-eun as Lee Ye-eun
- as Lee Jung-soo
People at Heewon High School in Daechi-dong
Production
Development
The Midnight Romance in Hagwon was the 2024 romance melodrama series of director Ahn Pan-seok, who directed Something in the Rain and One Spring Night, and attracted the attention of broadcasters since the beginning of production. Park Kyung-hwa announced as the writer while Studio Dragon and JS Pictures managed the production of the series.Casting
Jung Ryeo-won and Wi Ha-joon were offered the lead roles for the series in July and October 2023, respectively.Jung and Wi were officially confirmed as the lead actors of the series.
Filming
Principal photography began in October 2023.Original soundtrack
The soundtrack of the series, led by music director Lee Nam-yeon and featuring an American band The Restless Age was revealed on May 10, 2024.Album
The Midnight Romance in Hagwon soundtrack album was released on June 30, 2024; it contains all of the singles and background tracks from the series.Singles
Singles included on the album were released from May 12, to June 9, 2024.Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
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