The Midnight Studio
2024 South Korean television series
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The Midnight Studio (Korean: 야한 사진관) is a 2024 South Korean television series written by Kim Yi-rang, directed by Song Hyun-wook, and starring Joo Won, Kwon Nara, Yoo In-soo, and Eum Moon-suk. Based on the screenwriter's own novel of the same name, it is about a lonely photographer who takes pictures of dead people.[9] It is an original drama of Genie TV, and is available for streaming on its platform, and on Viki in selected regions.[10] It is also aired on ENA on March 11, to May 6, 2024, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST).[11][12]
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| The Midnight Studio | |
|---|---|
Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 야한 사진관 |
| Lit. | Night Photo Studio |
| RR | Yahan sajingwan |
| MR | Yahan sajin'gwan |
| Genre | |
| Based on | Night Photo Studio by Kim Yi-rang[3] |
| Written by | Kim Yi-rang[4] |
| Directed by | Song Hyun-wook[4] |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Tae Geon[5] |
| Opening theme | "I Wonder Why" by Elaine Kim |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | |
| Producers | |
| Cinematography | Han Dong-hyun[5] |
| Editors | |
| Running time | 60 minutes[7] |
| Production companies |
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| Original release | |
| Network | ENA |
| Release | March 11 – May 6, 2024 |
Synopsis
The series tells the story of a prickly photographer who runs a photo studio that exists only for the deceased, and a passionate lawyer.[1]
Cast and characters
Main
- A photographer and the seventh owner of a photo studio.
- A lawyer who cannot tolerate injustice.
- Yoo In-soo as Assistant Manager Go[1]
- The photo studio's customer sales representative.
- Eum Moon-suk as Baek Nam-gu[4]
- A former homicide detective who is in charge of miscellaneous tasks at the photo studio.
Supporting
- Lee Bom-so-ri as Kim Ji-won[13]
- Bom's best friend.
- Kim Young-ok as So Geum-soon[13]
- Bom's grandmother.
- Park Jung-ah as Kang Soo-mi[8]
- A talented lawyer who is also Bom's senior.
- Nam-gu's wife.
- Ahn Chang-hwan as Lee Seon-ho[13]
- A police officer.
- Seo Woo-jin as Im Yoon-hae[14]
- Twin brother of Im Yoon-dal.
Original soundtrack
Part 1
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Count on Me" | Ogi (Galactika *) |
| Ningning | 3:17 |
| 2. | "Count on Me" (Inst.) |
| 3:17 | ||
| Total length: | 6:34 | ||||
Part 2
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Press Rewind" (그 시절의 너에게) | Sean Kimm |
| Yang Da-il | 4:23 |
| 2. | "Press Rewind" (그 시절의 너에게; Inst.) |
| 4:23 | ||
| Total length: | 8:46 | ||||
Part 3
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Wonder Why" | Hollin |
| Elaine Kim | 3:51 |
| 2. | "I Wonder Why" (Inst.) |
| 3:51 | ||
| Total length: | 7:42 | ||||
Part 4
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Your Traces" (너의 흔적) |
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| Ben | 3:43 |
| 2. | "Your Traces" (너의 흔적; Inst.) |
| 3:43 | ||
| Total length: | 7:26 | ||||
Part 5
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Destiny" (우리 만남은 우연이었을까요) | Dong Woo-seok |
| Seungmin | 4:12 |
| 2. | "Destiny" (우리 만남은 우연이었을까요; Inst.) |
| 4:12 | ||
| Total length: | 8:24 | ||||
Viewership
The Midnight Studio : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[15]
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |||
| 1 | 454 | 605 | 555 | 628 | 572 | 506 | 439 | 532 | 508 | 504 | 500 | 337 | 531 | 403 | 393 | 523 | 499 | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[15] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | March 11, 2024 | 2.107% (4th) | 2.221% (4th) |
| 2 | March 12, 2024 | 2.508% (3rd) | 2.443% (3rd) |
| 3 | March 18, 2024 | 2.346% (3rd) | 2.569% (2nd) |
| 4 | March 19, 2024 | 2.477% (3rd) | 2.398% (3rd) |
| 5 | March 25, 2024 | 2.293% (2nd) | 1.988% (2nd) |
| 6 | April 1, 2024 | 2.233% (3rd) | 2.261% (3rd) |
| 7 | April 2, 2024 | 1.765% (4th) | 1.760% (4th) |
| 8 | April 8, 2024 | 2.176% (3rd) | 2.447% (3rd) |
| 9 | April 9, 2024 | 2.068% (3rd) | 2.213% (3rd) |
| 10 | April 15, 2024 | 2.149% (3rd) | 2.232% (3rd) |
| 11 | April 16, 2024 | 2.085% (4th) | 1.865% (4th) |
| 12 | April 22, 2024 | 1.398% (6th) | 1.428% (7th) |
| 13 | April 23, 2024 | 2.282% (3rd) | 2.439% (3rd) |
| 14 | April 29, 2024 | 1.608% (5th) | 1.369% (6th) |
| 15 | April 30, 2024 | 1.974% (3rd) | 2.072% (3rd) |
| 16 | May 6, 2024 | 1.963% (2nd) | 1.927% (2nd) |
| Average | 2.090% | 2.102% | |
