The Midnight Romance in Hagwon

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The Midnight Romance in Hagwon
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Hangul
졸업
Hanja
卒業
Literal meaningGraduation
Revised RomanizationJor-eop
McCune–ReischauerJol'eob
Genre
Written byPark Kyung-hwa
Directed byAhn Pan-seok
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
Production
Production companies
Original release
NetworktvN

The Midnight Romance in Hagwon (Korean: 졸업) is an upcoming South Korean television series written by Park Kyung-hwa, directed by Ahn Pan-seok, and starring Jung Ryeo-won and Wi Ha-joon. It is scheduled to premiere on tvN on May 11, 2024, and will air every Saturday and Sunday at 21:20 (KST). It will also be available for streaming on local OTT platform TVING.

Synopsis[edit]

It tells the story of a secret and sweet real-life romance between Seo Hye-jin, a veteran cram school instructor, and Lee Joon-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.[3]

Cast[edit]

Main[edit]

  • Jung Ryeo-won as Seo Hye-jin: a star tutor with 14 years of experience. She is a quiet competitor with a solid inner game who never gives up.[4]
  • Wi Ha-joon as Lee Jun-ho: a new lecturer who returns after 10 years and stirs up Seo Hye-jin's daily life and heart.[4]

Supporting[edit]

People at Daechi Chase Academy[edit]

  • So Joo-yeon as Nam Cheong-mi: a new instructor in the Korean Language Department of Daechi Chase Academy and has bold personality.[5]
  • Kim Jong-tae [ko] as Kim Hyun-tak: Director of Daechi Chase Academy.[6]
  • Kim Jung-young as Woo Seung-hee: Deputy Director of Daechi Chase Academy.[6]
  • Gil Hae-yeon as Kim Hyo-im: Counseling Manager of Daechi Chase Academy.[6]
  • Jang In-sub as Yoon Ji-seok: English Department 1 team leader of Daechi Chase Academy who is fairly popular and has an unrequited love for Hye-jin.[6]
  • TBA as Lee Myung-jun: Korean Language Department 2 team leader of Daechi Chase Academy. He was the highest ranking Korean-language until Hye-kin came.[6]
  • Yang Jo-a [ko] as Min Hee-joo: Social Studies team leader of Daechi Chase Academy.[6]
  • Ahn Hyun-ho [ko] as Kim Chae-yoon: Korean Language Instructor of Daechi Chase Academy and Hye-jin's team member for three years. She graduated from the Department of Korean-language Education at a top-ranked women's university.[6]
  • TBA as Jang Il-do: English Department 2 team leader of Daechi Chase Academy.[6]
  • TBA as Shin Dae-bak: the new instructor at English Department of Daechi Chase Academy who gets along well with people.[6]
  • Jang So-yeon as Choi Ji-eun: Administrative and Support Department head of Daechi Chase Academy.[7]

People at Choiseon Korean-language[edit]

  • Seo Jeong-yeon as Choi Hyeong-seon: Director and Instructor of Choiseon Korean Language and known as White-haired Witch. She has the largest number of students at Heewon High School in Daechi-dong for 20 years.[8]
  • Lee Kyu-sung as Park Ki-seong: Hyung-seon's assistant who is shrouded in mystery.[9]

People around Jun-ho[edit]

  • Shin Joo-hyup [ko] as Choi Seung-gyu: Jun-ho's best friend and worldly cynical graduate student. He gave up getting a job and went to graduate school.[5]
  • Yoon Bok-in as Oh Jeong-hwa: Jun-ho's mother who was once known as the "pig mom".[10]
  • Oh Man-seok [ko] as Lee Taek-yeol: Jun-ho's father who is a former executive at a large securities company but now a current executive at a small to medium-sized company.[11]

People around Hye-jin[edit]

  • TBA as Cha Seo-young: Hye-jin's best friend and a lawyer.[12]
  • TBA as Geum Chun-il: Owner of Night Flight bar.[12]

People at Chanyoung High School in Daechi-dong[edit]

  • Kim Song-il [ko] as Pyo Sang-sub: a Korean Language Teacher at Chanyoung High School with 20-year experience.[13]
  • TBA as Sung Ha-yool: a student at Chanyoung High School who is timid and smart.[13]
  • TBA as Lee Ye-eun: a student at Chanyoung High School who is cheerful and simple.[13]
  • TBA as Lee Jung-soo: a student at Chanyoung High School who is the class president.[13]

People at Heewon High School in Daechi-dong[edit]

  • TBA as Lee Si-woo: a student at Heewon High School who rank first in the entire school.[14]

Production[edit]

Development[edit]

Developed under the working title Graduation is the new work of director Ahn Pan-seok, who directed Something in the Rain (2018) and One Spring Night (2019), and attracted the attention of broadcasters since the beginning of production.[15] Park Kyung-hwa announced as the writer while Studio Dragon and JS Pictures managed the production of the series.[3]

Casting[edit]

Jung Ryeo-won and Wi Ha-joon were offered the lead roles for the series in July and October 2023, respectively.[15][16]

Jung and Wi were officially confirmed as the lead actors of the series.[17]

Filming[edit]

Principal photography began in October 2023.[17]

Release[edit]

In October 2023, the series is scheduled to be released on tvN in 2024. It will also available for streaming on TVING.[3] Five months later, tvN confirmed that the release date will be on May 11, 2024.[18]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Jin, Hyang-hee (October 19, 2023). 정려원·위하준, 안판석 신작 '졸업'서 사제 로맨스 [Jung Ryeo-won, Wi Ha-jun, teacher-student romance in Ahn Pan-seok's new work 'Graduation'] (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Naver.
  2. ^ Choi, Ji-yoon (October 19, 2023). 안판석표 멜로...정려원·위하준 '졸업' [Ahn Pan-seok's melodrama...Jung Ryeo-won and Wi Ha-joon 'Graduation'] (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Naver.
  3. ^ a b c Park, Seo-hyun (October 19, 2023). 위하준X정려원 '졸업', 이토록 설레는 사제커플..2024년 공개 [Wi Ha-joon X Jung Ryeo-won's 'Graduation', such an exciting teacher-student couple..To be released in 2024] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Naver.
  4. ^ a b Kim, Ji-woo (March 27, 2024). 김지원♥김수현 가고 정려원·위하준 온다...'졸업' 스캔들 주인공 [Kim Ji-won♥Kim Soo-hyun goes and Jung Ryeo-won and Wi Ha-joon come...'Graduation' scandal protagonist] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Naver.
  5. ^ a b Kim, Na-yool (April 25, 2024). '졸업' 소주연X신주협, 대치동 로맨스..동갑내기 케미 기대 ['Graduation' So Joo-yeon and Shin Joo-hyeop, Daechi-dong romance..xpect chemistry among same-age peers] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Retrieved April 25, 2024 – via Naver.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i 대치체이스 학원 사람들 [People at Daechi Chase Academy]. CJ ENM (in Korean). Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  7. ^ Kang, Da-yoon (April 26, 2024). 장소연, '졸업' 출연 확정...정려원·위하준과 호흡 [공식] [Jang So-yeon confirmed to appear in ‘Graduation’…Working with Jung Ryeo-won and Wi Ha-joon [Official]] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved April 26, 2024 – via Naver.
  8. ^ 최선국어 사람들 [People at Choiseon Korean-language]. CJ ENM (in Korean). Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  9. ^ Hwang, So-young (April 25, 2024). 이규성 '졸업' 출연 확정 비밀 가득 조교로 변신 [Lee Kyu-sung confirmed to appear in 'Graduation', turns into assistant full of secrets] (in Korean). JTBC News. Retrieved April 25, 2024 – via Naver.
  10. ^ 준호의 주변 인물 [People around Jun-ho]. CJ ENM (in Korean). Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  11. ^ Ha, Kyung-heon (April 16, 2024). 오만석 열일 행보, ‘원더풀 월드’ ‘눈물의 여왕’ 이어 ‘졸업’ 위하준 아버지 役 [Oh Man-seok's ten-day performance, following 'Wonderful World', 'Queen of Tears', and now 'Graduation', playing as Wi Ha-jun father's role] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved April 16, 2024 – via Naver.
  12. ^ a b 혀진의 주변 인물 [People around Hye-jin]. CJ ENM (in Korean). Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  13. ^ a b c d 대치동 찬영고 사람들 [People at Chanyoung High School in Daechi-dong]. CJ ENM (in Korean). Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  14. ^ 대치동 희원고 사람들 [People at Heewon High School in Daechi-dong]. CJ ENM (in Korean). Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  15. ^ a b Yoo, Ji-hye (July 19, 2023). [단독] 정려원, 안판석 PD 신작 '졸업' 주인공 [[Exclusive] Jung Ryeo-won, Producer Ahn Pan-seok's new work 'Graduation'] (in Korean). Sports Dong-a. Archived from the original on July 19, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Naver.
  16. ^ Lee, Seung-hun (October 3, 2023). [단독]위하준, 대치동 학원 강사 로맨스 '졸업' 주인공 [[Exclusive] Wi Ha-joon, Daechi-dong academy instructor romance 'Graduation' protagonist] (in Korean). Star News. Archived from the original on October 10, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Naver.
  17. ^ a b Oh, Myung-eon (October 19, 2023). 안판석 PD 신작 멜로 '졸업'에 정려원·위하준 출연 [Jung Ryeo-won and Wi Ha-joon appear in PD Ahn Pan-seok's new melodrama 'Graduation'] (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Naver.
  18. ^ Kang, Nae-ri (March 27, 2024). 안판석 감독 표 로맨스 온다...정려원·위하준 '졸업', 5월 11일 첫 방송 [Director Ahn Pan-seok's romance is coming...Jung Ryeo-won and Wi Ha-joon's 'Graduation' premieres on May 11th] (in Korean). YTN. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Naver.

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