Apgujeong Midnight Sun
Apgujeong Midnight Sun (Korean: 압구정 백야; RR: Apgujeong Baegya) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Park Ha-na, Kang Eun-tak, Baek Ok-dam and Song Won-geun. The daily drama aired on MBC from October 6, 2014 to May 15, 2015 on Mondays to Fridays at 20:55 for 149 episodes.[1][2]
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| Written by | Im Sung-han |
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| Ending theme | "내 사랑아" by Kan Jongwook lyrics by 제이투 j2 Kan Jong-woo |
| Composer | Choi Wan-hee |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 149 (South Korea) 112 (Vietnam) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Oh Hyun-chang |
| Producer | Kim Ho-young |
| Cinematography | Park Sang-ryeol |
| Editor | Jo In-young |
| Running time | 35 minutes (South Korea) 45-50 minutes (Vietnam) |
| Production company | MBC |
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| Original network | Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation |
| Picture format | 1080i |
| Audio format | Dolby Digital 2.0 |
| Original release | October 6, 2014 – May 15, 2015 |
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Plot
The lives of four people (and their families) intersect as they work at a cable TV station, where they learn that a fateful encounter can determine whether a man and a woman will become lovers or enemies.
Cast
- Park Ha-na as Baek Ya / Baek Seon-dong
- Kang Eun-tak as Jang Hwa-eom
- Baek Ok-dam as Yook Seon-ji
- Song Won-geun as Jang Moo-eom
- Im Chae-moo as Jang Choo-jang
- Park Hye-sook as Moon Jung-ae
- Jung Hye-sun as Ok Dan-shil
- Kim Ji-eun as Noh Ma-joo
- Shim Hyung-tak as Baek Young-joon
- Keum Dan-bi as Kim Hyo-kyung
- Lee Joo-hyun as Yook Seon-joong
- Kim Young-ran as Oh Dal-ran
- Kim Min-soo as Jo Na-dan (Jonathan)
- Hwang Jung-seo as Jo Ji-ah (Georgia)
- Han Jin-hee as Jo Jang-hoon
- Choi Su-rin as Mo-narija
- Lee Bo-hee as Seo Eun-ha
- Lee Hyo-young as Jung Sam-hee
- Oh Ki-chan as Lee Ban-seok
- Kim Eun-jung as Ga-young
- Lee Ga-ryung as Susanna Ahn
Controversy
In April 2015, the series received scrutiny from the Korea Communications Standards Commission for a revenge storyline that the review board deemed had too many "violent" and "unethical" scenes. Soon after, MBC released a statement that the network would no longer work with screenwriter Im Sung-han in future projects; Im responded by announcing her retirement.[3]
International broadcast
| Country | Network(s)/Station(s) | Series premiere | Title | Notes |
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 Thailand | True Asian Series | August 29, 2015 | อัพกูจอง ถนนสายชีวิต (Apgujeong Thanon Sai Cheewit, literally: Apgujeong A Road Life[4]) | |
 Vietnam |
VTV3 | May 8 - November 19, 2018 (Monday-Thursday at 22:40) | Đêm trắng ở Apgujeong | Edited to 45-50 minutes/episode. Originally planned 116 episodes but actually 112 episodes.[5][6][7] |
References
- Bae, Sun-young (October 9, 2014). 논란의 임성한 호 '압구정 백야', 시청률은 연일 하락. TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved March 6, 2015.
- Song, Su-bin (October 10, 2014). '압구정 백야' 인물관계도 공개, 임성한 작가 독특 작명센스. TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved March 6, 2015.
- Lee, Sun-min (April 24, 2015). "Censured drama writer to step down". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- "[ซีรีส์เกาหลี] อัพกูจอง ถนนสายชีวิต (Apqujeong Midnight Sun)". popcornfor2.com (in Thai). August 26, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2015.
- "Phim truyện Hàn Quốc mới trên VTV3: Đêm trắng ở Apgujeong". May 8, 2018.
- "Lịch phát sóng VTV Thứ 2 ngày 19/11/2018".
- "Lịch phát sóng VTV Thứ 2 ngày 20/11/2018".
External links
- Official website (in Korean)
- Apgujeong Midnight Sun at MBC Global Media
- Apgujeong Midnight Sun at HanCinema