Apgujeong Midnight Sun

*Apgujeong Midnight Sun*
Apgujeong Midnight Sun
Also known as	Night in Apgujeong; Baek-ya of Apgujeong;
Genre	Melodrama; Romance; Family; Revenge;
Written by	Im Sung-han
Directed by	Bae Han-chun; Choi Joon-bae;
Starring	Park Ha-na; Kang Eun-tak;
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
Original release
Network	MBC TV
Release	October 6, 2014 –; May 15, 2015

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 TV from October 6, 2014 to May 15, 2015 on Mondays to Fridays at 20:55 for 149 episodes.^[1]^[2]

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 - The female lead, initially she is cruel and jealous to her sister in law but after her brother got into an accident, she learns to love her sister in law and get revenge to her mother, Seo Eun-ha.
Kang Eun-tak as Jang Hwa-eom
Baek Ok-dam as Yook Seon-ji - Baek Ya’s bestfriend.
Kim Min-soo as Jo Na-dan (Jonathan) - Seo Eun-ha’s stepson, he loves Baek Ya so much.
Lee Hyo-young as Jung Sam-hee - Hwa-eom's friend and writer
Song Won-geun as Jang Moo-eom
Hwang Jung-seo as Jo Ji-ah (Georgia) - Seo Eun-ha’s stepdaughter, a typical spoiled brat and arrogant heiress.
Lee Bo-hee as Seo Eun-ha - Baek Ya’s greedy and evil birth mother, money matters to her more than her real children.
Shim Hyung-tak as Baek Young-joon
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
Han Ki-woong as Kang-ho
Keum Dan-bi as Kim Hyo-kyung
Lee Joo-hyun as Yook Seon-joong
Kim Young-ran as Oh Dal-ran
Han Jin-hee as Jo Jang-hoon
Choi Su-rin as Mo-narija
Oh Ki-chan as Lee Ban-seok
Kim Eun-jung as Ga-young
Lee Ga-ryeong 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
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). Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
^ Song, Su-bin (October 10, 2014). '압구정 백야' 인물관계도 공개, 임성한 작가 독특 작명센스. TenAsia (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. 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. Archived from the original on September 7, 2019. 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

[1] Bae, Sun-young (October 9, 2014). 논란의 임성한 호 '압구정 백야', 시청률은 연일 하락. TenAsia (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.

[2] Song, Su-bin (October 10, 2014). '압구정 백야' 인물관계도 공개, 임성한 작가 독특 작명센스. TenAsia (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 23, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2015.

[3] Lee, Sun-min (April 24, 2015). "Censured drama writer to step down". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved April 24, 2015.

[4] "[ซีรีส์เกาหลี] อัพกูจอง ถนนสายชีวิต (Apqujeong Midnight Sun)". popcornfor2.com (in Thai). August 26, 2015. Archived from the original on September 7, 2019. Retrieved August 19, 2015.

[5] "Phim truyện Hàn Quốc mới trên VTV3: Đêm trắng ở Apgujeong". May 8, 2018.

[6] "Lịch phát sóng VTV Thứ 2 ngày 19/11/2018".

[7] "Lịch phát sóng VTV Thứ 2 ngày 20/11/2018".

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