The Midnight Studio

The Midnight Studio
File:Night Photo Studio (poster).jpg Promotional poster
Hangul	야한 사진관
Literal meaning	Night Photo Studio
Revised Romanization	Yahan sajin-gwan
Genre	Fantasy Romance
Based on	Night Photo Studio by Kim Yi-rang
Written by	Kim Yi-rang
Directed by	Song Hyun-wook
Starring	Joo Won Kwon Nara Yoo In-soo Eum Moon-suk
Music by	Tae Geon
Opening theme	"I Wonder Why" by Elaine Kim
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Executive producers	Kim Hyun-jung Choi Han-gyul
Producers	Kang Bo-young Ahn Chang-ho Baek Chang-joo Jung Yeon-ji Kim Hyun-cheol Heo Min-ho Ha Seom-gyul
Cinematography	Han Dong-hyun
Editors	Lee Ji-hyun Seon Han-saem
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Slingshot Studio C-JeS Studios
Original release
Network	ENA
Release	March 11 (2024-03-11) – May 6, 2024 (2024-05-06)

The Midnight Studio (Korean: ) 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. It is an original drama of Genie TV, and is available for streaming on its platform, and on Viki in selected regions. It is also aired on ENA on March 11, to May 6, 2024, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST).

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.

Cast and characters

Main

• Joo Won as Seo Ki-joo

A photographer and the seventh owner of a photo studio.

• Kwon Nara as Han Bom

A lawyer who cannot tolerate injustice.

• Yoo In-soo as Assistant Manager Go

The photo studio's customer sales representative.

• Eum Moon-suk as Baek Nam-gu

A former homicide detective who is in charge of miscellaneous tasks at the photo studio.

Supporting

• Lee Bom-so-ri as Kim Ji-won

Bom's best friend.

• Kim Young-ok as So Geum-soon

Bom's grandmother.

• Park Jung-ah as Kang Soo-mi

A talented lawyer who is also Bom's senior.

• Han Groo as Jin Na-rae

Nam-gu's wife.

• Ahn Chang-hwan as Lee Seon-ho

A police officer.

Original soundtrack

Viewership

Average TV viewership ratings

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)
		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%
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC, and EBS).

External links

• at IMDb
• at HanCinema