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]
The Midnight Studio Promotional poster
Hangul 야한 사진관
Literal meaning Night Photo Studio Revised Romanization 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 episodes16 Executive producers
Kim Hyun-jung[ 5]
Choi Han-gyul[ 5]
Producers
Kang Bo-young[ 5]
Ahn Chang-ho[ 5]
Baek Chang-joo[ 5]
Jung Yeon-ji[ 5]
Kim Hyun-cheol[ 5]
Heo Min-ho[ 5]
Ha Seom-gyul[ 5]
Cinematography Han Dong-hyun[ 5] Editors
Lee Ji-hyun[ 5]
Seon Han-saem[ 6]
Running time 60 minutes[ 7] Production companies Network ENA Release March 11 (2024-03-11 ) – May 6, 2024 (2024-05-06 )
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]
A photographer and the seventh owner of a photo studio.
A lawyer who cannot tolerate injustice.
The photo studio's customer sales representative.
A former homicide detective who is in charge of miscellaneous tasks at the photo studio.
Bom's best friend.
Bom's grandmother.
A talented lawyer who is also Bom's senior.
Nam-gu's wife.
Ahn Chang-hwan as Lee Seon-ho[ 13]
A police officer.
Released on March 12, 2024 Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Count on Me" Ogi (Galactika *) Sean Kimm Taelin Isaac Pro Athena (Galactika *) Woo-bin (Galactika *) Ningning 3 :17 2. "Count on Me" (Inst. ) Sean Kimm Taelin Isaac Pro Athena (Galactika *) Woo-bin (Galactika *) 3 :17 Total length: 6 :34
Released on March 19, 2024 Title Lyrics Music Artist 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
Released on March 26, 2024 Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "I Wonder Why" Hollin Elaine Kim 3 :51 2. "I Wonder Why" (Inst. ) 3 :51 Total length: 7 :42
Released on April 2, 2024 Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Your Traces" (너의 흔적 ) Han Kyung-soo Lee Do-hyung (AUG) Han Kyung-soo Lee Do-hyung (AUG) Ben 3 :43 2. "Your Traces" (너의 흔적 ; Inst. ) Han Kyung-soo Lee Do-hyung(AUG) 3 :43 Total length: 7 :26
Released on April 9, 2024 Title Lyrics Music Artist 1. "Destiny" (우리 만남은 우연이었을까요 ) Dong Woo-seok Dong Woo-seok Yoo Jung-hyun Seungmin 4 :12 2. "Destiny" (우리 만남은 우연이었을까요 ; Inst. ) Dong Woo-seok Yoo Jung-hyun 4 :12 Total length: 8 :24
The Midnight Studio : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
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
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by
Nielsen Korea .
[ 14]
Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.
Original broadcast date
Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[ 14]
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 ).
^ a b c d Kang, Joo-il (January 18, 2024). "주원·권나라, '야한 사진관' 연다" (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang . Archived from the original on January 18, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Naver .
^ a b Lee, Seung-hoon (March 10, 2023). "[단독]주원, 귀신 찍는 사진사 된다..'야한 사진관' 캐스팅" (in Korean). Star News. Archived from the original on January 18, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Naver .
^ "야한(夜限)사진관" . Kyobo Book Centre (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 18, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024 .
^ a b c Kang, Ga-hee (January 18, 2024). "주원X권나라X유인수X음문석 '야한(夜限) 사진관', 3월 방송 확정(공식)" (in Korean). Herald Pop . Archived from the original on January 18, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Naver .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l 첫 번째 컷, 밤에 여는 사진과 [The First Shot: The Midnight Studio]. The Midnight Studio . Episode 1 (in Korean). March 11, 2024. ENA .
^ 세 번째 컷, 백일의 세이프존 [The Third Shot: 100 Days of Safe Zone]. The Midnight Studio . Episode 1 (in Korean). March 18, 2024. ENA .
^ "야한(夜限) 사진관" [Night Photo Studio]. Studio Genie (in Korean). Archived from the original on January 25, 2024. Retrieved January 25, 2024 .
^ a b c Son, Bong-seok (February 8, 2024). "박정아, '야한(夜限) 사진관' 변호사 강수미 역 낙점[공식]" (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang . Archived from the original on February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2024 – via Naver .
^ "Dramas to Watch Out for in 2024" . HanCinema . Sports Kyunghyang. January 2, 2024. Archived from the original on January 18, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2024 .
^ Chae, Sung-oh (February 23, 2024). [단독] 콘텐츠 유통 다변화 내세운 KT...'야한 사진관', 日 포함 190개국 서비스 [[Exclusive] KT to diversify content distribution...Night Photo Studio', serviced in 190 countries including Japan] (in Korean). Digital Daily. Archived from the original on March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 11, 2024 – via Naver .
^ Jang, Da-hee (February 8, 2024). "밤에만 열리는 '야한 사진관', 3월 11일 지니TV·ENA서 문연다" (in Korean). MBC Entertainment. Archived from the original on February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 12, 2024 – via Naver.
^ Kang, Ga-hee (February 6, 2024). "주원X권나라 '야한(夜限) 사진관', 3월 11일 ENA 첫 방송(공식)" (in Korean). Herald Pop. Archived from the original on February 6, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Naver.
^ a b c d Hwang, Hye-jin (February 15, 2024). "주원X권나라 '야한 사진관' 대본리딩 어땠길래 "이렇게 운 적 없었다" " (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on February 15, 2024. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Naver .
^ a b Nielsen Korea ratings:
"Ep. 1" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). March 11, 2024. Archived from the original on March 11, 2024. Retrieved March 12, 2024 .
"Ep. 2" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). March 12, 2024. Archived from the original on March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 13, 2024 .
"Ep. 3" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). March 18, 2024. Archived from the original on March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024 .
"Ep. 4" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). March 19, 2024. Archived from the original on March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 20, 2024 .
"Ep. 5" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). March 25, 2024. Archived from the original on March 25, 2024. Retrieved March 26, 2024 .
"Ep. 6" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). April 1, 2024. Archived from the original on April 1, 2024. Retrieved April 2, 2024 .
"Ep. 7" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). April 2, 2024. Archived from the original on April 2, 2024. Retrieved April 3, 2024 .
"Ep. 8" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). April 8, 2024. Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2024 .
"Ep. 9" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). April 9, 2024. Archived from the original on April 9, 2024. Retrieved April 10, 2024 .
"Ep. 10" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). April 15, 2024. Archived from the original on April 15, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2024 .
"Ep. 11" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). April 16, 2024. Archived from the original on April 16, 2024. Retrieved April 17, 2024 .
"Ep. 12" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). April 22, 2024. Archived from the original on April 22, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024 .
"Ep. 13" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). April 23, 2024. Archived from the original on April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2024 .
"Ep. 14" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). April 29, 2024. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024 .
"Ep. 15" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). April 30, 2024. Archived from the original on April 30, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024 .
"Ep. 16" . Nielsen Korea (in Korean). May 6, 2024. Archived from the original on May 6, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024 .