Post by Fritz on Mar 27, 2024 11:52:34 GMT
tvN has released a first still shot from the upcoming romance drama The Midnight Romance in Hagwon (μ‘Έμ ), starring Wi Ha Joon and Jung Ryeo Won.
The newest drama by director Ahn Pan Suk (Something in the Rain, One Spring Night, and Secret Love Affair), The Midnight Romance in Hagwon is set against the backdrop of Daechi, a neighborhood renowned as the epicenter of private education in Korea. The plot centers around an instructor who tirelessly assists a student named Lee Joon Ho (Wi Ha Joon) in gaining admission to a prestigious university. In a twist of fate, Lee Joon Ho later returns to the academy as a rookie instructor after resigning from a large company because he remains fixated on his first love, his academy teacher Seo Hye Jin (Jung Ryeo Won), even after becoming an adult.
Jung Ryeo Won will play Seo Hye Jin, a star lecturer who has been working in the field for 14 years. Seo Hye Jin is a character who doesn't know defeat. Just as she was worrying about life and thinking about past regrets, Lee Joon Ho β the cheeky student she helped send to a prestigious university β brings unexpected changes to her life.
Wi Ha Joon will play rookie instructor Lee Joon Ho who shakes up the everyday life and feelings of his past instructor Seo Hye Jin. Leaving behind the opportunity of working at a large company where his future would be guaranteed, Lee Joon Ho returns to hagwon (private educational institution), where his life was dramatically turned around. Although Seo Hye Jin vehemently opposes this, Lee Joon Ho continues to approach Seo Hye Jin.
Lee Joon Ho is a miracle case that made Seo Hye Jin a famous instructor. When he returns 10 years later, Seo Hye Jin begins to feel unfamiliar emotions, raising anticipation for their romance.
The Midnight Romance in Hagwon will air in the weekend time slot on tvN, premiering on May 11.
