Night Light (TV series)
| Night Light | |
|---|---|
 Official Poster | |
| Also known as |
'Illumination White Nights' |
| Genre | Melodrama |
| Written by | Han Ji-hoon |
| Directed by | Lee Jae-dong |
| Starring |
Lee Yo-won Jin Goo Uee |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Lee Joo-hwan |
| Location(s) |
Seoul, South Korea Fukuoka, Japan Nagoya, Japan |
| Running time | 60 mins |
| Production company(s) | Night Light SPC |
| Distributor | MBC |
| Release | |
| Original network | MBC |
| First shown in | South Korea |
| Original release | November 21, 2016 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Night Light (Hangul: 불야성; RR: Boolyasung) is an upcoming South Korean television series starring Lee Yo-won, Jin Goo and Uee. It airs on MBC every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST) starting from November 21, 2016.[1][2][3][4]
Plot
Story of three individuals propelled by their undying greed as they clamor for wealth and power in order to reign supreme at the top of the food chain. Seo Yi-kyung (Lee Yo-won), a cold crystal of a woman who is willing to do anything for her ambitions and she doesn't believe that greed is a sin. Park Gun-woo (Jin Goo), a warm-hearted, free-spirited man of integrity and the heir of a big company who got betrayed by his love, Yi-kyung, 12 years ago. Lee Se-jin (Uee) is a hired persona and comes from a poor family, she lost her parents when she was young, and desperately wants to escape from her situation.[5][6][7]
Cast
Main cast
- Lee Yo-won as Seo Yi-kyung[8]
- A cold woman and the embodiment of heated passion who wants to be the queen of her own enterprise.
- A chaebol's son with a free-spirited personality, and initially decides to put aside his status to pursue music.[10]
- A poor woman who works multiple jobs to turn her life around.[12]
Supporting cast
S Finance
- Choi Il-hwa as Seo Bong-soo
- Choi Min as Jo Seong-mook
- Shim Yi-young as Writer Kim
- Jung Hae-in as Tak[13]
Sejin's family
- Yoon Bok-in as Kim Hwa-sook
- Kim Go-eun as Shin Song-mi
Mujin Group
- Jung Han-yong as Park Moo-il
- Lee Jae-yong as Park Moo-sam
- Nam Gi-ae as Moon Hee-jeong
Tianjin Finance
- Jun Gook-hwan as Son Ee-sung
- Park Seon-woo as Son Gi-tae
- Lee Ho-jung as Son Ma-ri[14]
BaekSong Foundation
- Jung Dong-hwan as Jang Tae-joon
- Song Yeong-kyu as Nam Jong-kyu
Others
- Lee Yoon-sang
- Cha Sun-hyung
- Hwang Shi-myung
- Kim Sa-hoon
- Sung Nak-kyung
- Min Joon-hyun
- Seo Yoon-seok
- Kim Hyun
- Na Jong-soo
- Kwon Hyeok-soo
- Jun Jin-gi
- Son Sun-keun
- Kim Yong-hwan
- Bae Gi-beom
Special appearance
- Kim Kang-hyun
- Jung Seung-gil
- Oh Jung-se
Production
First script reading took place September 27, 2016 at MBC Broadcasting Station in Sangam, Seoul, South Korea.[15] Filming began on October 4 in Seoul, South Korea. The cast started filming in Fukuoka, Japan on October 16.[16] The filming then moved to Nagoya, Japan on October 30.
Ratings
- In the table below, <span style="color:blue" class="" data-ve-attributes="{"style":"color:blue"}">the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and <span style="color:red" class="" data-ve-attributes="{"style":"color:red"}">the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
- NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date
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International broadcast
Netflix, the world's biggest video streaming and subscription service, acquired the rights for the drama.[19]
References
- ↑ "MBC "'불야성' 진구·이요원·유이, 긍정 검토 중" [공식입장]". tvdaily.asiae.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
- ↑ "'불야성' 이요원X진구X유이, 무슨 말이 필요해?". Retrieved 2016-11-11.
- ↑ "이요원·진구 측 '불야성' 출연, 긍정 검토·조율 중". www.mydaily.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
- ↑ "MBC "'불야성' 진구·이요원·유이, 긍정 검토 중" [공식입장]". tvdaily.asiae.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
- ↑ "이요원·진구 측 '불야성' 출연, 긍정 검토·조율 중". www.mydaily.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
- ↑ "[단독] 유이, MBC '불야성' 女주인공…'개늑시' 작가와 호흡". isplus.live.joins.com. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
- ↑ "'불야성' 이요원x진구x유이, 2차 티저…시선강탈 美친 케미 : 스포츠조선". sports.chosun.com. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
- ↑ "MBC "'불야성' 진구·이요원·유이, 긍정 검토 중" [공식입장]". tvdaily.asiae.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
- ↑ "진구, 8개월 만의 복귀 "MBC '불야성' 출연 확정"(공식입장)". 뉴스1. 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
- ↑ "'불야성' 진구, 군복 벗고 자유영혼 금수저 입었다 "제작진 신뢰 높아"". tvdaily.asiae.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-11-04.
- ↑ "[단독] 유이, MBC ´불야성´ 女주인공…´개늑시´ 작가와 호흡". Retrieved 2016-10-19.
- ↑ "'불야성' 유이, 모태 흙수저 변신…24시간 프로알바러". TV리포트 (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-11-04.
- ↑ "[단독] 정해인, '불야성' 합류 확정…이요원 지키는 보디가드". TV리포트 (in Korean). Retrieved 2016-11-02.
- ↑ "모델 이호정, MBC '불야성'으로 첫 연기 도전". Retrieved 2016-11-02.
- ↑ "'불야성' 이요원X진구X유이, 첫 만남부터 불타오르네..대본리딩 공개". Retrieved 2016-10-19.
- ↑ "이요원·진구, '불야성' 촬영차 16일 일본 동반 출국". Retrieved 2016-11-02.
- ↑ "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ↑ 넷플릭스, MBC '불야성' 전 세계 190개 국가에 독점 배급!