Scholar Who Walks the Night
Scholar Who Walks the Night | |
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Genre | |
Based on |
Scholar Who Walks the Night by Jo Joo-hee and Han Seung-hee |
Written by | Jang Hyun-joo |
Directed by | Lee Sung-joon |
Starring | |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language(s) | Korean |
No. of episodes | 20 |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company(s) | Content K |
Release | |
Original network | Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation |
Original release | July 8 – September 10, 2015 |
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Website |
Scholar Who Walks the Night (Hangul: 밤을 걷는 선비; RR: Bameul Geotneun Seonbi) is a 2015 South Korean television series based on the manhwa of the same name written by Jo Joo-hee and illustrated by Han Seung-hee.[1][2][3] Starring Lee Joon-gi, Shim Chang-min, Lee Soo-hyuk, Lee Yu-bi, and Kim So-eun, it aired on MBC from July 8 to September 10, 2015 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
The drama reunited Lee Joon-gi and Kim So-eun who both starred in the 2006 film, Fly, Daddy, Fly.[10][11]
Plot
Set in an alternate Joseon dynasty, Jo Yang-sun ( Lee Yu Bi ) is the daughter of a nobleman whose family loses everything when her father is framed for treason. To make ends meet, Yang-sun begins cross-dressing as a male bookseller, and meets the handsome and mysterious scholar Kim Sung-yeol (Lee Joon Gi), who works at the Hongmungwan. Sung-yeol is a vampire, and he continues to be haunted by the long-ago death of his first love Lee Myung-hee ( Kim So Eun), especially when he meets Myung-hee's present-day doppelgänger Choi Hye-ryung, an aloof nobleman's daughter. Meanwhile, the evil vampire, Gwi ( Lee Soo Hyuk), resides in the royal palace and uses his powers and political machinations to prevent the Crown Prince from ascending to the throne.
Cast
- Lee Joon-gi as Kim Sung-yeol ("Night Scholar")
- Shim Chang-min as Crown Prince Lee Yoon
- Lee Soo-hyuk as Gwi
- Lee Yu-bi as Jo Yang-sun/Seo-jin
- Kim So-eun as Choi Hye-ryung/Lee Myung-hee
- Jang Hee-jin as Soo-hyang
- Han Jung-soo as Baek In-ho
- Choi Tae-hwan as Ho-jin
- Lee Soon-jae as King Hyeonjo
- Jang Seung-jo as Crown Prince Sadong (Lee Yoon's father)
- Kim Myung-gon as Noh Chang-sun
- Yeo Eui-joo as Noh Hak-yong
- Jung Gyu-soo as Jo-saeng (Yang-sun's foster father)
- Oh Yoon-hong as Kkot-boon (Yang-sun's foster mother)
- Park So-young as Dam-yi (Yang Sun's sister)
- Lee Hyun-woo as Crown Prince Junghyun (cameo, episode 1)
- Yang Ik-june as Hae-seo (cameo, episode 1)
- Han Ji-woo as Royal Concubine Kim (cameo, episode 1)
- Park Ji-il as Kim Sung-yeol's father (cameo, episode 1)
- Kim Ye-ryeong as Kim Sung-yeol's mother (cameo, episode 1)
Ratings
Episode | Broadcast date | TNmS ratings[12] | AGB Nielsen ratings[13] | ||
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Nationwide | Seoul Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul Capital Area | ||
1 | July 8, 2015 | 7.4% | 9.1% | 7.7% | 8.1% |
2 | July 9, 2015 | 6.8% | 8.9% | 6.8% | 7.3% |
3 | July 15, 2015 | 7.2% | 9.1% | 7.7% | 7.8% |
4 | July 16, 2015 | 7.1℅ | 8.2% | 7.7℅ | 8.5℅ |
5 | July 22, 2015 | 7.3℅ | 9.0℅ | 7.8℅ | 8.9℅ |
6 | July 23, 2015 | 6.4℅ | 7.5℅ | 7.9℅ | 8.7℅ |
7 | July 29, 2015 | 6.9℅ | 8.0℅ | 7.9℅ | 8.3℅ |
8 | July 30, 2015 | 7.3℅ | 7.9℅ | 7.4℅ | 7.8℅ |
9 | August 5, 2015 | 7.4% | 8.7℅ | 8.5% | 8.6℅ |
10 | August 6, 2015 | 6.5℅ | 7.5℅ | 7.4℅ | 7.4℅ |
11 | August 12, 2015 | 6.5℅ | 7.7℅ | 6.9℅ | 6.8℅ |
12 | August 13, 2015 | 6.3℅ | 7.1℅ | 7.4℅ | 7.1℅ |
13 | August 19, 2015 | 7.3℅ | 7.9℅ | 7.6℅ | 7.3℅ |
14 | August 20, 2015 | 6.6℅ | 7.2℅ | 7.0℅ | 7.5℅ |
15 | August 26, 2015 | 6.5℅ | 7.1℅ | 6.5℅ | 6.5% |
16 | August 27, 2015 | 5.9℅ | 6.6% | 6.8% | 6.9℅ |
17 | September 2, 2015 | 7.2℅ | 7.9℅ | 8.0℅ | 7.8℅ |
18 | September 3, 2015 | 7.1℅ | 7.8℅ | 7.9℅ | 8.0℅ |
19 | September 9, 2015 | 7.3℅ | 8.3℅ | 6.2℅ | 9.3% |
20 | September 10, 2015 | 7.2% | 8.0% | 7.7% | 7.9% |
Average ratings | 6.9% | 8.0% | 7.4% | 7.8% |
- Key
- Blue-lowest rating episode
- Red-highest rating episode
- N/A-(Information) Not Available
Production
An accident while filming on set (simply described by producers as "a fall") on June 10, 2015 caused both Lee Joon-gi and Lee Yu-bi to be hospitalized, for a nasal fracture and a herniated lumbar disc, respectively.[14][15]
Original soundtrack
1. "Secret Paradise" – Jang Jae-in
2. "Sad Wind" – Eun Ga-eun
3. "Love You Again" – Yook Sungjae
4. "Don't Cry" – G.NA
5. "Without You" – Beast
6. "Addiction"" - Kimbo |}
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2015 | Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Lee Joon-gi | Nominated | |
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Lee Yu-bi | Nominated | ||
Best New Actor in a Miniseries | Lee Soo-hyuk | Won | ||
Best New Actress in a Miniseries | Lee Yu-bi | Won | ||
Top 10 Stars Award | Lee Joon-gi | Won | ||
2016 | Best Historical Drama | Scholar Who Walks the Night | Won |
See also
References
- ↑ 밤을 걷는 선비 [Scholar Who Walks the Night]. Webtoon Daum (in Korean). Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- ↑ Choi, He-suk (May 6, 2015). "MBC confirms new Joseon vampire drama". K-pop Herald. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- ↑ Yoon, Sarah (May 18, 2015). "Scholar Who Walks the Night gears up with first script reading". K-pop Herald. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- ↑ Shin, Ji-hye (March 25, 2015). "Changmin to star in Scholar Who Walks the Night". K-pop Herald. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- ↑ Hong, Hye-jin (April 2, 2015). "Lee Joon-gi lands role in new drama". K-pop Herald. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- ↑ Ghim, Sora (May 11, 2015). "Lee Soo Hyuk And Kim So Eun Cast In Scholar Who Walks the Night". BNTNews. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- ↑ "Lee Yoo Bi Transforms into a Boy for Scholar Who Walks the Night". Soompi. May 12, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- ↑ Yoon, Sarah (May 26, 2015). "Lee Joon-gi features in Elle, talks about Scholar Who Walks the Night". K-pop Herald. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- ↑ Doo, Rumy (July 7, 2015). "Lee Joon-gi, TVXQ Changmin turn vampire, prince in new TV drama". The Korea Herald. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
- ↑ Julie Jones (June 26, 2015). "Kim So Eun Can Now Call Lee Jun Ki 'Oppa'". KDrama Stars. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
- ↑ "Lee Jun Ki outs Kim So Eun's greediness to kiss her other co-stars, Changmin and Lee Soo Hyuk". Koreaboo. July 13, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2016.
- ↑ TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu in Korean
- ↑ AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu in Korean
- ↑ Yoon, Sarah (June 10, 2015). "Lee Joon-gi fractures nose while shooting new drama". K-pop Herald. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
- ↑ Yoon, Sarah (June 11, 2015). "Lee Yu-bi, Lee Joon-gi admitted to hospital for injuries while shooting TV drama". K-pop Herald. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
External links
- Scholar Who Walks the Night official MBC website (Korean)
- Scholar Who Walks the Night at MBC Global Media
- Scholar Who Walks the Night at HanCinema