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 (2016-11-21) – 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

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

Sejin's family

Mujin Group

Tianjin Finance

BaekSong Foundation

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

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

Episode # Date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[17] AGB Nielsen[18]
Nationwide Seoul National

Capital Area

Nationwide Seoul National

Capital Area

1
November 21, 2016
5.7% (NR)
(NR)
6.6% (NR)
(NR)
2
November 22, 2016
7.2% (18th)
8.2% (15th)
6.3% (NR)
6.3% (20th)
3
November 28, 2016
6.1% (NR)
(NR)
5.5% (NR)
(NR)
4
November 29, 2016
6.1% (NR)
(NR)
6.2% (NR)
6.8% (17th)
5
December 5, 2016
6
December 6, 2016
7
December 12, 2016
8
December 13, 2016
9
December 19, 2016
10
December 20, 2016
11
December 26, 2016
12
December 27, 2016
13
January 2, 2017
14
January 3, 2017
15
January 9, 2017
16
January 10, 2017
17
January 16, 2017
18
January 17, 2017
19
January 23, 2017
20
January 24, 2017
Average % % % %

International broadcast

Netflix, the world's biggest video streaming and subscription service, acquired the rights for the drama.[19]

References

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  2. "'불야성' 이요원X진구X유이, 무슨 말이 필요해?". Retrieved 2016-11-11.
  3. "이요원·진구 측 '불야성' 출연, 긍정 검토·조율 중". www.mydaily.co.kr. Retrieved 2016-11-29.
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  14. "모델 이호정, MBC '불야성'으로 첫 연기 도전". Retrieved 2016-11-02.
  15. "'불야성' 이요원X진구X유이, 첫 만남부터 불타오르네..대본리딩 공개". Retrieved 2016-10-19.
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  17. "TNMS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNMS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  18. "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.
  19. 넷플릭스, MBC '불야성' 전 세계 190개 국가에 독점 배급!
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