Night Light (TV series)

Night Light
Also known asIllumination
White Nights
GenreMelodrama
Written byHan Ji-hoon
Directed byLee Jae-dong
StarringLee Yo-won
Jin Goo
Uee
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producerLee Joo-hwan
ProducersLee Suk-gi
Cho Yoon-jung
Production locationsSeoul, South Korea
Fukuoka, Japan
Nagoya, Japan
Running time60 mins
Production companyNight Light SPC[a]
Original release
NetworkMBC
ReleaseNovember 21, 2016 (2016-11-21) –
January 24, 2017 (2017-01-24)

Night Light (Korean: 불야성; Hanja: 不夜城; RR: Bulyaseong) is a South Korean television series starring Lee Yo-won, Jin Goo, and Uee. It aired on MBC every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST) starting from November 21, 2016.[1][2][3][4]

Plot

A 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

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.[9]
A poor woman who works multiple jobs to turn her life around.[11]

Supporting

S Finance

Sejin's family

Mujin Group

Tianjin Finance

  • Jun Gook-hwan as Son Ee-sung
  • Park Seon-woo as Son Gi-tae
  • Lee Ho-jung as Son Ma-ri[13]

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

The first script reading took place September 27, 2016 at MBC Broadcasting Station in Sangam, South Korea and filming began on October 4 in Seoul.[14] The cast started filming in Fukuoka, Japan on October 16.[15] The filming then moved to Nagoya on October 30.

Payment controversy

Three months after the end of Night Light, the TV Chosun subsidiary HIGROUND (then known as C-Story), one of its producers, was accused of not duly compensating the actors of the drama. When sought for comment, the company's management said that it was "confused by the reports and that while payments have been delayed, they have been communicating with all of the as-yet-unpaid actors".[16]

Original Soundtrack

Night Light
Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
Various Artists
GenrePop, K-pop, soundtrack
Label
ProducerCho Yoon-jung (executive)

OST Part 1

No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Way" (길)
  • Park Jung-ok
  • Kim Joon-il
Park Jung-okXIA3:48
2."Way" (Inst.) Park Jung-ok 3:48
Total length:7:36

OST Part 2

No.TitleArtistLength
1."Like That Day" (그날처럼)Sungje (Supernova)3:57
2."Like That Day" (Inst.) 3:57
Total length:7:54

OST Part 3

No.TitleArtistsLength
1."For Me" (나를 위해)Bae Soo-jung4:32
2."For Me" (Inst.) 4:32
Total length:9:04

Charted Songs

Chart Performance
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Remarks
KOR
Gaon
"Way"
(XIA) 		2016
91
 Part 1

Ratings

  • In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • NR denotes that the drama did not rank in the top 20 daily programs on that date
Episode # Date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[18] AGB Nielsen[19]
Nationwide Seoul National

Capital Area

Nationwide Seoul National

Capital Area

1 November 21, 2016 5.7% (NR) 5.9% (NR) 6.6% (NR) 6.8% (NR)
2 November 22, 2016 7.2% (18th) 8.2% (18th) 6.3% (NR) 6.3% (20th)
3 November 28, 2016 6.1% (NR) 6.3% (NR) 5.5% (NR) 5.7% (NR)
4 November 29, 2016 6.1% (NR) 6.5% (NR) 6.2% (NR) 6.8% (17th)
5 December 5, 2016 5.3% (NR) 5.9% (NR) 4.7% (NR) 5.3% (NR)
6 December 6, 2016 6.4% (NR) 7.3% (NR) 5.4% (NR) 6.3% (NR)
7 December 12, 2016 4.2% (NR) 4.5% (NR) 4.7% (NR) 5.5% (NR)
8 December 13, 2016 4.6% (NR) 4.6% (NR) 5.2% (NR) 5.8% (NR)
9 December 19, 2016 4.1% (NR) 5.0% (NR) 3.8% (NR) 4.7% (NR)
10 December 20, 2016 4.1% (NR) 5.0% (NR) 4.5% (NR) 5.4% (NR)
11 December 26, 2016 4.5% (NR) 5.5% (NR) 4.4% (NR) 5.4% (NR)
12 December 27, 2016 4.1% (NR) 5.0% (NR) 3.8% (NR) 4.7% (NR)
13 January 2, 2017 3.7% (NR) 3.9% (NR) 4.1% (NR) 4.3% (NR)
14 January 3, 2017 4.3% (NR) 4.4% (NR) 4.7% (NR) 4.8% (NR)
15 January 9, 2017 3.5% (NR) 3.5% (NR) 3.4% (NR) 3.9% (NR)
16 January 10, 2017 3.5% (NR) 3.9% (NR) 4.0% (NR) 4.5% (NR)
17 January 16, 2017 3.2% (NR) 3.3% (NR) 3.1% (NR) 3.2% (NR)
18 January 17, 2017 3.7% (NR) 4.6% (NR) 3.5% (NR) 4.4% (NR)
19 January 23, 2017 4.1% (NR) 5.0% (NR) 4.1% (NR) 5.1% (NR)
20 January 24, 2017 4.4% (NR) 4.8% (NR) 4.3% (NR) 4.7% (NR)
Average 4.6% - 4.6% -

International broadcast

Netflix acquired the international rights for the drama and is using the name White Nights for it.[20][21]

Notes

  1. ^ A joint venture of TV Chosun subsidiary HIGROUND (formerly C-Story) and Victory Contents

References

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