Wikipedia

Night Has Come

Night Has Come (Korean: 밤이 되었습니다) is a 2023 South Korean television series written by Kang Min-ji, directed by Lim Dae-woong, and starring Lee Jae-in, Kim Woo-seok, Choi Ye-bin, Cha Woo-min, Ahn Ji Ho, and Jung So-ri.[1] It was released on U+ Mobile TV from December 4–21, 2023, and every Monday to Thursday. It is also available for streaming on Netflix in South Korea, and on Viu and Viki in selected regions.[2]

Night Has Come
Promotional poster
Hangul
밤이 되었습니다
Revised RomanizationBami doeeotseumnida
McCune–ReischauerPami toeŏtsŭmnida
Genre
Written byKang Min-ji
Directed byLim Dae-woong
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12
Production
Running time35 minutes
Production companies
  • Studio X+U
  • EO Contents Group
Original release
NetworkU+ Mobile TV
ReleaseDecember 4 (2023-12-04) –
December 21, 2023 (2023-12-21)

Synopsis

edit

A group of high school students is forced to play a deadly real-life game of Mafia at a retreat center. The class 2–3 students from Yooil High School go on a field trip. When the night comes, all the students in the building receive a message that indicates the mafia game is about to begin. The only way to survive is to eliminate fellow classmates and find the Mafia.

Cast and characters

edit

Main

edit
Being physically weak, she has spent many times alone. She doesn’t interact much with her classmates. As a fan of mystery novels like Stephen King and Ellery Queen’s, she is exceptionally observant. Even though she always squabbles with her childhood friend Jun-hee, she’s been crushing on him for a long time. When she arrives at the retreat center, everything seems oddly familiar, including a blurry ghost. Then, she realizes this ghost is trying to tell her something. As the Mafia game continues, there are so many friends she needs to save, yet only one person can make it out alive. To survive, she is forced to doubt and betray those she’s been with until now. In this crazy situation, Yoon-seo ends up getting clues from the ghost.
The class president of class 2–3. With his caring and considerate nature, Jun-hee is called an idol at school. He is likable and clumsy, but his righteous manner always fuels conflict with Kyung-jun’s squad. He and Yoon-seo are childhood friends, that he treats her like family and always looks out for her. Once the Mafia game starts, he only worries about Yoon-seo being suspected. He tries to remain outwardly calm, but his world crumbles down after witnessing the consecutive deaths of his friends. Jun-hee resolves to do whatever it takes to keep Yoon-seo alive.
The top student, Jung-won, has more enemies than friends due to her blunt personality. She is the target of everyone’s jealousy but chooses to ignore them. Sharing minor interests and personalities, Yoon-seo became her only friend. To survive this tragedy, she realizes that she must kill her best friend. Even though she hates being with other colleagues, she eventually unites with others to solve the curse.
One to be feared that all delinquent behaviors start from Kyung-jun. Born rich and smart, he has the ability to talk his way out. But this time, things don’t go as he controls. He thought no one would dare to point fingers at him, even in this crazy situation. But with someone dying every day and himself helplessly falling asleep at night, he realizes there’s no safe tomorrow. He has only one goal in mind: to make it out alive.
As the weakest member of Yooil High School, he is bullied by Kyung-jun every day and hides his anger under his weak appearance. He was the first to realize that the Mafia game was 'real life' thanks to his sharp wit and brain power that he gained from being bullied, and he adapted faster than anyone else. He was in a complex state of mind between his hatred for the classmates who bullied him and his friendship for some of his friends who treated him warmly.
  • Jung So Ri as Kim So-mi (Mafia)[3]
The vice class president of class 2–3. She is quick-witted, easily instigates her friends. To her, Yoon-seo's presence is always a thorn in her eye. When the Mafia game starts, she tries to lead the game as she wants to survive, but begins to panic when things don't go as her expected.

Supporting

edit
  • Park Ju-won as Ahn Na-hee (Police)[4]
A student of class 2–3, who is adapting to the mafia game. She has a crush on Hyun-ho.
  • Oh Jung-taek as Cha Yoo-joon (Doctor)[4]
A student of class 2–3, who is dating Ji-soo and the one who tries to protect himself and Ji-soo.
  • Kim Min-seo as Choi Joo-won (Mafia)
A bullied student of class 2–3.
  • Seo Dong-hyun as Park Woo-ram (Mafia)[4]
A student of class 2–3, whose hobby is filming and taking photos and has a crush on Lee Joo-young.
  • Chun Young-min as Park Ji-soo (Citizen)[4]
A student of class 2–3, who is dating Yoo-jun.
  • Song Byung-geun as Im Eun-chan (Citizen)[4]
A student of class 2–3. He is the leader of a band club at Yooil High School and yeon-woo’s best friend.
  • Kim So-hee as Baek Eun-ha (Citizen)[4]
A member of the band club from class 2–3 at Yooil High School.
  • Park Yoon-ho as Heo Yool (Citizen)
A member of the band club from class 2–3 at Yooil High School.
  • Hong Sung-pyo as Nam Yeon-woo (Citizen)
A member of the band club from class 2–3 at Yooil High School and Eun-Chan’s best friend.
  • Kang Seol as Choi Mi-na (Citizen)
A member of the dance club from class 2–3 at Yooil High School and Joo-young’s best friend.
  • Kim Gyu-bin as Lee Joo-young (Citizen)
A member of the dance club from class 2–3 at Yooil High School and Mi-na’s best friend.
  • Hong Min-gi as Jang Hyun-ho (Citizen)
A member of the sports club from class 2–3 at Yooil High School. He is Dong-hyun and Jun-hee’s best friend and the one who tries to protect Na-hee.
  • Do Byeong-hun as Kim Dong-hyun (Citizen)
A member of the sports club from class 2–3 at Yooil High School and Hyun-ho’s best friend.
  • Park San-eun as Shin Seung-bin (Citizen)
A member of a violent group of kyung-jun at Yooil High School.
  • Bae Jae-young as Kim Jin-ha (Citizen)[4]
A member of a violent group of kyung-jun at Yooil High School.

Extended

edit
  • Won Yu-jin as Kang Ye-won (Mafia)[5]
A student of class 2–3 at Yooil High School.
  • Cha Yoo-hyun as Lee Sang-hwan (Citizen)
A student of class 2–3 at Yooil High School.
  • Kim Kyung-min as Kim Hyung-seok (Citizen)
A student of class 2–3 at Yooil High School.
  • Goo Ha-ri as Lee Soo-bin (Citizen)
A student of class 2–3 at Yooil High School.
  • Kim Chang-ho as Park Ji-hoon (Citizen)
A student of class 2–3 at Yooil High School.
  • Jang Yeon-joo as Oh Jin-seo (Citizen)
A student of class 2–3 at Yooil High School.
  • Jang Yun-jin as Oh Hye-seung (Citizen)
A student of class 2–3 at Yooil High School.
  • Kim Bum-joong as Lee Hyun-jun (Citizen)
A student of class 2–3 at Yooil High School.
  • Song Ji-woo as Park Jeong-eun (Citizen)
A student of class 2–3 at Yooil High School.
  • Song Ha-jin as Kim Yeon-ju (Citizen)
A student of class 2–3 at Yooil High School.

Special appearances

edit
  • Lami as Park Se-eun (Host)[6]
A bullied student of class 2–3, who is also both friend of Yoon-seo and Jun-hee. After being face-changed by a classmate's AI and making inappropriate rumors, she could not withstand the pressure of public opinion and committed suicide. Her suicide is the reason that her parents created the game. Her Game version is Jung-won.

Production

edit

Development

edit

Director Lim Dae-woong, who directed Horror Stories (2012) and Search (2020), and writer Kang Min-ji, team up for the series. Studio X+U and EO Contents Group managed the production. They began to crank-in in July 2023.[7]

Casting

edit

On July 17, 2023, lineup of the lead stars was revealed by releasing the photos from the script reading of the cast.[8] On the same month, Kang Seol,[9] Bae Jae-young,[10] Kim So-hee,[11] and Park Ju-won[12] were officially confirmed to appear on the series.

In August 2023, Song Byung-geun, and Seo Dong-hyun were reportedly cast for the series.

Filming

edit

After completing the casting of the series, Principal photography took place from July 31, 2023, to October 13, 2023.[7]

Release

edit

Studio X+U confirmed the release date which would be on December 4, 2023, and each episode was released every Monday to Thursday. In addition, it was also confirmed that the series would be released via Netflix in South Korea, and OTT platforms such as Viki in 190 countries, Amazon Prime Video in Japan, friDay video in Taiwan, MONOMAX in Thailand, and Viu in 16 countries.[13]

Awards and nominations

edit
Award Ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Blue Dragon Series Awards 2024 Best New Actor Kim Woo-seok Nominated [14]

References

edit
  1. ^ Park, Soo-in (June 19, 2023). "이재인 김우석 최예빈 안지호 '밤이 되었습니다' 출연 확정" [Lee Jae-in, Kim Woo-seok, Choi Ye-bin, Ahn Ji-ho confirmed to appear in ‘Night Has Come’]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved June 19, 2023.
  2. ^ Lee, Seul (November 22, 2023). ""절대로 죽게 안 해"…'밤이 되었습니다', 넷플릭스 공개 확정" [“I will never let you die”… ‘Night Has Come’ confirmed to be released on Netflix]. Xports News (in Korean). Retrieved November 22, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Yoon, Hyun-ji (July 17, 2023). '밤이 되었습니다' 이재인→김우석, 대본 리딩·고사 현장 공개 [‘Night Has Come’ Lee Jae-in → Kim Wooseok, script reading] (in Korean). Xports news. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Lee, Da-won (November 28, 2023). "수련원은, 공포의 '밤이 되었습니다'" [The training center is full of fear. ‘Night Has Come’]. Khan (in Korean). Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  5. ^ Hwang, So-young (November 28, 2023). "신예 원유진 안보현·임수향 소속사 FN엔터와 전속계약". JTBC news (in Korean). Retrieved November 28, 2023.
  6. ^ Ha, Ji-won (February 22, 2024). "'밤이 되었습니다' 라미, 차세대 기대주 행보". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  7. ^ a b Yang, Si-won (August 16, 2023). 웹드라마 ‘밤이 되었습니다’ 광주서 촬영 돌입 [Web drama ‘Night Has Come’ began filming in Gwangju] (in Korean). Kjdaily news. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  8. ^ Jang, Wooyoung (July 17, 2023). '밤이 되었습니다' 이재인·김우석→최예빈, MZ세대 배우 총출동 (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  9. ^ Kim, Yu-jin (July 19, 2023). 신예 강설, FNC엔터 전속 계약…'밤이 되었습니다' 캐스팅 활약 [공식입장] [Kang Seol confirmed has signed an exclusive contract with FNC Entertainment and confirmed to appear on ‘Night Has Come’] (in Korean). Xports news. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  10. ^ Son, Bong-seok (July 24, 2023). 신예 배재영, OTT-드라마 ‘밤이 되었습니다’ 김진하 역 확정 [Rookie Bae Jae-young confirmed for the role of Kim Jin-ha in OTT-drama ‘Night Has Come’] (in Korean). Khan. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  11. ^ Jang, A-reum (July 25, 2023). 김소희, '밤이 되었습니다' 캐스팅…숨막히는 하이틴 데스게임 [Kim So-hee was confirmed to appear in ’Night Has Come' ... Breathtaking teen death game] (in Korean). Financial News. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  12. ^ Yoo, Jeong-min (July 28, 2023). 박주원, '밤이 되었습니다' 출연 확정…이재인·김우석과 호흡 [Park Joo-won confirmed to appear in ‘Night Has Come’… Working with Lee Jae-in and Kim Woo-seok] (in Korean). Financial News. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  13. ^ Baek, Yeon-sik (December 4, 2023). 스튜디오 X+U, 미드폼 드라마 ‘밤이 되었습니다’ 공개 [Studio X+U unveils mid-form drama ‘Night Has Come’] (in Korean). Digital Today. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
  14. ^ Moon, Ji-yeon (June 24, 2024). "[공식] '무빙'·'SNL코리아' 최다 노미..제3회 청룡시리즈어워즈 후보 격돌" [[Official] 'Moving' and 'SNL Korea' most nominated..Candidates clash for the 3rd Blue Dragon Series Awards]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved June 26, 2024 – via Naver.
edit
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Night_Has_Come&oldid=1251854698"