# The Midnight Studio

The Midnight Studio (Korean: 야한 사진관) is a 2024 South Korean television series written by Kim Yi-rang, directed by Song Hyun-wook, and starring Joo Won, Kwon Nara, Yoo In-soo, and Eum Moon-suk. Based on the screenwriter's own novel of the same name, it is about a lonely photographer who takes pictures of dead people. It is an original drama of Genie TV, and is available for streaming on its platform, and on Viki in selected regions. It is also aired on ENA on March 11, to May 6, 2024, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST).

## Synopsis

The series tells the story of a prickly photographer who runs a photo studio that exists only for the deceased, and a passionate lawyer.

## Cast and characters
### Main

* Joo Won as Seo Ki-joo
    A photographer and the seventh owner of a photo studio.
* Kwon Nara as Han Bom
    A lawyer who cannot tolerate injustice.
* Yoo In-soo as Assistant Manager Go
    The photo studio's customer sales representative.
* Eum Moon-suk as Baek Nam-gu
    A former homicide detective who is in charge of miscellaneous tasks at the photo studio.

### Supporting

* Lee Bom-so-ri as Kim Ji-won
    Bom's best friend.
* Kim Young-ok as So Geum-soon
    Bom's grandmother.
* Park Jung-ah as Kang Soo-mi
    A talented lawyer who is also Bom's senior.
* Han Groo as Jin Na-rae
    Nam-gu's wife.
* Ahn Chang-hwan as Lee Seon-ho
    A police officer.
* Seo Woo-jin as Im Yoon-hae
    Twin brother of Im Yoon-dal.

## Viewership

| Season | Season | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Average |
| Season | Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Average |
| | 1 | 454 | 605 | 555 | 628 | 572 | 506 | 439 | 532 | 508 | 504 | 500 | 337 | 531 | 403 | 393 | 523 | 499 |
Average TV viewership ratings :
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea) | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea) |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul |
| 1 | March 11, 2024 | 2.107% (4th) | 2.221% (4th) |
| 2 | March 12, 2024 | 2.508% (3rd) | 2.443% (3rd) |
| 3 | March 18, 2024 | 2.346% (3rd) | 2.569% (2nd) |
| 4 | March 19, 2024 | 2.477% (3rd) | 2.398% (3rd) |
| 5 | March 25, 2024 | 2.293% (2nd) | 1.988% (2nd) |
| 6 | April 1, 2024 | 2.233% (3rd) | 2.261% (3rd) |
| 7 | April 2, 2024 | 1.765% (4th) | 1.760% (4th) |
| 8 | April 8, 2024 | 2.176% (3rd) | 2.447% (3rd) |
| 9 | April 9, 2024 | 2.068% (3rd) | 2.213% (3rd) |
| 10 | April 15, 2024 | 2.149% (3rd) | 2.232% (3rd) |
| 11 | April 16, 2024 | 2.085% (4th) | 1.865% (4th) |
| 12 | April 22, 2024 | 1.398% (6th) | 1.428% (7th) |
| 13 | April 23, 2024 | 2.282% (3rd) | 2.439% (3rd) |
| 14 | April 29, 2024 | 1.608% (5th) | 1.369% (6th) |
| 15 | April 30, 2024 | 1.974% (3rd) | 2.072% (3rd) |
| 16 | May 6, 2024 | 1.963% (2nd) | 1.927% (2nd) |
| Average | Average | 2.090% | 2.102% |
| In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC, and EBS). ||||