Scholar Who Walks the Night

Scholar Who Walks the Night
Genre Historical period drama
Fantasy
Romance
Drama
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 Lee Joon-gi
Shim Chang-min
Lee Soo-hyuk
Lee Yu-bi
Kim So-eun
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 20
Production
Running time 60 minutes
Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production company(s) KeyEast
Release
Original network Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Original release July 8, 2015 (2015-07-08) – September 10, 2015 (2015-09-10)
Chronology
Preceded by Warm and Cozy
Followed by She Was Pretty
External links
Website

Scholar Who Walks at 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]

Plot

Set in an alternate Joseon dynasty, Jo Yang-sun 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, 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, especially when he meets Myung-hee's present-day doppelgänger Choi Hye-ryung, an aloof nobleman's daughter. Meanwhile, the evil vampire, Gwi, resides in the royal palace and uses his powers and political machinations to prevent the Crown Prince from ascending to the throne.

Cast

Ratings

Episode Broadcast date TNmS ratings[10] AGB Nielsen ratings[11]
Nationwide Seoul Capital Area Nationwide Seoul Capital Area
1 8 July 2015 7.4% 9.1% 7.7% 8.1%
2 9 July 2015 6.8% 8.9% 6.8% 7.3%
3 15 July 2015 7.2% 9.1% 7.7% 7.8%
4 16 July 2015 7.1℅ 8.2% 7.7℅ 8.5℅
5 22 July 2015 7.3℅ 9.0℅ 7.8℅ 8.9℅
6 23 July 2015 6.4℅ 7.5℅ 7.9℅ 8.7℅
7 29 July 2015 6.9℅ 8.0℅ 7.9℅ 8.3℅
8 30 July 2015 7.3℅ 7.9℅ 7.4℅ 7.8℅
9 5 August 2015 7.4% 8.7℅ 8.5% 8.6℅
10 6 August 2015 6.5℅ 7.5℅ 7.4℅ 7.4℅
11 12 August 2015 6.5℅ 7.7℅ 6.9℅ 6.8℅
12 13 August 2015 6.3℅ 7.1℅ 7.4℅ 7.1℅
13 19 August 2015 7.3℅ 7.9℅ 7.6℅ 7.3℅
14 20 August 2015 6.6℅ 7.2℅ 7.0℅ 7.5℅
15 26 August 2015 6.5℅ 7.1℅ 6.5℅ 6.5%
16 27 August 2015 5.9℅ 6.6% 6.8% 6.9℅
17 2 September 2015 7.2℅ 7.9℅ 8.0℅ 7.8℅
18 3 September 2015 7.1℅ 7.8℅ 7.9℅ 8.0℅
19 9 September 2015 7.3℅ 8.3℅ 6.2℅ 9.3%
20 10 September 2015 7.2% 8.0% 7.7% 7.9%
Average ratings 6.9% 8.0% 7.4% 7.8%
Key

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.[12][13]

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
2015
29th MBC Drama Awards
 Best New Actor Lee Soo-hyuk Won
Best New Actress Lee Yu-bi Won
Top 10 Stars Award Lee Joon-gi Won

International broadcast

References

  1. ↑ 밤을 걷는 선비 [Scholar Who Walks the Night]. Webtoon Daum (in Korean). Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  2. ↑ Choi, He-suk (6 May 2015). "MBC confirms new Joseon vampire drama". K-pop Herald. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  3. ↑ Yoon, Sarah (18 May 2015). "Scholar Who Walks the Night gears up with first script reading". K-pop Herald. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  4. ↑ Shin, Ji-hye (25 March 2015). "Changmin to star in Scholar Who Walks the Night". K-pop Herald. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  5. ↑ Hong, Hye-jin (2 April 2015). "Lee Joon-gi lands role in new drama". K-pop Herald. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  6. ↑ Ghim, Sora (11 May 2015). "Lee Soo Hyuk And Kim So Eun Cast In Scholar Who Walks the Night". BNTNews. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  7. ↑ "Lee Yoo Bi Transforms into a Boy for Scholar Who Walks the Night". Soompi. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  8. ↑ Yoon, Sarah (26 May 2015). "Lee Joon-gi features in Elle, talks about Scholar Who Walks the Night". K-pop Herald. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
  9. ↑ Doo, Rumy (7 July 2015). "Lee Joon-gi, TVXQ Changmin turn vampire, prince in new TV drama". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  10. ↑ TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu in Korean
  11. ↑ AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu in Korean
  12. ↑ Yoon, Sarah (10 June 2015). "Lee Joon-gi fractures nose while shooting new drama". K-pop Herald. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  13. ↑ Yoon, Sarah (11 June 2015). "Lee Yu-bi, Lee Joon-gi admitted to hospital for injuries while shooting TV drama". K-pop Herald. Retrieved 11 June 2015.

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