| Alt Name: | Illumination White Nights |
| Genre: | Melodrama |
| Director: | Lee Jae-dong |
| Starring: | Lee Yo-won Jin Goo Uee |
| Country: | South Korea |
| Language: | Korean |
| Num Episodes: | 20 |
| Executive Producer: | Lee Joo-hwan |
| Producer: | Lee Suk-gi Cho Yoon-jung |
| Location: | Seoul, South Korea Fukuoka, Japan Nagoya, Japan |
| Runtime: | 60 mins |
| Company: | Night Light SPC |
| Network: | MBC |
Night Light 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]
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]
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]
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.
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]
| Night Light Original Soundtrack | |
| Type: | Soundtrack |
| Artist: | Various Artists |
| Genre: | Pop, K-pop, soundtrack |
| Producer: | Cho Yoon-jung (executive) |
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Charted Songs
| Episode # | Date | Average audience share | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS Ratings[18] | AGB Nielsen[19] | |||||
| Nationwide | Seoul NationalCapital Area | Nationwide | Seoul NationalCapital 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% | - | ||
Netflix acquired the international rights for the drama and is using the name White Nights for it.[20] [21]