The Midnight Romance in Hagwon
“My student from ten years ago has returned as a grown man.”
A secret and sweet real-life romance between veteran academy instructor Seo Hye-jin and her flirty student Lee Joon-ho, who returns after 10 years and stirs her heart.
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Cast
Jung Ryeo-won
Wi Ha-jun
Kim Jong-tae
So Joo-yeon
Kim Jung-young
Yang Jo-a
Jang In-sub
Oh Man-seok
Yoon Bok-in
Shin Joo-hyup
Cha Kang-yoon
Hwang Eun-hoo
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Seasons
After the lights go down in Daechi-dong, the untold stories of academy instructors unfold. The veteran instructor, Seo Hye-jin, and her former, rebellious student, Lee Joon-ho, encounter each other after a decade, painting a discreet and sweet real-life romance.
1.The Hall of Fame
9.011-05-202471mFamous star instructor Seo Hye-jin works until midnight at the academy like any other day. As she stares at the Hall of Fame in the lobby, Joon-ho's name catches her eye. He is one...
2.The Test Lecture
9.012-05-202469mEven though Hye-jin tries to dissuade Joon-ho, he already passed the first written exam and is getting ready for the test lecture. Therefore, Hye-jin privately asks Ji-seok to disa...
3.A Teacher And Student Sally Forth
9.018-05-202472mA clandestine endeavour dubbed "Teacher and Student Sally Forth" sparks a covert tutoring session led solely by Hye-jin for Joon-ho. Alone in an office after hours, they exchange d...
4.One-On-One Lecture
9.019-05-202464mHye-jin and Joon-ho's optimism for their collaborative lecture fades as they discover only one student has attended their free session. Shocked, Hye-jin collapses emotionally while...
5.The Changes
9.025-05-202470mDirector Choi Hyung-sun, the White Haired Witch, finds out that Hye-jin and Joon-ho taught the class even though there was only one student. She checks on Si-woo to see if he wants...
6.The New Class
9.026-05-202468mJoon-ho finds out that Hye-jin has been helping him out by taking a loss. He tells her that he'll work on his own, and Hye-jin gets strange feelings from his attitude. Meanwhile, t...
7.I Just Confessed My Feelings to You
9.001-06-202463mJoon-ho confesses his feelings for Hye-jin and he wants to know what she thinks about him. However, an unexpected visit takes his chance away. Joon-ho wants to talk about it the ne...
8.Can You Not Fall For Joon-ho?
9.002-06-202472mHye-jin tells the director that she won’t leave the academy and teach the Heewon High class. Hye-jin goes to So Young’s office and talks about her decision and what she thinks abou...
9.Why Have You Come to See Me?
9.008-06-202466mHye-jin and Joon-ho become more intimate, and the two enjoy dating in secret at the academy. The exams are over, and the teachers are busy checking the results of the students. Si-...
10.A New Instructor
9.009-06-202471mPyo Sang-seob tells Hye-jin that he will be teaching at Choisun Academy. He tells her that the mid-term incident made him think about being a teacher, and it led to quitting his jo...
11.A New Class
9.015-06-202472mJoon-ho’s parents meddle in his work and try to help him become successful in their ways, but Joon-ho feels uncomfortable about it. Seung-hui feels threatened by Hye-jin who is get...
12.Hye-jin’s Future
9.016-06-202473mSang-seob tells Hye-jin that someone copied her teaching material to use it against her. Joon-ho and Hye-jin’s argument continues, and it gives Sang-seob food for thought. Hye-jin...
13.Scandal
9.022-06-202473mHye-jin decides to give up her teaching materials and turn down the vice-director’s offer to leave the academy with her. However, Hyung-sun reveals Hye-jin and Joon-ho’s relationsh...
14.Love Me
9.023-06-202470mHye-jin and Joon-ho decide to face the situation with no lies, but they are worried and feel sorry for the people who will be harmed because of them. The other instructors are comp...
15.Joon-ho’s Plan
9.029-06-202473mJoon-ho talks about how frustrated he was when he realised that there was nothing he could do to help Hye-jin. Hyun-tak is worried about managing the academy as students are leavin...
16.I’ll Give You Everything You Want
9.030-06-202481mSome instructors leave the academy, and some request to meet Hyun-tak to talk about their plans. Seung-hui reaches out to Min-jin and asks her to be her spy in Choi-sun and betray...