Kim Jung Young is joining the cast of the upcoming K-drama The Midnight Romance in Hagwon.
On May 10, it was officially confirmed that Kim Jung Young's first K-drama project for 2024 will be the tvN K-drama The Midnight Romance in Hagwon.
Last year, actress Kim Jung Young appeared in several K-dramas. She was part of the series The Glory Part 2, My Perfect Stranger, and Arthdal Chronicles: The Sword of Aramun. She also made a special appearance in the K-dramas Moon in the Day and Delightfully Deceitful.
After The Midnight Romance in Hagwon, Kim Jung Young will also star in the upcoming K-drama Bloody Romance. She will work alongside Nam Gyu Ri, Kim Min Seok, Choi Hye Jin, Song Jae Rim, Steve Noh, and Jung Jin Woo.
Kim Jung Young made her acting debut in 2000. She is known for being part of the hit K-dramas The Glory, Racket Boys, The King: Eternal Monarch, Dr. Romantic, Signal, and more.
Kim Jung Young will join the confirmed cast Jung Ryeo Won, Wi Ha Joon, So Ju Yeon, Kim Song Il, Jang In Sub, and Ahn Hyun Ho.
The upcoming K-drama will revolve around the romance of a star instructor Seo Hye Jin and her former student Lee Joon Ho who returns to the academy after 10 years to become an instructor.
It will be helmed by director Ahn Pan Seok ( One Spring Night and Something in the Rain) and writer Park Kyung Hwa (tvN O'PENing: Stock of High School).
In the series, Kim Jung Young will portray the role of Woo Seung Hee. She is currently the vice president of the academy. Before she became the vice president, she also experienced becoming an English Instructor.
The Midnight Romance in Hagwon will be part of the Saturday and Sunday K-drama timeslot of tvN. The series will air its first episode on May 11 at 9:20 PM KST.