Apgujeong Midnight Sun

Apgujeong Midnight Sun follows young staffers at a television network whose professional lives and personal feelings become tangled after a fateful meeting alters relationships in unexpected ways. The story centers on Baek Sun Jong, who also appears under the names Baek Ya and YaYa, and her interactions with colleagues Jang Hwa-Eom and Jang Moo-Eom. Office rivalries, family expectations, and overlapping romantic tensions push characters into shifting alliances and sharp confrontations. Episodes trade small workplace details for heightened emotional beats, showing how belief in destiny influences choices at work and in love, while maintaining mystery around deeper backstories without revealing major twists early on.

Created by Im Sung-han, the series premiered in 2014 and stars Park Ha-na, Kang Eun-tak, Song Won-geun, Baek Ok-dam, and Hwang Jung Seo. It was produced as a weekday melodrama with a focus on family and workplace conflict typical of Korean serials in that period.

The show did not register prominent wins at major international awards like Emmys or Golden Globes, and there are no widely recorded high-profile nominations. Domestic recognition was modest, with the series attracting viewers rather than racking up critical prizes. As a result, it’s remembered more as part of the daily drama landscape than as an awards standout.

Culturally, the series reinforced familiar motifs in Korean melodrama, especially fate-driven romance and broadcast-industry intrigue. It didn’t spark a global craze, but memorable confrontations and several heightened scenes made it a talking point among genre fans. The lead actors gained added visibility, which helped their profiles in subsequent TV projects.

Reception was mixed, with audience ratings and available user scores landing in middle-range territory. Viewers tended to praise emotional moments and the chemistry between leads, while some critics pointed to soap-opera pacing and melodramatic plotting as drawbacks. Major themes include destiny versus choice, the cost of ambition, and complicated family loyalties within a competitive workplace.