The Scholar Who Walks the Night
A guardian vampire seeks revenge in an alternate Joseon dynasty.
The 2015 MBC drama The Scholar Who Walks the Night, based on a manhwa by Jo Joo-hee and Han Seung-hee, aired 20 episodes from July 8 to September 10. Its cast included Lee Joon-gi, Lee Yu-bi, Shim Chang-min, Lee Soo-hyuk, and Kim So-eun. This project marked a reunion for Lee Joon-gi and Kim So-eun, who had previously acted together in the 2006 film Fly, Daddy, Fly.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Historical
- Fantasy
- Romance
- Writer
- Jang Hyun-joo
- Director
- Lee Sung-joon
- Starring
- Lee Joon-gi
- Lee Yu-bi
- Shim Chang-min
- Lee Soo-hyuk
- Kim So-eun
- Country
- South Korea
- Language
- Korean
- Episodes
- 20
- Runtime
- 60 minutes
Facts from the source article.
Track listing
Released on 2015-07-16
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Secret Paradise (비밀낙원) | 3:10 |
| 2 | Secret Paradise (Inst.) | 3:10 |
| Total length | 6:20 | |
Released on 2015-07-23
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sad Wind (슬픈 바람) | 4:12 |
| 2 | Sad Wind (Inst.) | 4:12 |
| Total length | 8:24 | |
Released on 2015-07-30
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loving you again (또사랑아고만다) | 3:40 |
| 2 | Loving you again (Inst.) | 3:40 |
| Total length | 8:20 | |
Track listing from the source article.
Synopsis
In an alternate Joseon dynasty, Jo Yang-sun, the daughter of a nobleman whose family loses everything after her father is framed for treason, begins cross-dressing as a male bookseller to earn money. She meets Kim Sung-yeol, a handsome scholar at the Hongmungwan who has spent 120 years as a guardian vampire responsible for eliminating vampires who break the rules. Sung-yeol can go out in sunlight while wearing a special black robe. He remains haunted by the death of his first love, Lee Myung-hee, who sacrificed herself for him 120 years earlier. Sung-yeol offers Yang-sun a high price if she can find the memorandum of his late best friend, Crown Prince Jonghyun, which contains the secret to killing the vampire Gwi. After their second meeting, Sung-yeol discovers Yang-sun is a girl but keeps it secret. Yang-sun seeks the memorandum to cure her sister's leg. On a trip with Yang-sun, Sung-yeol encounters Choi Hye-ryung, a present-day doppelgänger of Myung-hee and the aloof daughter of the Right Minister, who has served Gwi loyally and even sacrificed Hye-ryung to Gwi at age ten. Gwi has fallen in love with Hye-ryung and plans to turn her into a vampire. Gwi resides in the underground royal palace and uses his powers to prevent Crown Prince Lee Yoon from ascending the throne.
Cast
Lee Joon-gi plays Kim Sung-yeol, a loyal scholar and close friend of Crown Prince Jonghyun who becomes a vengeful vampire after his family and friend die. Lee Yu-bi portrays Jo Yang-sun, also known as Seo Jin, a cheerful bookseller who dresses as a man to support her family and is a direct descendant of Gwi through her mother. Shim Chang-min appears as Crown Prince Lee Yoon, son of Crown Prince Sadong, who seeks revenge on Gwi for his father's death. Lee Soo-hyuk plays Gwi, a bloodthirsty vampire who wants to rule humans and develops feelings for Choi Hye-ryung. Kim So-eun takes on two roles: Lee Myung-hee, Sung-yeol's first love and fiancée who gave her life for him, and Choi Hye-ryung, the prime minister's daughter who resembles Myung-hee, serves Gwi, and secretly falls in love with Prince Lee Yoon while striving to become Joseon's Queen. Jang Hee-jin plays Soo-hyang, head of Hwayang-gak and a confidant of Sung-yeol with a one-sided love for him. Choi Tae-hwan appears as Ho-jin, Sung-yeol's confidant and head of the household. Other cast members include Kwon Hwa-woon as Hyun-gyu, Yeo Eui-joo as Noh Hak-yong, Han Jung-soo as Baek In-ho, Lee Soon-jae as King Hyeonjo, Jang Seung-jo as Crown Prince Sadong, Jung Gyu-soo as Jo-saeng, Oh Yoon-hong as Kkot-boon, Park So-young as Dam-yi, Son Jong-hak as Choi Chul-joong, Kim Myung-gon as Noh Chang-sun, Kim Jong-goo as the defense minister, Lee Hyun-woo in a cameo as Crown Prince Jonghyun, and Yang Ik-june in a cameo as Hae-seo.
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