Cinderella at 2 AM (Korean: 새벽 2시의 신데렐라) is a 2024 South Korean television series written by Oh Eun-ji, co-directed by Seo Min-jung and Bae Hee-young, and starring Shin Hyun-been and Moon Sang-min. Based on the web novel of the same name by Aigome, it depicts the love story of an ordinary woman who prioritizes protecting herself and a third-generation chaebol man who believes that protecting love is protecting himself. It was released on Coupang Play from August 24, to September 22, 2024, every Saturday and Sunday at 21:00 (KST). It was also broadcast on Channel A on the same day at 21:20 (KST) and is available for streaming on Viu and Viki in selected regions.
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Hangul | 새벽 2시의 신데렐라 |
Revised Romanization | Saebyeong 2si-ui sinderella |
McCune–Reischauer | Saebyŏng 2shiŭi shinderella |
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Created by | Park Jun-hwa |
Based on | Cinderella at 2 AM by Aigome |
Written by | Oh Eun-ji |
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Music by | Ha Geun-young[1] |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 10 |
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Network | Coupang Play |
Release | August 24 September 22, 2024 | –
Synopsis
editCinderella at 2 AM is an office romantic comedy about the struggles of Ha Yoon-seo, a realistic and capable woman who believes that there is no Cinderella in reality and tries to break up with Seo Joo-won, a romanticist who believes that conditions are not important in love and a perfect young chaebol man who only looks at her.
Cast and characters
edit- Shin Hyun-been as Ha Yoon-seo[2]
- Manager of the brand marketing team at a credit card company who never loses her confidence anywhere and anytime thanks to her ability. She is pretty with a good personality, good at her job, makes a lot of money, and is perfect in every way, but incapable of dating.
- Moon Sang-min as Seo Joo-won[2]
- A new employee on Yoon-seo's team who is not only handsome and physically fit, but also wealthy and has a gentle personality. He is actually a third-generation chaebol and the son of AL Group.
- The eldest son of AL Group who ends up in a political marriage with Mi-jin and Joo-won's older brother.
- Park So-jin as Lee Mi-jin[4]
- A hot chaebol influencer and executive director of CM Department Store who choose a political marriage with Si-won.
- Lee Kyu-sung as Bae Jang-hee[5]
- He is nicknamed "Deputy Grasshopper" by the AL Card Marketing Team, who is impossible to hate.
- Kim Tae-jung as Ha Ji-suk[6]
- Yoon-seo's younger brother
- Lee Hyun-woo as Lee Seong-min[7]
An artist
- Baek Ji-won as Kim Hee-sook[8]
Yoon-seo's mother (ep. 7-8)
Production
editCinderella at 2 AM was created by Park Jun-hwan, written by Oh Eun-ji, and co-directed by Seo Min-jung and Bae Hee-young. Imaginus and Studio Aljja managed the production.[9] It is based on the web novel of the same name by Aigome which was published in October 2013 and serialized as Naver series and webtoon in November 2015 and August 2020, respectively.[10]
On August 25, 2023, both Shin Hyun-been and Moon Sang-min were reportedly cast as the main characters of the series.[11]
It was reported that the series was supposed to air on JTBC but later changed to Channel A.[12]
On March 28, 2024, Coupang Play officially confirmed the appearances of Shin and Hyun as the lead actors for the series.[13]
On August 16, 2024, Studio MaumC announced the artists lineup namely Vincent Blue, Sam Kim, Ha Hyun-sang, Yeonjun of Tomorrow X Together, Riwoo of Dasutt, Kim Hee-won, and EJel, who participated in the series' OST.[14]
Release
editIn an interview with Shin Hyun-been, she said that Cinderella at 2 AM is expected to be released in the second half of 2024 and Coupang Play confirmed it in March 2024.[15][13]
Coupang Play announced that the series will premiere on August 24, 2024, on their platform every Saturday and Sunday at 21:00 (KST), and will air on Channel A at 21:20 (KST).[16] It will also be available to stream on Viu and Viki in selected regions.[17]
Ratings
editEp. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[18] |
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1 | August 24, 2024 | 0.628% (35th) |
2 | August 25, 2024 | 0.8% |
3 | August 31, 2024 | 0.4% |
4 | September 1, 2024 | 0.5% |
5 | September 7, 2024 | 0.4% |
6 | September 8, 2024 | 0.5% |
7 | September 14, 2024 | 0.4% |
8 | September 15, 2024 | 0.3% |
9 | September 21, 2024 | |
10 | September 22, 2024 | 0.6% |
Average | 0.48% | |
References
edit- ^ 새벽 2시의 신데렐라 OST / Various Artists [Cinderella at 2 AM OST / Various Artists]. Bugs (벅스!) (in Korean). YG PLUS. September 22, 2024. Archived from the original on September 22, 2024. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
- ^ a b Kang, Da-yoon (March 28, 2024). 신현빈X문상민, 연상연하 로코…쿠팡플레이 '새벽 2시의 신데렐라' 하반기 공개 [공식] [Shin Hyun-been X Moon Sang-min, romantic comedy with an older woman and younger man…Coupang Play 'Cinderella at 2AM' to be released in the second half of the year [Official]] (in Korean). My Daily. Archived from the original on July 21, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Choi, Soo-bin (August 7, 2024). 윤박, '새벽 2시의 신데렐라' 출연...재벌가 장남으로 변신 [Yoon Park, Appears in 'Cinderella at 2AM'...Transforms into the Eldest Son of a Chaebol Family] (in Korean). The Fact. Archived from the original on August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim, Ji-won (August 7, 2024). 박소진, ♥재벌그룹 장남과 결혼...백화점 전무 맡았다('새벽 2시의 신데렐라') [Park So-jin, ♥ Married to the eldest son of a conglomerate...Became the executive director of a department store ('Cinderella at 2 AM')] (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 9, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Park, So-jin (August 17, 2024). 이규성, '새벽 2시의 신데렐라' 캐스팅…명품 신스틸러 '기대' [Lee Kyu-sung, cast in 'Cinderella at 2 AM'...'Expectations' for a luxury scene stealer] (in Korean). MBN. Archived from the original on August 28, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Yoon, Hyo-jeong (August 23, 2024). 김태정 '새벽 2시의 신데렐라'의 남동생…신현빈과 '남매케미' [Kim Tae-jung, the younger brother of 'Cinderella at 2 AM'... 'Brother-in-law chemistry' with Shin Hyun-bin] (in Korean). News 1. Archived from the original on September 9, 2024. Retrieved September 9, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ 이현우x권율이 거기서 왜 나와?..문상민♥신현빈 틈새공략 (새벽2시의 신데렐라). ChosunBiz (in Korean). 2024-09-08. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ 손, 봉석 (2024-09-14). 배우 백지원, '새벽 2시의 신데렐라' 김희숙 역 특별출연. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-09-29.
- ^ Choi, Yoon-na (March 28, 2024). 신현빈X문상민 '새벽 2시의 신데렐라', 쿠팡플레이 공개 확정 [공식] [Shin Hyun-been X Moon Sang-min's 'Cinderella at 2 AM' Confirmed for Release on Coupang Play [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Dong-a. Archived from the original on July 21, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Kwon, Hyo-joong (November 26, 2020). 대원미디어 "자회사 대원씨아이 웹콘텐츠 사업 순항중" [Daewon Media "Subsidiary Daewon CI Web Content Business is Going Cruising"] (in Korean). Edaily . Archived from the original on August 28, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee, Seung-hun (August 25, 2023). [단독]신현빈·문상민, 데뷔 첫 로코..'새벽 두 시의 신데렐라' 주인공 [[Exclusive] Shin Hyun-been and Moon Sang-min, first romantic comedy since their debut..'Cinderella at 2 AM' as main characters] (in Korean). Star News. Archived from the original on August 28, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Hwang, Yeon-do (January 15, 2024). 안성기‧정해인‧김수현‧임시완, 갑진년 '청룡'들의 값진 새 출발 [스타@스캔] [Ahn Sung-ki, Jung Hae-in, Kim Soo-hyun, Im Si-wan, the valuable new start of the 'Blue Dragons' of the year of Gapjin [Star@Scan]] (in Korean). AtStyle. Archived from the original on August 28, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ a b Hwang, Jae-ha (March 28, 2024). 신현빈·문상민, 쿠팡플레이 '새벽 2시의 신데렐라'서 호흡 [Shin Hyun-been and Moon Sang-min to co-star in Coupang Play's 'Cinderella at 2 AM'] (in Korean). Yonhap News. Archived from the original on August 28, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim, Chae-yeon (August 16, 2024). 하현상→투바투 연준, '새벽 2시의 신데렐라' OST 참여 [공식] [Ha Hyun-sang→TXT Yeonjun, 'Cinderella at 2AM' OST participation [Official]] (in Korean). OSEN . Archived from the original on August 21, 2024. Retrieved August 21, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Kim, Ji-hye (January 31, 2024). 신현빈 "'사말해' 즐거운 분위기 정우성 덕분..정우성 만만세!" [IS인터뷰] [Shin Hyun-been "The fun atmosphere of 'Tell Me That You Love Me' is thanks to Jung Woo-sung..Long live Jung Woo-sung!" [IS Interview]] (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. Archived from the original on August 28, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Ahn, Tae-hyun (July 4, 2024). 신현빈·문상민 주연 '새벽 2시의 신데렐라', 8월24일 첫 공개 확정 ['Cinderella at 2 AM' starring Shin Hyun-bin and Moon Sang-min, first release confirmed for August 24th] (in Korean). News1. Archived from the original on August 28, 2024. Retrieved July 21, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Choi, Ji-yoon (July 28, 2024). [초점]채널A 줍줍...쿠팡드라마 편성 애먹은 까닭 [[Focus] Channel A pick up...The reason why Coupang drama scheduling was difficult] (in Korean). Newsis. Archived from the original on August 6, 2024. Retrieved August 6, 2024 – via Naver.
- ^ Nielsen Korea ratings:
- "Ep. 1" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Archived from the original on August 25, 2024. Retrieved August 30, 2024 – via Daum.
- "Ep. 2" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Archived from the original on September 8, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024 – via Naver.
- "Ep. 3" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Archived from the original on September 2, 2024. Retrieved September 1, 2024 – via Naver.
- "Ep. 4" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Archived from the original on September 8, 2024. Retrieved September 2, 2024 – via Naver.
- "Ep. 5" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Naver.
- "Ep. 6" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Archived from the original on September 8, 2024. Retrieved September 8, 2024 – via Naver.
- "Ep. 7" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Retrieved September 14, 2024 – via Naver.
- "Ep. 8" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Archived from the original on September 22, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Naver.
- "Ep. 9" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Retrieved September 22, 2024 – via Naver.
- "Ep. 10" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Archived from the original on September 23, 2024. Retrieved September 23, 2024 – via Naver.
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)
- Cinderella at 2 AM at IMDb
- Cinderella at 2 AM at HanCinema