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==User Rating==
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==Profile==
* '''Drama:''' The Midnight Romance in Hagwon (English title) / Graduation (literal title)
* '''Revised romanization:''' Joleob
* '''Hangul:''' 졸업
* '''Director:''' [[An Pan-Seok (director)|An Pan-Seok]]
* '''Writer:''' Park Kyung-Hwa
* '''Network:''' [[tvN]]
* '''Episodes:''' 16
* '''Release Date:''' May 11 - June 30, 2024
* '''Runtime:''' Sat. & Sun. 21:20
* '''Language:''' Korean
* '''Country:''' South Korea

==Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©==
Seo Hye-Jin ([[Jung Ryeo-Won]]) has worked as a Korean language teacher at a private educational institute in the Daechi-neighborhood of Gangnam for the past 14 years. The neighborhood is known as the most competitive private education area in the nation. Recently, Seo Hye-Jin has agonized over her future post-teaching career and her past dream. At that time, her ex-student Lee Joon-Ho ([[Wi Ha-Joon]]) appears in front of her for the first time in 10 years. When Seo Hye-Jin taught him, she did her best to teach him and he made it into a prestigious university. That helped give her fame as an instructor. Lee Joon-Ho quit working for a big company and begins work as a rookie instructor at the same private educational where Seo Hye-Jin teaches.

==Notes==
# "The Midnight Romance in Hagwon" takes over tvN's Sat. & Sun. 21:20 time slot previously occupied by "[[Queen Of Tears]]" and followed by "[[The Auditors]]" on July 6, 2024.

==Cast==
{{CastPictures2
|1picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Jung Ryeo-Won.jpg
|1name=Jung Ryeo-Won
|1charactername=Seo Hye-Jin
|2picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Wi Ha-Joon.jpg
|2name=Wi Ha-Joon
|2charactername=Lee Joon-Ho
}}

===Daechi Chase Academy===
{{CastPictures13
|1picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-So Ju-Yeon1.jpg
|1name=So Ju-Yeon (1993){{!}}So Ju-Yeon
|1charactername=Nam Chung-Mi
|2picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Kim Jong-Tae.jpg
|2name=Kim Jong-Tae (1975){{!}}Kim Jong-Tae
|2charactername=Kim Hyun-Tak
|3picture=File:The Midnight Romance In Hagwon-Kim Jung Young1.jpg
|3name=Kim Jung-Young
|3charactername=Woo Seung-Hee
|4picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Gil Hae-Yeon1.jpg
|4name=Gil Hae-Yeon
|4charactername=Kim Hyo-Im
|5picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Jang In-Sub1.jpg
|5name=Jang In-Sub
|5charactername=Yoon Ji-Suk
|6picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Lee Si Hun.jpg
|6name=Lee Si-Hun (1984){{!}}Lee Si-Hun
|6charactername=Lee Myung-Joon
|7picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Yang Jo-A.jpg
|7name=Yang Jo-A (1983){{!}}Yang Jo-A
|7charactername=Min Hee-Joo
|8picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Ahn Hyun-Ho.jpg
|8name=Ahn Hyun-Ho (1994){{!}}Ahn Hyun-Ho
|8charactername=Kim Chae-Yoon
|9picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Yuk Hyun Suk1.jpg
|9name=Yuk Hyun-Suk
|9charactername=Jang Il-Do
|10picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Shin Dae-Baek.jpg
|10name=Lim Jin-Hyo (1994){{!}}Lim Jin-Hyo
|10charactername=Shin Dae-Baek
|11picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Jang So-Yeon.jpg
|11name=Jang So-Yeon
|11charactername=Choi Ji-Eun
|12picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Lee Chae Won.jpg
|12name=Lee Chae-Won (1989){{!}}Lee Chae-Won
|12charactername=Jung Soo-Rim
|13picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Han Nu-Ri.jpg
|13name=Lee Hannuri
|13charactername=Choi Min-Ji
}}

===Daechi Choiseon Academy===
{{CastPictures2
|1picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Seo Jung Yeon.jpg
|1name=Seo Jung-Yeon
|1charactername=Choi Hyung-Sun
|2picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Lee Kyu Sung.jpg
|2name=Lee Kyu-Sung (1992){{!}}Lee Kyu-Sung
|2charactername=Park Ki-Sung
}}

===Chan Young High School===
{{CastPictures8-5
|1picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Kim Song Il.jpg
|1name=Kim Song-Il (1975){{!}}Kim Song-Il
|1charactername=Pyo Sang-Seob
|2picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Kim Na Yeon.jpg
|2name=Kim Na-Yeon (2006){{!}}Kim Na-Yeon
|2charactername=Sung Ha-Yul
|3picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Jeon Ga Eun.jpg
|3name=Jin Ga-Eun (2003){{!}}Jin Ga-Eun
|3charactername=Lee Ye-Eun
|4picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Park Min Su.jpg
|4name=Park Min-Su (2007){{!}}Park Min-Su
|4charactername=Lee Jung-Soo
|5picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Yun Seul1.jpg
|5name=Yun Seul (1992){{!}}Yun Seul
|5charactername=Teacher Lee Hyun-Sil
|6picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Han Do-E1.jpg
|6name=Han Do-E (1995){{!}}Han Do-E
|6charactername=Teacher Eun-Joo
|7picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Heo Jung-Do1.jpg
|7name=Heo Jung-Do
|7charactername=head teacher
|8picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Kim Hak Sun.jpg
|8name=Kim Hak-Sun
|8charactername=teacher
}}

===Heewon High School===
{{CastPictures1
|1picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Cha Kang Yoon.jpg
|1name=Cha Kang-Yoon (2003){{!}}Cha Kang-Yoon
|1charactername=Lee Si-Woo
}}

===Seo Hye-Jin's Group===
{{CastPictures2
|1picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Hwang Eun Hoo.jpg
|1name=Hwang Eun-Hoo
|1charactername=Cha So-Young
|2picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Jeon Suk-Chan.jpg
|2name=Jeon Suk-Chan
|2charactername=Geum Choon-Il
}}

===Lee Joon-Ho's Group===
{{CastPictures3
|1picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Shin Joo-Hyup.jpg
|1name=Shin Joo-Hyup (1993){{!}}Shin Joo-Hyup
|1charactername=Choi Seung-Kyu
|2picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Yoon Bok In.jpg
|2name=Yoon Bok-In
|2charactername=Oh Jung-Hwa
|3picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Oh Man-Seok.jpeg
|3name=Oh Man-Seok (1965){{!}}Oh Man-Seok
|3charactername=Lee Taek-Yeol
}}

===Parents===
{{CastPictures3
|1picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Kim Sun-Hwa.jpg
|1name=Kim Sun-Hwa (1971){{!}}Kim Sun-Hwa
|1charactername=Sung Ha-Yul's mom
|2picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Lee Ja-Ryoung.jpg
|2name=Lee Ja-Ryoung (actress){{!}}Lee Ja-Ryoung
|2charactername=Lee Ye-Eun's mom
|3picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Jang Ha-Ran.jpg
|3name=Jang Ha-Ran
|3charactername=U-Ju's mom
}}

===Other Daechi Chase Academy Students===
{{CastPictures2
|1picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Kwak Ji Hye.jpg
|1name=Kwak Ji-Hye
|1charactername=student (ep.14)
|2picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Park Jun-Hyuk.jpg
|2name=Park Jun-Hyuk (2007){{!}}Park Jun-Hyuk
|2charactername=student (ep.14)
}}

===Others===
{{CastPictures4
|1picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Kim Hee-Chang.jpg
|1name=Kim Hee-Chang
|1charactername=Director Joo (ep.3)
|2picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Sung Yeo-Jin.jpg
|2name=Sung Yeo-Jin
|2charactername=Director Seo (ep.3)
|3picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Ma Doo-Young.jpg
|3name=Ma Doo-Young (actor){{!}}Ma Doo-Young
|3charactername=Director Kim (ep.3)
|4picture=File:The Midnight Romance in Hagwon-Jung Eui-Soon.jpg
|4name=Jung Eui-Soon (1970){{!}}Jung Eui-Soon
|4charactername=restaurant owner (ep.6)
}}

==Trailers==
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==Episode Ratings==
{| border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="margin: 1em 1em 1em 0; background: #F9F9F9; border: 1px #AAA solid; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 95%;"
! rowspan="2" align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Date
! rowspan="2" align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Episode
! colspan="2" align=center bgcolor="F52887" | AGB
|-
! align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Nationwide
! align=center bgcolor="F52887" | Seoul
|-align=center
| 2024-05-11 || 1 || 5.169% || 6.329%
|-align=center
| 2024-05-12 || 2 || 5.150% || 5.492%
|-align=center
| 2024-05-18 || 3 || 3.010% || 4.005%
|-align=center
| 2024-05-19 || 4 || 4.805% || 6.052%
|-align=center
| 2024-05-25 || 5 || 4.231% || 5.262%
|-align=center
| 2024-05-26 || 6 || 4.897% || 5.749%
|-align=center
| 2024-06-01 || 7 || 4.117% || 5.248%
|-align=center
| 2024-06-02 || 8 || 4.322% || 5.434%
|-align=center
| 2024-06-08 || 9 || 3.175% || 3.676%
|-align=center
| 2024-06-09 || 10 || 4.173% || 4.957%
|-align=center
| 2024-06-15 || 11 || 3.369% || 4.309%
|-align=center
| 2024-06-16 || 12 || 4.790% || 5.950%
|-align=center
| 2024-06-22 || 13 || 3.614% || 4.553%
|-align=center
| 2024-06-23 || 14 || 5.192% || 6.306%
|-align=center
| 2024-06-29 || 15 || 3.940% || 4.476%
|-align=center
| 2024-06-30 || 16 || 6.596% || 7.442%
|}

Source: [http://www.agbnielsen.co.kr/ AGB Nielson]

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-Seo Hye-Jin ([[Jung Ryeo-Won]]) has worked as a Korean language teacher at a private educational institute in the Daechi-neighborhood of Gangnam for the past 14 years. The neighborhood is known as the most competitive private education area in the nation. Recently,  Seo Hye-Jin has agonized over her future post-teaching career and her past dream. At that time, her ex-student Lee Joon-Ho ([[Wi Ha-Joon]]) appears in front of her for the first time in 10 years. When Seo Hye-Jin taught him, she did her best to teach him and he made it into a prestigious university. That helped give her fame as an instructor. Lee Joon-Ho quit working for a big company and begins work as a rookie instructor at the same private educational where Seo Hye-Jin teaches.
+Seo Hye-Jin ([[Jung Ryeo-Won]]) has worked as a Korean language teacher at a private educational institute in the Daechi-neighborhood of Gangnam for the past 14 years. The neighborhood is known as the most competitive private education area in the nation. Recently,  Seo Hye-Jin has agonized over her future post-teaching career and her past dream. At that time, her ex-student Lee Joon-Ho ([[Wi Ha-Jun]]) appears in front of her for the first time in 10 years. When Seo Hye-Jin taught him, she did her best to teach him and he made it into a prestigious university. That helped give her fame as an instructor. Lee Joon-Ho quit working for a big company and begins work as a rookie instructor at the same private educational where Seo Hye-Jin teaches.
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