#midnight studio

Summary: Struggling lawyer Han Bom (Kwon Nara) has fallen on hard times: She’s behind with her rent and can’t find any clients who will pay her. But might she enjoy better luck representing clients in the afterlife? After she meets a short-tempered photographer named Seo Ki Joo (Joo Won) and his clientele of disgruntled ghosts and restless spirits, her luck begins to change. Will this unusual duo’s new partnership prove a hit for the living...and the living dead? 

**Description from VIKI, Show is a VIKI original**

Thoughts: I actually really enjoyed this drama. I feel like some pieces of it were never explained like his mother, and he only talked about his father once. Outside of that, the story was really entertaining and, as you can see, filled with whump. Joo Won is a great whumpee, and I would suggest watching Stealer: the treasure keeper or Alice if you want more whump from him. For this list I started paying attention to Baek Nam-gu around episode 7 but there is an ep early on that shows his death. I don't really count death as whump so I didn't add it.

Whumpees:

Seo Ki joo Played by Joo won

Baek Nam-gu Played by Eum Moon Suk

1x01 - Seo Ki joo: carried (comical) ●● choked in air ●● Sick, Feverish, smoke Inhalation coughs ●● scared, attacked, choked

1x02 Seo Ki joo: thrown on accident●● attacked by spirits pinned down, saved

1x03 Seo Ki joo: *from last ep***pinned down, almost killed, saved*** ●● Arrested, manhandled, woke up yelling from a nightmare

1x04 Seo Ki joo: concerned for someone, ran into traffic to save FL

1x05 - Seo Ki joo: sleeping, woke frantic, someone throws salt at him, crowded and yelled at, ●● concern for someone ●● in fight ●● pinned against wall ●● Nightmare, wakes up sweating falls off bed unconscious

1x06 - Seo Ki joo: Sweaty, can't hold up his head, passes out ●● carried home by FL *it's was so funny I has to pause to laugh*, laid down, wakes up slowly, struggling, goes to work but is sick for 3 days

1x07 - Seo Ki joo: Choked, cared for Baek Nam-gu: fought, struggling to stand

1x08 - Seo Ki joo: scratch on arm ●● Sick, sweaty, falls asleep, wakes up, frantic (comedic) Baek Nam-gu: fought ●● found out upsetting news

1x09 - Seo Ki joo: Concerned for someone ●● Worried ●● Thrown by a visitor, concerned for, helped to stand Baek Nam-gu: upset, crying, throws vase through glass with powers. Concerned for, comforted, thrown by spirit

1x10 - Seo Ki joo: upset, crying ●● thrown to the ground, choked ●● found out shocking news, pretending to be okay ●● crying while confessing he's scared (really heartbreaking and great acting) ●● attacked with a wrench, chased, fought, choked with said wrench, almost passes out, choked again, saved, protecting FL, bruises on neck Baek Nam-gu: thrown to the ground

1x11 - Seo Ki joo: Client breaks glass that cuts ML cheek

1x12 - Seo Ki joo: scared, in ambulance, unconscious, sweaty, worried for, bleeding, flatlines Baek Nam-gu: Cries

1x13 - Seo Ki joo: found out shocking information, Fought, stabbed, knife twisted, struggling to run, falling, holding wound, falls wound bleeding more, finally makes it downstairs, passes out **this whole sequence was kind of funny on the Bad guys part because he looked so content** (from previous episode) in ambulance, unconscious, sweaty, worried for, bleeding, flatline ●● In hospital, coma, loved ones concerned for him●● Concerned for, slapped *comedic* ●● Concerned, saved FL worried Baek Nam-gu: slapped *comedic*, Upset, almost becomes evil, calms self, upset

1x14 - Seo Ki joo: crying, upset, bittersweet reunion with loved one ●● walking around with IV, looks weak ●● pain in stomach (Pretend), pain in neck (real, no consequence) ●● sad ●● teary Eyed, shocked, fought, throw Through wall of photos, chocked, dropped, chocked, almost stabbed, crying, screaming Baek Nam-gu: fought, thrown bookcase falls on him, fought, Collapsed, continues fighting, stabbed, crying

1x15- Seo Ki joo: dragged out of studio by a supernatural force, crying, comforted ●● Worried for loved one●● Worried for●● upset, trying to punch a ghost, collapses, teary Eyed, upset

1x16 - Seo Ki joo: Drunk, admitting he's scared, worried for ●● scared, chased, attacked, man's was jumped, jumps off a cliff into a gate, Rolls, grunting, cut on face, ●● stumbling, falls down hill, loosing energy, chased ●● thrown back by energy, upset, falls down a hill into rocks, knocked out ●●wakes up, kicked *comedic*, cut on hand

Han Bom-ssi, you really know how to change someone's life plans / Seo-ssi, are you dying?

- Midnight Studio, 2024

(On-going list–yes, in alphabetical order–of my top reads, I'll keep updating as I read or editing as I drop stories) (UPDATED: JUNE'26) (R-rated titles *italicized)

1 second: Sini/KwangWoon

A dream forgotten: Malaya/Raozi

A good day to be a dog: LeeHye

A heartfelt andante: Na Yoonhee

A kiss before I sleep: ChaeeunLee

A man's man: Dogado/Lucas

A mark against thee: Gotaeho

A not so fairy tale: hyobin

A spell for a smith: ArtSasquatch

About death: sini/Hyeonu

Act like you love me: Xuann

Adventures of god: Corey/Teo

Agatha: DainLee

All colors of snow: Maria

All of us are dead: JooDongGeun

Answer me my prince: Teava/Jjunya

As per usual: DamiLee

Back to you: HoneyB

Bastard: CarnbyKim/YoungchanHwang

Be my villain: Mintibi

Before the grapes ripen: samtae

Betwixt: Harihtaroon

Blood stain: LindaSejic

Blue matter: Forgotuser

Bluechair: Shen

Brutally honest: Deya Muniz

Chasing tails: Bashi

Children of orbit: NaYoonhee/GooKim

Cinderella boy: Punko

City of blank: 66

Code adam: Atterozen

Couple breaker: Maenggiki/Taegeon

Crumbs: Whitherling

Cursed princess club: Lambcat

Dagger to the heart: Oori

Daily jojo: DonggeonLee

Dark mermaid: Ddogak

Dark mortal: JeonyeokLee

Day of disaster: Twilight EXPRESS/Lee Seung Chan

Days of hana: Seokwoo

Daytime star: Chaeun/Godagu

Death's game: LeeWonsik/Ggulchan

Dear summer sky: Sojang

Defects: Mushmello

Dreaming freedom: 2L

Duchess in ruins: Candlebambi/Saedle

Eros conquers all: ameliori

Escaping the illusion: Poppy/Soohee

Every rose has a death flag: Paintworld

Everything is fine: MikeBirchall

Extraordinary attorney woo: Yuil/HwaUmJo

Fallen to paradise: BY/YoonJu

Flawed almighty: CarnbyKim/RHSong

Footsteps in the snow: Saisa

For my derelict beloved: KimSeonu/Ryuho

For the third time: GotW/Nara

For your murder: Seyoon/Jink

From a knight to a lady: Ink/HyerimSung

Garden of the dead flowers: Sero/Corbenyz

Ghost teller: QTT

Ghost theater: StudioLico

Golden hour: Stephattyy

Gourmet hound: Leehama

Grand ma: Gureii

Guaba: Puik

Guardian girl: MJKim

Hand jumper: SLEEPACROSS

Happily ever afterwards: HwangDoTol/Jeongseo

Heartstopper: AliceOsman

Hell is other people: YongkiKim

Hell of a romance: JungSungWan

Hellbound & Hellbound 2 the resurrected: ChoiGyuseok/YeonSangho

Her tale of shim chong: Seri/Biwan

Hiding in the moon: Puik

Homesick: MsFreaky

Honey lemon: Courtney

Horang's nightmare: Horang

How to send your husband to hell: Lucy/9o9amzzi

Humor me: Marvin W.

I am the villian: Sejji

I love yoo: Quimchee

I want to be you just for a day/Your throne: Sam

I will protect my tyrant dad: Sangume/Hd

I'm the grim reaper: Graveweaver

In the name of special contract marriage/Vows and vendettas: Goodang/kkuwang

In the bleak midwinter: Ali/Kat

Introverted us: NA

It's mine: LuckS

J?

K?

Like mother like daughter: Yidahm

Like wind on a dry branch: Dalsaeowl/Hwaeum

Locker & opener: Manchi/Barunflower

Love advice from the great duke of hell: unfins

Love song for illusion: Vanziun

Loving reaper: Jenny Jinya

Mage and demon queen: Colorles

*Marriage of convenience & MOC II An unforgettable song: Hanhuen/Ken/AntStudio

Marriage blues: I SOON KI/OH5HO

Marry my husband: StudioLico

Maru is a puppy: Mojo

Maybe meant to be: Honeyskein/Damcho

Miss abbott and the doctor: MaripazVillar

Miss pendelton: Kkomak/Yuhyemin

Mono and mochi: Omumoo

Mr. delivery knight: Maja

Murder but that's okay: Soph

Muse on fame: Soojin

My beloved oppressor: StudioLico/Cersei

My daughter is a zombie: YunChangLee

My giant nerd boyfriend (now husband): fishball

My girlfriend: Park_ci

My id is gangnam beauty: MaenggiKi

My in-laws are obsessed with me: seungu/hanyoonseol

My reason to die: Yuju

My sister's private life: Jojuhee/Nureom

My villainous family won't let me be: Hatti/Mitchu

Nevermore: KateFlynn/KitTrace

Nina lives alone: SgtBaconBurger

No longer a heroine: MaenggiKi

No office romance: Namsoo/Dooboo

No outtakes: GoSunYoung

No rose without thorns: HyeJinYang/DueYoung

Nocturne: Fyyaa

Non tua: Na Yoonhee

Not so shoujo love story: Curryuku

Odd girl out: Morangji

Omniscient reader's viewpoint: singNsong/UMI

On the way to meet mom: Gomyang

Operation true love: Kkokkalee/Dledumb

Parallel city: Goda

Pawther knows best: Miti/Gaecho

Phantom whispers: MoonkyoungKim

Philia rose the prophecy of the crown of thorns: Ryuta/BHD

Pigpen: CarnbyKim

Potion witch: Imjayu

Press play sami: kang eun young

Punderworld: LindaSejic

Purple Hyacinth: Eph/Soph

Q?

Radiant rewind: SANG HA

Raven saga: ChihiroHowe

Rebirth: Michi

Return of the blossoming blade: StudioLico

Romance 101: Namsoo

Rooftops & roommates: Zaanart

Rotten: GoodGuy

Sable curse: LittleMelon

Safely endangered: ChrisMcCoy

Samadhi: LeeWonsik/Ggulchan

Saphie the one-eyed cat: joho

School bus graveyard: Red

Seasons of blossom: Hongduck/Nemone

Seasons of lovesome: Hongduck/Nemone

Secret playlist: 2F

Secrets beneath velvet skies: Malaya/Raozi

See you in my 19th life: LeeHye

Senorita cometa: Arechan

She's hopeless: Seokwoo

Shotgun boy: CarnbyKim/Hongpil

Sisters at war: MaenggiKi

Soul on hold: AustenMarie

Stagtown: Punko

Subtle Disaster: SunghoAn

Surprise you're gay: laundromat/lawnmower

Surviving romance: LeeYeon

Sweet home: CarnbyKim/YoungchanHwang

Tales of the unusual & tales of the unusual 2: SeongdaeOh

The boxer: JH

*The broken ring this marriage will fail anyway: Kimchacha/Chokam/Cheonggwa

The build up: 911

The count's secret maid: Ton/MidnightStudio

The croaking: echorise

The crown princess scandal: Jeonghyeon/Kittrow

The dog diaries: Yeeseon

The fantasie of a stepmother/A stepmother's Märchen: ORKA

The forbidden marriage: Chunjihye/Sanchaek

The greatest estate developer: LeeHyunMin/KimHyunsoo

The hip guy: Henie

The horizon: JH

The makeup remover: LeeYeon

The memory shop: ComoSoy

The merman trapped in my lake: R.ppobi/Mitchu

The price is your everything: Gones/Haco

The raven kind: Kyorin

The reaper and the waiting: Jayessart

The rules of rose ivy manor: 624/Suho

The second chance convenience store: KimHoYeon/Angela

The second lead syndrome: Batusawa

The snake and the flower: NaeumSo

The spark in your eyes: Muro

The strongest florist: HyunHooJoo/Kumtata

The video game store under the barbershop: IlkwonHa

The worst villainess: StudioLico

This magical moment: NaYoonhee

This wasn't in my adoption plan: Takbon/IlWon

This wasn't my plan: BomSohee/SeiKim

To drown in you: Jaengnwo/Sung sil

To the stars and back: Peglo

To the stars I love: Gonarija/Soojeong

Trapped in a soap opera: Ganno/Apricot.K

Trash belongs in the trashcan: Eddiering

Tricked into becoming the heroine's stepmother: Hariheen/Mokgamgi

Tomorrow: Llama

unOrdinary: ururchan

Uriah: Toffuo

Vampire family: unfins

Villain with a crush: Seyoon

Villainess for hire: Akimiya

Villainess with a 0% survival rate: KaihouAkiko/TK/SherpaStudio

Want to see my cat: Samtae

Whale star the gyeongseong mermaid: NaYoonhee

What death taught me: LICO/Eun Ragyeom

When jasy whistles: Cibeles

*Why are you obsessed with your fake wife: DD/Jajak

Winter woods: Cosmos/Van.J

With tony: SungwanJung

X?

Your letter: HyeonACho

Your smile is a trap: Aengo

Yumi's cells: DonggeonLee