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Midnight Sun

2025 · 109 min

A tender, bittersweet romance that lingers on stolen nights and the ache of a secret kept out of love.

Directed by
Cho Young-jun
Genres
Music, Drama, Romance
Tagline
When the sun sets, I will come to see you.
Overview
A seventeen-year-old girl with sun allergy lives a sheltered life. One night, she ventures out to play guitar, and she meets a guy she admires. As they develop a romance, she hides her condition from him, creating tension in their budding relationship.

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Directed by
Cho Young-jun
Genres
Music, Drama, Romance
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • identity
  • isolation
  • coming-of-age
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour2
Realism7
Romance8
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Genres
music, drama, romance
Directed by
Cho Young-jun
Written by
Cho Young-jun
Starring
Jung Zi-so, Cha Hak-yeon, Jung Woong-in, Jin Kyung, Kwon Han-sol, Nam Myung-ryeol, Song Chang-gyu, Jin Yong-uk
Music
Lee Chan-hyuk
Cinematography
Park Byeong-Gyu
Runtime
109 min
Country
South Korea
Languages
Korean

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