The highly awaited K-drama The Midnight Romance in Hagwon will air a brand new episode 3 on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at 9:20 p.m. KST on tvN. Viewers can also stream the episode on Viki. Set in Daechi-Dong, the series follows the story of popular academic instructor Seo Hye-Jin (Jung Ryeo-Won), who reunites with her former student-turned-instructor, Lee Joon-Ho (Wi Ha-Joon). After leaving a well-paid job, he joins the same academy as his first love, Seo Hye-Jin, and wishes to pursue her.
Episode 3 of The Midnight Romance in Hagwon promises an eventful ride for viewers as Seo Hye-Jin and Lee Joon-Ho grow closer. The two blur their relationship as a professor and a former student and become fellow instructors at the Daechi Chase Academy. Meanwhile, the arrival of a potential instructor rival will also build momentum in the story, if the trailer is anything to go by. Viewers will have to wait and see how their journey unfolds.
The Midnight Romance in Hagwon Episode 3: Wi Ha-Joon, Jung Ryeo-Won grow closer
The newly released trailer for The Midnight Romance in Hagwon episode 3 begins by teasing a growing closeness between Seo Hye-Jin and Lee Joon-Ho. The two express their gradual change of feelings by worrying about each other. Furthermore, at the academy, Joon-Ho pulls Hye-Jin into the office and asks her to be his partner. Meanwhile, the academy will likely pull out the duo’s story—back when Hye-Jin helped Joon-Ho enter a prestigious university—as an advertisement to lure the students in.
The trailer also shows Hye-Jin and Joon-Ho staying awake late at night to text each other. Hye-Jin blushes at Joon-Ho’s message as the two leave their teacher-student relationship behind. Furthermore, Joon-Ho fondly addresses Hye-Jin by her name, which only indicates a love story in the making. Meanwhile, tensions arise back at the academy with a new arrival.
Choi Hyung-Sun, Choiseon Korean Language Institute’s director, arrives to take a class at Daechi Chase. She enters the story as Hye-Jin’s rival, who indirectly challenges her. On the other hand, Nam Cheong-Mi finds critical information about school teacher Pyo Sang-Seob. Amidst growing tension, Hye-Jin prepares Joon-Ho for his lectures. The two hide in a classroom, anxious about getting caught, when they stand extremely close to each other. Hye-Jin navigates her growing feelings for Joon-Ho, her student in the past.
To watch it all unfold, don’t forget to tune in to The Midnight Romance in Hagwon on Saturday, May 18, 2024, at 9:20 p.m. KST on tvN and later on Viki.
