Let Me Be Your Knight

Let Me Be Your Knight
Promotional poster
Hangul
너의 밤이 되어줄게
Literal meaningI'll Be Your Night
Revised RomanizationNeoui Bam-i Doeeojulge
Genre
Created byPark Yoo-soo
Developed bySBS (Plan Production)
Written by
  • Seo Jeong-eun
  • Yoo So-won
Directed byAhn Ji-sook
Starring
Music byLee Jae-chun (music manager)
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producers
  • Jang Seong-wook
  • Lee Tae-kyung CP
  • Kim Eun-mi CP
Producers
  • Shin In-soo
  • Hwang Dong-seop
  • Lee Seong-jin
  • Hong Yong-seok
Running time70 minutes
Production companies
  • Big Ocean ENM
  • Super Moon Pictures
Original release
NetworkSBS TV
ReleaseNovember 7, 2021 (2021-11-07) –
January 24, 2022 (2022-01-24)

Let Me Be Your Knight (Korean: 너의 밤이 되어줄게) is a South Korean television series directed by Ahn Ji-sook and written by Seo Jeong-eun and Yoo So-won. Starring Jung In-sun along with members of fictitious band Luna: Lee Jun-young, Jang Dong-joo, Kim Jong-hyun, Kim Dong-hyun and Yoon Ji-sung, the series depicts a romance between a world star idol suffering from sleepwalking and a resident doctor who has to secretly treat it.[1] The series premiered on SBS TV on November 7, 2021, and aired every Sunday, at 23:05 (KST) till January 24, 2022.[2] It is available for streaming on iQIYI in selected territories.[3]

Synopsis

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This series follows the lead singer of a popular idol band Luna, Yoon Tae-in who suffers from sleepwalking. To cure his condition secretly, he seeks help from a live-in doctor In Yoon-ju to cure his condition.

Cast and characters

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Main

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  • Jung In-sun as
    • In Yoon-joo, 29 years old, got mistaken as her sister, a doctor, and becomes the live-in doctor who treats Yoon Tae-in for his condition.[4]
    • Kang Seon-joo, 29 years old, Yoon-ju's identical twin sister who is a sleep disorder doctor, her American name is Catherine Seon-joo Kang, and her Korean name was In Seon-joo. She was adopted in the United States by a couple at the age of 11.

Luna members

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  • Lee Jun-young as Yoon Tae-in - 25 years old, Luna's leader, main vocalist, producer.
  • Jang Dong-joo as Seo Woo-yeon, 25 years old - Luna's guitarist and sub vocalist who develops a crush on Yoon-joo thinking she's Seon-joo.[5]
  • Kim Jong-hyun as Lee Shin - 23 years old, Luna's bassist, sub vocalist.[6]
  • Yoon Ji-sung as Kim Yoo-chan - 26 years old, Luna's drummer and sub vocalist.[7]
  • Kim Dong-hyun as Woo Ga-on - 21 years old, Luna's keyboardist and sub vocalist.[8][9]

Others

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  • Kim Kyung-ho as No Sang-hoon, in late 20's, member of new idol group Bluemoon.[10]
  • Seo Hye-won as Jeong Ba-reun- 29 years old, Yoon-ju's best friend and a cafe owner
  • Ha Young as Chae Ji-yeon- 29 years old, she is in a secret relationship with Luna's Lee Shin, Jang Enter's actor[11]
  • Kwak Jae-hyung as Representative Moon- in late 40s, CEO of MM Entertainment, to which Luna belongs[12]
  • Choi Hwani as Gil Soonnam- 29 years old, employee of MM Entertainment, Manager/ Director of 'Luna'
  • Lee Se-chang as Representative Jang, in late 40s, CEO of entertainment agency Jang Entertainment. Daughter is Ji-yeon.
  • Park Ji-won as Hyobin- 21 years old, a member of MM Entertainment, one of the top solo singers in Korea. She likes Shin.
  • Joo-ah as Kim Yeon-jeong, broadcast station writer[13]
  • Park So-eun as Hong Jae-eun is an employee of MM Entertainment's PR team.[14]

Special appearance

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A singer-songwriter artist from Luna's agency[16]

Production

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Lee Jun-young was confirmed to appear as the main character in the series on November 22, 2019.[17] On August 30, 2021, the cast of the miniseries was confirmed. It was revealed that Jung In-sun, Lee Jun-young, Jang Dong-joo, Kim Jong-hyun, singer Yoon Ji-sung, and Kim Dong-hyun will be appearing as main characters in the series.[18] Script reading site was revealed on September 28 by releasing photographs.[19] One week later, on October 5 behind-the-scenes footage of the Luna band ensemble was released.[20]

Release

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Let Me Be Your Knight is released in Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand, as well as all over Southeast Asia, North America, South America, Australia, Europe, and the Middle East. On September 9, it was reported that Japan has signed a contract with Corpus Korea, a company specialising in overseas distribution of Hallyu content. In Southeast Asia and Taiwan iQIYI International and in Hong Kong Now TV will air the series. Viki will be streaming the series in America, Europe, Australia, and the Middle East.[21] It premiered in South Korea on SBS TV on November 7, 2021, and aired every Sunday, at 23:05 (KST).[2]

Original soundtrack

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Let Me Be Your Knight
Soundtrack album by
Various
Released2021
GenreSoundtrack
Language
Label
  • Dreamus
  • The Groove Company by Big Ocean ENM

Part 1

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Released on November 15, 2021 (2021-11-15)[22]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Because It's You" (너니까)Red Socks, INANRed Socks, INANKim Woo-jin3:47
2."Because It's You" (Inst.) Red Socks, INAN 3:47

Part 2

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Released on November 22, 2021 (2021-11-22)[23]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Your Bright Smile Is on the Clouds in the Sky" (너의 환한 미소가 하늘 구름 위에 있어)Celine, Park Do-hyunOh Seong-hoonSunny3:47
2."Your Bright Smile Is on the Clouds in the Sky" (Inst.) Oh Seong-hoon 3:47

Part 3

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Released on December 6, 2021 (2021-12-06)[24]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Dreaming"NILE (Nile)Kim Seong-taeSeo Eun-kwang(BtoB)3:20
2."Dreaming" (Inst.)   3:20

Part 4

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Released on January 10, 2022 (2022-01-10)[25]
No.TitleLyricsMusicArtistLength
1."Rainbow"Celine, KangarooCeline, KangarooCeline3:21
2."Rainbow" (Inst.)   3:21

Ratings

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Average TV viewership ratings (nationwide)
Ep. Original broadcast date Average audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[26][27]
1 November 7, 2021 2.1% (39th)
2 November 14, 2021 1.4% (58th)
3 November 21, 2021 1.4% (57th)
4 November 28, 2021 1.2% (60th)
5 December 5, 2021 1.6% (51st)
6 December 12, 2021 1.7% (51st)
7 December 19, 2021 1.2% (60th)
8 January 2, 2022[a] 1.5% (55th)
9 January 9, 2022 1.7% (58th)
10 January 16, 2022 1.7% (54th)
11 January 23, 2022 1.8% (54th)
12 January 24, 2022[b] 1.1% (67th)
Average 1.5%
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Awards and nominations

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Name of the year presented, award ceremony, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Year Award ceremony Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
2021 SBS Drama Awards Excellence Award, Actor in a Mini-Series Romance/Comedy Drama Lee Jun-young Nominated [30]

Notes

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  1. ^ The 8th episode did not air on December 26, 2021.[28]
  2. ^ 12th episode will be aired from 0:15 (KST) on the 24th instead of January 30 because of the Lunar New Year holiday.[29]

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