All language subtitles for The.Midnight.Studio.S01E01.x264.1080p_eng

[Joo Won]

[Kwon Na Ra]

[Yoo In Soo]

[Eum Moon Suk]

[The Midnight Studio]

[Characters, incidents, organizations, and backdrops in this drama are fictitious. The child actors and animals were filmed safely under the guardian supervision.]

Timing and Subtitles brought to you by The Midnight Ghost 👻 Team @ Viki.com

There is a saying that goes like this.

"A tiger leave their skin after they die

and humans leave photographic evidence."

Welcome.

Out of countless memories in life, there's one we can't photograph.

I'll take the photo now.

One, two, three.

It's my last memory.

There was a photo studio that photographed the memory you couldn't capture while you were alive.

Somewhere between life and death.

Somewhere on the treacherous and arduous path to death.

It's only allowed to the ones who want it desperately.

My baby.

You can't go back once you get lost on the way to death.

You have to walk in the skin-cutting snowstorm...

across the valley where the ground split and filled with fire,

and go through an endless maze to finally reach this place.

A photo studio only for the dead.

People called this place "A photo studio that opens at night."

But not only the camera there can photograph the dead,

it had the power to bring them back to life.

Therefore, it always attracted intruders.

Although it couldn't have been easy.

And at times, a very foolish person shows up,

not knowing how scary the guardian of the camera is.

With a very desperate heart,

that person risked his life in the netherworld where only the dead are allowed

and stole the guardian's belonging.

His Excellency is back.

Sir...

Father.

Yes.

Kyeong!

Hold this tightly.

I went all the way to the netherworld and stole it.

How dare you steal from the netherworld? How foolish.

I deserve to die.

But I need this camera to save this child.

I do not care if I die.

Please let my child live.

Allow him to live until he reaches my age, 35.

I beg you.

Then, his child and the child's descendants

will all end up with the same fate.

They will be chased by the dead during their very short lives.

Do you still want that?

Yes, just let him live. Let him live.

Kyeong.

He probably didn't know that...

his desperate desire to save his son

would create a curse that will last generations.

Kyeong.

Yes.

Yes, my child.

[The First Shot: The Midnight Studio]

This is from Joshua 1:9.

"Have I not commanded you?

Be strong and courageous.

Do not be afraid. Do not be discouraged,

for the Lord your God...

will be with you wherever you go."

He said that to Joshua.

My brother Moses died-

And I didn't know, either.

That one of his cursed descendants who will live

a very short life being chased by the dead because

[Go Seong Ho]
I'll tell the descendant of Israel...

the camera couldn't be returned to the netherworld would be me.

Go and offer...

I saw you opening your eyes slightly. Stop pretending to be asleep.

I'm sleeping.

This place is known to be sacred.

Do you know how much I waited to sleep in this chapel?

Get up right now. The visitor is waiting.

You're not allowed to work more than 52 hours a week in Korea.

I have the right to enjoy a legal holiday, at least.

- "Be careful to obey all the law...
- Tell the visitor to wait a bit.

They shall keep that in mind and obey.

Do not turn from it to the right or to the left,

that you may be successful wherever you go."

This tells us we're under God's protection.

You're not an employee. You're a business owner.

You have to respond to the client whenever they need you.

Let's go.

H-Hold on! This is my rare chance to sleep soundly.

Give me three hours. No, two hours.

One hour! Please, I beg you!

Be strong and courageous.

Be strong and courageous.

Be strong and courageous!

Be strong and courageous.

Mr. Seo, you look like a totally different person.

Hey, is this right? Are you sure?

Okay, okay. There's no time. Let's hurry.

Here comes the groom.

- Hold on. I need to use the restroom.
- You can't do that now.

M-Mr. Seo, the visitor has been here for three days now.

- I know, too.
- This is the last wish of a ghost...

who died without ever holding a man's hand at age 32.

Just put up with it for three seconds. Three seconds.

You know things will get bad if today passes by.

- Three seconds.
Three seconds. Okay.

Here comes the groom.

Hey, I can't do it.

Kissing her would be...

worse than kissing you!

C-Calm down. Please calm down.

V-Visitor...

L-Let's have a conversation...

W-What are you doing?

H-Hold on. Hold on, hold on!

Are you okay?

Seo Gi Joo, I'll destroy you!

I told you to hold it for three seconds!

You try it! You!

Why do you keep blaming me? I said it for you! Seriously...

[Kang Su Mi Law Firm]
Eight in the morning, I said.

Eight o'clock, during rush hour. It's Line No. 2, the busiest subway line.

[Attorney Kang Su Mi]
You get the picture, right?

There's no room to set your foot on that train.

There's no room to even breathe.

I know. I know about the Line No. 2.

In that situation, my hand slightly...

fell like this for a hot second.

But she says I touched her butt?

I'm so shocked that I'm speechless.

I know. You must find this so unfair.

Of course, it's so unfair.

You must be tired of commuting from Paju to Seoul every day already.

But you were falsely accused, too.

By the way, do you know who owns the supercar that's parked outside?

I mean, it fits your clean image perfectly.

Bam. So I thought it was yours.

Whoa, it's so pretty.

It is mine.

- Really?
- There are only five in the country.

Gosh, I can't ride the subway for longer than 10 minutes because I'm squeamish.

It's smelly and dirty.

So would I be able to countersue?

Unfortunately, anything can be sexual harassment if the victim feels humiliated.

What am I supposed to do, then?

I know. What do we do?

You're so squeamish, but instead of taking that pretty supercar,

you took the dirty and smelly subway.

I wonder if the judge could understand why.

I don't get it, either.

I came here to tell you to figure that out.

You touched her. It wasn't a mistake.

There must be many witnesses, and someone must've filmed it, too.

Do you want me to look for them seriously?

W-What's with you?

I thought you were a lawyer.

Attorney Kang Su Mi.

Here. Yes, I touched her. I did.

Shouldn't you still defend me?

How dare you think you can interrogate me? Huh?

When did I say I'm Attorney Kang Su Mi?

You came in and told me to sit down, so I did.

You started complaining as soon as you got here, and I...

Like this...

I got your confession unexpectedly.

- You little...
- Okay, let's go to the police station.

Wow, I've never been in a supercar before.

Do you mind if I drive?

Hey! What are you?

Me?

I'm a part-timer.

[Part-time Contract - Kang Su Mi, the employer. Han Bom, the employee.]

There's a foreign car in front of the building-

Oh, there she is.

She's Attorney Kang Su Mi.

What is this, a corner store?

You run a business with a part-timer instead?

I'm sorry.

Hey, Attorney Han!

How dare you interrogate my client?

Do you still think you're a prosecutor?

Seriously.

Calm down. Have a seat first.

Let's be more selective with clients.

A molester? How embarrassing is that?

You're not hungry enough yet, are you?

Since you caused trouble three years ago and lost Chief Lee Hyeon Oh's trust,

you can't even get a proper case.

Who's Lee Hyeon Oh again?

Oh, Chief Prosecutor Lee Hyeon Oh?

Don't be stubborn and go beg him instead.

You'll end up jobless at this rate.

Sunbae, I have an interview tomorrow with Kang In Goo, who owns one of the top law firms.

The interview is just a formality. It's already been decided.

I just need to go and say hello like this.

You used to be a top student in law school, but you're happy you managed to get a job.

Don't worry. I'll live a longer and happier life than him.

Because I'm young and...

pretty, you know.

I'm off.

You won't get a single case once you leave the Prosecutors' Office.

You'll keep insisting you're right, huh?

It's cold.

Put your arm up.

Your temperature went down, thankfully.

Why did you have to do that?

She said she'd take the last photo and leave this world after a kiss.

You know what happens when you deny the visitor's wish.

Shit. I said I wanted to stay at the chapel.

You're in danger these days already.

You might die if you get possessed by an evil spirit.

And you're not supposed to provoke a virgin ghost with resentment.

I see.

I suppose a bachelor ghost knows how she feels.

Even elementary schoolers date these days. How come you never dated?

Why didn't you follow that visitor earlier?

Well, y-you're the one who never dated.

I-I might not look like it, but I had my first love.

You know I haven't left this world for three years because I'm looking for her.

Whatever.

Get me a new wet towel.

Don't you think the ghosts are getting aggressive

b-because of that camera, perhaps?

You almost died a few days ago, too.

How many times did that happen this month?

- Mr. Seo.
- What?

I smell something funny.

What smell?

Mr. Seo, the s-studio is burning.

What?

Hey, run away! Hurry!

Hurry, hurry!

Who set fire in front of my house?

Hot!

Hurry, hurry! Over here.

[Park Seong Joon]

Let's stop now, Honey.

Are we getting kicked out again?

I'll destroy her. That woman.

We'd be in trouble if the landlord found out.

- S-She's here.
- Oh, my gosh!

What happened? Gosh.

Why would the lawn suddenly start burning at this hour of the morning?

I heard you run a photo studio. What were you doing in there?

Move out immediately. Pack your things right now.

W-Well, what about the security deposit...

Gosh. Security deposit, my foot.

Do you know how much the tree cost?

Move out immediately. Evacuate right now!

You looked like a normal person. What will you do?

What will you do with this yard?

We need to get the security deposit back.

Hey, Attorney Han.

I know you're in there. Come out right now.

Hey! Attorney Han!

Whether you're in there or not, I'll say what I have to say.

You haven't paid the rent for too long.
[Room available for rent]

There's no more security deposit for me to deduct from.

I put the apartment on the market.

I warned you. You're moving out.

I said everything I needed to say, okay?

[Room available for rent. 300,000 per month.]

[Room available for rent. 300,000 per month.]

You can't do this to me, Ms. So.

Who would tolerate this place up on the hill but me?

I'll pass this interview and...

make sure she can't say anything.

My interview.

I thought we could last at least six months.

How many times have we moved already?

My celadon.

My white porcelain.

- My precious babies.
- It's such a shame.

So, did you find a place?

Do you think it's easy to find a place within our budget?

What do we do?

W-Wow, this place is so cheap.

Hey.

It's so nice. Why is it so cheap?

Isn't this place haunted?

I don't want to bother with lost ghosts.

L-Let's check it out, at least.

- Should I come with you?
- No.

I'd prefer it if you didn't.

If so, at least take this ghost kit with you.

I'm fine. I'm Seo Ki Joo.

I've been dealing with ghosts for 20 years.

Please, please, please!

What? It can't be.

CEO.

[Business Plan]

Please be my investor.

Excuse me! Hello!

CEO, I'm behind six months in paying my employees.

I need to pay my kids' academy tuition, too!

Excuse me!

I'm not a CEO.

I don't want to be killed by a lowly ghost on a day like this.

You promised you'd invest in our company!

You sold away our plan!

Why did you do that? Why?

Why?

What? Is it broken?

[Summer 2023 Kang & Koo Law Firm Interview Location]

I'm late.

- Shit!
- Please invest in us.

Invest in us, CEO.

Invest in us!

W-What's going on?

P-Pardon?

I'm going to the 12th floor. How about you?

- J-Just now-
- Yes.

I'm not buying.

Am I really about to die?

Hello, I'm Han Bom.

- Yes, Attorney Han.
- Yes.

You came early. The elevator is out of order.

Pardon?

Take this.

Please turn your phone off and come this way.

Okay.

Excuse me for a moment.

The media is going crazy over this case, but it's kind of strange.

There's nothing suspicious, but the suspect turned himself in.

He's refusing to get an attorney, too.

[The paralyzed husband appeared to be murdered by his wife]

Prosecutor, it wasn't me.

I'm a thief, not a murderer.

Prosecutor!

I need to be punished only for what I've done.

I have been wronged.

You're the only one I can trust right now.

["A" left the ward immediately after the murder, but the nurse found "B" dead and called the police...]

Aren't you going in?

Pardon?

She'll be sent to the Eastern District Prosecutors' Office, where Lee Hyeon Oh is.

I'm afraid she'd be wrongfully accused again.

Can you come right now?

You're the only one I could trust to handle this.

I'll have a tteokbokki and kimbap.

Here.

[Madam So's Snacks]

Wait a moment, okay?

You said they're nice places, but they're all expensive.

And a fake listing?

The real estate industry can't be like this.

What kind of place do you want?

How many times did I tell you...

Somewhere very cheap. I just need to live there for 105 days.

Student apartments are your only option, then.

You said you know a lot of nice places.

Don't eat. Don't eat. Don't eat. Shit...

May I make a suggestion?

Pardon?

A-Are we going up again?

You just need to go up another staircase up there after this.

A-Are we there yet?

I said we're almost there.

We just need to go up again after this.

What are you, old? What's wrong with you? You're young.

You're in worse shape than me.

We're here. We're here.

Here. It's this place.

Come on in.

I've been using this place as a storage.

It might look a little messy,

but it'll be fine if you clean up a little bit.

I don't think it's more than a little messy.

I'll give you a special price.

It's basically free.

And you can move in immediately.

What do you say? It meets your needs, right?

By the way, what's that door over there?

Huh?

Oh, that? That's a...

As they say these days, it's a bit retro for a boiler room, right?

What do you think? It's not too shabby, right?

Can we have a 105 day-contract...

What? What kind of awkward length is that?

As if you know when you'd die.

Just move in and decide later.

We'll discuss renewing the contract later.

- No, I can't renew-
- Oh, also...

don't you need a place to live?

P-Place to live?

Yes.

[Cheongwoon Police Station]

You're Ms. Jang Bo Ra's attorney?

She said she won't see anyone and doesn't need an attorney.

- Were you appointed?
- Let me see her for a moment.

I'll make sure to win her over.

Hello, Ms. Jang Bo Ra.

No need to sit.

I did kill my husband.

I said I don't need an attorney.

Just follow the law.

I killed him.

I said I killed him.

Yes, you need me because we need to follow the law.

Because everyone has the right to be protected.

I want to end this quickly.

Yes, let's end this quickly.

You didn't kill him, did you?

How many times did I say I killed him?

I killed him, I said.

How many times do I have to tell you?

I talked to, washed, and fed the man who couldn't talk every day.

I wasted my youth to pay off the debt for five years because of his hospital bills.

Do you even know how exhausting and horrible that is?

I just ruined a job interview.

But what can I do?

There's no evidence or witness.

But you're insisting you're the culprit.

It just doesn't make sense.

That's why I need to know what happened.

I hope we get along.

I'm Attorney Han Bom.

Let's find out if you're the culprit or not starting now.

Wow, you seem frugal, but you have expensive taste.

This has glitters.

Mr. Seo, could you burn this for me?

I've been wearing this outfit for three years.

Aren't you busy? Shouldn't you prepare to open?

I think the sun will set soon.

You're heartless.

- What did you say?
- Pardon?

I mean, the virgin ghost is heartless.

I-I meant the ghost.

[Missing person]

[Republic of Korea]

[Missing person]

[Seo Ki Won, male, 35 years old]

Mr. Seo, we're ready to open.

What price did he have to pay for saving his son, you ask?

It was this photo studio.

We'll open, then.

A photo studio that exists only for the dead

came to exist here in this world.

The gate to this world only the photographer can open.

And the gate of the dead

where only the dead can enter for three days.

After 100 years, people call this place "Yahan Studio*."
(Means "Midnight Studio." "Yahan" also means erotic.)

It's not some shady photo studio.

"Ya" as in the night. "Han" as in edge.

It's a photo studio that opens on the edge of the night.

Yahan Studio.

I'm the photographer who inherited the family business.

Bo Ra.

Welcome, Visitor.

This is a photo studio between the worlds of the dead and the living.

We take the last photo you want to take with you.

What's the last memory you want to keep from your life?

Please free my wife.

[Park Seong Joon case file]

[Violent Crime Unit No. 1]

Paralyzed husband murder case.

After struggling financially and mentally caring for the husband,

the wife confessed to suffocating him with a pillow.

The cause of death was cardiac arrest from shortness of breath.

He was found dead on the floor.

I can't.
[Park Seong Joon case file]

- But-
- This is...

just a photo studio.

This is a job for an attorney.

What am I supposed to do, then?

No one can hear me, and they can't even see me.

I know, but...

she was already arrested. How could we get her out?

If you have a message for Bo Ra, I'll relay it to her.

I need to meet her. I need to meet her myself.

By chance,

are you trying to take revenge?

No, no.

Bo Ra didn't kill me. Okay?

Are you sure? What you remember might be different from what happened.

Are you absolutely certain that she didn't kill you?

[Paralyzed Husband Murder Case]

[Seoul Cheongwoon Police Station]

There's no visual sign of external force,

but the cause of death was cardiac arrest from shortness of breath.

She admitted that she killed him in front of everyone.

Why is she doing this?

It appears she's been harassed by debt collectors for a while.

Why did she say she killed him?

The suspect has been devoted to caring for her husband,

but a witness said she seemed very tired and fed up.

[Cheongwoon Police Station]

Okay, let's each do our jobs.

Hold on, sir. Just one sec.

What is it?

Take this with you. You need to be careful.

- It's okay.
- It was difficult for me to get this.

Korean salt and red beans that work best on Korean ghosts.

I bought the lightning-struck jujube branch in person.

A ghost is giving me a ghost-repelling kit.

What's this?

I'm not just any ghost.

I can touch things since I got the magical power from the camera.

I can walk past things like this easily.

I should be considered a special ghost.

Here. Take it. Take it.

Okay.

Let's go.

You care for your body more than me.

When did you prepare all that?

[Attorney Park Ji Hoon]
I'm Ms. Jang Bo Ra's attorney.

Ms. Jang's attorney?

Her attorney is a woman, though.

That's not true. I think you're mistaken.

Pardon?

What do you think?

Don't move. You're under arrest.

There's no time for this. Move it.

Find Jang Bo Ra quickly.

Yes, sir.

She isn't here.

Act naturally, please. Be natural.

He looks excited.

I found her.

Gosh, what the hell? Geez...

We'll use this space just for an hour, everyone.

No?

Just an hour, I said.

Hello, Ms. Jang.

- What's this?
- Mr. Park Seong Joon sent me.

He wants to take a photo with you.

What are you? A reporter? A prosecutor?

Mr. Park Seong Joon saw it that day.

That day?

You decided to kill your husband that day.

But you must've been afraid...

to kill someone you love with your own hands.

In the end, you failed to be completely cruel.

Then, Mr. Park passed away after you ran away from the ward.

How did you know-

When you die, you need to walk the death's path to enter the netherworld.

The path takes your memory from this world one by one.

Starting the moment you were born. In chronological order.

- Pardon?
- If you give up like this now,

his last memory will be his wife trying to kill him.

Do you really want that to be his last memory of you?

Your husband said he doesn't mind it.

Are you absolutely certain that she didn't kill you?

Whether she killed me or not...

is not my concern.

I just want my Bo Ra...

to become finally happy.

He said he just wants his memory to be of you.

The moment we get to say goodbye to our loved ones.

We call that a miracle.

Will you waste a miracle like this? At a place like this?

Your husband is waiting for you.

Who are you?

Who are you? Who the hell are you?

Detective.

I'm glad you're here. Can I visit Ms. Jang?

Hey, Attorney Han. Ms. Jang had seen her attorney earlier.

- Who?
- Attorney Han Bom.

- That's me.
- Yes.

What?

What am I doing here? Shit.

Bo Ra.

W-What's wrong?

Bo Ra.

Let go of him.

- Are you okay?
- Yes.

What are you two?

Are you in this together?

I said I'll be punished quietly!

Bo Ra, take a deep breath. Calm down.

Excuse me, are you an attorney?

I'm in charge of Ms. Jang's case. Who are you?

I'm just a proxy.

I send the struggling people to a good place.

Pardon?

White rice and soybean stew full of pollack roe.

He said he'll make them and wait for you.

How do you know-

I'll make white rice and soybean stew full of pollack roe and wait for you.

I'll be right back.

[Seo Ki Joo]

There's only one chance.

Keep that in mind.

You said you're an attorney, right?

Go ahead and prove your skills.

My visitor doesn't have a lot of time.
[Photographer Seo Ki Joo]

Wait, excuse me.

Excuse me, where are you going? Why did you suddenly bring up rice?

Bo Ra, why did you put socks on him?

Even when you had a caretaker, you didn't let them touch his socks.

You always changed his socks whenever his doctor made his rounds.

As if someone was watching.

Mr. Park injured his feet in a fire seven years ago.

It's because you don't want people to see the scar, right?

Bo Ra...

I don't think someone who cares that much

about his feet and loves him so much

could have killed him.

I received...

I received too many texts.

Even on the day Oppa collapsed from overworking

I said I'd cook him dinner...

with a big smile. I hated myself for that.

[Urgent - Ms. Jang Bo Ra is scheduled for an investigation due to an outstanding loan payment]

If Oppa wakes up,

I wanted us to eat together.
[Ms. Jang Bo Ra, please visit the outstanding payment department]

I've been hanging in there thinking that.

♫ I still wonder why ♫

♫ Tell me why ♫

♫ Your traces... ♫

I was going to kill him and...

kill myself afterward, but...

No.

I killed him.

I did.

♫ I don't think I can let you go ♫

You didn't, Bo Ra.

The autopsy will determine it anyway,

but you need to say it yourself

so you could say goodbye to Mr. Park in time.

Bo Ra, could you testify again?

Yes.

This camera allows you to take only two shots.

The first shot allows the living and the dead...

- Who are you...
- to meet each other.

Oppa.

It lets you meet the person you thought you'd never see or touch again.

O-Oppa, is it you?

How are you...

It lets you have a very brief but miraculous moment.

I'm sorry.

I must've lost my mind for a moment.

I have no idea what you're talking about.

I was too exhausted.

I'm sorry.

It's because I was too exhausted...

You went through a lot.

You really did.

I'm really okay, Bo Ra.

♫ For all the useless games ♫

♫ Sometimes there's no meaning ♫

♫ Life goes away it came ♫

Here's the food you ordered.

Pollock roe soybean stew.

Our dinner got delayed too much.

Didn't it?

- Looks tasty.
- Should we eat?

♫ How about superstition? ♫

Okay, here you go.

Gosh, it's my favorite.

♫ But only then I can dream about what's missing ♫

♫ What's missing ♫

Why is it so tasty today?

Is today a special day?

A special day isn't much.

It's a special day if I spend it with you.

I was really tired today.

Maybe that's why. It's so tasty.

Eat slowly. You might get indigestion.

Seong Joon, Bo Ra, this is your last photo.

I'll take it now.

One, two, three.

The second shot...

Bo Ra.

means saying goodbye.

My life...

was good every single day because I had you.

Mine, too.

The socks.

Thanks for the socks.

Ta-da.

H-Hold on.

You changed my socks every single day.

I know all about it.

I know you don't like other people to see them, Oppa.

But I even loved those feet of yours.

It announces that the brief but miraculous encounter

that you'll remember forever is over.

Their final goodbye.

I guess I need to leave now.

I love you.

Me, too. I love you.

And a photo of the desperate souls' last moment.

Geez, I'm beat.

I achieved something, at least.

Gosh, well done.

Good job, Han Bom.

Let's go rest inside.

Did I work too much today?

What's this?

T-These things look very familiar.

This is my stuff.
[Graduating class of 2011, Han Bom]

I emptied your room. Move out.

Gosh, seriously.

What's this? I'm out of battery, too?

The dead leave to the netherworld

and their memories stay here.

This camera has a very serious curse.

The curse of a short life.

None of the photographers...

got to live past 35 years.

What's this?

Did someone move in?

Why did they leave the boiler on? What a waste of electricity.

What's this?

Has there always been a space like this?

What's this?

What's...

with you?

What is this place?

Are you...

dead?

Timing and Subtitles brought to you by The Midnight Ghost 👻 Team @ Viki.com

♫ Never reaching what I want out of life ♫

♫ They keep watching me without something in mind ♫

♫ You're hilarious, precarious ♫

[The Midnight Studio]

How could a living person enter through the gate of the dead?

I've never seen anyone for the 20 years I've run the studio. Not even one.

Are they in business or not?

What's with you?

Stop it!

Stop moving!

Do you see him?

You have seen ghosts ever since you were a kid?

I need you.

I want you to protect me just for a hundred days.