# Cinderella at 2 AM (새벽 두 시의 신데렐라)
**Cinderella at 2 AM** (새벽 2시의 신데렐라) is a 2024 South Korean office romantic comedy series produced for the streaming service Coupang Play, starring Shin Hyun-bin and Moon Sang-min as a couple whose breakup opens the story rather than ending it. It was released on Coupang Play on Saturdays and Sundays at 9 PM beginning August 24, 2024, and was also broadcast on the cable channel Channel A at 9:20 PM.[1](https://sports.khan.co.kr/article/202408272242003)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | Coupang Play original series, office romantic comedy, 10 episodes[1](https://sports.khan.co.kr/article/202408272242003) • [2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33051958/ratings/) |
| Premiere | August 24, 2024, Saturdays and Sundays at 9 PM on Coupang Play; Channel A broadcast at 9:20 PM[1](https://sports.khan.co.kr/article/202408272242003) |
| Main cast | Shin Hyun-bin (Ha Yun-seo), Moon Sang-min (Seo Ju-won), Yoon Park (Seo Si-won), Park So-jin (Mi-jin)[3](https://news.coupang.com/archives/59398/?print=pdf) |
| Production team | Directors Seo Min-jeong and Bae Hee-young; writer Oh Eun-ji; creator Park Jun-hwa; produced by Imaginus and Studio Alja[4](https://news.coupang.com/archives/47098/?print=pdf) |
| Premise | A pragmatic career woman decides to break up with a third-generation chaebol heir, who then becomes her team superior to win her back[4](https://news.coupang.com/archives/47098/?print=pdf) • [1](https://sports.khan.co.kr/article/202408272242003) |
| Audience score | 6.9/10 on IMDb from 898 user ratings[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33051958/ratings/) |
| OST | "Boyfriend" by Yeonjun of Tomorrow X Together, his first solo OST, released September 1, 2024[5](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eD8NC174Jik) |
## Spoilers
### Premise and characters
The series follows [Ha Yun](https://www.edgepedia.org/ha-yun)-seo (Shin Hyun-bin), described in Coupang Play's promotional material as an extremely realistic, capable woman who resolves to break up with Seo Ju-won (Moon Sang-min), a perfect third-generation chaebol heir. The drama traces her struggle through that decision as an office romantic comedy.[4](https://news.coupang.com/archives/47098/?print=pdf)
The breakup has a concrete cause in the plot: Ha Yun-seo accepted money offered by Seo Ju-won's mother to break up with him and then ended the relationship, while Ju-won's older brother is Seo Si-won (Yoon Park), and Ju-won responded by becoming her team superior at work, deciding to change her mind.[1](https://sports.khan.co.kr/article/202408272242003) • [12](https://asianwiki.com/Cinderella_at_2AM) A Coupang press release describes the setup as a "reverse-drive romance" in which both central couples move back toward each other after separation.[6](https://news.coupang.com/archives/47122/)
**The second couple.** Si-won and Mi-jin ([Park So-jin](https://www.edgepedia.org/park-so-jin)) are a chaebol couple who married through an arranged match and lived as a show-window marriage, a Korean term for spouses who maintain appearances without a real relationship. In the latter half of the series they live under one roof for the first time in years; awkward at first because of their different communication styles, they begin to care about each other, and episode 2 hints at Mi-jin's return to Si-won's side.[6](https://news.coupang.com/archives/47122/) • [1](https://sports.khan.co.kr/article/202408272242003) Si-won is written as a capable businessman who is charismatic at the company and relaxed in private, and he acts as a confidant who seriously hears out Ju-won's worries about pursuing Yun-seo.[1](https://sports.khan.co.kr/article/202408272242003)
## Production and broadcast
The series was created by Park Jun-hwa, directed by Seo Min-jeong and Bae Hee-young, and written by Oh Eun-ji, with Imaginus and Studio Alja as production companies and Coupang Play as the providing platform.[4](https://news.coupang.com/archives/47098/?print=pdf) It was one of seven Coupang Play originals planned for 2024; the streamer scheduled four more releases for the second half of the year, following *Cinderella at 2 AM* with *[What Comes After Love](https://www.edgepedia.org/what-comes-after-love)*, starring [Lee Se-young](https://www.edgepedia.org/lee-se-young) and Kentaro Sakaguchi.[7](https://www.contentasia.tv/eNewsletter/2024/ContentAsia_eNewsletter_3-17_June_2024.pdf)
Its airing on Channel A carried a programming significance for the channel: trade coverage described the series as the start of Channel A's revival of weekend drama slots, with further weekend series lined up afterward, including *Marry Me, You* and *Check In Hanyang*.[8](https://www.hellokpop.com/kdrama/channel-as-revival-of-weekend-dramas-begins-with-cinderella-at-2-am/)
## Music
Yeonjun of the group [Tomorrow X Together](https://www.edgepedia.org/tomorrow-x-together) recorded "Boyfriend", a rhythmic synth-pop track, as his first solo original soundtrack contribution. The single was released on September 1, 2024, with a music video that includes behind-the-scenes sketch footage from the series.[5](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eD8NC174Jik)
## Reception
On IMDb the series holds a 6.9/10 rating from 898 user votes, with an unweighted mean of 7.0; per-episode ratings on the site range from 7.6 for the finale to 8.8 for episode 4.[2](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33051958/ratings/) Reviewers were divided along familiar lines for the genre. India Today called the show a light, entertaining binge-watch built on familiar tropes, noting that Moon Sang-min carried much of the acting burden while Shin Hyun-bin took on her first romantic-comedy lead role.[9](https://www.indiatoday.in/entertainment/television/story/cinderella-at-2-am-review-shin-hyun-been-moon-sang-min-drama-is-perfect-binge-watch-2601301-2024-09-17) Other critics found the side characters stronger than the central romance: one review titled its verdict around side characters stealing the show, judging the main love story flat despite promising ingredients.[10](https://ayaskdramacorner.com/cinderella-at-2am-review-a-k-drama-where-side-characters-steal-the-show/)
The title concept itself drew comment. Critics saw the show as flipping the chaebol-heir romance formula: rather than centering a poor woman hoping for rescue, it follows a heroine who has previously refused the fairy tale, plus a man resolved to win her agreement on her own terms.[11](https://kdramaworlds.com/k-drama-guide/cinderella-at-2am-2024-episode-guide-cast-ending-explained/)
## References
1. ['새벽 2시의 신데렐라' 윤박, 표 K-재벌 장남 '다이아몬드 수저', Sports Kyunghyang](https://sports.khan.co.kr/article/202408272242003)
2. [Cinderella at 2 AM (TV Series 2024) – Ratings, IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33051958/ratings/)
3. [쿠팡플레이 금주의 추천작: 1월 5주 차, Coupang Newsroom](https://news.coupang.com/archives/59398/?print=pdf)
4. [쿠팡플레이 금주의 추천작: 9월 3주 차, Coupang Newsroom](https://news.coupang.com/archives/47098/?print=pdf)
5. [[MV] 연준 – Boyfriend / Official Music Video, SEOUL MUSIC (YouTube)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eD8NC174Jik)
6. [쿠팡플레이 시리즈 '새벽 2시의 신데렐라' 신현빈-문상민 역주행 로코, 후반부 관전 포인트 셋!, Coupang Newsroom](https://news.coupang.com/archives/47122/)
7. [ContentAsia eNewsletter, 3–17 June 2024](https://www.contentasia.tv/eNewsletter/2024/ContentAsia_eNewsletter_3-17_June_2024.pdf)
8. [Channel A's Revival of Weekend Dramas Begins With "Cinderella at 2 AM", HelloKpop](https://www.hellokpop.com/kdrama/channel-as-revival-of-weekend-dramas-begins-with-cinderella-at-2-am/)
9. [Cinderella at 2 am review: Shin Hyun-been and Moon Sang-min drama is the perfect binge-watch, India Today](https://www.indiatoday.in/entertainment/television/story/cinderella-at-2-am-review-shin-hyun-been-moon-sang-min-drama-is-perfect-binge-watch-2601301-2024-09-17)
10. [Cinderella at 2am Review: A K-Drama Where Side Characters Steal the Show, Aya's K-drama Corner](https://ayaskdramacorner.com/cinderella-at-2am-review-a-k-drama-where-side-characters-steal-the-show/)
11. [Cinderella at 2AM (2024): Episode Guide, Cast & Ending Explained, K-Drama Worlds](https://kdramaworlds.com/k-drama-guide/cinderella-at-2am-2024-episode-guide-cast-ending-explained/)
12. [Cinderella at 2AM, asianwiki.com](https://asianwiki.com/Cinderella_at_2AM)
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