The Midnight Romance in Hagwon: Episodes 5-6 by Dramaddictally The strategizing never stops in the dog-eat-dog world of the hagwon. But this time it’s in our heroine’s favor when she receives an offer that’s tough to turn down. And just as her work life takes a topsy-turvy turn, her love life follows suit — with a second irresistible offer.  EPISODES 5-6 This drama is building in an incremental way that’s simple but so effective. Rather than throwing curveballs, it just climbs and unfolds. It’s got moments that feel almost stagnant, followed by tense scenes that hit hard precisely because of the dragging moments that got us there. I’m more and more invested with each episode. This week, after the “failure” of their free lecture, Hye-jin and Jun-ho are called into the director’s office where they think they’ll be reprimanded. Instead, the director gives them a nonsensical spiel about how he wants to start a new branch of Daechi Chase in another district — and Hye-jin should spearhead the venture. That might sound fine and dandy …