Sadly, Painter of the Night will not have their side stories simulpubbed.
Lezhin US announced that Painter of the Night would return with the role reversal side stories in English on July 22 which is a full 20 days after the stories were already launched on the Korean platform. Considering the sheer popularity of the series and how the last season was simulpubbed, fans were understandably disappointed that the side stories would not get the same treatment. The teaser visual is playful with lowborn Seungho biting the chubby cheeks of noble Nakyum, status be damned.
Painter of the Night burst onto the scene in July 2019 and ran for four seasons. Throughout its serialization, it rose to become one of Lezhin’s top titles. Even after the main story concluded in November 2023, the couple can still be seen in Lezhin’s Season’s Greetings and project line-ups, further proving the manhwa’s popularity. The most recent episode released was in May 2024 when Byeonduck published two epilogue episodes.
The manhwa inspired a live-action vertical short drama that premiered in May this year. The drama was produced by Kidari Studio, Lezhin Entertainment, Doodoong, and Mongjakso. Choi Bokyung served as the director. Ji Min-seo and Kim Kang-jae star as Baek Nakyum and Yoon Seungho, respectively. The announcement was met with mixed reactions from fans who were unsure if a story of such erotic nature could be adapted faithfully.
Painter of the Night follows a young painter named Baek Na-kyum who has an extraordinary talent for homoerotica painting. His paintings, authored under a pen name, catches the attention of Yoon Seungho, the son of a nobleman who is notorious for engaging in sodomy. Seungho forces Na-kyum to be his private painter to recreate his nightly exploits.
Painter of the Night can be read on Lezhin. Seven Seas Entertainment is publishing the print release. The sides stories release on Lezhin in English on July 22.
Source: Lezhin
