Kyiv Day and Night (Ukrainian: ÃÂøÃÂò òôõýàÃÂð òýþÃÂÃÂ, Kyyiv vdenù ta vnochi) is a Ukrainian reality television series based on the 2011 German series '. From season 1 to 4, the series stars were Oksana Avram, Bohdan Sheludiak, Karina Havryliuk, Oleksandr Ozolin and Albina Pererva â the former four except Pererva were dismissed in 2017. The show was rebooted on August 28, 2018, for its fifth season. In 2018, the show reprised with new storyline and casts including Alina London, Anastasiia Durkot, Maksym Sosnovskyi, Yaroslava Zhytomirska, Semen Tereshchenko, and Polina Kovalevska. In addition, Albina Pererva, Oleksandr Voronyi (as Oleksandr Volodymyrovych), Pavlo Serhiienko and Nazar Kukharenko took on the same role as with past seasons. It was filmed in Kyiv and broadcast on Novyi Kanal from March 8, 2016, to January 8, 2019.
Narrated by Kostiantyn Voitenko, Kyiv Day and Night story revolves around a group of young people rent a shared apartment in Kyiv's center. Those people find themselves in unstable love triangle, jealousy and machinations. The story arc outlines various form of relationship problems, arising from cheating to trustful companion. In the fall of 2018, Novyi Kanal announced to halt the show and discontinued the season story in 2019. The show produced with bilingual versions; season 1âÂÂ4 with Russian language and season 5 with Ukrainian.
Overall, the show attracted negative reception due to primarily focusing sexually matured content. In contrast, few critics praised the series for their depiction of amateur actors and describing it "friendly show". The director of the four seasons Kseniia Buhrimova expressed her approval stating "Our heroes are not stars, they are the guys from the next doorway, who prove: no matter what trouble happens to you, you are not alone. There is always someone who can help and support. They have become onscreen friends for millions of viewers." According to the channel's head of press service, Svitlana Tsybanova said they were working to broadcast 7 I Roses on behalf of a similar reality television series.
Kyiv Day and Night is set in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. Inspired by its adaptation Berlin â Tag & Nacht, production took place in an apartment on the 24th floorâ a top floor and penthouse of apartment. It was secondarily inspired by a Russian TV show Dom-2. As scripted reality show, Kyiv Day and Night includes elements of mise en scène interviews, with most actors using their real name.
The filming production began in August 2015.
Soundtrack production for Kyiv Day and Night began before its release around 2015. Some tracks were independently taken from several Ukrainian artists, such as Bahroma, Onuka, and O.Torvald. Karina Havryliuk and Oleksandr Ozolin, who were part of the cast, also contributed to the soundtrack. Their singles "ÃÂþù üøÃÂ" (My World) and "S.M.I.L.A" gained widespread attention in Ukraine.
The series' main theme "ÃÂøõò ÃÂýõü ø ÃÂþÃÂÃÂÃÂ" was performed by Ukrainian band O.Torvald and premiered as their single on February 14, 2016. The song was written by band members Yevhen Halych and Denys Myzyuk. Inspired by punk rock, the music video was released on May 4, 2016, and depicts the band singing in a film studio. The band frontman Yevhen kisses a girl (portrayed by Taisiia-Oksana Shchuruk) inside the car and exits. In the middle of video, scenes from the first episode shown. At the last bridge, the cast members assemble with the band and cheeringly dance, while accessing musical instruments. In the last scene, the camera then unfolds the first scene of Yevhen kiss the girl and he observes Sasha's raccoon moving beneath the car and blinks his eyes.
Karina Havryliuk covered another track called "ÃÂþù üøÃÂ" (My World) on December 5, 2016. "ÃÂþù üøÃÂ" hook is reminiscent to Eurythmics' 1983 song "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)". In the lyrics, Karina expresses her empowerment among her friends, exploration to the world, and self-esteem in her life. It also empowered with liberty, arrogance, excessively proud contempt towards her friends as described in the first verse: "I don't need your caresses, I know for sure there is no love. In this city people generally do not get offended, and people seize upon opportunities that are made available to them. To Belle's friend I am for myself, luxurious style is my destiny".
The music video was released on March 27, 2017, through a channel account. In the music video, Karina appears semi-nude to pose photography in studio. The video also shows a house party in the apartment while all her friends presented. When she shouts, the party-goers pauses, and she begins roaming and destroying objects including breaking wine glass, spilling water to Bohdan's face and wearing a cone to Oksana's head. In the final scene, she is shown shedding eye shadow tears at the party and leaving the studio. The song also marks Karina's appearance in the series.
The last track, titled "S.M.I.L.A", was covered by Oleksandr Ozolin and released on September 12, 2017, through the channel. It is loosely inspired by the town Smila, in Cherkasy Oblast.
Oleksandr posted to social network for assistance in songwriting. He got his lyrics from a physics teacher Oleh Mykhailovych, near the city. Oleksandr described that event: "When I read the letter, I immediately realized: this is it! I have loved hip-hop since childhood and the music written by our friend, the soloist of the band Cardiomashine Max Lysenko. In general, the song came out in my style. Which, I hope, will appreciate the young people."
The music video features Oleksandr with Albina Pererva and her on-screen husband Oleksandr Volodymyrovych. The trio then wander in different locations, including in basketball pitch, public places and roads. The video shows a group of youth. In the last scene, Oleksandr signals his friends by whistling and stands on the road as their bus is stationed behind them. The song also marks Oleksandr's appearance in the series.
These tracks were performed by various artists.
Although varied by season, all block programs usually aired in all days, initially at 9:00 EET. Starting from season 5 episode 65 (the last broadcasting week before cancellation), the broadcasting time shifted to prime time at 21:00. The series gained license to StarLightMedia.
A group of four young friends â Karina, Albina, Bohdan and Sasha (Oleksandr) â rent an apartment on the twenty-fourth floor of a building. The story dynamic changes when Oksana, a young girl from Lviv, arrives in Kyiv under Bohdan's arrangement via phone call. Unfortunately, Oksana's suitcase has been stolen by a passerby while travelling to the apartment. The luggage contains Oksana's important items, including her outfits and cash. Oksana meets with Sasha and Albina, while Karina doubts she is to be Bohdan's new girlfriend. The group decide a vote to select whether Oksana stay at the apartment or expel from their room. That night, the group go to club to celebrate Karina's birthday. Heavy intoxicated, Oksana sleeps with Bohdan in his bedroom. Upon Karina finding out their relationship, she is more leaned hostile toward Oksana interest and attempts frequent manipulations to thwart their end. Meanwhile, Bohdan brutally betrayed her, begins affair with other women. His on and off unreliable relations deteriorated from time and distance Oksana, making more complicated in her life.
Aside from finding job in cookery, Oksana is challenged by Karina's manipulations, temptation and Bohdan's selfish interest. Oksana's self-reliance dwindled and endangers her job opportunity, being frequently warned and fired by her boss. One day, an anonymous suitor approaches Oksana at her workplace with bouquet of flowers. Albeit she didn't clearly know beforehand, he claims he recognize earlier and developed romantic relationship. Oksana is more abused and coerced by him at club, from this point, Pasha (Pavlo) appears and saves her. Pasha and Oksana get romantically involved and assists her to get a new job, an assistance pastry chief, which she like very much.
Over time, she falls in love with Bohdan again and Pasha becomes more furious when he see their friendship. In season 3, Oksana becomes pregnant with Bohdan and gives a birth. As the child begin growing, Bohdan promised to protect the child as primary responsibility, albeit does not care about Oksana. Also, the introduction of Epifanio, a Latino playboy to the group alter the storyline; he quickly engaged with Karina to forget her confrontation with Oksana. Epifanio often feuds with both Bohdan and Pasha to win Oksana back without realizing Oksana's denial.
However, Bohdan secretly involved to a mysterious girl named Nastia (Anastasiia) in season 4, who escaped from her bridegroom from a wedding. Pasha introduces Olezhka (Oleh), a flamboyant makeup artist, to Karina at a nightclub. With the help Olezhka, Pasha developed feeling toward Karina, and the two become romantically engaged.
Fortunately, Sasha develops romance toward Oksana and attempts to ask his feeling. In latter part, Bohdan and Nastia separated while Nastia stressed to take care of her mentally disabled sister Alina. In the meantime, Bohdan attempts unsuccessful approach toward Oksana. In case of her sister deteriorating mental illness, Nastia move out Kyiv to start a new life.
At one night, the friends returned apartment after organizing party at club. Bohdan, under intoxicated state, reveals his affection toward Oksana and kisses her in surprise; Sasha witnesses and leave. Shocked by the event, Oksana tells the kissing to Sasha as mistake and pledges to forgive her. Bohdan successfully convince him that that kiss is by mistake and ask an apology. Near the ending episodes, Oksana is seen prepared for wedding with Sasha, Karina apologized for past actions against Oksana and reconciled and reunited with Bohdan. The story concludes with the double wedding of Oksana and Sasha to Albina and Oleksandr.
Viktor is a landowner of the apartment. He is struggling domestic issues and usually conflicts with his daughter Taisiya and his wife Masha. Taisiya always defiant toward her parents and drug addict. This behavior is influencd by the separation of her family and school performance, as both Viktor and Masha establish their own life. Both are infidel and not trust each other.
Andrii's family include Yana, Rita and Khrystyna. When he arrived in Kyiv, Andrii is greeted by his wife and Rita is not pleasant for his presence. Yana is strictive to her youngest daughter while Rita stand by her. In Season 4, Andrii offers passport to the siblings in order to live outside the country.
Artur is a minor character appearing starting from the first season. He is betrayed by different kind of women and eventually he forge a strong relationship with Diana. In season 4, he and Diana engaged.
Nastia is a girl appeared in season 4 as bride who escapes husband-to-be from wedding ceremony. Nastia has relations with Bohdan, Epifanio and Artur. She is suffered from stress when her sister Alina become mentally unstable. In later episode, while Alina incarcerated at psychiatric hospital, Nastia move out Kyiv to begin new life.
On August 28, 2018, a reboot of the series was premiered, altering the cast members and linear storyline. Albina Pererva, Oleksandr Volodymyrovych, Pavlo Serhiienko and Nazar Kukharenko (season 4) recur their role in this season. Model Maksym "Fizruk" Sosnovskyi has been nominated by audience as "Top Model of Ukraine" for his role in the series. Similar to the previous seasons, the season is affixed in a story arc.
The plot revolves around a group of five people, finding themselves in an unpredictable mess due to romantic, financial and friendship problems. Alina, Sam, Nastia, Yaroslava reside in the apartment as Albina and Oleksandr recur their residency from the season. The fate of a story obviously tragedy at the later episode, almost all friendly characters sadly break up.
Businessman Nazar is introduced to Alina and they begin a romantic relation. Despite being on again, off again, they face difficulties in their relationships. Both are hindered by business ventures, and Nazar's romantic connection to Polina. Alina's behavior exhibits betrayal of men, prostitution in exchange of money. In the last episode, she leaves him with a note slipped inside a bag that notifies her decision to start a new life.
In the middle episode, Polina become dated to Pasha, without knowing her connection with Nazar, who has been his client. When Pasha find a new girlfriend near the end of episode, Nazar demonize him to his girlfriend, and make arrest him in the final episode.
Sam begins a relationship with Yaroslava. Yaroslava desires Sam to start a new job, with goals for a better life. However he becomes romantically involved with Alina which leads their relation to be terminated. He becomes a drummer of band after serious breakthrough. During the middle of the episode, a girl named Yuliia joins the group, becoming his girlfriend. However, this is frustrated by her close friend, in which she secretly taking him in the last episode.
The relationship of Max (Maksym) and Nastia seems silly, childish and good. However they ignore their mutual ideas, and interests routinely. Max participates in a dancing show, Nastia often doing in household, such as sewing clothes. In the last episode, Max resents Nastia as a result of her ignorance and she is dating a new boyfriend called Ruslan. He left video recording that describes his last resort to live his friends. Before that, he entrapped Ruslan into prostitute where he called Nastia to see them. Nastia then extremely upset by Ruslan and leaves him. She finds Max while he is about leaving the room, but is ignorant, ultimately Max proceeds to leave his friends.
The life of husband-and-wife Oleksandr and Albina in this season is complicated after Oleksandr opens a detective room. Oleksandr hires a secretaryess to his room, but unfortunately she win him over, and frustrate their relationship. However, they become reconciled and left their home at the final scene.
<onlyinclude>
</onlyinclude>
The second season saw an increase in viewing figures by 25%. As the season five premiered on August 28, 2018, the total rating critically declined by 50%. Novyi Kanal staff discussed the problem, as well as the amount of Ukrainian viewers and comments. Many critics disapproved the series due to the presence of sexually violated scenes, nudity and presenting sex and drugs themes. In contrast, the series gained favorable viewers who described it "friendly show". In disotzov, it has gained viewer attraction while some concerned with complicated plot. They have expressed disappointment over interchanging original actors with new actors in the season 5.
Websites like Otzovik, the series aggregated 80%. Irecommend gave 5 stars while gaining 6 votes. Meanwhile, OTZYVUA gave only 1.4 stars, which is the lowest aggregate recorded.