Title: 해를 품은 달 / The Moon That Embraces the SunChinese Title: 月亮怀抱太阳Also known as: The Sun và The Moon / The Moon Embracing the SunGenre: Romance, Fantasy, PeriodEpisodes: đôi mươi + 2 SpecialBroadcast network: MBCBroadcast period: 2012-Jan-04 to lớn 2012-Mar-15Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55

Synopsis

“The Moon Embracing The Sun” tells a love story between King Lee Hwon and a female shaman named Wol. Wol was born from a noble family và became the crown princess, but she was entrapped and faced execution. Finally, she lived as a shaman.

Cast

Main Cast

Kim Soo Hyun as Lee Hwon– Yeo Jin Goo as Lee Hwon (young)Han Ga In as Wol / Heo Yeon Woo– Kim Yoo Jung as Wol / Heo Yeon Woo (young)Jung Il Woo as Prince Yang Myung– Kim Jin Sung as Yang Myung (child)– Lee Min Ho (1993) as Prince Yang Myung (young)Kim Min Seo as Yoon Bo Kyung– Kim So Hyun as Yoon Bo Kyung (young)

The Palace

Kim Young Ae as Queen Jeonghui (Lee Hwon’s grandmother)Ahn Nae thanh lịch as as King Sung Jo (Lee Hwon’s father)Kim Sun Kyung as Queen So Hye (Lee Hwon’s mother)Nam Bo Ra as Princess Min Hwa (Lee Hwon’s sister)– Jin Ji Hee as Princess Min Hwa (young)Jung Eun Pyo as Hyung SunSong Jae Rim as Kim Chae Woon– Lee Won Geun as Kim Chae Woon (young)Yoon Hee Suk as Hong Kyu Tae as Hong Gyu TaeKim Ye Ryung as Lady Park (Yang Myung’s mother)Seo Hyun Chul as Shim SanLee Seung Hyung as Han Jae GilChu Gwi Jung as Court Lady JoKim Min Kyung as Court Lady MinKang Chan Yang as palace maidHong Hyun Taek as royal prince (cameo, ep.20)

The Sungsuchung

Jun mày Sun as Female shaman Jang Nok YoungKim Ik Tae as Hye GakBae Noo Ri as Jan Shil– Jo Min Ah as Jan Shil (young)Jang Young phái mạnh as Ali (cameo, ep 1)

Heo Family

Sun Woo Jae Duk as Heo Young Jae (Yeon Woo and Yeom’s father)Yang mày Kyung as Shin Jung Kyung (Yeon Woo and Yeom’s mother)Song Jae Hee as Heo Yeom– si mê Wan as Heo Yeom (young)– Kim Jin Woo as Yeom (child)Yoon Seung Ah as Seol– Suh Ji Hee as Seol (young)

Yoon Family

Kim Eung Soo as Yoon Dae Hyung (Bo Kyung’s father)Jang Hee Soo as Mrs. Kim (Bo Kyung’s mother)Kim Seung Wook as Yoon Soo Chan

Others

Park Gil SooSo Hee JungLee Young Suk

Production Credits

Director: Kim vì HoonScreenwriter: Jin Soo Wan

Awards

2012 MBC Drama Awards: Golden Actress Acting Awards, Yang mi Kyung2012 MBC Drama Awards: Best Child Actress Acting Awards, Kim Yoo Jung2012 MBC Drama Awards: Best Child Actress Acting Awards, Kim So Hyun2012 MBC Drama Awards: Best Child Actor Acting Awards, Yeo Jin Goo2012 MBC Drama Awards: Popularity Actor Awards, Kim Soo Hyun (The Moon That Embraces the Sun)2012 MBC Drama Awards: Writer of the Year, Jin Soo Wan (The Moon That Embraces the Sun)2012 MBC Drama Awards: đứng top Excellence Actress Awards (Mini Series): Han Ga In (The Moon That Embraces the Sun)2012 MBC Drama Awards: đứng top Excellence Actor Awards (Mini Series): Kim Soo Hyun (The Moon That Embraces the Sun)2012 MBC Drama Awards: Drama of the Year2012 48th Baeksang Arts Awards: top Excellence Actor: Kim Soo Hyun (The Moon That Embraces the Sun)2012 48th Baeksang Arts Awards: Best Drama (The Moon That Embraces the Sun)

Notes

– Based on the novel 해를 품은 달 (The Moon That Embraces the Sun) by Jung Eun Gwol (first published December 29, 2005), who is also the author of the novel that Sungkyunkwan Scandal was based on.

– Actor Joo Won was originally cast as Prince Yang Myung, but dropped out of the show due to Ojakgyo Brothers being extended. Actor Jung Il Woo has been replaced for this role.

– Actor Kim Jeong Hoon scheduled to play Heo Yeom but dropped out the series prior to lớn filming due lớn his album being released early 2012 in Japan. Tuy vậy Jae Hee has been replaced for this role.

– The Ratings for this drama dropped significantly on 29/Feb/2012 due to lớn the Live Broadcasting of FIFA World Cup Qualification of Asia Region on the same time.

– On 6/March/2012, MBC confirms that Episode 19 & 20 will not air this week and will air Special Episodes in its place due khổng lồ the MBC labor strike. (Source)

– Kim Soo Hyun sings the song “You Are The One” for this drama series’ OST which will be released 13/March/2012 in Korea.

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