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The Moon Embracing the Sun(TV show/series, 2012)

Original title: "해를 품은 달" (Korean/KO)
1h 5min per episode | Genres: Drama, Science-Fiction & Fantasy

Scripted Reality in 1 season with 20 episodes

The Moon Embracing the SunRating: 3.9/5 (with 98 votes)
Moon Embracing the Sun (Korean: 해를 품은 달; RR: Haereul Pum-eun Dal, also known as The Moon that Embraces the Sun or The Sun and the Moon) is a 2012 South Korean television drama series, starring Kim Soo-hyun, Han Ga-in, Jung Il-woo, and Kim Min-seo. It aired on MBC from January 4 to March 15, 2012, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes. The historical-fantasy drama is adapted from the novel of the same name written by Jung Eun-gwol. It tells of a poignant love story between a fictional king of the Joseon Dynasty and a female shaman and the conflicts and conspiracy of vying political powers. The series reached a peak rating of 42.2%. It won the Best Drama and Best Actor awards in the television category at the 48th Baeksang Arts Awards, and multiple awards at 2012 MBC Drama Awards, including Drama of the Year. ()
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About The Moon Embracing the Sun

Years after she's assumed dead by the palace, a young noblewoman, now trained as a shaman, returns to court to reclaim her rightful position as queen.

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The Moon Embracing the Sun Seasons and Episodes

01/04/2012Season 1 - 20 episodes
After enemies order her killed, future queen Yeon Woo is rescued and raised by a shaman. She returns to court years later with no memory of her past.
#1 | 01/04/2012Two Suns and a Moon
Young Yeon Woo, the daughter of a noble family, attends a ceremony honoring her brother at the palace, where she runs into Crown Prince Hweon.
#2 | 01/05/2012Two Moons and a Sun
Yeon Woo's brother, Heo Yeom, is appointed to teach the Crown Prince, who does not welcome the new teacher. Meanwhile, Queen Yoon plots a conspiracy.
#3 | 01/11/2012Like Petals, Like Fireworks
Nok Yeong senses an aura from the two girls at the palace; Queen Yoon orders her to read their fate to see whether one will marry the crown prince.
#4 | 01/12/2012One Sun, One Moon
Yoon Dae Hyeong's clan begins its plan to make Bo Kyung the owner of Kyo Tae Palace. Hweon asks Yeon Woo to submit her name to be the prince’s wife.
#5 | 01/18/2012Fallen Moon
As Yeon Woo begins the training she will need as the crown prince's wife, Queen Yoon orders Nok Yeong to put a debilitating spell on Yeon Woo.
#6 | 01/19/2012Hidden Moon
Having accepted a great god to become a shaman, Yeon Woo loses memories of her past due to the shock. Meanwhile, Bo Kyung becomes the crown princess.
#7 | 01/25/2012Shaman Wol - Moon
Despite Nok Yeong's warning that she avoid strangers, Yeon Woo heads out to the streets when she learns that the king will be visiting the village.
#8 | 01/26/2012Shaman Who Absorbs Adversity
After nearly being rescued by a disguised Yang Myung, a captive Weol is dragged to the palace to act as a human talisman for Hweon.
#9 | 02/01/2012Moon That Is Hidden Beside the Sun
Hweon wakes up and furiously commands Weol to name the person who ordered her to spy on him. Bo Kyung is uneasy that a shaman serves the king in bed.
#10 | 02/02/2012Correspondence of the Dead
Hweon orders Hyung Sun to bring in the royal doctor to treat Weol. Bo Kyung is distraught by the relationship between Hweon and the shaman.
#11 | 02/08/2012Secret Love
Yang Myung stops Weol going to the king's quarters and confronts Nok Yeong. Her warning to not become closer to Weol leads to an argument.
#12 | 02/09/2012Road of Tears
Yoon Dae Hyung tries to find out the reason of Hweon's secret inspection. Bo Kyung learns that the date of consummation is only three days away.
#13 | 02/15/2012Witch Hunts
After Hweon faints before consummation with his queen, a humiliated Bo Kyung conspires to charge Weol for practicing witchcraft and defame Hweon.
#14 | 02/16/2012Why Am I Dead?
Weol is sentenced to exile, while Hweon loses his leadership to bureaucrats. He visits Weol in jail and, hiding his heart, commands her to leave him.
#15 | 02/22/2012Once Again, Two Suns and Two Moons
Yeon Woo asks Seol about the situation when she was blessed to become a shaman. Woon dismisses the army keeping Yang Myung at his house.
#16 | 02/23/2012True Identity of the Moon
After meeting shaman Weol, Bo Kyung becomes terrified thinking that Yeon Woo has been resurrected. Later, some news from her past shocks Yeon Woo.
#17 | 02/29/2012The Sun Embracing the Moon
When burglars come to the Infirmary and attack Yeon Woo and Yang Myung, Woon and Hweon guard her. Yang Myung flees from the burglars with Yeon Woo.
#18 | 03/01/2012Bloody Precursor
Princess Min Hwa is pregnant after a long wait and goes to the palace to give Hweon the happy news. Hweon speaks to the queen of his final decision.
#19 | 03/14/2012Rebellion
Street posters convict the king for having a shaman in his bedroom and the clan of Yoon for having murdered the previous crown princess.
#20 | 03/15/2012The Moon That Embraces the Sun
When Yoon Dae Hyung's private army surrounds Hweon and his retinue, Yang Myung finds himself on the verge of killing his brother.
03/07/2012Specials - 2 episodes

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Production country: South Korea
Plays in: Joseon
Based on the work of: Jung Eun-gwol ("Moon Embracing the Sun")
Original language: Korean (KO)
Spoken languages: Korean (KO)
Translated into 17 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Burmese (MY), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Thai (TH), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 01/04/2012
Last episode released on: 03/15/2012
Directors: Kim Doh-hoon, Lee Sung Joon
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"拥抱太阳的月亮"
"해품달"
"La Luna Abraza al Sol"
"ลิขิตรักตะวันและจันทรา"
"The Moon That Embraces the Sun"

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