Posts Tagged ‘The Moon That Embraces the Sun’
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New drama alert: From Moons and Suns to Medical Top Team
Your reaction to this news may be dependent on (1) how much you liked romance sageuk The Moon That Embraces the Sun, (2) how much you thought the directing was one of its assets, and (3) how starved you are for news about new dramas. But bottom line: We’re getting another drama from the director... More »
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2012 Editors’ Picks [Year In Review, Part 6]
Annnnnnnd another year comes to a close. Big thanks to our recap minions HeadsNo2, gummimochi, and kaedejun for sharing their reviews with us and joining the spirited discussion for the Editors’ Picks this year. There wasn’t even any hair-pulling, and only one person lost an eye! It’s been a great year for K-dramas and an... More »
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Dramaland: The gift that keeps on giving [Year In Review, Part 5]
If there’s anything that Santa has taught me over the years (other than a musical mnemonic about single-malt scotches), it’s that Christmas is a time of giving. Dramaland gives us so much throughout the year, that I thought it was finally time for me to stop being a grinch and give back, out of the... More »
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If I Could Turn Back Time [Year In Review, Part 4]
My first year-end review! I was so excited for this opportunity that I decided to watch as many dramas as I could in preparation this year, and all but forced myself to doggedly stick with obvious train wrecks because I figured, “Hey, at least it’ll give me something to write about.” If I learned anything,... More »
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2012: Something for everyone? [Year In Review, Part 1]
Review extravaganza time! I know: Already? It feels like just the other day I was killing myself to corral all my thoughts in coherent fashion in a monster review of 2011′s dramas, and already it’s time to lose sleep wrangling my thoughts together for 2012. Time sure flies when you’re having fun, or old. Guess... More »
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The Moon That Embraces the Sun: Episode 20 (Final)
Finally, the finale! The show sure has poured on the speed in the last several episodes. hurtling us toward conclusions and endings, both happy and sad. Whether or not the show’s ratio on that latter point is satisfactory is up to you to decide. The show bowed out with series high ratings of 42.2%, crushing... More »
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Dramabeans Podcast #11
Here we are, back by popular demand: another podcast! Podcast #11 Running time: 49:23 In which we: Catch up on which new shows have premiered in the new year; talk about Salaryman and Jung Ryeo-won’s improvement in it (3:25); Moon That Embraces the Sun, ratings, why it’s overrated, why it’s popular (7:00); Dream High... More »
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The Moon That Embraces the Sun: Episode 19
Things finally come to a boil, as the baddies up their game in a big, big way. Will Yang-myung cross over to the dark side? Will Hwon finally get to protect the person he loves till the end? Will logic hang on by a thread? It looks like you can wound the beast, but you... More »
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MBC confirms Moon/Sun will not air this week
The addition of drama PDs to the MBC labor strike has rendered it impossible for The Moon That Embraces the Sun to finish production on this week’s episodes, as previously feared. There’s just too much work and too few hands among the short-staffed crew, and MBC has announced that they’ll be airing Moon/Sun specials this... More »
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MBC strike threatens to delay Moon/Sun finale
Some possible bad news for fans of MBC drama The Moon That Embraces the Sun: head PD Kim Do-hoon has joined the ranks in the ongoing labor strike over at MBC, in what will probably be the union’s big last-ditch effort to turn the tables. The drama finally managed to pass the 40% ratings mark... More »
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