Posts Tagged ‘The Moon That Embraces the Sun’

Drama Recaps
The Moon That Embraces the Sun: Episode 3
by | January 11, 2012 | 112 Comments
So much cuteness today, I don’t even know how they crammed it in to one episode, all while moving along the plot and giving us a glimpse of the darkness ahead. I find myself in the weird conflict of wanting to linger in these teenage moments (adorable and heart-warming — I could watch a whole... More »


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The Moon That Embraces the Sun: Episode 2
by | January 5, 2012 | 101 Comments
This entire episode feels like a light rom-com more than a sageuk, and though it’s not exactly subtle, it is adorably earnest. I wasn’t entirely won over with the first episode, but the second one is so full of cuteness. It’s still not very fantasy-esque, but the characters are bright and cheerful, and I can’t... More »


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The Moon That Embraces the Sun: Episode 1
by | January 4, 2012 | 99 Comments
Premieres abound today, and heading the pack is The Moon That Embraces the Sun, aka soon to be MBC’s great white hope. I had a feeling this drama would come out on top in the ratings, but I had no idea it would be such a clear-cut victory. The Moon That Embraces the Sun drew... More »


Drama Casting & News
Hanboks galore at press conference for Moon That Embraces the Sun
by | January 2, 2012 | 86 Comments
Can you be in love with a press conference? Because I love everything about the press conference for The Moon That Embraces the Sun, the fusion-sageuk fantasy-romance drama premiering this Wednesday. Maybe it’s the cast, whose members are both talented and charismatic, not to mention easy on the eyes. But more than that, I’m swooning... More »


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Moon That Embraces the Sun releases posters
by | December 29, 2011 | 63 Comments
Upcoming fantasy-romance sageuk Moon That Embraces the Sun, or better known around here as MoonSun-Snowflake-PixieDust, has just released its official posters, less than a week out from the premiere. They feature the four leads: Kim Soo-hyun, the fictional Joseon King, Han Ga-in, the shaman who falls in love with him, Jung Il-woo, the king’s playboy... More »


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Yoon Seung-ah cast as badass warrior in Moon/Sun drama
by | December 26, 2011 | 87 Comments
Ooh, interesting: Yoon Seung-ah (Playful Kiss, All My Love) joins the youthful cast of buzz fantasy-sageuk project The Moon That Embraces the Sun, where she’ll play a badass swordswoman who guards the shaman/heroine played by Han Ga-in. Ha, I love that Yoon Seung-ah’s character’s name is Seol (雪), aka Snow, so really I wasn’t too... More »


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Jung Il-woo replaces Joo-won in fantasy sageuk drama
by | December 5, 2011 | 174 Comments
javabeans: Oh holy WHAAAAATTTTT now? Jung Il-woo is replacing Joo-won in Moonsunraincloud. girlfriday: WUT? javabeans: Okay okay, that fantasy-sageuk romance The Moon That Embraces the Sun or whatever. You know, Moonrainbowhippiemountain. girlfriday: Am suddenly very interested in joining this hippie commune. javabeans: Apparently Joo-won just can’t manage to juggle it with Ojakkyo Brothers. So Jung... More »


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Joo-won in contention for Moon That Embraces the Sun
by | November 17, 2011 | 62 Comments
Another up-and-comer is in contention to join MBC’s The Moon That Embraces the Sun: Joo-won, who hit mainstream success last year with Baker King Kim Tak-gu, playing the antagonistic foil to Yoon Shi-yoon’s good-hearted hero. The drama is the fantasy-sageuk romance starring Kim Soo-hyun as a fictional Joseon king, and Han Ga-in as the female... More »


Drama Casting & News
Kim Soo-hyun takes the lead in fantasy sageuk romance
by | November 11, 2011 | 80 Comments
Casting has been revealed for the upcoming sageuk drama Moon That Embraces the Sun, which is adapted from a novel by Jung Eun-gwol, the writer who wrote The Lives of Sungkyunkwan’s Scholars, the novel that gave us Sungkyunkwan Scandal. Phew, that’s a mouthful. Basically: Sungkyunkwan Scandal v.2.0 in the works? Yes, please! Kim Soo-hyun will... More »