Title: 해를 품은 달 / The Moon That Embraces the Sun
Chinese Title: 月亮怀抱太阳
Also known as: The Sun and The Moon / The Moon Embracing the Sun
Genre: Romance, Fantasy, Period
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2012-Jan-04 to 2012-Mar-08
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55
Synopsisthe actual 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 and became the crown princess, but she was entrapped plus faced execution. Finally, she lived as a shaman.
CastKim 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
- Lee Min Ho (1993) as Prince Yang Myung (young)
Song Jae Hee as Heo Yeom
- Si Wan as Heo Yeom (young)
Song Jae Rim as Woon
Kim Min Seo as Yoon Bo Kyung
- Kim So Hyun as Yoon Bo Kyung (young)
Nam Bo Ra as Princess Min Hwa
- Jin Ji Hee as Princess Min Hwa (young)
Yoon Seung Ah as Seol
Ahn Nae Sang as Lee Hwon’s father
Kim Young Ae as Queen Yoon (Lee Hwon’s grandmother)
Jun Mi Sun as Female shaman Jang
Yoon Hee Suk as Hong Kyu Tae
Production CreditsDirector: Kim Do Hoon
Screenwriter: Jin Soo Wan
Notes- based on the novel 해를 품은 달 (The Moon That Embraces your Sun) by Jung Eun Gwol (first published December 29, 2005), who will be also the author of the novel that Sungkyunkwan Scandal was dependant on.
- Actor Joo Won was originally cast as Prince Yang Myung, but dropped outside the show due to Ojakgyo Brothers being extended. Actor Jung Il Woo have been replaced for this role.
- Actor Kim Jeong Hoon scheduled to experience Heo Yeom but dropped out the series prior to filming on account of his album being released early 2012 in Japan. Song Jae Hee is replaced for this role.
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