The Moon Embracing the Sun

First Air Date: 2012-01-04

Status: Ended

Rating: ⭐ 7.898/10 (221 votes)

Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Overview: 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.

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 20

Official Website

Top Cast

Kim Soo-hyun

as King Lee Hwon

Yeo Jin-goo

as Lee Hwon (young)

Han Ga-in

as Heo Yeon-woo / shaman Wol

Kim You-jung

as Heo Yeon-woo (young)

Jung Il-woo

as Prince Yang-myung

Lee Tae-ri

as Yang-myung (young)

User Reviews

ParkMin

⭐ 3/10

Dec 09, 2023

What even was that?! I would have rather gotten lost in a liminal space than watching this. The entire portion of the plot involving the kids was absurd and uncomfortable. They had no idea how to structure the narrative with the kids which led to a handful of subsequent problems that couldn't be fixed. About 80% of the drama was wasted on a single weak point of tension. The longer runtime made the tension even weaker. The following events didn't matter for how little investment the viewers have had in the first place. While the cast was mostly okay, Han Ga In didn't feel right in this drama.