The Moon Embracing the Sun (2012)
Moon Embracing the Sun 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 secret, poignant
love story between a fictional king of the Joseon Dynasty and a female shaman
against the backdrop of a Korean traditional palace; and the conflicts and
conspiracy of vying political powers.
The drama 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.
Plot
The Queen Mother orders the
assassination of her stepson to protect her own son's ability to become king. Ari,
a shaman of the Royal Star Mansion (Royal Astrology House), witnesses the
murder. The pregnant wife of the palace's Chief Scholar helps her escape, and
Ari vows to protect her unborn child, who has a "noble fate."
Ari is arrested, tortured,
and imprisoned. She tells her friend and fellow shaman, Jang Nok-yeong, to look
after the unborn child in her stead. Ari is declared guilty of treason and
killed.
Yeon-woo, the unborn child
Ari swore to protect, and Crown Prince Lee Hwon fall in love. Prince Yang Myung,
the Crown Prince's half-brother, has also fallen in love with Yeon-woo, who
does not reciprocate his feelings.
The Queen Mother seeks to
promote Bo-kyung, the daughter of the Prime Minister and her blood relative, to
be the Crown Princess in order to maintain her clan's power. However, the king
is impressed by Yeon-Woo's intelligence and chooses her over Bo-Kyung,
infuriating the Queen Mother and Prime Minister Yoon.
The Queen Mother secretly
orders Nok-yeong to cast a deadly curse on Yeon-woo so that Bo-kyung can take
her place.
Yeon-woo is diagnosed with an
unidentifiable illness, expelled from the palace, and loses her title as Crown
Princess. She "dies" from this illness and is buried. Nok-yeong digs
Yeon-woo out of the grave; the spell is temporary and only mimics the
appearance of death. However, Yeon-woo is so traumatized by being buried alive
that she has lost all of her memories. She and Nok-yeong leave the capital.
Crown Prince Lee Hwon is
unwillingly married to Bo-kyung. He refuses to consummate the marriage by
citing an unnamed illness; he broods over his "dead" first love,
Yeon-woo.
Eight years later, Lee Hwon
is now king. Yeon-woo is now Shaman Wol (which means "moon"); unaware
of Wol's true identity, the Queen Mother calls her to the palace so that she
can cure the king's "illness." The king is struck by Wol's
unmistakeable resemblance to Yeon-woo, and he quietly launches an investigation
into Yeon-woo's death. Meanwhile, Wol struggles to understand the strange
memories of her life as Yeon-woo, which she interprets as shamanic visions. Wol
must fight Queen Bo-Kyung, the Queen Mother, and Prime Minister Yoon in order
to reclaim her rightful place as the Queen of Joseon. Political intrigue
continues to build and comes shockingly to a head as King Lee Hwon fights for
his throne, fights for the woman he loves, and fights for his very life.
Awards and nominations
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Year |
Award |
Category |
Recipient |
Result |
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2012 |
Best Drama |
Moon Embracing the Sun |
Won |
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Best Director (TV) |
Kim Do-hoon & Lee
Seong-jun |
Nominated |
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Best Actor (TV)[22] |
Won |
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Best New Actor (TV) |
Nominated |
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Best New Actress (TV) |
Nominated |
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Most Popular Actor (TV) |
Nominated |
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Nominated |
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Nominated |
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Nominated |
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Most Popular Actress
(TV) |
Nominated |
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Nominated |
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20's Drama Star – Male |
Won |
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Upcoming 20's |
Won |
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Nominated |
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39th Korea Broadcasting Prize |
Best Actor |
Won |
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18th Shanghai
Television Festival |
Silver Award for Best Foreign
TV Series |
Moon Embracing the Sun |
Won |
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Outstanding Korean Drama |
Nominated |
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Outstanding Korean Actor |
Nominated |
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Outstanding Korean
Actress |
Nominated |
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Back in Time - Lyn |
Nominated |
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4th Pierson Movie Festival |
Best Child Actor |
Won |
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Best Child Actress |
Won |
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Grand Prize |
Nominated |
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Best Drama |
Moon Embracing the Sun |
Nominated |
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Excellence Award,
Actress |
Nominated |
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Best New Actor |
Nominated |
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Best Young Actor/Actress |
Nominated |
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Nominated |
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Nominated |
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Best Original Soundtrack |
Back in Time - Lyn |
Won |
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Top Excellence Award,
Actress |
Nominated |
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Excellence Award, Actor |
Won |
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Acting Award, Actress |
Nominated |
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Best Young Actress |
Won |
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25th Grimae Awards |
Best Achievement for a
Production, Drama category |
Kim Sun-il, Jung
Seung-woo |
Won |
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Grand Prize |
Nominated |
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Nominated |
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Drama of the Year |
Moon Embracing the Sun |
Won |
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Top Excellence Award,
Actor in a Miniseries |
Won |
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Top Excellence Award,
Actress in a Miniseries |
Won |
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Excellence Award, Actor
in a Miniseries |
Nominated |
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Golden Acting Award,
Actor |
Nominated |
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Nominated |
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Golden Acting Award,
Actress |
Won |
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Nominated |
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Best New Actor |
Nominated |
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Best New Actress |
Nominated |
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Nominated |
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Best Young Actor |
Won |
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Nominated |
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Best Young Actress |
Won |
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Won |
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Nominated |
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Writer of the Year |
Jin Soo-wan |
Won |
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Popularity Award |
Won |
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Nominated |
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Nominated |
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Nominated |
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Best Couple Award |
Nominated |
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Nominated |
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Nominated |
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2013 |
46th WorldFest-Houston |
Special Jury Award |
Moon Embracing the Sun |
Won |
Kim Soo-hyun as Crown Prince / King Lee Hwon (Yeo Jin-goo as
15-year-old Lee Hwon)
Han Ga-in as Heo Yeon-woo Shaman
Wol (Kim Yoo-jung as 13-year-old Heo Yeon-woo)
Jung Il-woo as Prince Yang-myung
Lee Tae-ri as young Yang-myung
Kim Min-seo as Yoon Bo-kyung
Kim So-hyun as
young Yoon Bo-kyung
Filming locations
Most of the royal palace
scenes were filmed on location at MBC Dramia located at Cheoin-gu, Yongin-si in Gyeonggi Province, where other historical
dramas such as Dong Yi, Jumong and Queen Seondeok were
also filmed. The House of Choi Champan was used as Yeon-woo's childhood home,
and the Korean Folk Village was
used for local markets, private residences of commoners, and night scenes
International broadcast
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💖 Heo Yeon Woo who finally married Lee Hwon gave
birth and lived well. At the end of the episode Lee Hwon
showed his charm as he prepared for a gayageum performance for Heo Yoon Woo's
birthday. The last scene is a kiss scene between Lee Hwon and Heo Yeon Woo
prorating a happy ending, same as the original novel.
💖 Filming for "The Moon Embracing The
Sun" takes place at the Korean Folk Village, located in Yongin
(satellite city of Seoul), Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
💖 So, the sun quietly obeyed, and continued on loving the moon so much that he died every night to let her breathe. To this day, they are lovers who rarely meet, always chase, and almost always miss one another. But once in a while, they are allowed to cross, and they kiss, and the world stares in awe of their eclipse
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