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The Moon Embracing The Sun- Review (Korean Drama)


Details :
Title: 해를 품은 달 / Haereul Poomeun Dal
Also known as: The Moon Embracing the Sun / The Sun and the Moon
Genre: Romance, fantasy, period
Episodes: 20
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2012-Jan-04 to 2012-Mar-15
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55
Original Soundtrack: The Moon That Embraces the Sun OST

Synopsis :
The story of the secret love between Lee Hwon, a fictional king of Joseon, and Wol, a female shaman. Wol was born as Heo Yeon Woo, the daughter of a noble family who won the love of the crown prince, Hwon. Her enemies, jealous of her family's position in court, schemed against her and wrestled away her rightful place as crown princess and nearly takes her life. Years later, an embittered Hwon meets Wol, now a female shaman who has no recollection of her past.

Cast

Main Cast :
Kim Soo Hyun as Lee Hwon
    Yeo Jin Goo as Hwon (15 years old)
Han Ga In as Heo Yeon Woo / Wol
    Kim Yoo Jung as Yeon Woo (13 years old)
Jung Il Woo as Prince Yang Myung
    Lee Min Ho as young Yang Myung
Kim Min Seo as Yoon Bo Kyung
    Kim So Hyun as young Bo Kyung

The Palace :
Kim Young Ae as Queen Dowager Jung Hui
Ahn Nae Sang as King Sung Jo (Lee Hwon's father)
Kim Sun Kyung as Queen So Hye (Lee Hwon's mother)
Nam Bo Ra as Princess Min Hwa (Lee Hwon's sister)
    Jin Ji Hee as young Princess Min Hwa
Jung Eun Pyo as Hyung Sun
Song Jae Rim as Kim Chae Woon
    Lee Won Gun as Woon (15 years old)
Yoon Hee Suk as Hong Gyu Tae
Kim Ye Ryung as Lady Park (Yang Myung's mother)
Seo Hyun Chul as Shim San
Lee Seung Hyung as Han Jae Gil
Chu Gwi Jung (추귀정) as Court Lady Jo
Kim Min Kyung (김민경) as Court Lady Min

The Sungsuchung :
Jun Mi Sun as Jang Nok Young
Kim Ik Tae as Hye Gak
Bae Noo Ri as Jan Shil
    Jo Min Ah (조민아) as young Jan Shil
Jang Young Nam as Ali (cameo, ep 1)

Heo Family :
Sun Woo Jae Duk as Heo Young Jae (Yeon Woo and Yeom's father)
Yang Mi Kyung as Shin Jung Kyung (Yeon Woo and Yeom's mother)
Song Jae Hee (송재희) as Heo Yeom
    Siwan as Yeom (17 years old)
    Kim Jin Woo as Yeom (4 years old)
Yoon Seung Ah as Seol
    Suh Ji Hee as young Seol

Yoon Family :
Kim Eung Soo as Yoon Dae Hyung (Bo Kyung's father)
Jang Hee Soo (장희수) as Mrs. Kim (Bo Kyung's mother)
Kim Seung Wook as Yoon Soo Chan

Production Credits :
Director: Kim Do Hoon (김도훈)
Screenwriter: Jin Soo Wan

Notes :
Based on the novel 해를 품은 달 (The Moon That Embraces the Sun) by Jung Eun Gwol (first published December 29, 2005), who is also the author of the novel that Sungkyunkwan Scandal was based on.

Penghargaan :
BaekSang Art Awards 2012 sebagai drama terbaik.
Kim Soo Hyun sebagai aktor terbaik BaekSang Art Award 2012.


Rating :

Episode 01
[Two Suns and a Moon]
TNS Media : Nationwide: 15.0 (3rd); Seoul: 16.9 (3rd)
AGB Nielsen : Nationwide: 18.0; Seoul: 18.0

Episode 02
[Two Moons and a Sun]
TNS Media : Nationwide: 17.3 (3rd); Seoul: 20.8 (2nd)
AGB Nielsen : Nationwide: 19.9 ; Seoul: 22.2

Episode 03
[Like Petals, Like Fireworks]
TNS Media : Nationwide: 19.4 (2nd); Seoul: 22.3 (1st)
AGB Nielsen : Nationwide: 23.2 ; Seoul: 26.1

Episode 04
[One Sun, One Moon]
TNS Media : Nationwide: 20.6 (2nd); Seoul: 25.1 (1st)
AGB Nielsen : Nationwide: 23.4 ; Seoul: 26.0

Episode 05
[Fallen Moon]
TNS Media : Nationwide: 21.6 (2nd) ; Seoul: 24.9 (1st)
AGB Nielsen : Nationwide: 24.9 ; Seoul: 28.3

Episode 06
[Hidden Moon]
TNS Media : Nationwide: 28.6 (1st); Seoul: 25.9 (1st)
AGB Nielsen : Nationwide: 32.9 ; Seoul: 29.3

Episode 07
[Shaman Wol - Moon]
TNS Media : Nationwide: 25.5 (1st); Seoul: 28.8 (1st)
AGB Nielsen : Nationwide: 29.7; Seoul: 33.8

Episode 08
[Shaman Who Absorbs Adversity]
TNS Media : Nationwide: 26.2 (1st); Seoul: 29.4 (1st)
AGB Nielsen : Nationwide: 31.7; Seoul: 35.3

Episode 09
[Moon That Is Hidden Beside The Sun]
TNS Media : Nationwide: 28.4 (1st); Seoul: 32.3 (1st)
AGB Nielsen : Nationwide: 34.5; Seoul: 38.9

Episode 10
[Correspondence of The Dead]
TNS Media : Nationwide: 30.5 (1st); Seoul: 35.1 (1st)
AGB Nielsen : Nationwide: 37.1; Seoul: 40.5

Episode 11
[Secret Love]
TNS Media : Nationwide: 34.3 (1st); Seoul: 38.6 (1st)
AGB Nielsen : Nationwide: 37.1; Seoul: 41.7

Episode 12
[Road of Tears]
TNS Media : Nationwide: 33.7 (1st); Seoul: 37.8 (1st)
AGB Nielsen : Nationwide: 37.1; Seoul: 40.8

Episode 13
[Witch Hunts]
TNS Media : Nationwide: 34.6 (1st); Seoul: 39.3 (1st)
AGB Nielsen : Nationwide: 38.4; Seoul: 42.9

Episode 14
[Why Am I Dead?]
TNS Media : Nationwide: 37.2 (1st); Seoul: 42.0 (1st)
AGB Nielsen : Nationwide: 37.6; Seoul: 42.1

Episode 15
[Once Again, Two Suns and Two Moons]
TNS Media : Nationwide: 37.7 (1st); Seoul: 42.6 (1st)
AGB Nielsen : Nationwide: 39.1; Seoul: 43.1

Episode 16
[True Identity of The Moon]
TNS Media : Nationwide: 39.8 (1st); Seoul: 45.5 (1st)
AGB Nielsen : Nationwide: 41.3; Seoul: 46.1

Episode 17
[The Moon Embracing The Sun]
TNS Media : Nationwide: 33.3 (1st); Seoul: 36.1 (1st)
AGB Nielsen : Nationwide: 36.0; Seoul: 39.7

Episode 18
[Bloody Precursor]
TNS Media : Nationwide: 40.7 (1st); Seoul: 47.0 (1st)
AGB Nielsen : Nationwide: 41.2; Seoul: 45.8

Episode 19
[Rebellion]
TNS Media : Nationwide: 38.9 (1st); Seoul: 42.9 (1st)
AGB Nielsen : Nationwide: 38.7; Seoul: 41.8

Episode 20-Final
[The Moon That Embraces the Sun]
TNS Media : Nationwide: 42.3 (1st); Seoul: 46.5 (1st)
AGB Nielsen : Nationwide: 42.2; Seoul: 45.8

AVERAGE
TNS Media : Nationwide: 30.1%; Seoul: 34.1%
AGB Nielsen : Nationwide: 33.0%; Seoul: 36.7%


Ringkasan cerita ala gw :

Setelah tertunda beberapa saat, akhirnya selesai juga nonton serial ini. Cerita roman mengalir dg indah, tanpa adegan pertempuran sama sekali, so yg suka adegan perang2an nonton serial ini terasa enteng banget. Beda banget klo nonton Queen Seun Deok, Jumong ato pun Princess Man. Sekalipun berdandan ala saeguk dinasti Joseon tapi serial ini cuma cerita fiksi alias khayalan, yg sama sekali bukan based on sejarah raja2 Joseon sesungguhnya, jadi jangan harap ada nama Lee Hwon maupun Yeon Woo terpampang di salah satu nama raja2 dinasti Joseon :)

5 episode awal kita disodori wajah2 abegeh Putra Mahkota Lee Hwon, Yeon Woo, Putri Min Hwa, Bo Kyung, Heo Yeom, Chae Woon dan Pangeran Yang Myung.
Antara Heo Yeom, Woon dan Pangeran Yang Myung merupakan teman satu angkatan yg saling bersahabat di sekolah yg sama. Yeon Woo adik Heo Yeom, mereka anak Ketua Sarjana, sedangkan Bo Kyung anak Menteri Yoon.. 

Pertemuan pertama Lee Hwon dan Yeon Woo terjadi di istana, ketika Lee Hwon lepas dari pengawasan pengawalnya dan Yeon Woo yg menghadiri penganugerahan siswa terbaik di bidang sastra dan militer kakaknya. Pertemuan pertama itu menimbulkan kesan mendalam, meskipun waktu itu Lee Hwon dianggap sbg pencuri oleh Yeon Woo. Lee Hwon tdk sanggup mengakui klo dia sebenernya Putra Mahkota, tp dia memberikan selembar surat yg berisi lambang2 yg ketika diterjemahkan oleh Yeon Woo yg pintar, saat itu jg Yeon Woo menyadari bahwa Lee Hwon adl si Putra Mahkota. 

Sekalipun saling tertarik dan jatuh cinta pd pandangan pertama, mrk tdk mungkin bersatu, krn jodoh Lee Hwon sdh ditentukan oleh ibu Suri dan berasal dari keturunannya, yaitu Bo Kyung

Di jaman itu dalam dinasti Joseon hanya boleh ada 1 Matahari (=Raja) dan 1 Bulan (=Ratu). Makanya klo sampe ada lebih dari 1 matahari dan 1 bulan salah satunya harus dilenyapkan. Krn ternyata Lee Hwon menolak Bo Kyung dan memilih Yeon Woo, maka Yeon Woo harus dilenyapkan (adanya Bo Kyung dan Yeon Woo berarti ada 2 Bulan). Dmk juga dg Pangeran Yang Myung yg merupakan kakak tiri Putra Mahkota juga harus dilenyapkan (krn baik Lee Hwon maupun Yang Myung sama2 bisa menjadi Matahari). Tujuannya utk melanggengkan kekuasaan Raja dan Ratu shg suatu saat tidak mungkin terjadi pemberontakan dari keluarga Raja yg berkuasa.

Sebenernya Yeon Woo lewat proses pemilihan yg terbuka dan transparan sudah terpilih sbg Putri Mahkota, tp kroni ibu Suri tidak setuju dan memutuskan utk melenyapkan Yeon Woo. Karena tidak mungkin terang2an melakukan pembunuhan, maka dipakailah jasa Shaman (=dukun, cenayang) yg paling berpengaruh saat itu, Shaman Jang Nok Young. Keberadaan shaman ini pun ada latar belakangnya, shg kelak justru dialah yg menyelamatkan Yeon Woo dari kematian dan menjadikan Yeon Woo seorang shaman jg. 

Tidak dapat mengelak dari "takdir" Lee Hwon pun menikah dg Bo Kyung, tapi sampe 8 taun kmd, mrk masih virgin, krn setiap kali mau melakukan malam pertama Lee Hwon selalu punya alasan utk menghindar dan jatuh sakit. 

Setelah masa kanak2 berakhir, perjalanan panjang serial ini dimulai sejak mrk bertemu kembali 8 taun kemudian. Ada 1 usulan, klo salah satu shaman harus mau menjadi jimat utk mengusir pengaruh energi jahat sang Raja spy Raja sehat dan tidak gampang jatuh sakit. Dikirimlah Yeon Woo sbg Shaman Wol. Pertemuan ini kelak menjungkir balikkan perasaan Lee Hwon yg kembali berbunga2 setelah lama hanya mencintai Yeon Woo. Di saat yg sama Pangeran Yang Myung yg kembali dari petualangannya bertemu jg dg Shaman Wol dan lgsg "mengenali" dia sbg Yeon Woo. Yeon Woo yg krn prosesi "pembunuhannya" membuat dia kehilangan ingatan masa lalunya, tidak mengenali baik Lee Hwon maupun Yang Myung.

Memajang wajah imut Kim Soo Hyun sbg raja yg suka menangis, tertawa, bijaksana, pintar dan romantis, menjadikan serial ini meledak dan demam KSH pun mewabah di mana2. Aplg dipadu dg kisah asmaranya yg setia pada cinta pertamanya dan tidak mau berhubungan dg Ratu. Pdhl pd jaman kerajaan hal itu merupakan sesuatu hal yg mustahil. Akting KSH di sini feelnya dapet banget. Sementara Han Ga In sbg Yeon Woo, menurut gw aktingnya nanggung, jadinya chemistry mrk ngga bisa nancep. Chemistry ini bukan gara2 kissing scene nya standar banget, tp emang feel mrk berdua kurang nampol. Jung Il Woo sbg Pangeran Yang Myung semestinya ok, cuma sayang, kek komen yg gw baca di salah satu forum,  meski wajah JIW udah dibuat seceria mungkin yg dapet teteup wajah yg lelah...so klo dia akting sbg sosok yg putus harapan dapet banget tuh xixixixi...ini menurut gw lohhh...tiap orang boleh kok berpendapat masing2.

Overall alur serial ini masih ok buat dinikmati, meski buat gw lebih suka akting pemain abegeh nya...:) Dan satu lagi yg ga boleh dilupakan, tokoh Kasim setia Lee Hwon gokil banget...membuat serial ini jadi berwarna warni...

Oya, judul serial ini sebenernya mengacu pada tusuk konde yg Lee Hwon berikan ke Yeon Woo waktu Yeon Woo sudah sakit berat. Dia menamai tusuk konde itu Bulan yg memeluk Matahari. Kelak tusuk konde yg seharusnya sepasang, pasangannya diberikan ke Yeon Woo waktu Lee Hwon melamar Yeon Woo dewasa menjadi Ratunya...So sweet...:)

Klo mau baca sinopsis lengkapnya, ini nih...


credit to Tirza's blog

Nilai gw untuk serial ini : 8 / 10

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