The Moon That Embraces The Sun

Synopsis

“The 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 and faced execution. Finally, she lived as a shaman.

Cast

Main Cast

Kim 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)

Kim Min Seo as Yoon Bo Kyung

- Kim So Hyun as Yoon Bo Kyung (young)

Song Jae Hee as Heo Yeom

 

- Si Wan as Heo Yeom (young)

Song Jae Rim as Kim Chae Woon

- Lee Won Gun (이원근) as Kim Chae Woon (young)

The Palace

Jung Eun Pyo as Hyung Sun

Yoon Hee Suk as Hong Kyu Tae 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 Female shaman Jang Nok Young

Kim Ik Tae as Hye Gak

Bae Noo Ri as Jan Shil

- Jo Min Ah (조민아) as Jan Shil (young)

Jang Young Nam as Ali (cameo, ep 1)

Lee Hwon’s Family

Kim Young Ae as Queen Jeonghui (Lee Hwon’s grandmother)

Ahn Nae Sang as 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 Princess Min Hwa (young)

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)

Yoon Seung Ah as Seol

- Suh Ji Hee as Seol (young)

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

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.

- Actor Joo Won was originally cast as Prince Yang Myung, but dropped out of the show due to Ojakgyo Brothers being extended. Actor Jung Il Woo has been replaced for this role.

- Actor Kim Jeong Hoon scheduled to play Heo Yeom but dropped out the series prior to filming due to his album being released early 2012 in Japan. Song Jae Hee has been replaced for this role.

Source: koreandrama.org