“The Moon that Embraces the Sun’s” Expensive Hairpin Surprises Fans

In the fifth episode of “The Moon that Embraces the Sun,” Prince Lee Hwon (child actor Yeo Jin Goo) sneaks out of the palace to give a bedridden Heo Yeon Woo (child actress Kim Yoo Jung) the royal binyeo to show her his heart. He names the binyeo “the moon that embraces the sun” – describing that the sun (the red ball) as the king and the moon (the white pearl by the phoenix’s head) as the queen – and tells Yeon Woo that she is his one and only Queen.

A binyeo is an ornamental hairpin used to hold a hair bun in place. In the past, the material and design of the binyeo indicated the social status of the woman wearing it. A gold binyeo with a dragon or phoenix carved would indicate that the woman was part of the royal family.

After the episode aired, many netizens were curious as to whether the binyeo was made out of plastic or gold. It’s been revealed that Yeon Woo’s binyeo was indeed made out of real gold.

Netizens commented, “Gold is really expensive these days…It would have been really bad had they lost it haha,” “No wonder the binyeo looked so authentic,” and “Wow! That’s so awesome! That thing must cost a fortune!”

Because of its explosive popularity, MBC and the drama’s producers are currently discussing a possible four-episode extension for “The Moon that Embraces the Sun.” It’s highly likely that MBC will grant the extension, especially because “The Moon that Embraces the Sun” has been doing so well. It achieved 18% (AGB Nielsen) viewership ratings for its first episode and reached 31.7% by its eighth.

“The Moon that Embraces the Sun” stars Kim Soo Hyun, Han Ga In, and Jung Il Woo and airs every Wednesday and Thursday nights on MBC at 9:55PM KST.

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Kim Yoo Jung to Yeo Jin Goo: “Try To Punish Me, You Babo!”

The child actors from MBC drama “The Moon That Embraces the Sun,” Kim Yoo Jung and Yeo Jin Goo, has sparked some interest online for their past twitter conversation.

On January 17, a netizen uploaded on an online community board an image under the title, “What Are You Two Doing?”



The image contained the twitter conversation between Kim Yoo Jung and Yeo Jin Goo.

Last year, on December 3, Yeo Jin Goo sent Kim Yoo Jung a message,
“Yoo Jung, oppa now has twitter now~” to which Kim Yoo Jung replied with a short, “Babo*.” Upon seeing her response, Jin Goo quickly reacted, “Eh, how can you call oppa, babo! You want to get punished?!”

Kim Yoo Jung responded, “Try to punish me~ Punish me~ you, babo~.” Yeo Jin Goo answered her response with a confused, “Hul, how should I punish you?” causing laughter to those who were following their playful banter.

Netizens, too, seemed amused at the two child actors' twitter conversations. They left comments like, “Jin Goo must be very kind!”, “They have a really good relationship~ They’re so cute I think I’m going crazy,” and “What are you two really doing?”

Meanwhile, starting on January 19, cast members for “The Moon That Embraces the Sun” will change from child actors to adult actors, such as Han Ga In, Kim Soo Hyun, and Jung Il Woo.

#Babo’s meaning is similar to the word "stupid" but in a more endearing fashion.

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* I'm now declaring that I'll be their die hard fan Hahaha~ how can I not be... they've been together since Iljimae and both of them still look so sweet. 

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