[Drama 2012] The Moon that Embraces the Sun 해를 품은 달

[CarolinaDannie]

I just saw the trailer. It was beautiful. The young actor Yeo Jin Goo is just great. I saw him in "Giant," as the little brother playing opposite Kim Soo Hyun and also this summer as the young Warrior Baek Dong Soo. He is one of the best child actors ever. So happy that they put him in this drama! 

[ilwoo_aein]

Annyeong~

I'm not sure if someone has posted this BTS video link here..But i'd still like to share this BTS video: [bTS] The Moon That Embraces the Sun (해를 품은 달) - Korean Drama 2012

^^ I think was taken when they were filming for the first 6 episodes and it is the story for the all main characters during their childhood days..Kim Soo Hyun came to the shooting site to support them..How nice he is

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Jung Ilwoo just tweet!

Happy new year!!!!!!! 오랜만이죠 여러분 ? 2012년이네요 윽. 시간이 빨리 지나가는게 이젠 전혀 즐겁지가않네요^^;; 전 요즘 '해를 품은달' 양명으로 열심히 변신중입니다. 기대해주시구요. 2012년도 아자아자 화이팅^^

>> Rough translation by me: Happy new year!!!!!! It's been a while guys? It's 2012 ough. Time please don't fly so fast because it will be no fun at all^^ ;; Nowadays, i've been trying so hard to transform into "Prince Yang Myung" in "The Moon Embracing The Sun". Please look forward to it. 2012 Fighting^^

[teebeepee]

update :

The Sun and The Moon 해를 품은 달 Press Conference will be happening tomorrow, Jan 2, 2012 at MBC Dream Center in Ilsan^^

source: The Sun and The Moon fb

excited to see this!!!

[Guest flowerboyramyunshop_FB]

Update...

Heora posted on her cyworld and from what i understand she will be singing OST for moonsun. the title is

“달빛이 지고”

Another Photo still of Han Ga In from Pan_drama twitter

Lee Min Ho-i  (Young Prince Yang Myung ) posted on his twitter : He is commemorating his moonsun costume

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scapp of KSH cafe in the mood for moon sun !

[Guest arathegreat]

Off Topic: Does anyone know the link for live streaming of MBC? I wanna watch Moon that Embraces the Sun live though I don't know Korean. Thanks!

[ilwoo_aein]

Jung Ilwoo updated his weibo!

"Happy new year for everyone! U should always be well&happy in the coming year because all of u r my lovers! I will run to u with new good drama soon, i love u!"

^^ I can't wait to watch your upcoming drama "The Moon Embracing The Sun"..I will definitely look forward to it

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Ilwoo's fans send some big flower buckets and gifts to show their support for Ilwoo..Those big flower buckets for Ilwoo were sent to MBC Dream Center in Ilsan where it will be a place for "The Moon Embracing The Sun" presscon this afternoon

source: bona0801 at twitter

Big poster for "The Moon Embracing The Sun" at the MBC presscon hall

source: MBC

[maymay]

Finally today is the prescon of "The Moon Embracing The Sun"!!

add pic of Kim Soo Hyun (up) & Jung Ilwoo (bottom)'s fans 'rice donations for needs' to support this drama and wish for the drama shoot will do well

source: MBCnest

from JIW's fans

the big poster at venue

JIW's fan support: Yang Myung's ice statue

Flowers from DCgall Kim Soo Hyun

source: Pan_drama

[ilwoo_aein]

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Here is Jung Ilwoo at the presscon..He's wearing hanbok

credit: Fantagio

More pics of Ilwoo at the presscon

All cast of The Sun & The Moon

credit: Pan drama & MBC

[maymay]

@ilwoo_aein here is it. another Vsign's pose of ilwoo

cute '뿌잉뿌잉' Ilwoo

source: as tagged

Photo time

Anciennt F4

source: as tagged

source: MBCnest

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@ilwoo_aein his famous Vsign and those smiling eyes.. cute!!

more JIW pictures at prescon

sc: as tagged + nate

photos of MBC SectionTV is interviewing the main casts

sc: MBCnest

[ilwoo_aein]

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More pics from the presscon

^^ Finally!! The famous V sign from Ilwoo

[Guest yeohweping]

Press conf.pics

[Guest kdramafanusa]

Kim Soo Hyun “Song Joong Ki is a role model for me”           

January 02, 2012 5:00 pm /   dkrogers                               

Kim Soo Hyun, who is currently shooting  a historical series for the first time after his debut, recently talked  about his feelings.

On January 2, Kim attended a press conference for MBC’s new Wednesday-Thursday series The Moon Embracing the Sun in Seoul.

Kim said, “I haven’t lived like a king  yet so I watched many kings in several series. Among young kings, King  Sejong who was played by Song Joong Ki, is a role model for me.” Song  previously appeared on the series, A Deep-Rooted Tree.

He added that he tries not to smile to look like an old king.

He said, “Since I look little younger  than my age when I smile, I try not to smile so that I can look like an  old king. I felt sorry when we were having a photo time.”

“I am playing the role of King Lee  Hwon, imaginary King of the Joseon Dynasty. I’d like to express a King  who tries very hard to improve the domestic situation and loves a woman  passionately.”

“There were many kings in many series  so far but I will play the different King. Please believe me,” he said  and made people laugh”

The series is written by Jung Eun Kwol, who wrote the series Sunkyunkwan Scandal. The series, which is about a king and a female shaman’s love story, will start airing on January 4.

Source: Korea.com /  Starnews

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Han Ga In On Her Younger Partners

2012-01-02 17:43  l  CJ E&M enewsWorld | Park, HyunMin

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Han Ga In spoke up on the biggest issue for her upcoming drama: her younger male co-stars.

Han attended the press conference for the upcoming MBC drama The Sun and the Moon, held on January 2 in Seoul, and said she was “very sorry” about her match with Kim Soo Hyun and Jung Il Woo.

Han  said, “I’m much older than the two. They’re five, six years younger. I  feel the pressure, but having a baby face doesn’t solve the problem as  quick as you think. I don’t know how it’ll look in the beginning, but  because I’m appearing not as Han Ga In but as the character Heo Yeon  Woo, I’m hoping viewers will naturally come to think of me as Yeon Woo  as the story progresses.”

About the reactions from her husband Yeon Jeong Hun, she answered, “He  didn’t say anything special. I didn’t tell him the specifics about the  piece, so he didn’t say anything special, but I think he’ll like it.  Maybe he’ll be jealous,” making her audience laugh.

The Sun and the Moon is a drama adaptation of the bestselling novel by Jung Eun Gwol, the author of Sungkyunkwan Scandal, and is a traditional drama with a fantasy romance twist.

It tells the love story that takes place between Yeon Woo (Han Ga In),  who was chosen as the Crown Princess but is forced to live as a shaman,  and an imaginary Joseon king named Hwon (Kim Soo Hyun). The drama will  follow Me Too, Flower! and will air its first episode on January 4.

Photo credit: Kim Byung Kwan

[ilwoo_aein]

Kim Soo Hyun names Song Joong Ki as his role model during drama conference

On January 2nd, the cast of MBC’s upcoming Wednesday/Thursday drama, ‘The Moon That Embraces the Sun‘, gathered at the 63 Building in Yeoido for their press conference.

Actress Han Ga In was asked by reporters about what her husband (actor Yeon Jung Hoon) thought of her two younger male co-stars, Jung Il Woo and Kim Soo Hyun.

She replied, “He hasn’t really said anything because we don’t talk about the drama that often. I’m sure he’d be happy, right? Or maybe envious?”

This drama marks her first small screen comeback in a year and six months. She’ll be playing the role of Kim Soo Hyun’s first love, who got kicked out of the king’s palace after becoming sick with an unidentifiable disease.

Kim Soo Hyun expressed, “I’ve never lived as a king before so I studied all of the kings we’ve had thus far. If I were to choose a senior role model king, I guess I’d choose Song Joong Ki (Song Joong Ki had played the role of a younger king in the drama, ‘Deep-Rooted Tree’).”

He continued, “I’ll be playing the role of a fictional king from the Chosun dynasty named Lee Hwon. He’s a king that tries to right the wrong and is loyal to his one love. I tried not to smile too often during the phototime because it makes me look a lot younger than my role. There have been many kings before me, but please trust me when I say that I will show a different image than them.”

Jung Il Woo was asked about his dating style, to which he replied, “I’m like a nickel-silver pot. I heat up quickly, but also forget quickly once the love ends. Actually, my dating style changes each year.”

On his character, he stated, “He’s a natural character that has a lot of worries on the side. Even though he’s laughing, you know that he’s sad inside, so he’s one that requires a lot of emotional restraint and balance.”

The drama begins airing on January 4th.

credit:http://www.allkpop.com/2012/01/kim-soo-hyun-names-song-joong-ki-as-his-role-model-during-drama-conference

[Guest miguel09]

[maymay]

12.01.02 Jung Ilwoo - 'The Moon That Embraces The Sun' Prescon

cr: TV Daily

12.01.02 Jung Ilwoo at 'The Moon that Embraces the Sun' Prescon

cr: MyDaily

MORE VIDEOs of prescon: at PandoraTV

[aisling]

Thank you for all the updates Moonsuners! I really can't wait for the drama to start. Just 2 days to go!

Ga In looked stunningly beautiful at the presscon and I feel sorry for her because she must really feel the pressure about the age gap. So I hope she will have great chemistry with both Soo Hyun and Il Woo. Moon&Sun fighting!

Il Woo cutie, why are you so adorable? LOL! He really loves V-sign gesture  We should make Il Woo's V-sign collection

[ilwoo_aein]

Jung Il Woo says, “My dating style is like a nickel-silver pot”

by hannacha

Actor Jung Il Woo inspired laughter by comparing his dating style to a nickel-silver pot.

On January 2, Jung Il Woo made above statement at a production conference for MBC’s new drama series The Moon That Embraces The Sun was held at 63 Building in Yeouido, Yeongdeungpo.

He said, “My dating style goes like a nickel-silver pot. When I’m in a relationship, I tend to get passionate fast then cool down fast,” making the conference room burst into laughter.

Embarrassed, Jung explained, “I think my view over relationships change every year,” but concluded, “I don’t think I can take back what I said,” putting his down, giving a shy look.

Jung plays the prince Yang Myung who is most likely to succeed the crown in The Moon That Embraces The Sun. Yang Myung seems to have an easy life and take things as they come, but inwardly he is lost and cries bitter tears, working hard to gain freedom.

In addition, Yang Myung builds a rivalry with Lee Hwon (played by Kim Soo Hyun), the king and his half-brother, for the love of Wol (played by Han Ga In), the female exorcist, involving himself in a triangle relationship.

The Moon That Embraces The Sun is based on another best-seller of the author Jung Eun Gwol who wrote the original work of Sungkyunkwan Scandal. The Moon That Embraces The Sun tells a love story between Yeon Woo (played by Han Ga In) who lives a life of a female exorcist as she gets caught up in an expected conflict although she is selected as Crown Princess, and a virtual king of Chosun, Hwon (played by Kim Soo Hyun).

Source: TV Report via Korea.com

[cecilia]

i so dont watch sageuks but i'm jumping on or at least going to give it a go coz of Il woo

he's so loveable even at the press conference haha

i'm pleasantly surprised that this original story is from the original writer of SSKS!!!!!

woohoooooo

alrighty, now i actually have some expectations!!!!!!!

[silvermine]

I have been waiting for this drama from my SKKS days. And just seeing this Title thread in Soompi today got me all excited again, all in anticipation....."BUT" - (yes the But came after all.....)

But, reading through these pages and seeing the cast pics has dampened my enthusiasm considerably.

While I hope it will turn out differently, but at the moment the lead actor looks just like a little boy (who may one day grow up to be King - jeez by his own confession he is afraid to smile for fear of looking too young). So certainly, does not look like the Burning Sun who the Moon will want to embrace.... (as you can see I am in love with the title - seriously

Anyway, please let all this (i.e. dampening enthusiasm) change - if there is no choice and we have to live with this cast (I'm surprised since there is no dearth of good looking, able bodied men in the drama world of Korea - at least from what I could tell so far) (& a lot has been said about the drawbacks of the leading lady too) then so be it.

I'll lurk here and check it out. I have a feeling reading excerpts from the book though is going to be pure pleasure.

Thanks !!

[tessieroo]

I have been waiting for this drama from my SKKS days. And just seeing this Title thread in Soompi today got me all excited again, all in anticipation....."BUT" -  (yes the But came after all.....)

But, reading through these pages and seeing the cast pics has dampened my enthusiasm considerably.

While I hope it will turn out differently, but at the moment the lead actor looks just like a little boy (who may one day grow up to be King - jeez by his own confession he is afraid to smile for fear of looking too young). So certainly, does not look like the Burning Sun who the Moon will want to embrace.... (as you can see I am in love with the title - seriously

Anyway, please let all this (i.e. dampening enthusiasm) change - if there is no choice and we have to live with this cast (I'm surprised since there is no dearth of good looking, able bodied men in the drama world of Korea - at least from what I could tell so far)  (& a lot has been said about the drawbacks of the leading lady too) then so be it.

I'll lurk here and check it out.  I have a feeling reading excerpts from the book though is going to be pure pleasure.

Thanks !!

Agree! At this point, I'm much more hooked on the story than the actors so I'm trying to concentrate on that. Reading through the recaps from Blue about the book I'm very excited for this one! There are only recaps through Chapter 3 but so far so good. 

http://belectricground.com/2011/12/06/book-club-the-moon-that-embraces-the-sun-chapter-1/