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[[File:The Moon That Embraces the Sun.jpg|thumb|320px|The Moon That Embraces the Sun]]
==Details==
*'''Title:''' 해를 품은 달 / Haereul Poomeun Dal
*'''Also known as:''' The Moon Embracing the Sun / The Sun and the Moon
*'''Tagline:''' Don’t come close! But don’t go far…
*'''Genre:''' Saeguk, romance, fantasy, melodrama
*'''Episodes:''' 20
*'''Broadcast network:''' MBC
*'''Broadcast period:''' 2012-Jan-04 to 2012-Mar-15
*'''Air time:''' [[MBC Wednesday & Thursday Night 21:55|Wednesday & Thursday 21:55]]
*'''Original Soundtrack:''' [[The Moon That Embraces the Sun OST]]

==Synopsis==
The Moon That Embraces the Sun tells the story of a 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 then 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==
[[File:The Moon That Embraces the Sun CC.jpg|thumb|320px|Correlation chart]]
;Main Cast
*[[Kim Soo Hyun (1988)|Kim Soo Hyun]] as Lee Hwon
**[[Yeo Jin Goo]] as Hwon (15 year old)
*[[Han Ga In]] as Heo Yeon Woo / Wol
**[[Kim Yoo Jung]] as Yeon Woo (13 year old)
*[[Jung Il Woo]] as Prince Yang Myung
**[[Lee Min Ho (1993)|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 (1951)|Kim Young Ae]] as [[Wikipedia:Queen_Jeonghui|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 Geun]] 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
*[[Choo Gwi Jung]] (추귀정) as Court Lady Jo
*[[Kim Min Kyung (1960)|Kim Min Kyung]] as Court Lady Min
*[[Kang Chan Yang]] as palace maid
*[[Lee Jung Hoon]] as Oh Hye Sung
*[[Hong Hyun Taek]] as royal prince (cameo, ep.20)

;The Sungsuchung
*[[Jun Mi Sun]] as Jang Nok Young
*[[Kim Ik Tae]] as Hye Gak
*[[Bae Noo Ri]] as Jan Shil
**[[Jo Min Ah]] 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]] as Heo Yeom
**[[Siwan]] as Yeom (17 years old)
**[[Kim Jin Woo]] as Yeom (4 years old)
*[[Yoon Seung Ah]] as Seol
**[[Seo Ji Hee]] as young Seol

;Yoon Family
*[[Kim Eung Soo]] as Yoon Dae Hyung (Bo Kyung's father)
*[[Jang Hee Soo]] as Mrs. Kim (Bo Kyung's mother)
*[[Kim Seung Wook (1963)|Kim Seung Wook]] as Yoon Soo Chan

;Others
*[[Park Jin Seo]]
*[[Gi Yun Ho]]
*[[Lee Joong Yul]]
*[[So Hee Jung]]
*[[Lee Young Suk]]
*[[Huh Jung Bum]]
*[[Cha Young Ok]]
*[[Gong Jae Won]]

==Production Credits==
*'''Chief Producer:''' [[Oh Kyung Hoon]]
*'''Director:''' [[Kim Do Hoon]], [[Lee Sung Joon]]
*'''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.

==Recognitions==
;2013 46th Worldfest-Houston International Film Festival
*Special Jury Prize for Drama Series

;2013 1st DramaFever Awards
*Drama of the Year
*Breakthrough Performance ([[Yeo Jin Goo]])

;2012 MBC Drama Awards
*Drama of the Year
*Mini Series Top Excellence Actor ([[Kim Soo Hyun (1988)|Kim Soo Hyun]])
*Mini Series Top Excellence Actress ([[Han Ga In]])
*Popularity Award ([[Kim Soo Hyun (1988)|Kim Soo Hyun]])
*Golden Acting Award, Actress ([[Yang Mi Kyung]])
*Writer of the Year ([[Jin Soo Wan]])
*Child Actor Award ([[Yeo Jin Goo]])
*Child Actress Award ([[Kim Yoo Jung]])
*Child Actress Award ([[Kim So Hyun]])

;2012 18th Shanghai Television Festival
*Silver Award for Foreign TV Series

;2012 25th Grimae Awards
*Best Picture Award (Kim Sun Il, Jung Seung Woo)
*Best Lighting Director (Jun Hong Geun)

;2012 1st KDrama Star Awards
*Excellence Actor Award ([[Kim Soo Hyun (1988)|Kim Soo Hyun]])
*Special Child Actress Award ([[Kim So Hyun]])
*Special Child Actress Award ([[Kim Yoo Jung]])

;2012 5th Korea Drama Awards:
*Best OST Award - "Back In Time" (The Moon That Embraces the Sun OST) by [[LYn]]

;2012 4th Pierson Movie Festival
*Best Child Actor ([[Yeo Jin Goo]])
*Best Child Actress ([[Kim Yoo Jung]])

;2012 39th Korea Broadcasting Prizes
*Best Actor Award ([[Kim Soo Hyun (1988)|Kim Soo Hyun]])

;2012 48th PaekSang Arts Awards
*Best TV Drama Actor ([[Kim Soo Hyun (1988)|Kim Soo Hyun]])
*Best TV Drama

;2012 14th Mnet 20's Choice Awards
*20's Drama Star (Male) ([[Kim Soo Hyun (1988)|Kim Soo Hyun]])
*20's Upcoming 20's ([[Yeo Jin Goo]])
*20's Blue Carpet Star ([[Kim Soo Hyun (1988)|Kim Soo Hyun]])

==Episode Ratings==
''See [[The Moon That Embraces the Sun/Episode Ratings]]''

==External Links==
*[http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/drama/sunNmoon/ Official site]
*'''News articles:''' [http://news.nate.com/view/20111111n02176?mid=e0101 (1)], [http://news.nate.com/view/20111128n04606?mid=e0101 (2)], [http://biz.heraldm.com/common/redirect.jsp?category_id=010401000000&news_id=20111206000621 (3)]

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