Love in the Moonlight (2016)

Original title

구르미 그린 달빛

Directed by

Kim Sung Yoon, Baek Sang Hoon

Cast

Park Bo Gum, Crown Prince Hyomyung, Jung Yoon Suk, Kim Yoo Jung, Kim Ji Young, Jin Young, Lee Hyo Je, Chae Soo Bin

Genre

drama film, cultural history, comedy film, romance film, LGBT-related television series

Country

South Korea

Length

1 season, 18 episodes

Rated

TV-MA

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 105 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman disguises herself as a eunuch to survive in the Joseon royal court. She forms a bond with the crown prince who is unaware of her true identity.

whimsicalromanticbittersweetslow-burnvisually lushpoignantlightheartedmelancholic

What happens

Love in the Moonlight (Korean: 구르미 그린 달빛) is a South Korean television series starring Park Bo-gum, Kim You-jung, Jung Jin-young, Chae Soo-bin, and Kwak Dong-yeon. It is a coming-of-age story and youth romance set during 19th-century Joseon Dynasty based on the web novel Moonlight Drawn By Clouds which was first serialized on Naver in 2013 and consequently published as a five-part series of books in 2015. It aired on KBS2 at 22:00 (KST) every Monday and Tuesday for 18 episodes from August 22, 2016, until October 18, 2016. A commercial and critical success, Love in the Moonlight achieved a peak audience rating of 23.3% in South Korea and was praised for its production, performances and music. It won Best Drama Series at the 22nd Asian Television Awards, and received six nominations at the 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards where it won popularity Awards for leads Park and Kim. The press referred to its influence as "Moonlight Syndrome" as it topped topicality, content and brand reputation charts during and beyond its run. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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