The Moon Embracing the Sun
The Moon Embracing the Sun
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The Moon Embracing the Sun

Don't come close! But don't go far...

7.9 / 10
2012
1 season
20 episodes
DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

Years after she's assumed dead by the palace, a young noblewoman, now trained as a shaman, returns to court to reclaim her rightful position as queen.

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After enemies order her killed, future queen Yeon Woo is rescued and raised by a shaman. She returns to court years later with no memory of her past.

  • Two Suns and a Moon

    1.Two Suns and a Moon

    04-01-201271m

    Young Yeon Woo, the daughter of a noble family, attends a ceremony honoring her brother at the palace, where she runs into Crown Prince Hweon.

  • Two Moons and a Sun

    2.Two Moons and a Sun

    05-01-201268m

    Yeon Woo's brother, Heo Yeom, is appointed to teach the Crown Prince, who does not welcome the new teacher. Meanwhile, Queen Yoon plots a conspiracy.

  • Like Petals, Like Fireworks

    3.Like Petals, Like Fireworks

    11-01-201266m

    Nok Yeong senses an aura from the two girls at the palace; Queen Yoon orders her to read their fate to see whether one will marry the crown prince.

  • One Sun, One Moon

    4.One Sun, One Moon

    12-01-201266m

    Yoon Dae Hyeong's clan begins its plan to make Bo Kyung the owner of Kyo Tae Palace. Hweon asks Yeon Woo to submit her name to be the prince’s wife.

  • Fallen Moon

    5.Fallen Moon

    18-01-201266m

    As Yeon Woo begins the training she will need as the crown prince's wife, Queen Yoon orders Nok Yeong to put a debilitating spell on Yeon Woo.

  • Hidden Moon

    6.Hidden Moon

    19-01-201264m

    Having accepted a great god to become a shaman, Yeon Woo loses memories of her past due to the shock. Meanwhile, Bo Kyung becomes the crown princess.

  • Shaman Wol - Moon

    7.Shaman Wol - Moon

    25-01-201263m

    Despite Nok Yeong's warning that she avoid strangers, Yeon Woo heads out to the streets when she learns that the king will be visiting the village.

  • Shaman Who Absorbs Adversity

    8.Shaman Who Absorbs Adversity

    26-01-201263m

    After nearly being rescued by a disguised Yang Myung, a captive Weol is dragged to the palace to act as a human talisman for Hweon.

  • Moon That Is Hidden Beside the Sun

    9.Moon That Is Hidden Beside the Sun

    01-02-201263m

    Hweon wakes up and furiously commands Weol to name the person who ordered her to spy on him. Bo Kyung is uneasy that a shaman serves the king in bed.

  • Correspondence of the Dead

    10.Correspondence of the Dead

    02-02-201262m

    Hweon orders Hyung Sun to bring in the royal doctor to treat Weol. Bo Kyung is distraught by the relationship between Hweon and the shaman.

  • Secret Love

    11.Secret Love

    08-02-201263m

    Yang Myung stops Weol going to the king's quarters and confronts Nok Yeong. Her warning to not become closer to Weol leads to an argument.

  • Road of Tears

    12.Road of Tears

    09-02-201263m

    Yoon Dae Hyung tries to find out the reason of Hweon's secret inspection. Bo Kyung learns that the date of consummation is only three days away.

  • Witch Hunts

    13.Witch Hunts

    15-02-201263m

    After Hweon faints before consummation with his queen, a humiliated Bo Kyung conspires to charge Weol for practicing witchcraft and defame Hweon.

  • Why Am I Dead?

    14.Why Am I Dead?

    16-02-201264m

    Weol is sentenced to exile, while Hweon loses his leadership to bureaucrats. He visits Weol in jail and, hiding his heart, commands her to leave him.

  • Once Again, Two Suns and Two Moons

    15.Once Again, Two Suns and Two Moons

    22-02-201263m

    Yeon Woo asks Seol about the situation when she was blessed to become a shaman. Woon dismisses the army keeping Yang Myung at his house.

  • True Identity of the Moon

    16.True Identity of the Moon

    23-02-201263m

    After meeting shaman Weol, Bo Kyung becomes terrified thinking that Yeon Woo has been resurrected. Later, some news from her past shocks Yeon Woo.

  • The Sun Embracing the Moon

    17.The Sun Embracing the Moon

    29-02-201263m

    When burglars come to the Infirmary and attack Yeon Woo and Yang Myung, Woon and Hweon guard her. Yang Myung flees from the burglars with Yeon Woo.

  • Bloody Precursor

    18.Bloody Precursor

    01-03-201262m

    Princess Min Hwa is pregnant after a long wait and goes to the palace to give Hweon the happy news. Hweon speaks to the queen of his final decision.

  • Rebellion

    19.Rebellion

    14-03-201263m

    Street posters convict the king for having a shaman in his bedroom and the clan of Yoon for having murdered the previous crown princess.

  • The Moon That Embraces the Sun

    20.The Moon That Embraces the Sun

    15-03-201262m

    When Yoon Dae Hyung's private army surrounds Hweon and his retinue, Yang Myung finds himself on the verge of killing his brother.

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