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The Moon That Embraces the Sun

IMDb rates it 7.9/10. Domestic ratings peaked at 42.2 percent in the finale - one of the highest-rated K-dramas of the 2010s. Won Best Drama at the 48th Baeksang Arts Awards and Drama of the Year at the 2012 MBC Drama Awards.

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Renewal: Single-season run of 20 episodes completed March 15, 2012 on MBC. Won Best Drama at the 48th Baeksang Arts Awards. (Wikipedia)

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Reception ledger

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SeasonReleasedBollyMeterCriticsAudienceVerdict
Season 12012 · 20 eps4 January 20128.0n/a7.9/10MUST-WATCH

Season 1 · episode BollyMeter rhythm

BollyMeter 8.0IMDb rates it 7.9/10. Domestic ratings peaked at 42.2 percent in the finale - one of the highest-rated K-dramas of the 2010s. Won Best Drama at the 48th Baeksang Arts Awards and Drama of the Year at the 2012 MBC Drama Awards.
Audience 7.9/10IMDb user rating.
RenewalSingle-season run of 20 episodes completed March 15, 2012 on MBC. Won Best Drama at the 48th Baeksang Arts Awards. (Wikipedia)

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Standout episodes

01

Episode 12012-01-04

The youth prologue is this drama's secret weapon - the child actors establish the emotional stakes so completely that the adult storyline inherits momentum rather than having to build it from scratch.

8.2
08

Episode 82012-02-02

The episode where the adult king first encounters the shaman - the recognition scene is played with exquisite restraint, neither confirming nor denying what the audience already knows.

8.4
20

Episode 202012-03-15

The finale that drew 42.2 percent of Korean viewers resolves both the political conspiracy and the romantic tragedy with the epic weight the premise earned - not entirely without melodramatic excess, but the emotional payoff is genuine.

8.1

Seasons

  1. Season 12012 · 20 eps · 4 January 2012MUST-WATCH

The Moon That Embraces the Sun - Quick Answers

Will there be another season of The Moon That Embraces the Sun?
Single-season run of 20 episodes completed March 15, 2012 on MBC. Won Best Drama at the 48th Baeksang Arts Awards. (Source: Wikipedia.)
Where can I watch The Moon That Embraces the Sun in India?
The Moon That Embraces the Sun streams on MBC.
How many seasons of The Moon That Embraces the Sun are there?
The Moon That Embraces the Sun has 1 season so far and has ended.
Is The Moon That Embraces the Sun worth watching?
BollyAI rates The Moon That Embraces the Sun a MUST-WATCH at BollyMeter 8.0/10 (Season 1, its strongest).

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