The Moon Embracing the Sun
The daughter of a high-ranking official, thirteen-year-old Heo Yeon Woo, accompanies her mother to the royal palace to attend her brother Heo Yeom's civil service examination congratulations event. She encounters Crown Prince Lee Hwon by chance. They fall in love, and Yeon Woo is selected as the Joseon Crown Princess. In order to obtain greater authority for herself, the Dowager Queen covertly arranges her death prior to their marriage. Yeon Woo is afflicted with a sickness and a curse. Everyone believes she is deceased, including Crown Prince Lee Hwon. Brokenhearted, he refuses to love another person. In eight years, the young king meets the shaman Wol. He is unable to ignore the similarities between her and Yeon Woo and begins to investigate her death.
Released: 2012-01-04