"River Where the Moon Rises" to premiere amid high expectations

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KBS2's new TV series, "River Where the Moon Rises," starring Kim So-hyun and Ji Soo, is set to premiere on Feb. 15.

"River Where the Moon Rises," a fusion of a historical drama and fiction, is based on the novel "Princess Pyeonggang," (2010) written by Choi Sa-gyu. In his work, Choi reinterpreted the Korean classic folktale, "Princess Pyeonggang and the Fool Ondal," in a unique way and gave it a twist.

Kim takes on the role of the ambitious princess, who dreams of becoming the first woman to lead her country, Goguryeo. Ji Soo plays her counterpart Ondal, a naive but determined man who is willing to lay down his life for his love.

Director Yoon Sang-ho will take the helm of the upcoming soap opera. He was behind the success of several dramas like, "The Legend" (2007) and "Saimdang, Memoir of Colors" (2017).

"'River Where the Moon Rises' is based on a Korean folktale, but it has characters that can be appealing to a global audience. I want to thank the actors for their realistic depictions of the characters," Yoon said. "The plot is very gripping as well."

The TV series also features actors Lee Ji-hoon (Go Geon) and Choi Yu-hwa (Hae Mo-yong).





source: The Korea Times & KBS Drama

Comments

[broadcities.livejournal.com]

i really liked kim sohyun in the tale of nokdu and this sounds like an interesting plot with a cool female character so i might give it a go? however, will jisoo again have a unrequited love damn😢

[sayuai.livejournal.com]

I really like kim so hyun and i'm always up for a good k-historical drama so i'm excited.
I like Ji soo too, but not as a first male lead for some reason. I guess we'll see how it goes.

[ah0000.livejournal.com]

lmao when i watched the trailer on youtube every single comment was “finally ji soo is gonna get the girl”

anyway i haven’t watched a kdrama since tale of the nine tailed, i’m excited for this

[keytfelt.livejournal.com]

Page Turner reunion! I really liked both of them in that short drama and I'm excited to have them be paired up again. I gotta watch for Kang Ha Neul's cameo

[accioanime.livejournal.com]

they were so great in Page Turner, Im glad they are finally getting a full series together