The story, without the spoilers.
As a young crown prince, Lee Hwon falls deeply in love with Yeon-woo, a bright and kind noblewoman chosen to be his queen. But palace politics, jealousy and a dark shaman's curse tear them apart, and Yeon-woo is believed dead. Years later, Hwon is king — lonely, angry and haunted by her memory — when a mysterious young shaman named Wol appears at court. She has no memory of who she was, but her face, her voice and her spirit are unmistakably Yeon-woo's. The Moon Embracing the Sun is a beautiful, tragic historical fantasy that became one of the highest-rated dramas of its decade. Kim Soo-hyun is superb as the grieving young king, Han Ga-in is luminous as the woman caught between two lives, and the palace intrigue is rich and dramatic. The middle episodes lean on familiar sageuk twists, but the central love story is so strong that it carries the whole drama to a satisfying, emotional end.
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