If you're a fan of time-slip K-Dramas, you should include Moon in the Day to your watch list. This is because the show comes with a really interesting story played out by some of the hottest stars in the industry. So who stars in Moon in the Day K-Drama?
Moon in the Day is a time-slip Kdrama based on a popular webtoon, The Moon that Rises in the Day. Because of this, you might be confused with the names of the characters in the show.
As a time-slip K-Drama, the lead actors usually play two different characters: one from the past and the other from the present. Here are the actors who are part of the show:
Kim Young-dae as Han Jun-oh/Do-ha
The main character in the show is Do-ha, a nobleman from the Silla dynasty who met an untimely death at the hands of his wife, Han Ri-ta (played by Pyo Ye-jin).
As a spirit, he awaits for Ri-ta to be reincarnated so he can get his sweet revenge on her. After all, he loved his wife dearly.
In the present, Young-dae stars as a popular Korean star, Han Jun-oh. At first glance, Jun-oh seems to be the perfect guy. The only problem is that he has an inferiority complex.
Fans of Young-dae can expect the actor to perform battle scenes in Moon in the Day. In an interview with Soompi, Young-dae said:
“I wanted to portray the differences between each character distinctively so that viewers could also feel them, and I paid the most attention to capturing the unique characteristics of each character.”
Young-dae has starred in other Kdramas such as Penthouse, The Forbidden Marriage, True Beauty, and Welcome to Waikiki 2.
Pyo Ye-jin as Kang Young-hwa/Han Ri-ta
In the past setting, Pyo Ye-jin plays Han Ri-ta who was the sole survivor of a noble family. She becomes Do-ha's wife, whom he loved deeply. Unfortunately, Ri-ta betrays Do-ha by killing him.
Ever since Ri-ta died, Do-ha has been waiting for his wife to be reincarnated more than 1,500 years later. In the present setting, Ye-jin stars as Kang Young-hwa, a firefighter who becomes Jun-oh's bodyguard after saving him in a car accident. She has no memory of the past.
In the same Soompi interview, Ye-jin was quoted saying:
“Without even trying to portray the two characters Young Hwa and Ri Ta differently, there are differences in many aspects such as the time periods in which each character lives, their backgrounds, and their personalities. Therefore, I focused on each character separately when acting. In particular, Han Ri Ta’s narrative is deep and strong, so I tried hard to understand Ri Ta’s situation and emotions.”
Ye-jin has starred in several successful Kdramas like Taxi Driver, Hotel Del Luna, What's Wrong With Secretary Kim, and While You Were Sleeping.
Other Cast Members
Aside from the two lead actors, we know very little about the supporting cast members of Moon in the Day. These include the following:
- On Joo-wan as Han Min-oh
- Jung Woong-in as Seok Chul-hwan
- Lee Geung-young So Ri-bu
- Jung Shin-hye as Jung Yi-seul
- Kim Dong-young as Jang Yoon-je
- Moon Ye-won as Choi Na-yeon
- Jung Heon as Gu Tae-joo
- Lee Young-seok as the chief monk
- Shin Yu-ro as Monk Hae-in
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