Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo
K-dramaKorean drama storytelling: emotional arcs, romance beats and format traditions.This show: 10/10Time travelTime manipulation as a core mechanic.This show: 9/10Royalty & aristocracyCourts, crowns and dynasties.This show: 9/10TearjerkerEngineered to make you cry, and it works.This show: 9/10BittersweetJoy and loss mixed so thoroughly they can't be separated.This show: 9/10Love storyA love story as the engine of the show, not a side plot.This show: 9/10Period pieceSet meaningfully in a past era.This show: 9/10MelancholicA wistful sadness woven through the story, even in its lighter moments.This show: 8/10
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Starring
Lee Joon-giIUKang Ha-neulNam Joo-hyukJi SooYoon Sun-woo
Written by
Hua Tong
Starring
Lee Joon-giIUKang Ha-neulNam Joo-hyukJi SooYoon Sun-woo
Written by
Hua Tong
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About
"A doomed royal romance that lingers long after"
A modern woman drowns and wakes up centuries earlier, inhabiting the body of a young noblewoman in Korea's Goryeo dynasty. Thrown into the middle of royal court intrigue, she becomes entangled with a group of princes locked in a brutal succession struggle, and slowly falls for one of the most dangerous among them. The show moves from playful fish-out-of-water comedy into something much heavier: political betrayal, doomed love, and creeping tragedy. It's lush, melancholic, and emotionally punishing by the end, carried by strong lead performances and a genuinely aching central romance.
Watch it for
the slow-burn romance between the leads and its devastating emotional payoff.
Maybe skip if
you dislike a leisurely pace or want a happy, tidy ending.
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Season 12016
8.54K2121h 1m
During a solar eclipse, Go Hajin is magically transported from the present day to the Goryeo Dynasty in 10th century Korea. Further complicating matters, she finds herself stuck in the body of a young woman named Haesoo.
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Traveling Back to Goryeo | 8.1 | 292 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | So's Real Face | 8.5 | 249 | 62 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | The One Behind | 8.3 | 228 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 4 | Staying in Songak | 8.6 | 222 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 5 | The First Time I Met You | 8.3 | 219 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Hae Soo Cut Her Wrist | 8.5 | 212 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | A Court Lady in Damiwon | 8.5 | 209 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | The Ritual Ceremony | 8.8 | 215 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 9 | He is King Gwangjong | 8.5 | 208 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 10 | The Proposal | 8.8 | 232 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 11 | Begging for Forgiveness | 9.0 | 272 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 12 | Assassinate the King | 8.5 | 203 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 13 | The Rebellion | 8.6 | 187 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 14 | Opening Up | 8.7 | 196 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 15 | Looking for Eun and His Wife | 8.4 | 196 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 16 | A Test | 8.6 | 192 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 17 | Goryeo's 3rd King | 8.1 | 184 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 18 | The Empress | 8.4 | 189 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 19 | Leaving the Palace | 8.2 | 194 | 60 min | |
| ▶ | 20 | The Letters | 8.8 | 225 | 59 min | |
| ▶ | 21 | Special II | 8.2 | 139 | 60 min |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Lee Joon-gi 4th Prince Wang So
IU Hae Soo
Kang Ha-neul 8th Prince Wang Wook
Nam Joo-hyuk 13th Prince Baek Ah
Ji Soo 14th Prince Wang Jung
Yoon Sun-woo 9th Prince Wang Won
Kang Han-na Hwang-bo Yeon-hwa
Kim Sung Kyun Choi Ji-mong
Park Ji-young Queen Yoon
Hong Jong-hyun 3rd Prince Wang Yo
Crew
Hua Tong
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