Approaching its final quarter of the series, "Moonlight Drawn by Clouds" still stays strong in the viewership rating in Korea. While its international fans loves how its story is unfold, along with its romance and intrique. KBS revealed how its effort to attract audiences have been fruitful.
In an article in its Korean website, KBS revealed the reason to attract audience with "Moonlight Drawn by Clouds." The simple formula of love, romance and political intrique has proven successful in the drama while the story also escalates slowly and unveiled more fascinating story.
Audience is brought in a roller coaster journey in the drama. After a kissing scene between the Crown Prince Lee Young (Park Bo-Gum) and Hong Ra-On (Kim Yoo-Jung) that initiates the love story between them, surprising plots are unveiled one by one in the next episodes.
Ra-On, who goes by the name Hong Sam-Nok, turned out to be the daughter of legendary rebel leader Hong Gyong-Nae. Ra-On's father ignited a rebellion against King Soonjo, the father of prince Lee Young. To complicate the story, prince Lee Young's most trusted man and head of his Royal Guard, Kim Byung-Yeon, is also a member of the rebel group led by Gyong-Nae.
Byung-Yeon still hope the offspring of Gyong-Nae will take over leadership role of the rebellion against the king. As he found out the true identity of Sam-Nok aka Ra-On, he secretly hopes that she will do that.
Another surprising twist is that Head Eunuch Han turns out to be the new rebel leader. He replaces Gyong-Nae, and he found out the real identify of Hong Sam-Nok, the eunuch to crown prince.
Love and romance surrounded by political intrique are some of the reasons to love "Moonlight Drawn by Clouds" which also known with its other title "Love in the Moonlight." Another main reason according to Soompi, is the original soundtrack which is something special. It is because the song in every episode brings more emotional feeling to the drama.
This week, "Moonlight Drawn by Clouds" will enter its 11th and 12th episode. Approaching final quarter of the frama, political intrique and love story is more appealing. What will happen in the love story between crown prince and the rebel leader's daughter?
