Kang Tae-oh laid a white path of flowers before Kim Se-jeong and offered a romantic night.
On the 21st, episode 5 of the MBC Friday-Saturday drama Moon River (written by Jo Seung-hee, directed by Lee Dong-hyun, planned by Kwon Seong-chang, produced by HighJeum Studio) featured Lee Gang (Kang Tae-oh) and Park Dal-i (Kim Se-jeong), whose souls had been swapped, experiencing true empathy (易地思之) and growing closer to each other's hearts. As a result, episode 5 recorded a metropolitan rating of 6.1% and a nationwide rating of 6.1%, marking a series high, and the ending in which Lee Gang and Park Dal-i shared a bed surged to a peak of 7.8% per minute (all according to Nielsen Korea).
Unaware of the cause, Lee Gang and Park Dal-i, whose souls had been swapped, tried to meet each other to confirm the whole story. However, it was unlikely that the crown prince inside the palace and the travelling court official could meet easily. Lee Gang approached the grand queen dowager (Nam Gi-ae), who was always looking for opportunities to see the original person from someone who was not the left state councilor Kim Han-cheol's (Jin Goo) daughter, in order to see the original in his own person, and using Park Dal-i's face that exactly resembled the dead crown princess, he won her favor and entered the palace as a eunuch.
Finally, gathered together as a eunuch and as the crown prince, Lee Gang and Park Dal-i put their heads together and struggled to regain their original bodies. Recalling what had happened before their souls were swapped, the two guessed that a kiss exchanged underwater was the cause. Trying to return to their own bodies, they attempted to kiss underwater several times as they had that day, but only the atmosphere between them grew awkward and nothing changed.
Deciding further attempts were pointless, Lee Gang and Park Dal-i agreed to adapt to their swapped bodies for the time being. In particular, if the fact that a eunuch resembling the crown princess had entered the eastern palace reached Kim Han-cheol's ears, Park Dal-i could be in danger. With the help of eunuch Yoon Se-dol (Han Sang-jo), they avoided Kim Han-cheol's attention, but with rumors already spreading widely within the palace, hard days were expected.
After their souls were swapped, Lee Gang and Park Dal-i began to deeply understand each other's pain that they had not known before. Park Dal-i experienced the nightmares Lee Gang always had and felt the wounds that had taken root in his heart. Lee Gang, who had lost his memories and family, heard Park Dal-i's story of living bravely despite hardships and wanted to comfort Park Dal-i, who must have always been lonely.
Therefore, Lee Gang filled the path with petals as white as new snow for Park Dal-i, who had likely lived a chilly life as if always walking in the snow, and personally laid a flower path for her. Then he warmly and tenderly touched Park Dal-i and said, "From now on, the path you walk will be a flower path," giving her a moving moment. As the petals scattered, the atmosphere deepened and the distance between Lee Gang and Park Dal-i gradually closed, making viewers' hearts race.
As a sweet night like a spring breeze ended, Lee Gang and Park Dal-i greeted the morning under one blanket, holding each other's bodies tightly. At that moment, uninvited guests I-woon (Lee Shin-young) and Kim Woo-hee (Hong Su-ju) burst into the eastern palace, shocking everyone. With the unexpected face-off achieved and a strange misunderstanding(?) arising, questions remain about what lies ahead for Lee Gang and Park Dal-i.
The story of Kang Tae-oh and Kim Se-jeong, who truly experienced empathy (易地思之) through a soul change (易地四肢), continues in episode 6 of the MBC Friday-Saturday drama Moon River, which airs at 9:40 p.m. on the 22nd.
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