'Moon River' Kang Tae-oh and Kim Se-jeong's relationship blossoms slowly.
In episode 8, which aired on the afternoon of the 29th on MBC's Friday-Saturday drama 'Moon River' (writer Jo Seung-hee, director Lee Dong-hyun), Lee Gang (played by Kang Tae-oh) washed away the hatred and guilt that had pressed on his heart and confessed his true feelings to Park Dal-i (played by Kim Se-jeong), delivering a heart-fluttering ending. As a result, episode 8 recorded a nationwide rating of 5.4%, and the scene in which Lee Gang kills Jimjo rose to a peak of 5.8% (Nielsen Korea).
Lee Gang planned to take Park Dal-i as his legitimate consort after completing his revenge because he feared Left State Councillor Kim Han-cheol (played by Jin Goo) would once again kill the woman he loved. However, Kim Han-cheol is currently revealing murderous intent, ruthlessly killing even his close aides to achieve his goals. Unable to lose Park Dal-i this way, Lee Gang ultimately brought her into the palace as a concubine.
Skeptical of Lee Gang's action of bringing in a concubine before the national wedding, Kim Han-cheol summoned Park Dal-i, who had become a prince's concubine, for a private meeting to confirm Lee Gang's feelings for her. When he heard that Park Dal-i was with the Left State Councillor and saw Lee Gang rush over as soon as he received the news, he became certain of Lee Gang's feelings.
Not wanting his feelings for Park Dal-i to be exposed, Lee Gang told Kim Han-cheol that Park Dal-i's status as a concubine was only a matter of responsibility, but Kim Han-cheol was unlikely to believe that. Although Lee Gang's words were meant to protect Park Dal-i, they instead scraped at her heart and left a bitter taste.
Lee Gang even drew a line, telling Park Dal-i to stay out of the Gyesa year incident, because he wanted to remove the Left State Councillor, wash away his hatred of him and the guilt over the deceased Bin-gung, and approach Park Dal-i. Unaware of Lee Gang's feelings, Park Dal-i felt hurt as he continued to push her away.
Meanwhile, an unexpected person reached out to help Lee Gang. Earlier, Lee Gang had promised I-un that if he succeeded in revenge in the distant future, he would protect the romance between I-un and Kim Woo-hee, so Kim Woo-hee (played by Hong Soo-joo), I-un's beloved and the daughter of Left State Councillor Kim Han-cheol, revealed the place where Kim Han-cheol had hidden Jimjo. The victims caught in Kim Han-cheol's desire and the cooperation of youths determined to protect their beloved added interest.
With Kim Woo-hee's help, Lee Gang found the place where Jimjo was kept and tried to use a young Jimjo to get a clue. But Kim Han-cheol had already noticed that Lee Gang was tracking him and ordered his subordinate Choreng to lead Lee Gang to release Jimjo into the world, raising the tension.
Finally, the veiled Jimjo revealed itself to the world and the palace descended into chaos. Knowing Lee Gang's revenge plan, Park Dal-i tried to capture Jimjo alive, but human strength could not stop Jimjo, and in the end Lee Gang, to save the endangered Park Dal-i, directly destroyed Jimjo.
In particular, on Park Dal-i's face as she looked at Lee Gang, who had lost the long-awaited chance for revenge, there was despair and remorse that she had blown away his revenge with her own hands. Overcome with guilt, unable to meet his eyes and shedding tears, Lee Gang wiped her tears himself and sincerely confessed, "I love you very much, Park Dal-i."
Hearing the words she had longed to hear, Park Dal-i responded with a tender smile, "Me too." Their lips met as they looked at each other with eyes filled only with affection, and episode 8 ended with the reddening blossoming of their bond. The next chapter of 'Moon River' is eagerly awaited to see how Lee Gang and Park Dal-i's rekindled romance will unfold.
[Photo] MBC broadcast screen capture.
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