Kang Tae-oh, Kim Se-jeong, Lee Shin-young and Hong Soo-joo met a tightly closed happy ending.
On the 20th (Sat) broadcast, in the final episode 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 High Jeum Studio), after revenge, Lee Gang (Kang Tae-oh), who began to walk a rosy path, Park Dal-i (Kim Se-jeong), Lee Un (Lee Shin-young) and Kim Woo-hee (Hong Soo-joo) warmed viewers' hearts. As a result, the final episode's nationwide rating was 6.8% and the Seoul metropolitan area rating was 6.4%, setting a personal best, and the scene where Park Dal-i learns of her restoration soared to a peak of 7.5%, concluding on a high note. (Nielsen Korea 기준)
Lee Gang burned the secret pact, the weapon of left state councilor Kim Han-cheol (Jin Goo), restoring the authority of King Lee Hee (Kim Nam-hee), and Lee Hee immediately ordered Kim Han-cheol's arrest. However, Mu Myung-dan, a subordinate of Kim Han-cheol, appeared and escorted Kim Han-cheol, and in the end they lost him.
Driven to evil, Kim Han-cheol stabbed Park Dal-i with a knife and took her hostage, demanding that Lee Gang bring back Queen Jang Jeong (Jang Hee-jin), whom Lee Gang had concealed. Unable to lose Park Dal-i like this, Lee Gang decided to change bodies again using the pouring rain. He could not inflict the same pain on Park Dal-i, who had already experienced death once. Succeeding in changing bodies according to the plan, Lee Gang, trying to soothe Park Dal-i who cried at seeing him, eventually closed his eyes, shocking everyone.
Kim Han-cheol, whose plan was disrupted by Lee Gang's sudden action, committed ruthless slaughter as he approached Queen Jang Jeong. But an insurmountable wall had already formed between Kim Han-cheol and Queen Jang Jeong. Kim Han-cheol, who used others' affections as tools for his own love, met a miserable end in front of Queen Jang Jeong, leaving bitterness.
At the same time, Park Dal-i's soul, which barely survived in Lee Gang's body, tried to hold on to Lee Gang's soul. As Park Dal-i poured out sorrow with her whole body and prayed desperately, it seemed her wish reached them: the red connection between the two shone again, the withering inyeon flower bloomed, and Park Dal-i's body regained life. The profound love of Lee Gang and Park Dal-i, who were willing to risk death for each other, created a miracle.
With the death of left state councilor Kim Han-cheol, all disrupted ties returned to their original places. Lee Gang and Park Dal-i rose to the positions of king and queen to strive for a better country, and Lee Un and Kim Woo-hee also became husband and wife. Moon River ended with the happy smiles of the characters walking their own rosy paths with their loved ones.
Thus, Moon River depicted the tender and beautiful love chronicle of characters tied by the red thread of fate, delivering laughter and emotion each episode. The youths' struggle to protect their affections in their own ways and the various forms of love, such as Kim Han-cheol becoming a blade because of warped love, deeply moved viewers.
In particular, the lines that contained heart-rending confessions of love, the tight story, and the cinematography that maximized the romance atmosphere added to the viewing pleasure. In addition, the OST that graced each episode's ending and the traditional background music that enhanced the drama's charm made Moon River an ending masterwork.
Above all, the performances of Kang Tae-oh (as Lee Gang) and Kim Se-jeong (as Park Dal-i), who imitated speech, gait and even habits to show a fantastic sync rate, shone. Lee Shin-young (as Lee Un) and Hong Soo-joo (as Kim Woo-hee), who showed a romance with a charm different from the KangDal (Lee Gang + Park Dal-i) couple, and Jin Goo (as Kim Han-cheol), who dominated the latter half with an untouchable charisma, raised immersion with the actors' chemistry.
Moon River left a deep aftertaste until the end with the future of the four youths who finally walked the longed-for rosy path. (End)<
[Photo] Moon River video capture
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