Moon Hee

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  • 2011
  • 1 Season

Moon Hee is a South Korean television series that aired on MBC America back in 2007. The drama features an ensemble cast led by Kang Soo-yeon and Lee Seung-yeon, who play the titular character, Moon Hee. The show is a riveting tale of love, betrayal, and redemption that centers around two women who navigate the challenging landscape of Korean society during the late 20th century.

The story of Moon Hee takes place in Seoul, South Korea during the 1970s and 1980s. It follows the lives of two young women from different backgrounds who become friends and confidants. Kang Soo-yeon plays the role of Moon Hee, a young woman born into poverty who dreams of becoming a successful fashion designer. On the other hand, Lee Seung-yeon takes on the role of Kim Yoon-joo, a wealthy young woman with a complicated family history.

Both Moon Hee and Yoon-joo face their share of challenges as they try to achieve their dreams in a society that is deeply divided by class and gender. Moon Hee's struggles come from her impoverished background, lack of formal education, and the prejudice that she faces as a woman in a male-dominated society. Still, she persists in her goals and overcomes many obstacles, always with a positive outlook on life.

However, Yoon-joo faces a different set of problems that come from her privileged background. Despite her wealth and status, she is emotionally neglected by her dysfunctional family, particularly by her abusive father. This leads her to seek solace in Moon Hee's friendship, which becomes one of the primary sources of support for both women as they navigate their respective challenges.

Moon Hee and Yoon-joo's friendship is put to the test when they both fall in love with the same man, the wealthy and ambitious Baek Sung-hyun. Baek is torn between his love for both women, leading to a complicated love triangle that threatens to derail their friendship. The drama delves into the complex emotions that arise from such a situation, showcasing the depth of the characters' relationships and the struggle to balance love and loyalty.

As the story unfolds, Moon Hee and Yoon-joo find themselves drawn into the political turmoil of the era, culminating in the Gwangju Uprising of 1980. The events of the uprising have a profound impact on both women, forcing them to question their values, beliefs, and relationships. The drama weaves a compelling narrative that explores the human cost of political unrest and the sacrifices that people make in the pursuit of justice.

Overall, Moon Hee is an engaging and emotional drama that tackles weighty themes of class, gender, love, and politics. Its brilliant performances by Kang Soo-yeon and Lee Seung-yeon, coupled with its intricate storyline, make it a must-watch for anyone interested in Korean dramas. With its rich characters and poignant story arcs, Moon Hee asks us to reflect on what truly matters in life and what it means to pursue our dreams, no matter the cost.

Moon Hee is a series that is currently running and has 1 seasons (49 episodes). The series first aired on August 16, 2011.

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E 49
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August 24, 2012
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August 24, 2012
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January 10, 2012
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January 5, 2012
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January 5, 2012
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E 31
31. E 31
January 5, 2012
Moon Hee and Yoo Jin spend a cozy evening at Yoo Jin's house, cooking together and dining together. Jin Soo-ja then gives Moon Hee a gold ring, a family heirloom which she inherited from her grandmother. But burdened by the recent events, Moon Hee declines the ring saying that she does not know if she deserves such a precious ring. But Director Yoo tells Moon Hee that because Yoo Jin loves her and because she will be his and his wife's only daughter-in-law, she deserves the ring. This heartwarming statement brings tears to Moon Hee's eyes. Meanwhile, Young-chul finds out that Ha-neul is not his real son and calls Moon Hee and asks to see her, saying that it's in regard to Ha-neul.
E 30
30. E 30
January 5, 2012
Moon Hee confesses the reason that she was forced to put Ha-neul up for adoption to Sang-mi. But Sang-mi cynically accuses Moon Hee of being a hypocrite and when Moon Hee begs Sang-mi not to reveal the secret for fear of the havoc it would reek on Ha-neul's life, Sang-mi coldly replies that she will only do that if Moon Hee leaves I-Mall and calls off the wedding. Meanwhile, fearful that the secret behind Ha-neul's birth will be revealed, Han-na goes to an overseas study agency in order to send Ha-neul abroad to study and asks them to find a place for him to study as soon as possible.
E 29
29. E 29
August 30, 2011
Sang-mi hears from Bang Sook-hee that Moon Ho is infertile. On that day, Mu-seol approaches Moon Ho about having an affair with her. She tells him that she would feel too pathetic if he turned her down right away and requests that he think about it and call her with an answer later on. Moon Hyeon meets Young-chul and asks him if all three of his children are really his. She says that Ha-neul doesn't look like him at all and asks him if Ha-neul is adopted. Young-chul answers Moon Hyeon that all of his three children are his, but becomes suspicious because of Moon Hyeon's questions. Meanwhile, the hospital calls Sang-mi with the results from Ha-neul's DNA test.
E 28
28. E 28
August 30, 2011
Moon Hyeon shows Sang-mi Moon Hee's pendant with the picture of Ha-neul in it. The two exchange a conversation in which they say that there must be a reason that Moon Hee is close to Ha-neul's father. Sang-mi laughs saying that Moon Hyeon has hit the jackpot. Also, Sang-mi meets Moon Hee and compares her to the picture of Ha-neul. Sang- mi tells Moon Hee that she and Ha-neul look alike and that people could mistake them for mother and son.
E 27
27. E 27
August 30, 2011
Seeing Ha-neul and Moon Hee together, Jang Han-na goes ballistic and begins screaming at Moon Hee. Then, Ha-neul asks Han-na if she knows Moon Hee, but Han-na replies that she doesn't and suppresses her rage. Now, Ha-neul formally introduces Moon Hee to his mom, Han-na. Meanwhile, Jin Soo-ja visits Bang Sook-hee at her home and tells her that Moon Ho has the reason that he is infertile.
E 26
26. E 26
August 30, 2011
Before taking a bath, Moon Hee opens the necklace pendant with the picture of her and Ha-neul together, momentarily gazes at it, and leaves it on the edge of the sink. Moon Hyeon suddenly barges into the bathroom saying that the toilet in her bathroom is broken. Moon Hee leaves the bathroom, leaving the pendant on the sink... Meanwhile, Jin Soo-ja who had been agonizing over the situation with Moon Hee and her son, calls Moon Hee and asks to meet. As soon as she enters the room, she screams at Moon Hee and asks her how she could do such a thing. She begins hitting Moon Hee all over as Moon Hee kneels in front of her in shame. Soo- ja bursts into tears and screams at Moon Hee. She tells Moon Hee that Yoo Jin can't live without her and that she doesn't ever want to see her again.
E 25
25. E 25
August 30, 2011
Sang-mi, who has come to the hospital to pick up Moon Hee, who had fainted, becomes suspicious when she spots Moon Hui talking to Nurse Ju-yeong. Meanwhile, putting the picture of Moon Hee into the cabinet in Yoo Jin's room, Soo Ja discovers the empty ring box which Moon Hee gave back to Yoo Jin. It's the grand opening of Young-chul's martial arts academy. Ha-neul calls Moon Hee with an invitation but she declines abruptly. Meanwhile, Moon Hyeon visits the grand opening of Young-chul's academy and asks him if he won't teach a self-defense class at the department store culture center.
E 24
24. E 24
August 30, 2011
Moon Hee awaits her son at the location in front of the museum as she agreed with Han-na. Moon Hee is standing there lost in thought and, Ha-neul appears and calls her excitedly, surprising her. Ha-neul asks her if she wants to go get some soda to which she replies that she has a very important meeting and requests that Ha-neul go away. Tense and tired of waiting for Han-na, Moon Hee calls Mu-seol's cell phone. Moon Hee is shocked when she suddenly spots Han-na and Ha-neul in the distance. Realizing that she had known that Ha-neul is her son all along makes her shed endless tears thinking of the amazing coincidences that brought her and her son together and all the times they shared with each other. With a million thoughts rushing through her head, Moon Hee collapses onto the pavement, unconscious.
E 23
23. E 23
August 30, 2011
When Han-na tells Mu-seol that she will arrange a meeting between Moon Hee and Ha-neul, Mu-seol feels a sense of foreboding and tries to dissuade her. But she does not succeed in changing Han-na's mind. Mu-seol then meets with Moon Hee and informs her of Han-na's decision to let Moon Hee meet with Ha-neul. She requests that Moon Hee tell Han-na that she doesn't need to see Ha-neul anymore. Although Moon Hee is taken aback upon hearing that Han-na has told her family that she gave birth to Ha-neul, nevertheless, she turns down Mu-seol's request, saying that she'd like to see Ha-neul from afar just once. Meanwhile Bang Sook-hee meets with Jin Soo-ja and asks her if she knows about Moon Hee's promiscuous past.
E 22
22. E 22
August 30, 2011
After drinking with Moon Hyeon, completely inebriated Yoo Jin walks into his house drenched in rain. Then suddenly, he gets on his knees in front of his father, Director Yoo, and his mother Jin Soo-ja, and begs them to forgive him. When his mother asks him what he wants to be forgiven for, he replies that he cannot part with Moon Hee even if it breaks his mother's heart and even if she disowns him. Shocked and frightened, Jin Soo-ja asks Yoo Jin if Moon Hee is hiding something about her past to which Yoo Jin answers in the affirmative. After some thought, Jin Soo-ja asks her son if the owner of the barbequed rib restaurant was Moon Hee's old boyfriend and asks him about the extent of Moon Hee's relationship with him.
E 21
21. E 21
August 30, 2011
Jang Han-na visits the I-Mall in order to return the fake cosmetics that she purchased there when she runs into Moon Hee. Moon Hee cries and asks Han-na about the child that she gave birth to. She asks whether her child takes after her in any way, but Han-na replies that he doesn't look like her at all. And when Moon Hee beseeches Han-na to let her see her child just once, if only from a distance, Han-na refuses, saying that Moon Hee should know better than that. Meanwhile, after thinking deep and hard, Yoo Jin picks up the phone and calls Moon Hee. Moon Hee answers the phone, but Yoo Jin remains silent on the other end of the line.
E 20
20. E 20
August 30, 2011
Sang-mi, Bang Sook-hee and Jin Soo-ja, Yoo Jin's mother, await Moon Hee and Yoo Jin at Sutbul Kim Seong-su's restaurant in Yangsuri. Soo-ja says to Sook-hee that there isn't much time until the wedding and that they should prepare the traditionally exchanged jewelry between the bride and groom soon. Sook-hee replies that Soo-ja should try not to be too hasty because she won't be able to get back half the money she paid for the jewelry when she tries to sell it again. Unaware of the situation, Soo-ja asks Sook-hee what she is talking about. But Sang-mi doesn't let Sook-hee answer. Meanwhile, Yoo Jin is shocked when Moon Hee tells him that she once lived with another man. Yoo Jin cuts her short telling her that he doesn't want hear it. And he sullenly drives towards Yangsuri with Moon Hee in his car. As soon as Moon Hee and Yoo Jin arrive at the restaurant, Sang-mi orders 5 servings of ribs and requests that the owner of the restaurant serve them their food.
E 19
19. E 19
August 16, 2011
Moon Hee (Kang Su-yeon) meets Sutbul Kim Seong-su and screams at him, accusing him of being her mother's murderer. To make up for his past sins, Kim Seong-su gives her a bankbook for an account with 20,000 dollars in it. And in between the pages of the account, there is a letter telling Moon Hee that the time he spent living with her was the happiest time in his life. Outraged, Moon Hee tears up the letter and throws it into a trash bin. Meanwhile, Sang-mi's aunt who has been keeping an eye on Kim Seong-su calls Sang-mi and urgently requests her to come to the barbequed rib restaurant. There, Sang-mi acquires the pieces of the letter that Moon Hee ripped up and threw into the trash bin.
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18. E 18
August 16, 2011
Having overheard the phone conversation between Moon Hee (Kang Su-yeon) and Sutbul Kim Seong-su, Yoo Jin (Jo Yeon-woo) asks her who she was talking to. But she gives him a false reply, telling him that it is a person from the solution committee. Yoo Jin thinks that it's someone she doesn't want to talk about, but later on hears from Manager Oh that there is no such person on the solution committee. Sang-mi (Lee Seung-yeon) goes to Moon Hee at her work and causes a scene, slapping her with all her might. She tells Moon Hee that the slap is for making her husband into a bum and that the slap is only the beginning of her revenge. Meanwhile, Chairman Moon (Lee Jeong-gil) tells Bang Sook-hee (Kim Yeong-ran) and Sang-mi to set up Moon Hee's room in the house again, so she can move back in. He warns them that the only way he'll give Moon Ho (Jeong Woong-in) another chance is if the two let Moon Hee back into the house without causing any problems.
E 17
17. E 17
August 16, 2011
Moon Hee meets Mu-seol and asks him about her long lost son. But Mu-seol says that Moon Hee's son was sent abroad and he doesn't know anything about him. Moon Hee sits alone in a marketplace and drowns her sorrows in a couple of drinks. Then, she staggers into Young-chul's martial arts academy. There, she runs into Young-chul and Ha-neul who are about to go home. She takes Ha-neul into her arms and begins to cry. Moon Hee confesses to Young-chul about her long lost son whom she bore at the age of 19. Meanwhile, Sang-mi's uncle who has been investigating Moon Hee's past goes to the hospital in Tongyeong. While asking about the records of Ha Soo-jung, Moon Hee's deceased mother, he shows a photograph of Moon Hee to Nurse Ju-yeong.
E 16
16. E 16
August 16, 2011
Sang-mi goes to the barbequed rib restaurant that Sutbul runs and tries to draw information from him by telling him that he looks familiar. When Sutbul replies that he once ran a gas station in Jinju, Sang-mi asks him if he wasn't with a pretty looking woman at that time. She catches Sutbul's momentary change in expression and keeps asking him further questions such as whether that woman was his girlfriend or wife. Meanwhile, Moon Hee goes to the hospital in Tongyeong and begs Nurse Ju-yeong to be allowed to see her long lost son Ha-neul just once. But Ju-yeong replies that it's already been 10 years since Moon Hee parted with her son and she should forget about him.
E 15
15. E 15
August 16, 2011
As I-Mall's majority stock holder, Sang-mi tells Chairman Moon to fire Moon Hee. When Chairman Moon refuses based on all the things that Moon Hee has done for the company, Sang-mi informs him that Moon Hee's real reason behind coming to him is to take revenge on both him and his wife. Chairman Moon promises to get rid of Moon Hee without hesitation if he discovers that she has come to him with malicious intent. Meanwhile, Mu-seol and Han-na agonize over what to do with the pager number of Ha-neul's birthmother, Ha Moon-hee. Mu-seol pages the number and waits a call from Moon Hee, saying that they should find out the truth.
E 14
14. E 14
August 16, 2011
Sang-mi's aunt who has been trying to find dirt on Moon Hee presents Sang-mi with a picture of Sutbul, the man who Moon Hee once lived with. Enraged, Sang-mi says that she will never forgive Moon Hee for ruining her dreams and Moon Ho's life. Sang-mi confronts Moon Hee and tells her that she will make Moon Hee regret that she ever met her and that she will take everything Moon Hee has away from her. Meanwhile, Mu-seol receives baby's articles and a pager number that Ha-neul's birthmother left from her nurse friend who works at the hospital in Tongyeong where Ha-neul was born.
E 13
13. E 13
August 16, 2011
The media finds out about the fake cosmetics of I-Mall on the day of Moon Ho's inauguration as I-Mall's CEO. When it is found out that Moon Ho has received stocks from the company that sold the fake cosmetics, the inauguration is called off and he is made to organize a solution committee. Also, Chairman Moon decides to hand down the hospital to Moon Hee when he hears that Director Yoo has decided to let Moon Hee and Yoo Jin marry. Meanwhile, Moon Hee becomes the head of the solution committee and Yoo Jin is reminded of the fact that Moon Hee told him she began to live with Chairman Moon in order to get revenge.
E 12
12. E 12
August 16, 2011
Upon seeing Young-chul being unable to fall asleep after having chilbotang decoction, Mu-seol goes to wake up Han-na and send her to look after Young-chul. But Han-na cannot get up because she is too drunk. Meanwhile, Moon Hee, who has been thrown out of her home, is spending the night at a hotel. Yoo Jin visits her with a single rose and they end up spending the night together.
E 11
11. E 11
August 16, 2011
In order to throw Moon Hee out, Sook-hee gets rid of Moon Hee's things such as her refrigerator and her dresser. Yoo Jin, who comes to Moon Hee's place in order to propose to her officially, sees what is going on. Hearing that Yoo Jin is planning to visit Moon Hee's place, his mother Jin Soo-ja, waits there for Moon Hee, and asks her the truth about her past when she arrives. Moon Hee hesitates to give an answer to the sudden question. Meanwhile, Han-na, who had been momentarily shocked when she met Ha-neul's birthmother, calms herself and arrives back home. Han-na tells her mother-in-law, Song Ok-hee, that she wants to be beaten and asks her to beat her like she used to. Song Ok-hee begins to beat Han-na on the legs with a stick...
E 10
10. E 10
August 16, 2011
Having received a flyer for Haneul Martial Arts Academy, Moon Hyun is reminded of the photograph of Young-chul and Ha-neul she saw saved in Moon Hee's cell phone. Moon Hyun puts the flyer back into the newspaper and place it in Moon Hee's room. When she sees Moon Hee react to the flyer, Moon Hyun accuses Moon Hee of hiding something and pushes Moon Hee to reveal the truth about her past. Moon Hee, Managing Director Kim and Manger Oh discuss what to do about the expensive fake cosmetics they have been selling. Manager Oh says that when this hits the press by noon of the next day, the media and consumer groups will have a field day with this and that Moon Ho will receive the brunt of the blame. Moon Hee asks that she be made the chair of the solution committee of the I-Mall for the problem. Meanwhile, Yoo Jin calls Sook-hee and tells her that he is planning to make his engagement with Moon Hee official.
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9. E 9
August 16, 2011
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August 16, 2011
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August 16, 2011
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August 16, 2011
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August 16, 2011
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August 16, 2011
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August 16, 2011
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August 16, 2011
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August 16, 2011
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Where to Watch Moon Hee
Moon Hee is available for streaming on the MBC America website, both individual episodes and full seasons. You can also watch Moon Hee on demand at and Viki.
  • Premiere Date
    August 16, 2011