Moon River (TV series)
2025 South Korean television series
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Moon River (Korean: 이강에는 달이 흐른다) is a 2025 South Korean television series starring Kang Tae-oh, and Kim Se-jeong. It aired on MBC TV from November 7, to December 20, 2025, every Friday and Saturday at 21:40 (KST).[3]
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| Moon River | |
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Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 이강에는 달이 흐른다 |
| Lit. | The Moon Flows In This River |
| RR | Igangeneun dari heureunda |
| MR | Igangenŭn tari hŭrŭnda |
| Genre | |
| Written by | Cho Seung-hui |
| Directed by | Lee Dong-hyeun |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Park Se-joon (CP)[1] |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 15 |
| Production | |
| Producers |
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| Running time | 60 minutes[2] |
| Production company | HighZium Studio |
| Original release | |
| Network | MBC TV |
| Release | November 7 – December 20, 2025 |
The series is also available for streaming on Viu in Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia.
Synopsis
A historical drama about a crown prince who has lost his smile, a peddler who has lost her memory and their inevitable love that spans lifetimes.
Cast
Main
- Kang Tae-oh as Lee Kang[4]
- The crown prince who has lost the love of his life.
- Kim Se-jeong as Park Dal-i[4]
- A woman from low social class who lost her memory as an adult.
- Lee Shin-young as Prince Un
- Lee Kang's cousin[5]
- Hong Su-zu as Kim Woo-hee[6]
- Daughter of Kim Han-chul, love interest of Prince Un, and Lee Kang's betrothed.[clarification needed]
- A man of absolute power who is the "minister-advisor" to the King.
Supporting
- Kim Nam-hee as Lee Hee[8]
- Kwon Joo-seok as Oh Shin-won[8]
- Han Sang-jo as Yoon Se-dol[8]
- Kim Yoon-bae as Cha Eun-woo[8]
- Park Ah-in as Park Hong-nan[8]
- Kim Ki-hong: Dal-yi's dad[8]
- Park Bo-kyung: Dal-yi's mom[8]
- Choi Deok-moon as Heo Young-gam[8]
- Kim Jung-ki as Minister of Personnel Jag-yeong[8]
- Yang Gi-won as Minister of War Hong Ro[8]
- Nam Gi-ae as Queen Dowager Han[8]
- Ji Il-joo as Do Seung-ji[8]
Others
Production
The series is directed by Lee Dong-hyeun, whose works include Bitter Sweet Hell (2024), and written by Cho Seung-hui, who wrote More Than Friends (2020). It is produced by High-Zium Studio.[3]
Release
The series was originally scheduled to premiere on October 31. However, it was delayed by a week due to the broadcast of the 2025 Shinhan SOL Bank KBO Playoffs.[9]
On November 13, 2025, MBC announced a change in broadcast time from 21:50 to 21:40 starting from the third episode.[10]
Viewership
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |||
| 1 | 769 | 766 | 1017 | 801 | 1052 | 911 | 996 | 1007 | 1075 | 950 | 1017 | 1085 | 1152 | 1260 | 990 | |
| Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[11] | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 1 | November 7, 2025 | 3.8% (13th) | 3.7% (13th) |
| 2 | November 8, 2025 | 3.7% (12th) | 3.4% (9th) |
| 3 | November 14, 2025 | 5.6% (6th) | 5.1% (6th) |
| 4 | November 15, 2025 | 4.1% (8th) | 3.7% (6th) |
| 5 | November 21, 2025 | 6.1% (6th) | 6.1% (5th) |
| 6 | November 22, 2025 | 5.2% (5th) | 5.2% (5th) |
| 7 | November 28, 2025 | 5.5% (9th) | 5.3% (9th) |
| 8 | November 29, 2025 | 5.4% (4th) | 4.9% (6th) |
| 9 | December 5, 2025 | 6.0% (7th) | 5.8% (6th) |
| 10 | December 6, 2025 | 5.3% (4th) | 4.9% (5th) |
| 11 | December 12, 2025 | 5.6% (9th) | 5.1% (8th) |
| 12 | December 13, 2025 | 5.7% (4th) | 5.1% (7th) |
| 13 | December 19, 2025 | 6.4% (5th) | 6.1% (3rd) |
| 14 | December 20, 2025 | 6.8% (3rd) | 6.4% (3rd) |
| Average | 5.4% | 5.1% | |
| Special | October 5, 2025 | 1.6% (NR) | N/A |
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