Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo

This article is about the South Korean television series. For the Chinese television series, see Scarlet Heart.
Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo
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Hangul
달의 연인 – 보보경심 려
Hanja
달의 戀人 – 步步驚心 麗
Revised RomanizationDarui Yeonin – Bobogyeongsim Ryeo
McCune–ReischauerTarŭi Yŏnin – Popokyŏngsim Ryŏ
Genre
Based onBu Bu Jing Xin
Written byCho Yoon-young
Directed byKim Kyu-tae
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes20 + 2 special episodes
Production
Executive producers
  • Jo Jung-ho
  • Yang Min-suk
  • Kim Kyu-tae
ProducerBaek Choong-hwa
Cinematography
  • Kim Cheon-suk
  • Park Jang-hyuk
  • Lee Sang-su
Editors
  • Kim Hyang-suk
  • Lee Hyun-ju
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesBaramiBunda inc.[a]
GT Entertainment[b]
NBCUniversal International Television
YG Entertainment
BudgetUS$13 million[1]
Original release
NetworkSBS TV
ReleaseAugust 29 (2016-08-29) –
November 1, 2016 (2016-11-01)
Related
Scarlet Heart
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Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo (Korean: 달의 연인 – 보보경심 려; Hanja: 달의 戀人 – 步步驚心 麗; RR: Darui Yeonin – Bobogyeongsim Ryeo; MR: Tarŭi Yŏnin – Popokyŏngsim Ryŏ) is a South Korean television series based on the Chinese novel Bu Bu Jing Xin. It aired from August 29 to November 1, 2016, on SBS, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST), for 20 episodes.[1][2][3][4][5]

The series recorded an average nationwide rating of 7.6% for Nielsen Korea and 7.3% for TNMS,[6][7] and was considered a failure for its performance below expectations.[8][9][10] The drama has reportedly been sold for more than $400,000 per episode to the Chinese broadcasting station Youku, totaling over $8 million and thus became the most expensive Korean drama ever sold at the time.[11] The record was beaten a few months later by Man to Man.[12]


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  1. ^ a b Park, Jin-hai (August 28, 2016). "Chinese remake 'Moon Lovers' to premiere". Korea Times. Archived from the original on August 30, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
  2. ^ Kang, Seo-jung (2016-05-05). '보보경심' 측 "SBS 편성확정..8월 29일 첫방" [SBS confirms "Moon Lovers" broadcast date, the first episode on August 29]. Osen (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2018-09-01. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
  3. ^ Ko, Dong-hwan (January 25, 2016). "YG Entertainment joins 'Scarlet Heart' production". Korea Times. Archived from the original on September 18, 2018. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  4. ^ "YG, 美유니버설과 손잡고 2016년 최고 기대작 '보보경심:려' 제작 투자...올해 하반기 韓中 동시 방영" [YG, together with American company Universal, invests in the most awaited drama of 2016, "Scarlet Heart: Ryeo"... To air simultaneously in China and Korea in the second half of the year]. Korea Economy TV (in Korean). 2016-01-25. Archived from the original on 2020-07-02. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
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  11. ^ Lee Sang-won (2016-08-25). "'Scarlet Heart: Ryeo' most expensive K-drama ever sold". Kpop Herald. Archived from the original on 2020-10-09. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
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