[TF Focus] Park Bo-gum&Kim Yoo-jung Reunite... 'Love in the Moonlight' Returns After 10 Years

'Love in the Moonlight' 10th Anniversary Special Variety ShowA total of 2 episodes... Broadcast on the 16th and 23rdTo commemorate the 10th anniversary of 'Love in the Moonlight,' which aired in 2016 and received great love, KBS2's variety show 'Love in the Moonlight' will meet viewers. /KBS2[THE FACT|Reporter Choi Soo-bin] The youths who excited the small screen 10 years ago are reuniting. Actors Park Bo-gum Kim Yoo-jung, Jin Young, Chae Soo-bin, and Kwak Dong-yeon have gathered in one place for the first time in 10 years since the end of 'Love in the Moonlight.' Now established actors who exude presence with their names alone, they are ready to touch viewers' hearts once again with their unchanging friendship.KBS2's new variety show 'Love in the Moonlight' will premiere today (16th). The program is a 10th-anniversary special variety show for the drama 'Love in the Moonlight' (written by Kim Min-jung, directed by Kim Sung-yoon, hereinafter referred to as 'Love in the Moonlight'), and features lead actors Park Bo-gum Kim Yoo-jung, Jin Young, Chae Soo-bin, and Kwak Dong-yeon embarking on a 1-night, 2-day trip together.According to the production team, the five actors went on a 1-night, 2-day trip to Hongcheon, Gangwon Province, on the 4th. They enjoyed the trip in a consistently bright and cheerful atmosphere, as if they had returned to the filming set 10 years ago.The connection between the five actors began 10 years ago with 'Love in the Moonlight.' The KBS drama 'Love in the Moonlight,' which aired in 2016, depicted the palace youth romance between Crown Prince Lee Yeong (Park Bo-gum), and the cross-dressing eunuch Hong Ra-on (Kim Yoo-jung). It is based on a web novel of the same name.At the time, the drama received great love, recording a maximum viewership rating of 23.3% (Nielsen Korea, nationwide household basis). In particular, after starting at 8.3% in the first episode, it rose by about 15%P to 23.3% and enjoyed syndrome-level popularity, ranking first in TV topic for 7 consecutive weeks.Furthermore, Park Bo-gum Kim Yoo-jung, Jin Young, Chae Soo-bin, and Kwak Dong-yeon emerged as youth stars through this work. They won a total of 8 awards at the '2016 KBS Drama Awards,' and the following year, they received the Grand Prize at the Houston International Film Festival in the United States. At the 53rd Baeksang Arts Awards, Park Bo-gum and Kim Yoo-jung won the Male Popularity Award and Female Popularity Award, respectively, realizing the intense interest in the work.'Love in the Moonlight' recorded a maximum viewership rating of 23.3%, enjoying syndrome-level popularity at the time. /KBS210 years have passed since its broadcast, but the connection between the drama and the actors continued. In the first episode of KBS2's 'The Seasons - Park Bo-gum's Cantabile,' which aired last year, Kim Yoo-jung, Jin Young, and Kwak Dong-yeon appeared as guests and ran Park Bo-gum. The fans' voices calling for a full cast reunion also continued, seeing them maintain their relationship even after the drama ended.And for the 10th anniversary, the five actors have responded to this wait. Above all, it is particularly meaningful that they have all reunited without a single absence, as they are all actively working in their respective fields. This meeting also began with a suggestion from Park Bo-gum who wanted to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 'Love in the Moonlight.' Kim Yoo-jung, Jin Young, Chae Soo-bin, and Kwak Dong-yeon also joined forces, making this special trip a reality.The previously released teaser video captured their comfortable relationship. The video, which begins with Kim Yoo-jung humming with the excitement of the trip, shows Park Bo-gum Kim Yoo-jung, Jin Young, Chae Soo-bin, and Kwak Dong-yeon, who have grown closer over the past 10 years.From Park Bo-gum making playful smiles at the close-up selfie camera, to Kim Yoo-jung introducing the breakfast menu, Jin Young performing a dance without music, and Chae Soo-bin striking a V pose in front of the camera, their natural appearances brought laughter. Kwak Dong-yeon added, "The night of 'Love in the Moonlight' is not over," making viewers curious about the new memories they will create on their trip.Devices connecting the past and present were also incorporated throughout. In the recently released 'Time Slip' poster, the five actors wore the costumes they actually wore during the filming of 'Love in the Moonlight' 10 years ago. In another poster, they are seen sitting around a table eating chicken soup, reminiscent of their scenes together in the Jihyundang in the drama. It garnered significant attention not only for reuniting the actors but also for stimulating the memories of viewers who loved the drama at the time.'Love in the Moonlight' is a total of 2 episodes and will be broadcast on the 16th at 8:30 PM and the 23rd at 9:00 PM. /KBS2The reason for the growing anticipation for 'Love in the Moonlight' can also be found in the power of recent 10th-anniversary special variety shows. Last year, the main cast of 'Reply 1988' reunited for their 10th anniversary, and in July, Gong Yoo, Lee Dong-wook, Kim Go-eun, and Yoo In-na went on a 10th-anniversary trip for 'Goblin.' The actors, meeting again after a long time, provided a different kind of fun to viewers by revisiting famous scenes and behind-the-scenes stories from the drama while naturally revealing their friendships built off-camera.The charm of these programs was not just in simple nostalgia. While evoking past memories with familiar scenes and lines, the actors' changed appearances and still comfortable relationships after 10 years together created new viewing points. The strength of a 10th-anniversary variety show lies in not just revisiting a popular past work but also showing the present of the relationships forged through that work.'Love in the Moonlight' also possesses these strengths. The five actors have continued their relationship even after the drama ended, and they are all actively working in their respective fields 10 years later. Above all, the fact that the trip was initiated by the cast's suggestion and materialized as a full-group reunion further raises expectations for their exceptional teamwork.The five actors who wrote a brilliant page of youth together in 'Love in the Moonlight' 10 years ago. This time, they return to viewers not as Lee Yeong, Hong Ra-on, Kim Yoon-seong, Jo Ha-yeon, and Kim Byeong-yeon, but as Park Bo-gum Kim Yoo-jung, Jin Young, Chae Soo-bin, and Kwak Dong-yeon. Attention is focused on what stories they will tell now, 10 years later.'Love in the Moonlight,' consisting of two episodes, will meet viewers on the 16th at 8:30 PM and the 23rd at 9:00 PM.subin7134@tf.co.kr[Entertainment Department | ssent@tf.co.kr]