Pale Moon (TV series)

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Pale Moon
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Hangul	종이달
Literal meaning	Paper Moon
Revised Romanization	Jong-idal
McCune–Reischauer	Chongidal

Genre	Suspense thriller^[1] Crime^[2]
Created by	Park Min-seol^[3]
Based on	Kami no Tsuki by Mitsuyo Kakuta
Written by	Noh Yoon-su^[4]
Directed by	Yoo Jong-seon^[4] Jung Won-hee^[4]
Starring	Kim Seo-hyung Yoo Sun Seo Young-hee Lee Si-woo Gong Jung-hwan [ko] Lee Chun-hee Yoon Hee-seok
Music by	Kim Nam-yoon^[3] Heo Jun-hyeok^[3]
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producers	Park Min-seol Lee Hyung-hoon (CP) Hong Geun-hae (CP)
Producers	Han Ah-reum Ryu Jung-min
Editor	Lee Dong-hyun^[3]
Running time	70 minutes^[5]
Production companies	Lotte Cultureworks^[6] Big Ocean ENM^[6]
Original release
Network	ENA
Release	April 10 (2023-04-10) – May 9, 2023 (2023-05-09)
Related
Pale Moon (film)

Pale Moon (Korean: 종이달) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Kim Seo-hyung, Yoo Sun, Seo Young-hee, Lee Si-woo, Gong Jung-hwan, Lee Chun-hee, and Yoon Hee-seok. It is based on a novel of the same name by Mitsuyo Kakuta, which was previously made into a movie and TV series in Japan. The series is an original drama of Genie TV, and is available for streaming on its platform, and on TVING.^[1]^[4] It also aired on ENA from April 10 to May 9, 2023, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 (KST).^[7]

The first episode of Pale Moon was screened at the Rendez-vous (non-competition section) of the 2023 Cannes International Series Festival on April 19, 2023.^[8]^[9]

Synopsis

The series follows the story of Yoo I-hwa (Kim Seo-hyung), a bored housewife with an indifferent and ambitious husband, who lives a comfortable but somewhat empty life. She then gets a job as a contract employee at a savings bank and gradually regains her confidence. However, her normal daily life becomes irreversibly twisted when she begins to embezzle the VIP customers' money.^[1]^[10]^[11]

Cast

Main

Kim Seo-hyung as Yoo I-hwa: a woman in search of true happiness^[10]^[12]
Yoo Sun as Ryu Ga-eul: I-hwa's friend who is the general manager of a beauty company^[13]
Seo Young-hee as Kang Seon-young: I-hwa's friend who is a full-time housewife^[13]
Lee Si-woo as Yoon Min-jae: a film major student^[14]
Gong Jung-hwan as Choi Gi-hyeon: I-hwa's husband^[13]
Lee Chun-hee as Seong Si-hun: Ga-eul's ex-husband who is a dermatologist^[13]
Yoon Hee-seok as Je-guk: Seon-young's husband and Gi-hyeon's colleague^[13]

Supporting

Yoo Ui-tae as Geum Seok-jin: Ga-eul's colleague^[15]
Byun Seo-yoon as Lim Ga-deun: Min-jae's close college classmate^[16]
Kim Jae-in as Jin Young-seo: an employee at a savings bank^[17]
Yoo Chae-hee as Seong Tae-mi: Ga-eul and Si-hun's daughter^[18]
Yoon Bo-ra as Lee Ru-ri: I-hwa's colleague who is a bank teller^[19]
Yoon A-jung as So Mi-kyung: the head of a cosmetics brand^[20]
Lee Ga-ryeong as Goo Se-ju: a famous social media influencer and YouTuber^[21]
Lee Chae-eun as Na Min-su^[22]
Nam Woo-joo as Ru-ri's boyfriend^[23]
Lee Ga-eun as Yoon-so: a top star actress^[24]
Jang Hang-seon as Park Byung-sik^[25]
Byun Jung-hee as Oh Sook-ja^[26]

Special appearance

Kim Young-hoon as Tae-min: I-hwa's VIP customer^[27]

Viewership

Pale Moon : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org.

Season		Episode number
Season		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
	1	N/A	N/A	205	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	233	272	338

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.^[28]

Average TV viewership ratings
Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)
Ep.	Original broadcast date	Nationwide^[28]	Seoul^[29]
1	April 10, 2023	0.975% (10th)	1.057% (9th)
2	April 11, 2023	0.9% (17th)	1.263% (5th)
3	April 17, 2023	1.056% (6th)	1.187% (5th)
4	April 18, 2023	1.0% (14th)	1.150% (4th)
5	April 24, 2023	0.9% (14th)	N/A
6	April 25, 2023	0.9% (18th)	N/A
7	May 1, 2023	1.242% (6th)	1.657% (5th)
8	May 2, 2023	1.306% (5th)	1.386% (6th)
9	May 8, 2023	1.405% (5th)	1.695% (4th)
10	May 9, 2023	1.504% (4th)	1.617% (5th)
Average		1.119%	1.377%^[a]
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes ratings that were not published. This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

Notes

^ This average rating is calculated based on the published ratings. The exact average rating is unknown due to multiple unpublished ratings.

References

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^ Kim Ji-won (March 16, 2023). "[공식] 김서형, 은행 VIP 돈 횡령…'종이달' 4월 10일 ENA 편성 확정" (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023 – via Naver.
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^ ^a ^b Lee Gyu-lee (April 11, 2023). "Kim Seo-hyung waited 6 years for female-centric series 'Pale Moon'". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on April 11, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
^ Pierce Conran (March 30, 2023). "10 new K-dramas to watch in April 2023 – Netflix's Queenmaker, The Good Bad Mother, Pale Moon and more". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on April 11, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
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^ "Rookie Lee Si-woo-II in "Paper Moon" as the Lead". HanCinema. Sports Seoul. March 16, 2023. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
^ Cha Hye-young (March 16, 2023). "'킹덤' 유의태, '종이달'→'남남'까지 연이은 캐스팅" (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on April 3, 2023. Retrieved March 16, 2023 – via Naver.
^ Son Jin-ah (March 17, 2023). "변서윤 '종이달' 출연 확정 "캐릭터와 싱크로율 90%"(공식)" [Byun Seo-yoon 'Paper Moon' appearance confirmed "90% synchro rate with character" (Official)] (in Korean). MK Sports. Archived from the original on April 3, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2023 – via Naver.
^ Kang Min-kyung (March 23, 2023). "[공식] 김재인, '종이달' 출연 확정…김서형과 호흡" (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on April 3, 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2023 – via Naver.
^ Yoo Jun-ha (March 27, 2023). "유채희, 김서형의 서스펜스 '종이달'에 캐스팅" (in Korean). E Daily. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2023 – via Naver.
^ Lee Ye-joo (March 30, 2023). "'씨스타 출신' 윤보라, '종이달' 출연 확정[공식]" [Yoon Bo-ra from 'Sistar' confirmed to appear in 'Paper Moon' [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on April 3, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Naver.
^ Park Ah-reum (March 30, 2023). "윤아정 '종이달' 합류, 이천희와 내연관계 팜므파탈 役[공식]" [Yoon A-jung joins 'Paper Moon', plays the role of a femme fatale in an internal relationship with Lee Chun-hee [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on April 3, 2023. Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Naver.
^ Lee Da-won (April 3, 2023). "이가령, '종이달' 출연…김서형·이천희와 호흡" [Lee Ga-ryeong, appearing in 'Paper Moon'… Working with Kim Seo-hyung and Lee Chun-hee] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Archived from the original on April 3, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2023 – via Naver.
^ Gong Mi-na (April 13, 2023). "'종이달' 윤보라, 제대로 밉상이네…시기‧질투로 김서형 견제" (in Korean). SpoTV News. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Naver.
^ Cha Hye-young (April 19, 2023). "남우주, '어린왕자' 싱크로율 100%…초근접 셀카로 훈훈 비주얼 자랑" (in Korean). Ten Asia. Archived from the original on April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Naver.
^ Lee Chang-gyu (April 24, 2023). "이가은, '종이달' 합류…'디 엠파이어' 이어 열일 행보" (in Korean). X-ports News. Archived from the original on April 24, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2023 – via Naver.
^ Hwang Hye-jin (April 26, 2023). "'종이달' 이시우, 설레는 직진 연하남 연기" (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on April 30, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Naver.
^ Ha Su-jeong (May 4, 2023). "'종이달' 윤보라, 연기를 이렇게 잘했나..씨스타 지우고 배우로" (in Korean). OSEN. Archived from the original on May 5, 2023. Retrieved May 5, 2023 – via Naver.
^ Jang Woo-young (April 13, 2023). "김영훈, '종이달' 특별 출연…김서형과 호흡→과몰입 예고 [공식]" (in Korean). OSEN. Archived from the original on April 16, 2023. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Naver.
^ ^a ^b
Nielsen Korea ratings (Nationwide):
- "Ep. 1" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. April 10, 2023. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- "Ep. 2" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. April 11, 2023. Archived from the original on April 12, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2023 – via Naver.
- "Ep. 3" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. April 17, 2023. Archived from the original on April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- "Ep. 4" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. April 18, 2023. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Naver.
- "Ep. 5" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. April 24, 2023. Archived from the original on April 25, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023 – via Naver.
- "Ep. 6" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. April 2, 2023. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved April 26, 2023 – via Naver.
- "Ep. 7" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 1, 2023. Archived from the original on May 2, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- "Ep. 8" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 2, 2023. Archived from the original on May 3, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
- "Ep. 9" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 8, 2023. Archived from the original on May 9, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- "Ep. 10" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 9, 2023. Archived from the original on May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
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Nielsen Korea ratings (Seoul Capital Area):
- "Ep. 1" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. April 10, 2023. Archived from the original on April 12, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- "Ep. 2" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. April 11, 2023. Archived from the original on April 12, 2023. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- "Ep. 3" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. April 17, 2023. Archived from the original on April 18, 2023. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
- "Ep. 4" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. April 18, 2023. Archived from the original on April 19, 2023. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
- "Ep. 7" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 1, 2023. Archived from the original on May 2, 2023. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- "Ep. 8" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 2, 2023. Archived from the original on May 3, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2023.
- "Ep. 9" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 8, 2023. Archived from the original on May 9, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
- "Ep. 10" (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. May 9, 2023. Archived from the original on May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.

External links

Official website (in Korean)
Production website at Big Ocean ENM (in Korean)
Pale Moon at IMDb
Pale Moon at HanCinema

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