A recent TV series “Moonlight Drawn by Clouds’ enjoyed huge popularity among local viewers. The historical drama portrays sweet court romance between Crown Prince Yi Yeong from the Joseon Dynasty and a fictional woman named Hong Ra-on who is disguised as a eunuch.



The period piece is actually an adaptation of a web-based novel with the same title by writer Yun Yi-su. She has written several web novels featuring romantic fantasy that blends historical figures who actually existed in history with imaginary characters. The intriguing fusion of history and fiction appeals greatly to readers.

The author feels drawn to ill-fated historical figures who died young or had twists and turns in their lives. In her stories, though, the characters are not unfortunate. On the contrary, they live happily ever after. The writer wishes the figures would be happy at least in her stories. She also hopes those who read the stories will also be happy.