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, Lee Si-woo, Gong Jung-hwan,

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. It is based on a novel of the same name by

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. It also aired on

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's Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 ( KST) time slot, from April 10 to May 9, 2023. 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.

Synopsis

The series follows the story of Yoo I-hwa (

), 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

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customers' money.

Cast

Main

as Yoo I-hwa: a woman in search of true happiness *

as Ryu Ga-eul: I-hwa's friend who is the general manager of a beauty company *

as Kang Seon-young: I-hwa's friend who is a full-time housewife * Lee Si-woo as Yoon Min-jae: a film major student * Gong Jung-hwan as Choi Gi-hyeon: I-hwa's husband *

as Seong Si-hun: Ga-eul's ex-husband who is a dermatologist *

as Je-guk: Seon-young's husband and Gi-hyeon's colleague

Supporting

* Yoo Ui-tae as Geum Seok-jin: Ga-eul's colleague * Byun Seo-yoon as Lim Ga-deun: Min-jae's close college classmate * Kim Jae-in as Jin Young-seo: an employee at a savings bank * Yoo Chae-hee as Seong Tae-mi: Ga-eul and Si-hun's daughter *

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as Lee Ru-ri: I-hwa's colleague who is a bank teller *

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as So Mi-kyung: the head of a cosmetics brand *

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as Goo Se-ju: a famous social media influencer and YouTuber * Lee Chae-eun as Na Min-su * Nam Woo-joo as Ru-ri's boyfriend * Lee Ga-eun as Yoon-so: a top star actress * Jang Hang-seon as Park Byung-sik * Byun Jung-hee as Oh Sook-ja

Special appearance

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as Tae-min: I-hwa's VIP customer

Viewership

Notes

References

External links

* * * * {{ENA Korean-language television shows ENA television dramas South Korean suspense television series South Korean thriller television series South Korean crime television series Television shows based on Japanese novels 2023 South Korean television series debuts 2023 South Korean television series endings