MBC's epic historical drama, 'The Moon That Embraces the Sun', has received a bonus of 10,000,000 won (~$8,886.00 USD).

On February 18, an insider told TV Report that the staff of the drama held a large dinner to celebrate the event.�" The�'Moon-Sun' team had a staff dinner at a Korean beef�restaurant," they said. "It was an enjoyous time with everyone from both production team A and B."

According to this insider, all the staff and main actors were present, including�Kim Soo Hyun and�Han Ga In, as well as the actors from the childhood arc,�Yeo Jin Goo, Kim Yoo Jung, and�Lee Min Ho.

The insider continued, "'Moon-Sun' is busy with filming every day of the week, but out of those days, Thursday is when they had a bit of leisure time. It's been a while since the entire staff gathered together, and we ended the party happily due to the high popularity of the drama."

'The Moon That Embraces the Sun' aired its first episode on January 4th with a rating of 18.0% (AGB Nielsen Media Research). By February 15's episode, they obtained an impressive rating of 38.4%. To congratulate the team on such an outstanding job, MBC granted a bonus of 10,000,000 won.

Source & Image: TV Report via Nate