Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo Episode 1 Jun 2026

Introductions to the competitive 3rd Prince Wang Yo (Hong Jong-hyun), the artistic 13th Prince Baek-ah (Nam Joo-hyuk), and the youthful 14th Prince Wang Jung (Ji Soo). The Return of the "Wolf-Dog"

Episode 1 introduces eight of the Goryeo princes not as romantic leads, but as potential predators. Wang So (Lee Joon-gi), the fourth prince, enters through a mask and a wound. He is introduced killing a man in a bathhouse, then tending to a bleeding gash on his own face with terrifying calm. His gaze when he sees Ha Jin is not longing—it is curiosity tinged with danger. Wang Wook (Kang Ha-neul), the eighth prince, offers the first flicker of kindness, yet even he is framed with shadows, his gentle smile never quite reaching his eyes in close-up. moon lovers: scarlet heart ryeo episode 1

The episode’s greatest directorial choice is to deny Ha Jin any moment of wonder upon arrival. She does not wake in silk sheets or a flower field. Instead, she opens her eyes in a muddy riverbank, gasping, only to witness two men being executed by sword. The Goryeo she enters is not a romanticized history but a gauntlet of shock and sensory overload. Men are stabbed in baths. Princes sneer. A dog devours a court lady’s corpse. Introductions to the competitive 3rd Prince Wang Yo