Kang Tae-oh, Rocco + historical drama, 100 wins..Lee Kang-dal made a comeback in 6 years

By Jeeyoung, Jo

Nov 06, 2025

Kang Tae-oh, Rocco historical drama, 100 wins..Lee Kang-dal made a comeback in 6 years



Actor Kang Tae-oh is turning into the crown prince of 『Pomsaeng Pomsa』, heralding a spectacular historical drama comeback.

Kang Tae-oh will play the role of Crown Prince Lee Kang, the successor of the royal family, in MBC's new Friday-Saturday drama 'The Moon flows on the River' (written by Cho Seung-hee and directed by Lee Dong-hyun), which will premiere on November 7. 'The Moon flows on the River' is a romance fantasy historical drama about the 易 of the Crown Prince who has lost his laughter and the 肢 who has lost his memory.

In the play, Lee Kang seems to be feisty and arbitrary on the outside, but he is a person with deep wounds who lost his beloved poverty palace on the inside. Although he is in the position of deputy cleansing to take care of political affairs on behalf of his father, he is indulged in luxury and pleasure, setting up a private dressing room in the Senate and focusing on fancy clothes and beauty. However, behind the debauchery lies the weight of the royal heir, the loneliness of living with the pain of loss, and the hot revenge, drawing keen attention to how Kang Tae-oh will express Lee Kang's ambivalence.




In addition, Lee Kang meets Park Dal-yi (Kim Se-jeong), a deputy who looks exactly like the dead waste bin, and even experiences an unexpected incident in which his soul is reversed. The fate-like meeting between Crown Prince Lee Kang and Park Dal-yi is stimulating curiosity whether it will lead to a romance of a loving and desperate century. In the process, Kang Tae-oh's excitement-filled historical drama romance performance is already raising viewers' expectations.

Kang Tae-oh, Rocco historical drama, 100 wins..Lee Kang-dal made a comeback in 6 years
Earlier, Kang Tae-oh made an extraordinary standout by showing the appearance of a 'historical drama master'. In KBS2 'Joseon Loco-Nokdujeon', which aired in 2019, he played the role of Cha Yul-moo, a romanticist in the Joseon version, drawing a lot of attention by showing the unexpected charm of the two faces. He made a strong impression on the home theater by showing a dark reversal character transformation from a warm lover who only looks at Dong-ju (Kim So-hyun) to Neungyang-gun (the later King Injo) who seeks antipathy.

In particular, Cha Yul-moo's shocking appearance of black painting is still drawing attention as a famous scene, raising the tension of the play to its highest level. Kang Tae-oh's colorful enthusiasm left a deep lingering impression on viewers, and even after the end of the show, there were voices hoping for his next historical drama. Kang Tae-oh, who returns to historical drama for the first time in about six years since "Nokdujeon", is all the more anticipated as he predicts another attractive character performance that will raise his heart rate in this work.




In the meantime, the drama 'Run On' ' came to my door one day' Kang Tae-oh, who has appeared in various works, has built his own filmography step by step. In particular, in the ENA drama 「Weird Lawyer Woo Young-woo」, he showed a friendly charm as Lee Joon-ho, who combined his warm appearance and personality, and became a hot favorite. In his previous film, tvN 'Potato Research Center', he played the cool-headed principleist So Baek-ho, completing a pleasant and exciting romance through playing a character with warmth in the cold, clearly imprinting his presence as a 'Rocco Free Pass Award'.

Attention is focusing on the new acting performance that Kang Tae-oh, who has captured the eyes and ears of viewers with his solid acting skills and excellent character digestibility in each work, will show in 『The Moon flows on the River』.

Meanwhile, 'The Moon Flows on the River', which is expected to postpone Kang Tae-oh's historical drama, will premiere at 9:50 p.m. on Friday the 7th.








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