Thanks! Very helpful info. :D

@Nat .... Thank you for article.... I normally don't care about celebrity gossip, but I saw a comment saying the "Naming the Tree" scene in Ep 7 is a reference to IU's zeze scandal.

I applaud IU's courage for trying to take on  the hypocrisy of the industry....
The article is very enlightening .... It implies that IU is very smart and manipulating her image to gain fame and to strike back ..... The Zeze song is sarcastic and subtle ..... I like his comparison to Madonna, whereas Madonna manipulated her image in order to gain fame, IU is certainly doing it for more than that.... 

She may have promoted her own Lolita image, but she is fighting back against the ones who take advantage of such young girls.  Most of the K-pop girls' groups dress and dance very provocatively, and if a large part of their fanbase is Ahjussis, no wonder she is provoking controversy.

Wow! ... even more gutsy ! ... I din't think much of her before, but after this info, I like her!

Where can I watch the unedited original versions? I've been dying to watch it for some time now!

@Hessa: Thanks for the FAQ, Hessa.

@rainruma: The toxic anti-fan culture in South Korea is really something that I find difficult to comprehend. I mean, even if you don't like a celebrity for whatever it is that they choose to do--unless it's criminal or something really serious--why would you waste your time bashing or smearing their name, and constantly, at that?

You know guys, from this thread I could understand some part that Moon Lovers is being cynical and critical towards south korea society. The fact about how much So being abandoned because of his scar, the fact about IU controversy too. Maybe that's one of the reason they weren't doing so well in south korea? You know, because people hate critics. Okay I'm ridiculous, ignore me.

Also, I've watched the youku version of ep 6. It is loooot waaaaaay better than the edited version. I wonder what happen behind the production.

@Nat I've read the article. This is the first time I read about zeze controversy. And one certain things that strike my mind is: IU is incredibly clever. just like rainruma said, she's playing her own image and beyond. And she knew, she'll never lost her fame this way, because, even knetz recognize her for her talent (and of course because she is, once, a "nation's little sister")

@Hessa thank you so much for your effort and explanation! It is difficult for me to read historical fact because the main source usually use korean language. And I'm sorry if I did happen to spoil you because of that fact.

Great content... About the viewership is always about luck too.. If the audience is up for it. Unfortunately, they don't count the online views either... They should.

@JPT I know! If they did then they would realize this show is more popular than they think. TBH it's all I heard about before I started watching and I needed something to watch since W was ending. I'm all the way in America and I don't get Korean channels so I have to make do with watching them online :(