Park Moondae

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## Park Moondae

* Webtoon
* Webnovel
* Ryu Gunwoo

## General Informaton

### Alt Name Spellings

박문대 (Hangul)
朴炆旲 (Hanja)
Ryu Gunwoo
류건우 (Hangul)

### Nicknames

MoonPuppy/Moon Daengdaeng, Tibetan Fox, AI puppy, MoondaeMoondae (by Lee Sejin), Gommeo/MoonDog (censored name), Soft bean rice cake apple rice cake puppy, moist steamed bread apple rice cake

### Birthday

December 15, 200X
December 8, 1993-1999 (Ryu Gunwoo)

### Age

20 y/o (Y0) → 27 y/o (Y7) (Park Moondae)
 29 y/o (Ryu Gunwoo Pre-regression)**Spoiler!**32/33 y/o (Actual pre-regression age)

### Height

178 cm / 5ft 10in (Park Moondae)
1?? cm / ?ft ??in (Ryu Gunwoo)

### Blood Type

A (Park Moondae)
B (Ryu Gunwoo)

### Foot Size

265 mm / 9 (US men shoe size) (Park Moondae)
??? mm / ?? (US men's shoe size) (Ryu Gunwoo)

### Family

Parents (Dead) (Park Moondae)
Parents (Dead) (Ryu Gunwoo)

### Education

Middle School drop out/High School GED (Park Moondae)
 Yeonhui University (Ryu Gunwoo)

### Military Service

public service worker with an honorable discharge (Ryu Gunwoo)

### Group Role(s)

Main Vocalist
Face of the Group

### Agency

T1 Stars (Debut)
Stars Orbit (ch 456)

### Representation

Dog 🐶
Tibetan Fox

### Autograph

**Park Moondae (박문대)** is the main protagonist of Debut or Die series and the main vocalist of TeSTAR. His initial identity was **Ryu Gunwoo (류건우)**, a man 6 years older than Park Moondae, but he suddenly regressed three years to the past and possessed Park Moondae's body.

## Appearance

In the novel, Park Moondae is described as having a face that looks cute rather than cool with a neat appearance. He noticeably gets better looking as he levels up his visual stat. In the webtoon, he is depicted to have amber eyes with a few eyelashes facing downwards at the outer corners. He dyes his hair often throughout the series. His left ring finger number is 17

Ryu Gunwoo is depicted to have black hair with a good-looking face. He often wears glasses, a mask, a hoodie, and a baseball cap.

## Personality

Park Moondae often comes across as stoic, highly intelligent, and skilled with colorful inner monolouges. Many parts of his personality come from being an orphan at a young age such as his strong self-sufficiency and wide range of knowledge in different areas. He is a very quick-witted person who can almost always come up with solutions to any problems ahead of time and meticulously carries out his plans in a highly methodical fashion that leaves no sources of potential threat to TeStar. Due to the nature of his job and the environment he worked in, he is very cautious of other intentions, observant of his surroundings, and is especially insightful in reading other people's actions and thinking so that he knows how to strategically make use of them, which makes him a bit manipulative to achieve his goals. Despite that, his teammates trusted and respected him due to his wise and reliable side, his opinions are valued, since he always has TeStar's best interests in mind and is attentive to other members in the group, as he is aware of every one of their strong suits and knows how to encourage them during their time of need. He is passionate about performing on stage and gives his fan the best he can give, he didn't admit it but he loves performing and his affection for it shows clearly to everyone.

Due to having been alone and living without any meaningful relationship for so long, he pretends he doesn't care too much about the people he's close to, but reading between the lines shows how much he treasures them and is protective of them. Despite how astute he is, Park Moondae can be rather oblivious to other well-meaning intentions and often misunderstands them, but when he recognizes those thoughtful words and kind actions are without any malice, he can get sentimental and emotional the most out of anyone in TeStar. Lee Sejin noted that Park Moondae is particularly generous and patient to those he cares for, even to Cheongryeo whom he had a hostile relationship before they resolved their bad blood. He is secretly kind and even when he is still Ryu Gunwoo, a person with a bleak outlook on life, he still lends a helping hand to Park Moondae, now Keundal, so much so that the other man looks up to him as a dependable hyung and wish for his happy life even when he about to pass away.
Park Moondae is a major perfectionist and places high care on the results and success of TeStar. This combined with his workaholic tendencies and focus on the big picture, can sometimes be a good thing but it also makes him get tunnel vision a lot and not worry about things that are actually important to him and others when he didn't consider it at first. The incident where Big Moon went missing forced him to choose between a person he unconsciously sees as family and his job, he prioritized his job at first because he didn't want to cause trouble for TeStar and that he would disappoint the audience that came to see them. He also thought his help wouldn't be more beneficial to the rescue team but was urged by Ryu Chungwoo and others to go. After saving Big Moon, he realizes how important the other man is to him and starts to place more trust in his team, and the credibility of his image that he has built over the years to the public to not fail so suddenly.

## Background

Ryu Gunwoo before the regression was a man in his 29 who was preparing for the civil servant exam. He was an orphan whose parents died during a family trip when he was still in middle school. During college, he joined photography club and became a data pal (someone who sells photo & video data taken while following idol events), which helped him pay for tuition. Thanks to this, he's very good at looking through all kinds of entertainment bulletin boards and SNS to find out the market price of data. The last memory before waking up as Park Moondae was falling asleep while drinking alcohol after preparing for the civil servant test at 29 years old.

After waking up in the body of someone unknown six years younger than himself and noticing that he has also regressed 3 years into the past, a status window appeared before his eyes and he was given a mission to debut within 365 days, else he would die. Using his memory before regression, Moondae figured that the fastest way to debut as a non-trainee was by joining Idol Inc. and decided to basically lock himself in a karaoke booth to get cast . In addition, Moondae decided to aim for the vocal position after considering his skill and how vocal is a very rare position in the idol industry compared to the dance and rap positions. As a result, he drew a lot of attention during Idol Inc. for his vocal skill .

His overall abilities also grow rapidly because he can gain bonus points by fulfilling certain conditions, such as earning an achievement or completing a quest, and distributing them amongst his different stats through his Idol System.  Park Moondae also uses his system to see the skills of other idols and uses that strategically. However, since it's the first time he became an idol himself even though he worked a lot with idols, his strategic actions are often regarded as a mysterious gag in the eyes of others.

In chapter 320, it's revealed that the soul of OG Park Moondae was fused with the system to help "Ryu Gunwoo" in the form of a status window, and it turns out that the personal skill "Infinite Potential" which was originally thought to be Park Moondae's was actually Ryu Gunwoo's characteristic. The reason why Ryu Gunwoo chose to sell idols' data for money was because of his desire for a stage that he was not aware of. In other words, Ryu Gunwoo was originally a person with an unprecedented talent for being an idol, but he lost his way and collapsed as he forgot his dream and aptitude due to reality. Ryu Gunwoo himself thought that his achievements as an idol were just because he borrowed Park Moondae's talent, but Park Moondae wedged, saying, "There was nothing that you couldn't have among the things that he achieved."

## Relationships

* Lee Sejin
	+ In the early days of ICorp, Park Moondae tried to avoid him saying that he might become a junkie later, but he became more and more friendly as they teamed up together three times out of four team evaluations to create a stage. Even at the time of their respective controversies, Park Moondae directly helped resolve Lee Sejin's controversy, while Lee Sejin calmed down Park Moondae whose mentality went out, and helped each other. Even after debuting together, their relationship is one where they trust and believe in each other. For Lee Sejin, who is the most realistic member of the group, his biggest guess about what Park Moondae was hiding was his "cousin". He considered Park Moondae as a friend even after they finished group activities on ICorp, and when Park Moondae couldn't do group activities due to his accident, he said that it was okay, so he is a friend Park Moondae really trusts and likes. Park Moondae is hiding it only from himself because even when he is angry, he wants to talk to Lee Sejin first. And when Park Moondae said something unbelievable, Lee Sejin believed him "because it's what Park Moondae said".
* Seon Ahyun
	+ Seon Ahyun is a friend of the same age. Park Moondae was the first friend Seon Ahyun made in ICorp. Park Moondae advised Seon Ahyun who had self-esteem issues, and Seon Ahyun let Park Moondae come to his house when Park Moondae was raided by stalkers. When Park Moondae confided his secret to him, Seon Ahyun didn't believe him and instead was shocked that Park Moondae suffered so much mental pain that it caused him to believe that he was a different person. After that, he thought that Park Moondae's symptoms had gotten worse when he saw him singing a school song at an event at a university that he claimed was Ryu Gunwoo's alma mater. He blamed himself severely for not having the courage to recommend treatment because he wanted to maintain the current situation. In the end, Park Moondae reassured him that he would receive counseling whether he believed it or not, and then made Seon Ahyun believe it with a barrage of rational evidence. Seon Ahyun carefully watches Park Moondae, and if he goes out of control or in a strange direction, Seon Ahyun stops him. When a problem occurs, Seon Ahyun helps by taking different approaches from Park Moondae and Lee Sejin.
* Ryu Cheongwoo
	+ The two were only in a team evaluation on ICorp once together, but it wasn't an intimate relationship. Park Moondae thought, "I like a normal person" when Ryu Cheongwoo was announced to debut. Ryu Cheongwoo also sees Park Moondae positively, asking him if he wants to be a leader when Ryu Cheongwoo is having a difficult time having the leadership position. Later, through "Truth Verification", it was revealed that Ryu Gunwoo and Ryu Cheongwoo were from the same Pungsan Ryu clan. Discovering this led to Park Moondae remembering his parents' accident whenever he saw Ryu Cheongwoo, so he avoided him for a while until they had a conversation and the discomfort went away to some extent. In a car accident, Park Moondae tried to block a part that was flying toward Ryu Cheongwoo's head, but it hit Park Moondae's chest and left him in a coma for a long time. Because of this, Ryu Cheongwoo has a great sense of guilt for Park Moondae and tries to be nice to him. After another "Truth Verification", Park Moondae went to Ryu Cheongwoo's house and asked him to search through any pictures or videos of family gatherings to find Ryu Gunwoo's whereabouts. Through this, Ryu Cheongwoo learned about Ryu Gunwoo's situation, and questioned the relationship between Park Moondae and Ryu Gunwoo, linking Park Moondae's appearance to Ryu Gunwoo's behavior in the home video. After a three-way encounter between Ryu Gunwoo (Big Moon), Park Moondae (Main Character), and Ryu Chungwoo, Ryu Cheongwoo became the first TeSTAR member to learn that Ryu Gunwoo and Park Moondae switched bodies. In the setting of "Reality", Ryu Cheongwoo and Ryu Gunwoo are distant relatives but also fellow Yeonhui University students and roommates.
* Bae Sejin
	+ Like Lee Sejin, Bae Sejin was considered "Drug Addict Candidate #2" by Park Moondae. He also initially thought of him as a troll, but debuting together, he realized Bae Sejin's true character and developed into a good relationship. Bae Sejin's point of view comes out while Park Moondae is in a coma from a car accident. During ICorp. he felt inferior to Park Moondae, but after debuting, his thoughts changed. Rather than comparing himself to Park Moondae, he tried to pay him back as he received a lot of help from him. Later, Ryu Gunwoo's words of support to Bae Sejin at the beginning of his debut in "Meeting Park Moondae" seemed to have been a great source of strength. Bae Sejin learns that Park Moondae was originally Ryu Gunwoo in "Reality". When Bae Sejin does something for the members, he quietly praises them by saying, "You're growing up."
* Cha Eugene
	+ Cha Eugene is often described as annoying and noisy, but when the reader looks past Park Moondae's unreliable narration, the two appear to play off each other well. When Cha Eugene disappeared during the camera accident, Park Moondae was the first to find him which caused Cha Eugene to feel moved and explain what happened. When Cha Eugene spoke while imitating Park Moondae's arm-crossing habit and Park Moondae listened to his story, Cha Eugene thought, "I like conversing with this person!" Later, the Cha Eugene with memories of STier started trusting Park Moondae after realizing that he was a fan. Afterwards, STier's Cha Eugene left while saying "Thank you, my fan." and also "I would have kept doing this somehow. Because I loved it so much." to relieve Park Moondae who was concerned about sending STier's Chae Eugene away.
* Kim Raebin
	+ Kim Raebin, who was raised on Confucianism beliefs, naturally treats the reliable older Park Moondae very politely, so Park Moondae treats him well. When Kim Raebin's grandmother collapsed, the image of her reminded Park Moondae of his parents on their deathbeds, so he gave words of consolation to Kim Raebin who said them back to Park Moondae which resolved Park Moondae's self-reproaching over not receiving his parents' death call. Park Moondae is proud of Kim Rae-bin, who always does his best and humbly accepts advice, and works hard as a production member. Park Moondae even believes it's not a waste to feed Kim Raebin six times a day. In Part 2 of the novel, the two become roommates. In the eyes of the other TeSTAR members, the two are workaholic comrades to the point that when Bae Sejin said, "Even if Kim Raebin runs wild to keep the deadline, there is no way to stop him because his roommate is Park Moondae," no one objected.
* Cheongryeo
	+ In the beginning, they had a hostile relationship of their shared regression and possession. Because Cheongryeo tried to regress again by trying to make Park Moondae die, Park Moondae avoided Cheongryeo, calling him a madman. Afterwards, Cheongryeo, who kidnapped Park Moondae, was overpowered and told, "You can't restart now. So just live comfortably. Raise a dog and do what you want to do." After that, Cheongryeo, who abandoned his obsession with restarting, gets a dog and names it Kong (meaning: bean). Cheongryeo often sends pictures of Kong to Park Moondae, and although that annoys him, Park Moondae accepts the pictures and pets Kong whenever they meet anyway. Their relationship is also used for counseling on the problem of revealing Park Moondae's secret to the TeSTAR members, system-related discussions, and information-related connections in the entertainment industry. Basically, it's a business relationship organized within a line: annoyance on Park Moondae's side and a friendly feeling from Cheongryeo's side.
* Big Moon
	+ Big Moon is the alias of the real Park Moondae from before Ryu Gunwoo (main character) took over his body. He came up with the alias with Ryu Gunwoo (mc) using his WeTube account name "Big Moon" to differentiate themselves when talking about each other. After it was revealed that Big Moon was the status window of Park Moondae's (mc) idol system, Ryu Gunwoo (mc) saved Big Moon's ego from being assimilated with the system. Currently, Big Moon is living a smooth life as both a civil servant and a TeSTAR fan using Ryu Gunwoo's body. Big Moon frequently contacts Park Moondae through the chat function, which is a vestige of the status window. After the system disappeared, Park Moondae (Ryu Gunwoo) suggested that Big Moon should live his own life now. However, instead of feeling liberated, Big Moon became depressed. He had been part of the system for so long that much of his self-identity had disappeared, and he had become used to a life of helping Park Moondae. When Park Moondae suddenly encouraged him to live freely, Big Moon started to panic. While trying to resolve the issue, Big Moon went missing unintentionally. Park Moondae inferred where he might have gone and succeeded in rescuing him, which deepened their relationship even further.

## Quotes

* "Isn't it the rule that if it's an unfamiliar ceiling, it's a different world?" Park Moondae → himself (ch 1)
* "Just think 'I'm going to do this'" Park Moondae → Seon Ahyun (ch 11)
* "Hello Loviewers. This is Park Moondae🐶. This is XXX" Park Moondae's signature on TeSTAR's official SNS
* "We will continue to do our best to become a group that can give you excitement rather than worry when thinking about the future of TeSTAR. Thank you." Park Moondae → Loviewers (ch 127)
* "Actually, I like the current team. Even if we start over and build the same team, it will never be the same as now. The events and stories we share will be different." Park Moondae → Cheongryeo (ch 178)
* "You can't restart now. So... It means that you don't have to give up your life now because of a flaw. What you have now won't go away. So just live comfortably. Raise a dog and do what you want to do." Park Moondae → Cheongryeo (ch 179)
* Bae Sejin: "Wh- Why does that crazy guy keep talking to you?" Park Moondae: "I know- does he want to get his head bashed again?" (ch 212)
* "My original face isn't too bad" Park Moondae → himself (ch 230)
* "It tasted salty like tears. I was ecstatic. It was the sweet taste of life." Park Moondae → himself (ch 234)
* "I think I have to know everything and control it so that I can have a comfortable lifestyle. Fuck." Park Moondae → himself (ch 259)
* "Why did I take pictures of idols. I can say it's because it's money, but then why did I shoot people who were not profitable? The pleasure I got there. Was it vicarious satisfaction?" Park Moondae → himself (ch 314)
* "I like idols. I didn't know I wanted to be an idol, but I guess I did." Park Moondae → himself (ch 320)
* "Regardless of this award, I think it was a good thing that I tried to become an idol at that time... I'm very happy." Park Moondae → audience (ch 321)
* "He believed me." Park Moondae → Cheongryu about Lee Sejin (ch 334)
* “(...) In that respect, I think you did pretty well today.” - Chapter 342
* "Hello, this is Park Moondae. I have no idea what I will show to shareholders by the time you receive this message, but I will repay you with dividend income greater than the investment you made. Thank you." - This is a message sent to shareholders at the time of Idol Inc comeback in part 2 in chapter 5.
* "The answer is... the company's demise." - Chapter 454
* "Okay. I was Park Moondae of TeStar." - Chapter 562
* “Big Moon. What do you think your name is?” - Chapter 563
* "Loviewers. I am happy because I am TeStar's Park Moondae. Whenever I perform on stage, practice, or perform a concert, it is very fun and enjoyable to show something to Lover after going through a difficult and difficult process. I want to stay as Testa for a long time. I like the members, and I like the album we are making. (...) And there is the most important thing. Above all, I am happy that there are lovers who read this long article to this point. Thank you. There is someone today who is happy that I am in this world and congratulates me, and that feels unbelievable. It's a bit embarrassing, but I really wanted to tell you. So... for this reason, I want to continue to live according to your idol's style. Thank you always. And I love you." - Chapter 565 . Park Moondae's birthday letter

* “Kim Raebin, listen carefully. You are a genius.” - Chapter 571
* “I am not late.” - Chapter 576
* "This is because TeStar Park Moondae did not live that way. It was trust." - Chapter 578
* “ Since when did you start thinking so much?(...) When you're the one who tell me not to think too much and just talk comfortably." - Park Moondae to Ryu Chungwoo in chapter 598
* "Now this guy knows how to say some pretty common sense things. (...) 'It’s strange to hear those words coming out of your mouth.'” - Park Moondae to Cheongryeo in chapter 607
* “Because my hyung is a good person by nature.” - Park Moondae to Ryu Chungwoo in chapter 620
* "I raised my head to the sky and smiled. I am happy." - Chapter 643

## Digression

### Appearance

* Park Moondae strategically pushed the image of a puppy to create a friendly image for his survival on ICorp. After Lee Sejin described Park Moondae's expressionless face as being like a "Tibet fox," it became one of the nicknames Park Moondae is called in entertainment programs and the fandom.
* While he isn't short at 178 cm tall, he is the second-shortest member of TeSTAR (the shortest being Bae Sejin at 177 cm)
* The ring size of his left ring finger is 17.
* He is one of the TeSTAR members who dyes his hair often
* Timeline of his hair colors: Black hair (OG) → Blonde with soft perm (ch 24) → Black hair → Platinum hair (ch 107) → Black hair with fairly long bangs → Silver hair with half slicked up (ch 206) → Black hair (using temporary hairspray dye) (ch 221 & 227) → Pink hair with perm (ch 261) → Blueish White hair (ch 345) → Golden Brown hair (ch 415) → Black hair (current)

### Traits & Likes

* There are many descriptions of him holding in his sighs
* A "Destructive Strategist" according to the roommate assignment content. People who are this type run for all they are worth and value efficiency; the type of brain that looks at the forest rather than the tree. The comment from the production team was "Brilliant ideas and judgment, the Tibetan fox in this area".
* Park Moondae isn't self-aware of it, but he actually likes cute things. He prefers being a puppy over a Tibetan fox, and he eyes Bae Sejin's fans because of their hamster merch. When he doesn't monitor public opinion on the net, he usually watches animal videos on YouTube to relax. He was even petting the puppy Cheongryeo had brought with him, not caring whether it had saliva on it or not, and even when he visited Ryu Cheongwoo's house, he also pet his family dog Kkamgi (meaning: Blackie) with skillful and flamboyant hand movements.
* He's depicted as a behind-the-scenes advisor to the other characters. Park Minha, a member of Mirinay, says, "He's a bit difficult to get close to in real life and he's capable of manipulating his company, but when it comes to broadcasts, he looks like a harmless puppy. He's really extraordinary. I don't know what he was thinking, but he really ended up in the right place. He was born to be an idol." (ch 358) Kwon Heeseung expressed his trust in Park Moondae (and his advice), saying, "If he wanted to manipulate me, there have already been so many opportunities." (ch 366)
* He is not very friendly or soft towards others unless he knows them personally. Lee Sejin pointed out that Park Moondaw was overprotective of Seon Ahyeon in the early days of the group. He is particularly doting, such as when he was even thinking of buying a house for Big Moon, who was like his own younger brother. Although it is not to that extent, there is also a description of him taking care of the careers of Kwon Heeseung's Spacer and Park Min-ha's Miry-nay amid his busy activities and occasionally communicating with them. He is surprisingly very weak not only to people he knows but also to anyone he considers as "children". Even when Choi Wongil was doing all kinds of trolls at the time of Idol Inc., he did not hate or resent Choi Wongil. Instead, he was worried that the younger man would become prey to the production team and said, "If you act like that, it won't do you any good". Considering that their nearly 10-year age gap, his attitude towards Choi Wongil was quite moderate.

### Food

* Park Moondae is good at cooking. Most of the food TeSTAR eats at their dorm is made by him. It is said that he has made up to 12 servings for their 7-member group.
* He has a minor specialty of adjusting seasoning without tasting the food. When idols from other groups tasted his cooking at their agency's group entertainment, they were impressed and even asked if TeStar gets to eat such delicious food every day. Park Moondae has a caring nature and is often seen sincerely taking care of his fellow members.
* He prefers to dip.
* He likes samgyetang.
* He likes apples. He seems to enjoy drinking apple juice and his video chat nickname is "Apple".
* He has alcohol dependence. Bae Sejin got worried seeing Park Moondae drink whenever he got stressed, so he recommended he to stop drinking. Park Moondae is now abstaining under strict surveillance.
* He says he eats everything well without being picky, but it isn't exactly true that he doesn't have any dislikes. The reason he eats everything well is that he couldn't afford to leave any food behind after his parents died, and not leaving any leftovers became a habit.

### Ryu Gunwoo

* It is said that Ryu Gunwoo was part of the Language, Mathematics, Foreign Language (English) generation.
* Ryu Gunwoo isn't initially depicted as good-looking as Park Moondae describes his looks as "thin", "gloomy and cool vibes", and "not bad looking". However, it is later known that other people see him as quite handsome. Unless the person has a gentle vibe like Seon Ahyun or Park Moondae's body, he doesn't seem very impressed with their looks.
* When Ryu Gunwoo was younger, he was preparing to go to an international high school, but in chapter 9, he says, "It feels like I'm back in an all-boys high school". Judging by what he said, fans presume that he withdrew from the entrance exam and went to a general all-boys high school instead after his parents' deaths.
* Before entering Park Moondae's body, Ryu Gunwoo served his military service as a city hall social service worker, but Park Moondae was judged to be capable of enlisting in active duty. Suddenly, he entered the biggest nightmare of South Korean men- entering the military twice. Park Moondae is an orphan who lost both parents and has no relatives to take care of him, but under the current law, the standard for orphans to be judged as social workers and not active enlistment is limited to cases where both parents died before the age of 13. In other words, the exemption does not apply to Park Moondae, who lost his parents when he was in middle school. If you were a high school dropout, you could be a social service worker, but Park Moondae passed the GED exam, and the law was revised in February 2021 to determine military service regardless of your academic background. There is a possibility that he will serve as a social worker or be exempted in this life considering he was an orphan who had to make a living on his own, and he was seriously injured in a car accident which led to a long hospitalization and coma. However, due to the nature of being a public figure, there is a high possibility that he will go to active duty so that there is no room for controversy.

### ETC

* His motto is "Luck is there for a reason".
* He has difficulty winking with his right eye.
* He cannot sleep if he has coffee in the evening
* He grabbed a pencil during his doljabi.
* His hobbies are photography and cooking.
* He's good at taking pictures because of is a former data seller. On the other hand, he's not good at taking selfies. Other people say that his skill level is cut in half.
* He can sing a total of three octaves, his highest note being A5.
* Starting from the solo stage <Wheel> of the 7th year concert <HUNTING CIRCUS>, there was a description that implied that Park Moondae's singing stats seemed to have become level EX.
* He does not draw well.
* When he's stressed or things don't go well, he has a habit of hitting his head on a hard place such as a desk or bed corner.
* As a former data seller, he is very sensitive to the secret battles on the internet, and he contributes to the mental management of fans and readers by blocking or smothering controversy in advance. As the novel progresses. it is revealed that this kind of monitoring has become one of the few hobbies of Park Moondae, apart from doing it simply to manage the public's opinion of the group. To be exact, his hobby is watching the antis burn. It seems that the monitoring is also recognized to some extent as it has often acted against headwinds at exquisite timings.
* He is smart, so readers don't worry much about Park Moondae unless it is revealed that he is mentally concentrated. There is a depiction that TeSTAR's fans in the novel also understand that "Park Moondae behaves smartly", so they trust his actions even if they don't necessarily understand why he did something.
* He's weak against scary things. While he is okay with visible ghost costumes, sudden and bleak atmospheres scare him. It has gotten to a point where he is teased for not admitting it.
* In chapter 23, Park Moondae saw an interview cut off Mudi and thought, "I will give red ginseng to her if I manage to debut and survive." It was revealed in chapter 505 that Park Moondae, does, in fact, send red ginseng to her every national holiday.
* As expected of the main character, Park Moondae is the only character with two individual official illustrations. One is with his natural black hair and the other is with his dyed blonde hair.

## Gallery

### Webnovel Illustration

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### Official Fancam Thumbnail

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### Others

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## References

1. ↑ The earliest year Park Moondae could have been born is 2000 considering his resident registration number starts with 3. The latest year Park Moondae could have been born is 2005 considering that he has a 6-year age difference with Ryu Gunwoo whose resident registration number starts with 1 (last birthyear whose resident registration number starts with 1 is 1999). Gender can be distinguished by the first digit of the last digit of the resident registration number. The first digit in the last digit of a male's resident registration number, born between 1900 and 1999, is 1. 2 is the number given to women born between 1900 and 1999. Men born after 2000 are given 3 and women 4. Park Moondae's birthyear is left as 200X on the wiki unlike Ryu Gunwoo as 200X is the official birthyear in the novel.
2. ↑ Mentioned in Chapter 281. His birth flower is the Daphne Odora. Its flower meaning is immortality.
3. ↑ If Ryu Gunwoo took the CSAT in 2013, Ryu Gunwoo is likely to be born in 1994. Ryu Gunwoo returned to his memory at the age of 29 when he was possessed by Park Moondae's body, but he returned to three years ago, so Ryu Gunwoo's body was 26 years old and Park Mundae's body was 20 years old at that time. If you think of Ryu Gunwoo as born in 1994 and Park Mundae as born in 2000, six years younger than Ryu Gunwoo, Park Mundae can start with 3 on the back of his resident registration number. If Ryu Gunwoo is considered to be born in 1993, Park Mundae was born in 1999, and the last digit of the resident registration number starts with 1, so the date of birth cannot be 200×December 15.
4. ↑ His birth flower is the reed. Its flower meaning is deep love.
5. ↑ Although he regressed past the age of 29, he only has his memories of up until this age.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 It was mentioned that Ryu Gunwoo lived for some months after STier's disbandment (Year 6) before attempting suicide
7. ↑  Even within the dog sect, the faction is divided into the blonde mundaengdaeng (Geumdaengdaeng) and the black-haired mundaengdaeng (heukdaengdaeng).
8. ↑ Gommeo (곰머) is the nickname antis used in raw. It came from modifying Moondae's name(문대); 문→곰 by rotating 180°, 대→머 with yaminjeongum. The nickname has no literal translation and the official translation (Tapas) changed it into MoonDog instead.
9. ↑ Censored names are commonly used by people on SNS to avoid their post being found through searchbar. It is commonly used by anti (hate speech) but sometimes also used by fans.
10. ↑ meaning: warm sunlight
11. ↑ "I guess it was chosen for me to become a kind person to people like the warm sunshine. I will do my best to show a good side of myself, so I hope my parents will look after me." (Source: 2021.12.16 Kakao Page Demotjuk Magazine Park Moon-dae's Birthday Celebration, Official Interview 2/3)
12. ↑ He is presumed to be a business major or part of a business school.
13. ↑ “Please refer to this when fitting the coupling.” (Source: 2021.12.17 Kakao Page Demotjuk Magazine Park Moon-dae's Birthday Celebration, Official Interview 3/3)
14. ↑ Such as when he performed when his ribs were injured from fighting Cheongryeo or during the stage where he gains his EX stat when he was so immersed with singing and filled with the desire to satisfy his audiences
15. ↑ In chapter 228, he claims, "I have never turned off the phone call recording function since I was a high school student."
16. ↑ The original body host, Park Moondae, also became an orphan after his parents died. However, unlike Ryu Gunwoo, he committed suicide because he couldn't overcome his despair. Why Ryu Gunwoo survived with Park Moondae's body was the main bait of the first part of the story.
17. ↑ The WeTube account he operated during this time was Gun1234. He deleted it while preparing for his government official test.
18. ↑ For example, he immediately knows what 'nickname' to search on SNS to search for hate comments. (The way Gommeo is written in Korean is by flipping Moondae's name upside-down and finding letters that look similar. Anti-fans do this to write hate comments targeting a specific person without being banned.
19. ↑ Park Moondae's resident registration starts with 3. Gender can be distinguished by the first digit of the last digit of the resident registration number. The first digit in the last digit of a male's resident registration number, born between 1900 and 1999, is 1. 2 is the number given to women born between 1900 and 1999. Men born after 2000 are given 3 and women 4.
20. ↑ There was a rumor about how Idol Inc.'s program writer scouted random people from karaoke booth because there were not enough participants. It was confirmed to be true by a senior in his photography club who happened to be the sister of said program writer
21. ↑ Considering that his singing ability was already A-(chapter 4) at the time of his participation in Idol Inc., he was already better than the main vocalist of an established idol group considering that their skill level was B+. Thanks to this, the team leaders of each Idol Inc. round tried to bring Park Moondae to the vocal position in each team match.
22. ↑ As of chapter 228, his stats were singing (S), dancing (B+), appearance (A-), and talent (A+). He continues to raise them through constant investment of points. The vocalist went on a singing entertainment show, lightly crushed other participants, and left the show with great honors.
23. ↑ His appearance was also included as a stat he could raise using points. As his appearance gradually increased even in ICorp's isolated camp, fans said he was a man who took a shower with purified water from the broadcasting station. (Camera massage, a term commonly used in the entertainment industry, means that as the experience of the entertainment industry increases, that is, frequent exposure to cameras and the media, a person's appearance gradually improves by gaining more confidence, paying more attention and effort to their own looks, or doing plastic surgery.)
24. ↑  To cover his lack of dancing skills, Park Moondae said, "I chose a song that seems to be moderately sincere," and danced to it seriously (to not make any mistakes). He danced to a girl group song that was banned from the CSAT (a song that that is such an earworm and so addictive that it would prevent students from focusing on their studies, therefore being banned from being listened to during to test prepping period). In reality, a male idol auditionee dancing so seriously to such a song was so funny that the judges spit out the water they were drinking from laughing.
25. ↑ In fact, Park Moondae is in a state where he cannot look at himself objectively in a different sense. Both Park Moondae and Ryu Gunwoo lived lonely lives as orphans and were weak in the area of "unconditional love from others," and they don't know that the actions they were doing strategically were seen as commendable and pitiful by others. For example, when Park Moondae learned about Ryu Cheongwoo's connection to his past life, he avoided Ryu Cheongwoo because of a mental breakdown, and he believed he was "acting like an X" but the other members were only worried, saying, "The hurt child is struggling." Among the members excluding Park Moondae himself, he is treated as the "hurt finger" (unfortunate family affairs + the pressure of the main vocalist + the hard worker who only sleeps after dying + everyone's problem solver + his self-neglect).
26. ↑ Narrative tricks using first-person perspective (unreliable narrator) appear occasionally. When Ryu Cheong-woo asked, "Why don't you take the lead?", Park Moon-dae replied, "If I were you, I would abandon everything and survive alone". However, it is Park Moondae himself who takes care of each member's condition and mentality and takes care of them from a long-term perspective. While he uses his mission as an excuse, It is not difficult to notice that Park Moondae has a deep affection for the group. He is, in fact, the tsundere guardian of TeStar. There are even cases where the members show an attitude of secretly understanding Moondae's mood well, and if Moondae looks happy, they notice that he has sent someone else (...).
27. ↑ In his previous life, Ryu Gunwoo committed suicide due to depression, but he's currently feeling joy in his idol career and enjoying it sincerely. It has the consistent feeling of double tracking.
28. ↑ In Part 2 of the novel, it turns out that STier was Ryu Gunwoo's favorite idol group. Although he continues to deny it, it seems that he was well aware of the variety of shows that Steer appeared in, etc, so it is obvious if the reader reads between the lines and sees through the narrative tricks. STier's fall and disbandment severely damaged Ryu Gunwoo's spirit which had already reached its peak of depression.
29. ↑ Infinite Potential is originally Ryu Gunwoo's personal trait. It follows his soul when he became Park Moondae
30. ↑ Aside from the trait he was born with, Park Moondae can gain other traits through Status Window's Trait Roulette and use up to 3 traits (excluding his personal trait) at the same time. He can also synthesize two of the same traits to get one higher rarity trait of the same type.
31. ↑ \* = Trait gained by combining two traits of lower grade. ~~Stroked~~ trait name means that Moondae never use the trait as part of his stats
32. ↑ Korean trait name directly translated to Come To Think Of It, You're Right
33. ↑ The korean name of Energy Drink B & A traits are Bacchus500 and Bacchus1000. Bacchus is the brand name of a non-carbonated South Korean energy drink.
34. ↑ Meeting 200,000 viewers
35. ↑ Meeting 400,000 viewers
36. ↑ Judging from the description, Lee Sejin's point of view, and Park Moondae's thoughts, Lee Sejin is quite ambitious believes it is important to succeed. He even said he would have done the same type of harassment Chae Seodam did to Seon Ahyun if there was someone he hated. It is said that Park Moondae and Cheongryeo's personalities are similar, and Park Moon-dae is also similar to Lee Sejin.
37. ↑ Lee Sejin is the only person that Park Moondae considers particularly equal to himself. Considering that the age difference between Park Moondae and Lee Sejin is 6 years (Ryu Geon-woo was 29 years old before returning, Park Moon-dae was 23 years old and the mental age difference being a 9-year difference), it can be seen that Park Moondae highly values Lee Sejin.
38. ↑ When Lee Sejin, who was thought to be the most realistic type, believed it at once, Park Moondae was excited and thought Seon Ahyun would be the same. Park Moondae himself later admitted that he was hasty.
39. ↑ Ryu Chungwoo already had clues such as Park Moondae's past and present trauma, and his actions to find Ryu Gunwoo, and Lee Sejin was suspicious of the discrepancy between what Park Moondae said and the year. However, Seon Ahhyun was told "I'm not Park Moondae," without any clues.
40. ↑ It was a reasonable inference from Seon Ahhyun's point of view. Park Moondae once said he had amnesia after a suicide attempt, showed symptoms of PTSD against Ryu Chung-woo, and also had alcohol dependence. As Seon Ahhyun was receiving psychiatric counseling, it must have been easier for him to think in that direction.
41. ↑ Not sure if the "it" in this sentence refers to Park Moondae going to counseling or Park Moondae being Ryu Gunwoo. Will edit this once the translator reaches this point of the novel.
42. ↑ South Korea only has 288 family names (surnames), but they can be linked to 36,744 different family clans. (according to this link)This means that one person could share a last name with another, but it does not mean that they are necessarily related or even in the same family tree as the other. In Ryu Gunwoo and Ryu Cheongwoo's case, however, they do belong to the same clan/family tree and are distant relatives.
43. ↑ Although Park Moondae's parents died in a plane accident, he seems to be fine even while riding planes and skydiving. Instead, he seems traumatized by traffic accidents and fires which is related to the way Ryu Gunwoo's parents died.
44. ↑ Bae Sejin was allowed to debut due to Park Moondae choosing the "Recruit another member" option as his reward for being first place on ICorp. Park Moondae also greatly helped Bae Sejin regarding his problems with his former agency and father.
45. ↑ When Big Moon went to TeSTAR's fansign using Ryu Gunwoo's body, Bae Sejin remembered Ryu Gunwoo and told him that he was a big help and wanted to say thank you even if he was not a fan.
46. ↑ Park Moondae who often fails to understand the members believed that Cha Eugene told the story behind the accident because he calmed down by eating food, but the truth was that Cha Eugene felt moved that Park Moondae was able to find him.
47. ↑ You can really feel that Cha Eugene has a lot of trust in Park Mooondae
48. ↑ STier's Cha Eugene's opportunities to perform on stage were gradually decreasing so even though he had fun performing during the Water Bomb Event, he was still craving the stage afterward.
49. ↑ The username was created by taking the "Moon" in his name and the "dae" which means "big" in Korean.
50. ↑ When asked why he always uses the dog emoji: "Because Tibetan foxes don't have emoticons... 🦊 is a red fox, not Tibet. I'm a Tibetan fox." (Source: 2021.12.15. Kakao Page Demotjuk Magazine Park Moon-dae's Birthday Celebration, Official Interview 1/3)
51. ↑ Different contents are included in each situation. For example, "This is Today's Settlement" (ch79) / "This is Today's W Live Fancam" (ch 133)
52. ↑ As for which dog breed he is depicted as it highly depends on whatever scene of Park Moondae went viral. His newly blond hair caused such an impact that his fans were calling him a gold retriever, and the way he ate during the PR live caused him to be compared to a viral video of a country dog (a general name for a dog breed that often shows up in the Korean countryside), he was called a welsh corgi because of the disguise he wore during the show, and even a Siberian husky because of his silver hair after debut.
53. ↑ "Please refer to it when making couple rings" (Source: December 17, 2021, Kakao Page Demotjuk Magazine Park Moon-dae's Birthday Anniversary, Official Interview 3/3)
54. ↑ Eg. A country dog and red panda eating meat.
55. ↑ Some readers even say, "Park Moondae is Cheongryeo for Minha." because of their shared position as a senior they don't completely understand but give good advice. In fact, Minha is the character from the novel who best understands Park Moondae's character from the readers' perspective.
56. ↑ At first, he thought that Park Moondae's help was some kind of fraud or conspiracy.
57. ↑ For example, when Ryu Chungwoo was going through a tough time, Park Moondae went the extra mile by calling a taxi and sending him crabs to eat, all while pretending that Ryu Chungwoo was the one who sent them. Whenever Raebin Kim is being productive, Park Moondae expresses his admiration by saying, "It's worth feeding him multiple meals a day."
58. ↑ South Koreans have a long-standing debate over whether it is better to dip or pour over the sauce on tangsuyuk (deep-fried pork/beef with sweet & sour sauce).
59. ↑ Park Moondae picked up a sign that said he preferred to dip at the ICorp performance presentation where the question was asked.
60. ↑ Apple is originally written in English. Not Korean.
61. ↑ In ch 33, Park Moondae was drinking beer while monitoring ICorp. As it is common for adult men to drink while watching the TV, the readers didn't think much of it at the time, but as the story progressed, the drinking scenes increased.
62. ↑ Bae Sejin, who recently confirmed that Park Moondae's symptoms have improved and that he is fine without alcohol, finally released the prohibition order and surveillance. However, if a similar situation arises in the future, they will immediately re-enter the monitoring system.
63. ↑ Until 2013, the Korean SAT had three major subjects: Language, Mathematics, and Foreign Language (English). However, this was changed starting with the 2014 Korean SAT which changed them to Korean, Mathematics, and English. The scoring format of the exam was also changed.
64. ↑ Lee Sejin submits this curriculum difference to Seon Ahyun as evidence that Park Moondae is not actually Park Moondae as there's no way that Park Moondae could have taken the pre-2014 ver. curriculum for the Korean SAT age-wise.
65. ↑ When Ryu Cheongwoo first saw Ryu GUnwoo's body, he asked, "Didn't you think this body would have debuted faster?" When Ryu Gunwoo's body when to a fansign, somebody called him a "a great-looking male fan", and a manager described Ryu Gunwoo's appearance as "a handsome person who makes Ryu Cheongwoo look like he was forced in a library and only fed vegetarian food for 5 years". In "Reality", Ryu Gunwoo and Park Moondae's features are blended, but Ryu Gunwoo's original appearance stat is still equivalent to Park Moondae's after points have been invested to make him look neat. For example, in ICorp while not many points were invested into Park Moondae's appearance stat, Park Moondae was not a hot topic for his appearance, but Ryu Gunwoo gained quite a few fans based on his face alone when he appeared in a reality show.
66. ↑ In South Korea, mandatory military enlistment must be fulfilled during the ages of 18-35 and must enlist by the time they turn 28. When males turn 19 years old they are required to undergo an Impairment & Disability evaluation to determine whether they are suitable for military service. They receive a grade of 1-7 depending on how they were evaluated. Ryu Gunwoo received a 4 meaning "Those whose physical and psychological constitution is not so healthy for active training but capable of doing supplemental service for civilians as replacements

(This is a common grade for people with minor disabilities)." (Source: wikipedia)
67. ↑ A Korean tradition where a baby chooses an item to signify his future occupation at his first birthday party. A pencil typically signifies a writing or smarts-related job such as a journalist or lawyer.
68. ↑ As of chapter 583, his range increased from the original 3 octaves by one tone higher and one tone and one semitone lower. So if his previous range was A3 - A5, it is now F#3 - B5.
69. ↑ Kim Raebin described it with his eyes shining, "The range has changed! No, it's broadened! There is a richer and more descriptive sound coming from low to high notes faithfully, regardless of the chest voice or head voice..."
70. ↑     This is the picture Park Moondae thinks he drew the best, as he said in "Park Moon-dae's Birthday Celebration, Official Interview (3/3)". Park Moondae said he doesn't know what's attractive about this drawing, and asked anyone who knows to contact him. For reference, Park Moondae's first fan page master was thought the apple pattern was like a crushed rice cake. Since then, the drawing has been nicknamed "Apple Rice Cake".
71. ↑ Simply put, any written argument and manipulation of public opinion cannot escape Park Moondae's eyes. He even knows the trends of each member's individual fans. Considering that individual fans usually leave secret messages on social media to interact with themselves, Park Moondae monitors at least eight sub-accounts, including seven accounts posing as bad dogs and one account posing as an all-fan, and he has never been caught. In addition, it is mentioned that the account he uses for monitoring is frequently changed.
72. ↑ Seon Ahyun, who heard Park Moondae's plan against the antis, had his pupils shaking like an earthquake as he admitted with his own mouth that "It's fun when you wipe out all the antis." (ch 218)
73. ↑ The vocal coach on ICorp
74. ↑ Perhaps because the impressions of the two illustrations are very different, people often think that the two illustrations are of different people, but they are the same person.
75. ↑ Some readers interpret the black haired illustration to be one of Park Moondae (our mc) and the blonde haired illustration as Park Moondae (Big Moon)
76. ↑ The official merch used lenticular printing for Park Moondae's photocard in order to show both illustrations. (example)
77. ↑ After the hashtag "#렌즈너머의네시선을\_기억해" was restricted on Twitter, the birthday event was held by replacing it with this hashtag.