Great start to the drama and I'm glad to see Seo In Guk back too! I can't comment on how dark it is so far or compare it to the original drama but you definitely get that unsettling feeling as you watch. There's definitely a lot to be uncovered about the plot and the first episode leaves you wondering a lot of things so consider me intrigued
It's briefly hinted as to why in a later episode...
It isn't really a "code" name as such. As Eugene is an American soldier despite originally being from Joseon, our female lead Ae Shin grows more and more curious about him after they meet during the US army arrives in Joseon.
She begins to learn English after hearing that her friend is taking English lessons and in English, "Mister" and "Sunshine" are two of the words she begins to associate with Eugene as their romance develops, hence the title. He's never addressed directly as Mr Sunshine by anyone in the show but it's more how Ae Shin views him and the symbolism tied into that.
Ae-sins love confession was so incredible beautiful but sad at the same time... Her action took Eugenes breath…
They really do have a talent for showing raw emotions in this drama... I admit I wasn't too sold on the pairing to begin with but as the drama progressed my initial doubts have faded over time - both actors do a spectacular job in subtle expression so that they don't need any grand kiss scenes or much skinship for it to have such an impact. The delivery of certain lines in the drama so far have also contributed to how convincing the pairing is.
I feel like I'm still in two minds about whether to watch this or not. On one hand, I love Nam Ji Hyun and have been a fan since SKL and Suspicious Partner but I'm not entirely sold on the premise or on D.O as an actor personally. The similarities to SKL are also what makes me hesitant to watch haha... I feel like I can't help but compare too much if I watched this after. From the small amounts of clips I've seen I also somehow don't really see the romantic chemistry being there, but maybe that's just me judging too soon...
I think a lot of the comments are taking this much too literally... While I agree that it's highly unfeasible as an actual Korean drama remake (a movie is more probable) given the subject matter in the show and Korean censorship laws on TV, there's still no harm in being creative and imagining the "what if" behind it for fun.
I haven't seen the original show as it personally hasn't interested me but I can see the reasoning behind your casting choices based on the character descriptions and appreciate the effort that went into this article. I hope the negative comments don't dissuade you from writing further articles like this in the future as I enjoyed reading it.
Episode 21 was such a wild ride - a real rollercoaster of emotions with some happy, some sad and then that mindblowing twist at the end... I really did not see that happening but I also fear for all of our characters, especially Dong Mae after the preview
I noticed the teasers officially say September 26th for air date but on Viki and a number of other places it's October 3rd? Did the air date get pushed back for some reason?
"I feel like non-Asians will not appreciate this drama in quite the same manner as those whose ancestors were…
Exactly, I'm glad you understand my point there sonya : ) My intention was simply to say that it's going to be overall more impactful to those whose ancestors were directly affected by these specific events in history than those who weren't, not that only those people can appreciate this drama.
Nice article, though the only one I can comment on is Min Hyuk in SWDBS and I agree with your pick there for sure!
Aside from Min Hyuk, my own choices would be: - Seo Jung Hoo from Healer (played by Ji Chang wook) ... especially in his Park Bong Soo guise - Kim Min Gyu from I'm Not A Robot (played by Yoo Seung Ho) ... probably one of the fluffiest male leads I've seen - Noh Ji Wook from Suspicious Partner (again, played by JCW)... I may be saying this because I'm JCW biased, but his petty/playful side really showed and brought out some good "cute" moments in my opinion - Han Woo Tak from While You Were Sleeping (played by Jung Hae In)... he's technically second lead but I felt he deserved a mention still, haha
She begins to learn English after hearing that her friend is taking English lessons and in English, "Mister" and "Sunshine" are two of the words she begins to associate with Eugene as their romance develops, hence the title. He's never addressed directly as Mr Sunshine by anyone in the show but it's more how Ae Shin views him and the symbolism tied into that.
I haven't seen the original show as it personally hasn't interested me but I can see the reasoning behind your casting choices based on the character descriptions and appreciate the effort that went into this article. I hope the negative comments don't dissuade you from writing further articles like this in the future as I enjoyed reading it.
Aside from Min Hyuk, my own choices would be:
- Seo Jung Hoo from Healer (played by Ji Chang wook) ... especially in his Park Bong Soo guise
- Kim Min Gyu from I'm Not A Robot (played by Yoo Seung Ho) ... probably one of the fluffiest male leads I've seen
- Noh Ji Wook from Suspicious Partner (again, played by JCW)... I may be saying this because I'm JCW biased, but his petty/playful side really showed and brought out some good "cute" moments in my opinion
- Han Woo Tak from While You Were Sleeping (played by Jung Hae In)... he's technically second lead but I felt he deserved a mention still, haha