[Drama 2018] Mr. Sunshine, 미스터 션샤인 - Winner of Critics’ Choice Award for Drama category

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March 19,  2019

 

Glory Hotel

 

 

 

Husband and wife portrait taken in Tokyo

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March 19, 2019

 

Hwawollu where many important scenes were filmed. 

 

 

 

Grave of Eugene Choi 

 

"The Greatest & Noble One.  Still on a picnic here in Chosun."

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Source: Soompi

 

She’s deliberate in selecting what films and dramas to be a part of
Despite her relatively short acting career, she has played a wide range of roles. After her successful start in “The Handmaiden,” the next films she selected were “1987: When the Day Comes” and “Little Forest.” “Little Forest” in particular was meaningful to her because it’s rare to see a female role with such long screen time throughout the movie. Just when you thought there was nothing else she could possibly surprise us with, she took the role of noblewoman Go Ae Shin in the tvN drama, “Mr. Sunshine.”

 

When it comes to selecting her future projects, she is very conscientious about the message the movie is trying to tell the audience and the significance of the role she plays. It’s no surprise that her acting is spotless and the films are successful since she puts so much thought into each role.

 

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The Brawl Stars online game commercial on Youtube featuring Lee Byung Hun (Eugene Choi) and Jo Woo Jin (Gwan Soo) in a Mr.Sunshine parody segment, the alternate version. The first-released CF feat. LBH-JWJ in an Inside Men parody which both actors appeared in 2016. Full Brawl Stars by SuperCell CF version 1 // version 2.

 

 

 

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Found this article .. after (almost) a year since Mr.Sunshine.. 

 

August 28, 2018

 

Bromance of Yoo Yeon Suk and Byun Yo Han captures attention

 

[Photo] Provided by Hwa&Dam Pictures

 

[Source: OSEN = Reporter Kim Na Hee] The three men in the same frame made the audience surprisingly smile.

 

The image of Yoo Yeon Suk, Yoo Yeon Suk, and Byun Yo Han being together in "Mr. Sunshine" has made the audience's hearts warm.

 

In tvN's weekend drama "Mr. Sunshine" (scriptwriter Kim Eun Sook/director Lee Eung Bok), Lee Byung Hun took the role of Eugene Choi, who had a hard life when being born a slave, left for America and became the Captain of Marines, Yoo Yeon Suk played Goo Dong Mae - the president of the Han Sung martial arts association and Byun Yo Han as Kim Hee Sung, unemployed fiance of Go Ae Shin (played by Kim Tae Ri).

 

The effort combination of Eugene, Dong Mae and Hee Sung to get rid of dangerous situations in the last episode left a profound impression on the audience. After Dong Mae was arrested due to the charge of murdering missionary Joseph who he respected as his father, Eugene was sure that the real murderer was Kim Yong Joo (played by Yoon Byung Hee) who followed the incitement of Lee Wan Ik (Kim Eui Sung). He went to Kim Yong Joo and at the same time, took Dong Mae who was being slandered, out of the police station and brought him to US Legation.

 

At this, Dong Mae's subordinates misunderstood the actions of Eugene and threatened him. Right after that, Hee Sung appeared and provided help. Hee Sung chased after Kim Yong Joo but unfortunately let him run away. However, he also provided an important detail that there was some incense smell on his body. By this information plus Dong Mae's suggestions previously, Eugene thought of places to hide when escaping like "secluded places, places where women live alone and where outsiders go in and out but take no notice of." It suddenly reminded him of the sorcerer's house and captured Kim Yong Joo.

 

The 15th episode to be aired on August 25 will feature a scene of Lee Byung Hun, Yoo Yeon Suk and Byun Yo Han walking together. In the drama, Eugene, Dong Mae and Hee Sung are talking and going somewhere. On the road, the three stop for a while and look in one direction and smile quietly. The three men all have special feelings for Go Ae Shin, the moment when they walk together on the road has been recorded. Audiences are very interested in the destiny of the three men who are being drawn into the vortex of fate.

 

Before filming the segment of "Three men together," Lee Byung Hun, Yoo Yeon Suk and Byun Yo Han gathered together to read script, match dialogue. The smooth preparation of three actors gave the enthusiasm to the whole studio. During the filming period, their junior-senior relation became tighter. When standing in front of the camera, even though they did not need to discuss too much, they showed their natural acting skills and great collaboration, making everyone in the studio admire.

 

The three actors also showed a friendly atmosphere that was filled with laughter when they were waiting among scenes. All three showed a close and friendly relationship as co-workers and always took care of each other; there was a special teamwork among them. Thanks to that, the perfect footage which was made in just a short time was born.

 

The producer shared, "In the drama, the relationship among Eugene, Dong Mae and Hee Sung are really special because they all have feelings for a girl. The connection among the three is unique. In the competition to seek for Ae Shin's love, the three of them finally have fought side by side as friends. How this friendship will develop, the audience can watch in the next episode this week."

 

The 15th episode of "Mr. Sunshine"was broadcast at 9 pm (KST) August 25. / nahee@osen.co.kr

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March 23, 2019

 

14th Annual Soompi Awards

 

Voting will be available from February 27, 7 p.m. PT to March 27, 7 p.m. PT.

 

ACTRESS OF THE YEAR
CURRENT RANKINGS
* Based on current fan votes only.
 Park Min Young (What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim) - 52.53%
 IU (My Ahjusshi) - 18.44%
 Chae Soo Bin (I Am Not a Robot) - 7.26%
 Kim Tae Ri (Mr. Sunshine) - 6.18%
 Yum Jung Ah (SKY Castle) - 3.86%

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
CURRENT RANKINGS
* Based on current fan votes only.
 Kang Ki Young (What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim) - 46.87%
 Kim Min Jae (Tempted) - 22.78%
 Yoo Yeon Seok (Mr. Sunshine) - 6.71%
 Kim Kyung Nam (Come and Hug Me) - 6.32%
 Byun Yo Han (Mr. Sunshine) - 5.72%

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
CURRENT RANKINGS
* Based on current fan votes only.
 Hwang Bo Ra (What's Wrong with Secretary Kim) - 39.97%
 Moon Ga Young (Tempted) - 19.26%
 Lee Se Young (Hwayugi) - 9.26%
 Kim Min Jung (Mr. Sunshine) - 8.77%
 Lee Da Hee (The Beauty Inside) - 7.83%

 

BEST SOUNDTRACK
CURRENT RANKINGS
* Based on current fan votes only.
 Live OST - 48.55%
 What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim OST - 24.85%
 Encounter OST - 5.52%
 Mr. Sunshine OST - 4.85%
 A-TEEN OST - 4.66%

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After Top Star Yoo Baek, another Kdrama is featuring the EuShin hand-scene. 

 

 

March 22, 2019

Kim Nam Gil And Honey Lee Hilariously Reenact Famous Scene + Spark Curiosity In “The Fiery Priest”

Source: Soompi by L. Kim

 

 

SBS’s Friday-Saturday drama “The Fiery Priest” released new stills of Kim Nam Gil and Honey Lee.

 

Kim Nam Gil plays the hot-tempered priest Kim Hae Il while Honey Lee plays the tough prosecutor Park Kyung Sun. The two characters are often seen quarreling with each other. In the previous episode, Kim Hae Il had called her “non-recyclable waste,” which caused Park Kyung Sun to slam her head into his nose for pure revenge. The chemistry between the two volatile characters is one of the fun points of the drama.

 

However, the stills that were released on March 21 display them in an unexpected situation. Contrary to before, they’re just staring into each other’s eyes.

 

Kim Hae Il and Park Kyung Sun are making eye-contact while covering each other’s mouths. Park Kyung Sun then grabs his collar and looks into his eyes, and Kim Hae Il looks flabbergasted by the quizzical situation. Why are the two suddenly making eye contact? The unusual atmosphere between the two characters, who exchanged fierce attacks before, makes the situation even more curious.

 

In particular, the way Kim Hae Il and Park Kyung Sun covers each other’s mouths while facing each other is reminiscent of the famous scene from the drama “Mr. Sunshine.” “The Fiery Priest” made viewers laugh with various parodies earlier, so this scene is also expected to bring another round of laughter to the small screen.

 

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The production crew stated, “Please watch as you wonder why Park Kyung Sun is staring into Kim Hae Il’s eyes and how their eye-contact will end. You can also look forward to the way Kim Nam Gil and Honey Lee will complete the scene and their chemistry that will shine again once more.”

 

“The Fiery Priest” airs on Fridays and Saturdays at 10 p.m. KST.

 

Source (1) / K-DRAMAS on Twitter

 

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March 27, 2019

 

Is CJ ENM a Pioneer or a Predator?

 

Source: Nate via HanCinema.net

 

 

CJ ENM has been behind hits like films from "Extreme Job", dramas "Mr. Sunshine" and TV shows "Three Meals A Day", "Produce 101", and "Show Me The Money". This year, the company has joined hands with BTS's agency Big Hit Entertainment to expand its revenue to the music section.

CJ E&M merged with CJ O Shopping in July last year to create CJ ENM. At that time, the slogan was 'global convergence and composite contents and commerce company' and 'Korea's No. 1 global entertainment group'.

 

Sales rose 9.7% last year to 4.3576 trillion won and operating profit gained 9.5% to 315 billion won. This is the result of its business tie-up capabilities in contents, commerce, and media solutions since the merger. Although the movie sector was the only one in the red, it is expected that the movie industry will see a comeback this year with "Extreme Job" that ranked second in the box office of 16 million people.

 

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Overseas markets are also speeding up production of local films by expanding into the existing Southeast Asian markets such as Vietnam, as well as the North American market, which is the mainland of film.

 

The company is good at growing up through partnership and merger. A total of 10 entertainment agencies are owned by subsidiaries. They include Jellyfish Entertainment, which includes the groups VIXX and Gugudan, Eric Nam's management agency Stone Music Entertainment, Wanna One's agency Swing Entertainment, Kang Daniel's agency MMO Entertainment, and Korean underground hip-hop management agencies Amoeba Culture, AOMG, Highlight Records and Higher Music Records. CJ ENM is also one of the second largest shareholders of Genie Music (15.35%) and also includes Studio Dragon, Hwa and Dam Pictures, Culture Storehouse, KPJ, JK Film, and JS Pictures as subsidiaries and corporations.

 

This month, CJ ENM held hands with Big Hit Entertainment and established a new management agency called Belief Lab.

 

A source from CJ ENM says, "With the aim of creating the next BTS, we plan on holding domestic auditions first. After global preliminaries in USA and Japan are over, we plan on producing and sending out audition programs in the future".

 

Specialists say CJ ENM will propagate this year too with series contents, digital advertising and more.

 

Series or seasonal productions of TV shows have been established in all production sectors, making it easier to make profits.

 

With DIA TV, which is a part of South Korea's No. 1 multi-channel network (MCN) group, it is also drawing attention from the digital advertising market. DIA TV has 230 million subscribers, 1,400 creators and 2 billion monthly views of content.

 

"CJ ENM has a competitive edge in TV, digital sectors and a variety of advertising platforms such as broadcasting, digital, and outsources so that it can provide an integrated solution for advertising from media planning to analysis of advertising effects", said Lee Ki-hoon, a researcher at Hana Financial Investments.

 

 

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Pencil Art by SpreadYourWings

 

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April 4, 2019

 

55th Baeksang Art Awards Announces Nominees For Television Categories

 

Source: Soompi by K. Lew

 

 

The 55th Baeksang Arts Awards has announced its nominees for the television categories!

 

The prestigious awards ceremony previously announced that Shin Dong Yup, Suzy, and Park Bo Gum will be hosting this year’s ceremony. Held each year in May, it celebrates the stellar work and achievements of actors, actresses, directors, writers, and staff members in television and film categories. With five nominees for each category, the competition is just as fierce this year. Check out the nominees for the television categories below!

 

Best Drama

tvN “My Ahjussi”
JTBC “Radiant”
tvN “Mr. Sunshine”
MBC “Children of Nobody”
JTBC “SKY Castle”

 

Best Variety Show

SBS “Baek Jong Won’s Alley Restaurant”
MBC “I Live Alone”
MBC every1 “Welcome, First Time in Korea”
MBC “The Manager”
tvN “Comedy Big League”

 

Best Educational Show

KBS 1TV “Feast on the Road”
JTBC’s “Spotlight – 5.18 Secret Agent”
KBS 1TV “Journalism Talk Show J”
KBS 1TV “Seoul Olympics 30-Year Anniversary Special Documentary 88/18”
MBC “PD Notebook – The Late Jang Ja Yeon”

 

Best Producer

Kim Suk Yoon – JTBC “Radiant”
Kim Won Suk – tvN “My Ahjussi”
Ahn Gil Ho – tvN “Memories of the Alhambra”
Lee Eung Bok – tvN “Mr. Sunshine”
Jo Hyun Tak – JTBC “SKY Castle”

 

Best Actor

Kim Nam Gil – SBS “The Fiery Priest”
Yeo Jin Goo – tvN “The Crowned Clown”
Lee Byung Hun – tvN “Mr. Sunshine”
Lee Sun Gyun – tvN “My Ahjussi”
Hyun Bin – tvN “Memories of the Alhambra”

 

Best Actress

Kim Seo Hyung – JTBC “SKY Castle”
Kim Tae Ri – tvN “Mr. Sunshine”
Kim Hye Ja – JTBC “Radiant”
Yeom Jung Ah – JTBC “SKY Castle”
IU – tvN “My Ahjussi”

 

Best Supporting Actor

Kim Byung Chul – JTBC “SKY Castle”
Kim Sang Kyung – tvN “The Crowned Clown”
Bae Sung Woo – tvN “Live”
Son Ho Jun – JTBC “Radiant”
Yoo Yeon Suk – tvN “Mr. Sunshine”

 

Best Supporting Actress

Kim Min Jung – tvN “Mr. Sunshine”
Oh Na Ra – tvN “My Ahjussi”
Yoon Se Ah – JTBC “SKY Castle”
Lee Da Hee – JTBC “The Beauty Inside”
Lee Jung Eun – JTBC “Radiant”

 

Best New Actor

Park Sung Hoon – KBS “My Only One”
Park Hoon – tvN “Memories of the Alhambra”
Son Seok Gu – KBS “Matrimonial Chaos”
Wi Ha Joon – tvN “Romance Is A Bonus Book”
Jang Ki Yong – MBC “Come and Hug Me”

 

Best New Actress

Nara – tvN “My Ahjussi”
Kim Hye Yoon – JTBC “SKY Castle”
Park Se Wan – KBS “Just Dance”
Seol In Ah – KBS “Sunny Tomorrow”
Lee Seol – MBC “Less Than Evil”

 

Best Male Entertainer

Moon Se Yoon – ComedyTV “Tasty Guys”
Shin Dong Yup – SBS “My Ugly Duckling”
Yang Se Hyung – SBS “Master in the House”
Yoo Byung Jae – MBC “The Manager”
Jun Hyun Moo – MBC “I Live Alone”

 

Best Female Entertainer

Kim Min Kyung – ComedyTV “Tasty Guys”
Kim Sook – O’live “Food Bless You”
Park Na Rae – MBC “I Live Alone”
Lee Young Ja – MBC “The Manager”
Jang Do Yeon – tvN “Comedy Big League”

 

Best Script

Kim Soo Jin, Lee Nam Gyu – JTBC “Radiant”
Kim Eun Sook – tvN “Mr. Sunshine”
Do Hyun Jung – MBC “Children of Nobody”
Park Hae Young – tvN “My Ahjussi”
Yoo Hyun Mi – JTBC “SKY Castle”

 

Technical Award

Kim So Yeon, art – tvN “Mr. Sunshine”
Kim Yong, Jeon Joon Woo, filming – EBS “May, The Origins of Civilization” (literal title)
Park Sung Jin, special effects – tvN “Memories of the Alhambra”
Oh Jae Ho, filming – JTBC “SKY Castle”
Lee Yong Seob, special effects – tvN “Mr. Sunshine”

 

Source (1) (2)

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Mr.Sunshine bakery/food items featured in the drama 

Bingsu

Rainbow Castella

Candy

Sweet bun

 

Source: Sunshine Studio

 

 

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All the best to all the Nominees! 

 

Mr.Sunshine Best Cast

Kim Tae Ri

Lee Byung Hun

Kim Min Jung

Yoo Yeon Seok

 

Mr.Sunshine Alumni

Kim Byung Chul

Lee Jung Eun

 

 

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Source: Janet Chan

 

Source: Soompi

 

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Throwback #EuShin

 

Art by Eugene x Aeshin

 

 

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Baeksang Arts Awards teaser trailer 

 

Clip: Chungmuro Crumb

 

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MR.SUNSHINE related excerpts from KDRAMAPAL (1), (2) 

 

Top Kdramas in 2018 In Terms of TV Ratings: Terrestrial Versus Cable

 

1. MR. SUNSHINE (RVP: Excellent) — 2.94

 

 

The gold medal goes to Mr. Sunshine, the most successful Korean drama in 2018 relative to the overall viewership performance of its group. The historical series follows the life of a Korean man, played by Lee Byung-hun, who was taken to the U.S. as a child and returns to his homeland as an American Marine Corps officer. It’s a critically acclaimed drama that received 9 nominations in this year’s Baeksang Arts Awards, including Best Drama, Director, and Screenwriter. With Sky Castle also boasting the same number of nominations, the no. of awards each of them will receive will determine which between the two is the winner when it comes to popularity and quality. In case you missed it, this is the third drama directed by Lee Eung-bok and written by Kim Eun-seok, the director-writer pair behind DOTS and Goblin.

 

 

Highest-Rated Korean dramas (cable) of all time [UPDATED]

 

1. Mr. Sunshine (2018) — 13.0 %

TV Channel: tvN
Broadcast Schedule: Saturdays & Sundays
No. of Episodes: 24
Genre: Historical Drama, Romance
Director: Lee Eung-bok
Writer: Kim Eun-sook

Interestingly, Mr. Sunshine was directed and penned by the same director-writer pair who produced Goblin and the terrestrial series Descendants of the Sun. This period drama centers around a man (Lee Byung-hun) who is taken to the US as a child and returns home as an American Marine Corps officer during the time when foreign forces are threatening to colonize the land. After his return to Joseon, he meets a noblewoman (Kim Tae-ri) and falls for her. Praised for its history-rich plots and particularly strong female characters, the series received critical acclaim and positive reviews from both critics and ordinary viewers. The drama achieved a peak rating of 18.1% and became the top Korean drama in 2018 (beating 70 others) as far as the relative viewership performance is concerned. It is Sky Castle‘s biggest rival in the 55th Baeksang Arts Awards.

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APRIL 24 ~ HAPPY BIRTHDAY MS. SUNSHINE!

 

Go Ae Shin ~ Kim Tae Ri

 

 

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