Here he is in #MrSunshine

Oh yes, that’s a recent role of his - #WhenthePhoneRings

I don’t know if you’ve seen #MrSunshine, but he played a vivid supporting character there (who is pretty unrecognisable when compared to his recent roles!)

Yes - he played a very grey, ambiguous character in #WhenthePhoneRings - I’m still not sure I completely got where he was coming from lol (I know many loved his portrayal)

I think my favourite role of his - aside from his iconic Gu Dong-mae in #MrSunshine - is still #DrRomantic

Those are good choices. I’d add #Pachinko, #MrSunshine and #BusinessProposal for my starter pack recommendations😎

i think today is the day i finally finish up #MrSunshine (South Korea, 2018), which i have been slowly watching since about November 2024.

"The first English words that the woman learned were: Gun. Glory. Sad Ending."

A capture of the different costumes the characters wears on Mr. Sunshine.

Day 9: Costume & production design.

#MrSunshine have one of the best costume designs I've ever seen. A mix of styles that fits the characters perfectly. I loved all the outfits, but the girls looked amazing.
#ChinguChallenge

Photo of #YooYeonSeok as Gu Dong-mae in #MrSunshine wearing one of his extremely slutty kimono. The kimono is red and worn loosely so a large portion of his chest is visible.

Bonus photo of #YooYeonSeok as Gu Dong-mae in #MrSunshine wearing one of his extremely slutty kimono.

#ChinguChallenge day 9

Photo of five characters from Mr. sunshine wearing a historical suit, hanbok, Victorian velvet dress, Kimono worn loose at the collar, and American military uniform.

Day 9: Costume Design

#MrSunshine got my attention with its historical style in a transitional period. The costumers thought a lot about what clothing said about each character: whether it was a Korean, Japanese, or Western.

#ChinguChallenge

Day 2 of the #ChinguChallenge is favorite historical:

I'll pick a #kdrama today and go with #MrSunshine. Story, acting, cinematography and music are all fantastic. So many feels! I still think about it years after watching it.

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Loving Yoo Yeon Seok as #PhantomLawyer he is so funny and still sweet in this one. Dong Mae was my favorite character in #MrSunshine and When the Phone Rings is one of my favs

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#kdrama currently watching: #YouthOfMay. My 18th drama.

The next ones will most likely be #StrongWomanDoBongSoon and #MrSunshine.

An IG story slide with italic text on a blurred plum blossom background. A circular seal reading “Kenneth Requilman, 이요한, Yohan Lee” is placed at the bottom center. The text reads: “I just finished watching Mr. Sunshine for the second time. Almost two years apart, and it still lands differently each time. 사극 — but the themes refuse to stay in 1905. War and its cost on ordinary people. Imperialism dressed as progress. Women who refused to be footnotes in someone else’s story. Go Aeshin was a noblewoman, a sharpshooter, a witness — a wild flower and a flame. She bore witness at personal cost. She chose the country before the country chose her. Not because she had a happy ending. Because she picked up the gun anyway. Today is International Women’s Day. And tonight, I take a step toward my flame — a person, and a purpose. To every woman who has ever carried a truth the world wasn’t ready for — 화이팅. 🌸 Wild Flower.”

I just finished rewatching Mr. Sunshine. Almost two years apart, still lands differently.

사극 — but the themes refuse to stay in 1905.

For my flame, Go Aeshin, and every woman who carried a truth the world wasn’t ready for.

Tonight, I take a step toward my flame. 화이팅. 🌸 #MrSunshine #IWD2026

#KimTaeRi made her kdrama debut in #MrSunshine, written by #KimEunSook and produced by #YunHaRim.

Her performance earned her a third Baeksang Arts Award nomination, this time for Best Actress in Television.

Mr. Sunshine became the sixth-highest-rated drama in Korean cable television history.

The #kdramas I'll be watching after #QueenOfTears:

#HotelDelLuna
#StrongWomanDoBongSoon
#TwentyFiveTwentyOne
#MrSunshine

Friends? They would be comrades.
#ToMyBelovedThief
#MrSunshine

Ainda mais em um país mega conservador. Quando divulgaram que Kim Taeri faria par romântico com Lee Byung-hun em #MrSunshine, houve ameaça de boicote por causa da diferença de idade e vetaram beijos. #MyMister foi a mesma coisa. Acho que In-sung quer evitar a fadiga haha

Well that wraps-up #Kingdom, 48 hours was all that it took to finish this #kdrama. Slightly disappointing ending aside, that was a really satisfying watch with some of the best cinematographies I've seen in any drama since #MrSunshine.

Now onwards to the film side-sequel, #AshinOfTheNorth.

All the kdramas i can watch without feeling guilty once i finish #MrSunshine. As if im gonna survive it 🤣🤣😭

Fair.

Just goes to show you that people will watch anything if you make it pretty enough.

Like #MrSunshine. 😂

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I made it as far as I did for 4 reasons:
(1) So MANY people raved about it I decided I should at least try it
(2) Kim
(3) Min
(4) Jung
She was the best thing by far about #kDrama #CheckInHanyang & #MrSunshine made it clear her CIH role was an homage to it. I believe the technical term is

Btw, I’ve never thought of #MrSunshine as a universally beloved kdrama - I think that’s where folk set up unhelpful expectations

When I first started getting into kdramas I used The Fangirl Verdict blog as my go-to resource for classic dramas, & I remember it was one of her dropped dramas

Just finished the Kdrama Mr Sunshine. What an impressive piece of work. The cinematography and costuming were excellent as were the story and the acting. A reminder of what is necessary in tumultuous political times. I’m so sad it is finished.

#Kdrama #MrSunshine

Loving Mr Sunshine the intrigue is smarter than most of what I’m seeing irl. But man those metal glides on the dresser really pulled me out of the moment.
#Kdrama #MrSunshine

I really enjoyed #MrSunshine and the OST isn’t bad. Glad you enjoyed it too.

TV#120. #MrSunshine (2018)

I resisted watching this #kdrama because it happened at such a desperately sad time in Joseon’s history, but I'm glad I watched it. It's a love story: for a person, for a cause, for a country. We see yearning and loss, but the series ends on a hopeful note. 9.5/10 #TVSky

#MrSunshine has a lot going for it. The cinematography and costuming is gorgeous. Lee Byung-hun is terrific as Eugene Choi, an unusual character in period kdrama. But the FL was deeply annoying and a very unsubtle personification of Korea. After about 13 episodes, I just ran out of steam. 🤷🏻‍♀️

A man in an early 20th century dark morning suit and a woman in a late Joseon-era hanbok face each other on a log bridge over a river against a backdrop of trees in bloom in a still from the Korean drama Mr Sunshine.

End of year drama challenge 2025 grid

Day 6: A drama you dropped in 2025. #EYDC2025 One advantage of not starting a lot of dramas is that I don’t have to drop many dramas either. 😂 But one #kdrama that I dropped this year after a lot of effort and handwringing was #MrSunshine.

#DramaJoyChallenge Day 21: Stunning Cinematography - today, I am choosing Mr Sunshine - one of the most beautifully shot and visually stunning kdramas. You could you hang so many of the show's frames on your wall #kdrama #mrsunshine

#DramaJoyChallenge - piggyback scene. I am not a fan of them, as so many are ML's getting a drunken FL safely home. But this scene in one of the first kdramas I watched, was truly emotional, from #MrSunshine. Dong Mae carries the dying Hina who cryptically confessed her unrequieted love for him. 😭

Kim Tae-ri and Yoo Yeon-seok from Mr. sunshine. He is looking at her. She is looking away.

In #MrSunshine Yoo Yeon-seok’s character is significantly lower rank than Kim Tae-ri’s character. He barely dares touch the silk of the hem of her skirt. But he’s not the main ML. Lee Byung-hun’s character is a captain in the US army, which makes him high class.