Mr. Sunshine (2018)

Drama

Set in the early 1900s, this drama tells the story of a young man from Korea who grows up in the United States. When he returns to Korea as a US Marine Corps officer, he meets and falls in love with a noblewoman who is fighting for Korean independence. Their romance is complicated by social class and political ideology.

First Air Date: July 7, 2018
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 24
Rating: 8.4/10 (181 votes)

Cast: Lee Byung-hun, Kim Tae-ri, Yoo Yeon-seok, Kim Min-joung, Byun Yo-han, Kim Kap-soo, Choi Moo-seong, Lee Ho-jae

Network: tvN

Production: Hwa&Dam Pictures, Studio Dragon

romance historical fiction japanese invasion of korea korean resistance korean empire japanese occupation of korea enemies to friends

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Seasons

Season 1

24 episodes

2018

Full Cast (44 people)

Lee Byung-hun as Eugene Choi / Choi Yu-jin
Kim Tae-ri as Go Ae-shin
Yoo Yeon-seok as Gu Dong-mae
Kim Min-joung as Kudo Hina
Byun Yo-han as Kim Hui-seong
Kim Kap-soo as Hwang Eun-san
Choi Moo-seong as Jang Seung-gu
Lee Ho-jae as Go Sa-hong
Kim Eui-sung as Lee Wan-ik
Kim Nam-hee as Takashi Mori
Kim Hye-eun as Yoon Ho-sun
Kim Byong-chul as Il-sik
Bae Jung-nam as Chun-sik
Shin Jung-keun as Servant
Lee Jung-eun as Haman-daek
Jo Woo-jin as Im Gwan-su
Heo Jung-eun as Young Go Ae-shin
Sung Yoo-bin as Young Jang Seung-gu
Kim Na-woon as Madame Jo
Lee Seung-joon as King Gojong
Kang Shin-il as Lee Jeong-mun
David Lee McInnis as Kyle Moore
Seo Yu-jeong as Hong-pa
Choi Jin-ho as Lee Se-hun
Kim Eung-soo as Hui-seong's Grandfather
Oh Ah-yeon as So-ah
Choi Jong-won as Heungseon Daewongun
Lee Jung-hyun as Tsuda
Kim See-eun as Gwi-dan
Kim In-woo as Hirobumi Ito

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Mr. Sunshine

Mr. Sunshine

Mr. Sunshine

Mr. Sunshine

Mr. Sunshine

75 min

1 seasons

Set in the early 1900s, this drama tells the story of a young man from Korea who grows up in the United States. When he returns to Korea as a US Marine Corps officer, he meets and falls in love with a noblewoman who is fighting for Korean independence. Their romance is complicated by social class and political ideology.

75 min

Set in the early 1900s, this drama tells the story of a young man from Korea who grows up in the United States. When he returns to Korea as a US Marine Corps officer, he meets and falls in love with a noblewoman who is fighting for Korean independence. Their romance is complicated by social class and political ideology.

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Networks & Studios

Networks

Production Companies

Hwa&Dam Pictures

Show Information

StatusEnded

TypeScripted

First Aired7/7/2018

Last Aired9/30/2018

Seasons1

Episodes24

LanguageKorean

CountrySouth Korea

Creators & Crew

Directed by

Written by

1

Seasons

24

Episodes

75m

Per Episode

2018

First Aired

Keywords

romance historical fiction japanese invasion of korea korean resistance korean empire japanese occupation of korea enemies to friends

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Cast

LB

Lee Byung-hun

as Eugene Choi / Choi Yu-jin

KT

Kim Tae-ri

as Go Ae-shin

YY

Yoo Yeon-seok

as Gu Dong-mae

KM

Kim Min-joung

as Kudo Hina

BY

Byun Yo-han

as Kim Hui-seong

KK

Kim Kap-soo

as Hwang Eun-san

CM

Choi Moo-seong

as Jang Seung-gu

LH

Lee Ho-jae

as Go Sa-hong

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Mr. Sunshine about?▾

Set in the early 1900s, this drama tells the story of a young man from Korea who grows up in the United States. When he returns to Korea as a US Marine Corps officer, he meets and falls in love with a…

How many seasons does Mr. Sunshine have?▾

1

How many episodes does Mr. Sunshine have?▾

24

Is Mr. Sunshine still running?▾

No, it ended in 2018.

When did Mr. Sunshine first air?▾

July 7, 2018

Who created Mr. Sunshine?▾

Lee Eung-bok, Kim Eun-sook

Who stars in Mr. Sunshine?▾

Lee Byung-hun, Kim Tae-ri, Yoo Yeon-seok

What genre is Mr. Sunshine?▾

Drama