3.15 - Episode 24 of Mr. Sunshine

Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 24 of Mr. Sunshine, the hit K Drama on Netflix starring Lee Byung-hun as Eugene Choi, Kim Tae-ri as Go Ae-shin, Yoo Yeon-Seok as Goo Dong-mae, Kim Min-jung as Hina Kudo, and Byun Yo-han as Kim Hee-sung. We discuss:How we love this final episode of Mr. Sunshine and will miss these characters, whom we’ve come to love and admire!The lovely and amazing music in this K Drama.How the ending is heartbreaking but the show’s creators told us all along that we would have a sad ending.Ae-shin and Eugene have figured out a way to be together, even though they are not really together.Eugene’s final sacrifice is so tragic. He is the man Joseon needed, but didn’t deserve.Eugene’s life mission, as well as Dong-mae’s, was to help Ae-shin live.Hui-seung found meaning in his life, thanks to the people of Joseon.Was Ae-shin’s life path influenced by Dong-mae calling her a spoiled, noble fool so early in her life?Ae-shin is a noble who was respected and revered by many in Hanseong; this is why they protected her when Ms. Hamman was killed and Ae-shin was crying over her body.Dong-mae died as Dong-mae, not Sho Ishida. The journalist Frederick Arthur McKenzie was a real British journalist who reported on the treatment of Koreans by the Japanese.The amazing cinematography in the show, facilitated by its huge production budget.Our favorite lines and the K Drama elements.The meaning of the elements in the Korean flag.A bit of Korean history under the Japanese, including what happened to the Righteous Army.Our decision to recap and analyze 25, 21 during Season 4 of K Drama Chat!ReferencesKorea under Japanese ruleRecap of Episode 24 on ReadySteadyCutDid the US betray Korean in 1905?Matchlock gunsArticle about Frederick McKenzieThe ancient art of dying fingernails with balsam dyeThe Righteous Army in Korea