Monday, August 31, 2020
Pulido, Marlene (MW) Mr. Sunshine
Mr. Sunshine is a 2018 South Korean television series that is set during the Joseon dynasty in Hanseong (current day Seoul) in the early 1900s, and focuses on activists fighting for Korea's independence. It follows Eugene Choi who was born into slavery but escapes to the United States and becomes a United States Marine Corps officer. While being stationed in Hanseong he falls in love with an aristocrat's granddaughter, Go Ae-shin, who is part of the Righteous Army and fighting for Joseon's sovereignty. He discovers a plot by the Empire of Japan to colonize Korea and soon becomes embroiled in the fight for Joseon's sovereignty.
