I need this drama in my life like i need air.
Stop teasing me, give me the thing!
Also summer is shaping up to be quite busy: Tvn Mr Sunshine, Jtbc Life, OCN Voice 2, currently OCN Life on Mars...

Wow these previews scream high production quality. Makes me wonder if they’ll have to stuff PPL in there though. They can’t possibly have had Subway back then right?

In one word, E-P-I-C.

Seriously though, not just one badass lady but two? Christmas came early this year.

The costumes look amazing. What a feast for the eyes.

Very excited to see this one!

From what I've read, Netflix bought the exclusive int'l rights, but will be aired the same day as Korea in the U.S.
I've not liked anything else this writer has done, but this looks really good.

1-I need a book to read along with this for historical background, any advice?
2- Byun Yo Han, oh yayyyy!
3- what does LBH use to look so young? It's working 👏🏼

I want to watch it for the badass strong women but knowing this writer, i wont be surprised if they are only powerful in the first few episodes. The chances of them becoming powerless in the later episodes and just being there to show the male lead’s might is really high.
Anyway the visuals do look pretty.....if only that was enough.......(*sigh*)

Kim Tae Ri and Kim Min Jung look great!!
I'm so in there for them.

Mr. Sunshine will become crack just like all Kim Eun Sook’s dramas.

*kinda want to watch JUST for those costumes ahhhhh*

I was excited about this until I read this breakdown. The leads are literally 20 yrs apart (she looks like she could be his daughter, he looks young but not young enough for her) and I'm not a fan of Kim Min Jung. I might give it a try just because it's the first time for same day air on Netflix.

Epic, indeed! The production values are insane-- how much money did they spend to make this? I know it's gonna be a mega-blockbuster hit, but I hope it does really well on Netflix as a live-watch, and that they realize that this is the delivery model they should be using for currently airing k-dramas.

IMO, this is one of the most fascinating (and most heart-breaking) periods of Korean history-- even my aversion to LBH isn't gonna prevent me from watching this.

Everybody looks amazing in it, but Chilbongie's transformation is especially stunning.

So is Kim Eun-sook finally listened to many complaints about heroines in her drama, that she will give us not one, but two strong female characters this time? In my opinion, her female characters in her last two drama weren't bad, although for me nothing memorable either.

Anyway, descriptions and trailers gave me a hope, and now I have a high expectation for this drama. Looking forward to it. Although I'm expecting the romance will be messy with all three male leads admiring our heroine, and maybe more to come.

run for 24 episodes
HNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGHHHHHHHH NOOOOOOO... so many episodes... I'm praying that they don't run super long but ahahaha ... probably not. :(

Can we appreciate how good YYS and BYH look with facial hair? Costumes are on POINT.

I've seen news announcements of this and never really bothered, but then seeing all these promotional stuff makes me quite giddy with excitement. Hopefully the female badass characters stay strong until the end, please please please be good.

Whoa. I had no idea about this drama until now and now I just want it on my screen right now. Also,
DB news - I missed you.

ohhh, hold on here... Byun Yo Han with a goatee??? say no more, i'm IN......

I was going to comment why is KTR's birth year has been written here as 1987 when she is born on 1990. Then it hit me 😁

Ok, this is starting to look really good. I am really interested in the historical setting for this show. But why do I have this terrible sensation that my wonderful Byun Yo-han will die 😭

Byun Yo Han is back!!! Ever since SFD I've been looking forward to his return on screen, and I love that he comes back with another period drama :) We don't really see this time period being represented much in dramaland, so I'm very interested to see how the show will play it out.

I'm predicting that because this show is also debuting on Netflix, it will probably bring an onslaught of kdrama newbies from Netflix.

Sure, the costumes are gorgeous, the cast is amazing, the characters and story are compelling (at least on paper), and the visual is stunning, but I've been burned by DOTS and Goblin. I dropped DOTS and I finished Goblin with effort, determination and much eyes-rolling.

Yoo Yeon-seok!!! I'm sure my heart will ache with pity for him. And Byun Yo-han dressed in these clothes...very hot. Kim Min-jung looks very badass. I'm not interested in the leads as yet but may do while watching the show. I'm counting the days...I'm fully prepared for the lenght of the episodes too

I'm very excited for this drama ! I like how KES always writes interesting second characters too and not the one dimensional typical bi... girl. The historical period is very interesting, it's refreshing because there aren't a lot of dramas that describe it, it's a pretty dark period.

For the weak female character, I don't think they were weaker in KES dramas. In Goblin, I didn't find them weak.

I saw the trailer of the show and many people say it looked like the trailer of a movie and I possibly agree more. I think I'm going to binge watch the show because my heart and mind will definitely not be able to handle the wait and anticipation. Also the guy with the beard looks so cute. I haven't seen a k actor looking this cute in a beard

So Ae-Shin’s character, is what we would describe in American slang as “Woke”. 😄

I was super-excited about this because I'd temporarily forgotten that I haven't actually liked anything that Kim Eun-Suk has written since City Hall (which was 2009).

So, yeah, have downgraded my mental state from how many sleeps till release status to lurker who eyes this up with calm emotional detachment

I researched US Marine Corp uniforms circa 1900 and put 5 photos on my fan wall for our reference. From what I've seen so far, Mr. Sunshine is using accurate military costumes. What I'm really hoping for is to see some marines in combat fatigues, like in this clip from the old 55 Days at Peking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BujhFOoXxWQ

I just realized I won’t even be in the US when this comes out on Netflix *cries*, so will have to wait a week before indulging in the gorgeous! *chanting: Patience is a virtue. Patience is a virtue.*

And I think Yoon Yeon Seok is going to slay me in this. His character has been described as “tragic” which is just code for “dying unfairly and in the most dramatic fashion,” so I’m warning everyone now that I may be a shell of who I once was after this.

YASS!! I've been waiting. This is gorgeous and the only thing I'm nervous is about whether the characters will carry the drama throughout the 24 eps. It's going to be a 3hr marathon every week knowing TvN.

I've become obsessed with learning the real history of Joseon during this time. First and foremost, we obviously know that Mr. Sunshine will be a kdrama, so we should expect that there will be deviations from what happened historically. Nevertheless, I'm hopeful for some decent historical accuracy.

I think part of my obsession is that there isn't alot published on the internet about Joseon during this time period (at least not that I can find written in English). So my curiousity is peaked to find out more. I'll keep looking, but meanwhile here is what I've uncovered.

After the 1871 Shinmiyangyo incident, the United States didn't pursue an aggressive policy towards Joseon. Instead the USA opened trade and sent various religious and medical missionaries. During these years leading up to beginning of the 20th century, it was Russia who had the biggest influence on Joseon. Russia aided Joseon in areas like their military. This seems to have caught the eye of Japan, who saw Russia as a strategic adversary and also coveted Joseon as a nearby territory. Japan removed Russia's influence from Joseon in 1905 after winning the brief Russo-Japanese war (1904-1905). From that point, Joseon was under Japanese control, albiet not formally until 1910.

So where was the United States during all this? That is the mystery I hope to figure out through more research, but no matter what I find I do immensely look forward to seeing how it will be told in this drama. I'm crossing my fingers that US Marine Eugene Choi will be helping the resistance against the bad guys, instead of the US Marines being the bad guys.

Wow, this looks good. 🤞

Yoo Yeon Suk and all the costumes...

I'm in.

Ignoring the glamorous production and historical backdrop, I see a predictably simple conflict fuelled by the attractions of 3 men to 1 woman: her true love / her first love / her fiancee, plus another 1 woman to scoop up the leftover broken men. Probably one of them will die so that we can see 2 couples? Maybe the tragic guy?

It seriously reminds me of ABOUT TIME, which is not something even an average drama should aspire to emulate. I particularly like Byun Yo Han and Yoo Yeon Seok while I have no strong opinion on the other three in dramas, but this won't be on my watch list unless magic occurs and the writing proves otherwise.

I have confirmed that at least one of the rifles Kim Tae-Ri is using is historically accurate for 1900. See my fan wall for images of it. So far it looks like Mr. Sunshine gets top marks for accuracy and production values.

😍😍😍😍😍

My expectations of this drama are high, i've never disliked a Kim Eun Sook drama so i'm hopeful.

I want to watch this for kim tae ri, but LBH. 😭😭 How to root for that creepy man.

I'm not a fan of this writer, but I'm gonna give it a chance. Those posters are beautiful!!!

OHHHMAHGAWSH the females look SO COOL! I'm excited, man. I was ready for this drama a year ago when it was first reported but now I AM SO STOKED. Especially since I forgot about its air date until I read this article bwahhaha.

I have a feeling I'm gonna get Gaksital-level emotional stress from this show and will be in pain for most of the second half of it. I still can't rewatch certain parts of Gaksital, though I loved it so... too many tears man... So I'm bracing myself for the emotional highs and lows that are for SURE to come with Mr. Sunshine for the next couple months.

Looks like I'll be all in for the costumes, especially the hats. I don't have high hopes for the script though; I hope it surprises me.

Yoo Yeon-seok for a second reminded me of wesley crusher. Am I crazy?

H.O.T!!!!!!!!!

Like omg, I think I'm actually hyperventilating here.... I'm already cringing at the whole three-lovers-thingy but still who doesn't love a good story line? (well, the hot guys in it anyways ;P)

Trailer is here! https://youtu.be/eQG42_ewmms

This is a huge budget production per Chosun Ilbo and will be streamed on Netflix! Hooray!