Overview of You Are My Sunshine
Bloomed under the direction of Park Jin-pyo, the movie ‘You Are My Sunshine’ made its appearance in Korean theatres in 2005. The movie filmed the emotional love life of Seok-joong and Eun-ha. Furthermore, the selfless acting of Jeon Do-yeon and Hwang Jung-min as lead characters added warmth and life to the film.
Profile
- Movie: You Are My Sunshine
- Genre: Melodrama, Romance
- Director: Park Jin-pyo
- Writer: Park Jin-pyo
- Producer: Oh Jeong-wan
- Cinematographer: Seong Seung-taek
- Distributor: CJ Entertainment
- Language: Korean
- Release date: September 23, 2005
- Country: South Korea
Cast
Main
- Jeon Do-yeon as Eun-ha
- Hwang Jung-min as Seok-joong
Supporting
- Na Moon-Hee as Seok-joong’s mother.
- Ryu Seung-soo as Chul-kyu
- Ko Su-hee as Hwang Yu-sun
Synopsis
Seok-joong is a pure-hearted man in his thirties who wishes to settle down in his life. He lives an ordinary life and works in a farm with his friends. Who thinks of settling down with a Philipino woman, he has not found his true love. It is when Eun-ha makes her charismatic appearance in his life and instantly makes him fall for her.
Seok-joong meets Eun-ha at a railway level crossing when she is on her way to the public health care centre with her friends. Though, the charm of other girls makes Seok-joong jaw drop, the beauty of Eun-ha makes him spell-bounded.
Eun-ha is a flirtatious woman who works as a delivery girl in a Korean ‘dabang’, a place that sells coffee, tea and non-alcoholic beverages. In the ‘dabang’ Eun-ha is supposed to please her customers in order to retain them.
One day Seok-joong meets her at the cafe. Eun-ha tries to flirt with him, but he is too naive to respond to her.
Earning the love of Eun-ha is a plight for Seok-joong and it takes a while for Seok-joong to make her fall for him. He shows up with gifts to win her heart. However, it hurts him every time when she turns a cold shoulder towards him. His attempt to stop her from working as a delivery girl makes both of them feel bad. Later in the same night, she parties with her friends and gets drunk. Eun-ha sings out how much her heart craves true love in the kick of alcohol.Finally, touched by Seok-joong’s genuine love, Eun-ha falls for him.
When the drunk Eun-ha leaves the party room, she finds Seok-joong waiting for her down the stairs. Seok-joong offers a ride to her house and Eun-ha accepts his offer signalling a green flag to their relationship.
Beyond the barrier of Eun-ha’s profession, the two of them manage to set up a spirited romantic relationship and later a family, where the couple is perfectly made for each other. The true love of Seok-joong makes Eun-ha the wife he had wished for. That is when the faith cast its evil eye upon their perfect marriage.
At first, the challenge comes in the form of Eun-ha’s abusive ex-husband, whom they manage to chase away. The real thing which smashed down their family is when Eun-ha tested HIV positive. The success that Seok-joong earned for his family by shooing away Eun-ha’s ex-husband is soon taken over by the crooked plans of faith.
Though, Seok-joong manages to shut Eun-ha’s ex-husband’s mouth through bribing, HIV results reveal her bitter past to society. Seok-joong’s efforts to be with her makes her feel guilty. She tries to compensate for his loss by paying off her savings to him. She leaves him, but her flee ends up in jail for doing prostitution as an infected person. She gets sentenced to two and a half years.
Seok-joong expresses his endless love for her by promising to take care of her till his very last breath when he visits her in the hospital. However, as Eun-ha is nearing her end, there is no future for them. Though, their efforts to be with one another physically are in vain, the love they shared is powerful enough to drive Seo-joong further in his life.
Theme
Entwined Play of Faith and Destiny in Life
The mysteries of life unfold only if life is lived. Its uncertainty and unpredictability are what make life adventurous and enjoyable. It can gift a series of memorable and thrilling experiences all in a row for a person, making him feel he is the luckiest person in the world. Like how Seok-joong felt while living with Eun-ha. However, as a slope to the hill, fate arrives in its full villainy to acknowledge man that he is a mere creature possessing a sack of feelings with no control over life and death.
Faith and destiny are two things which come along with life. No matter what people believe, life cracks its jackpot of surprises and miracles in the most unexpected way. The life of Seok-joong is happy but incomplete without true love. Seok-joong is destined to meet Eun-ha. They are destined to live a fulfilling love life. Eun-ha’s first marriage failed not because she is not worthy of being loved.
She has an arid heart which cries for love. It might be one of life’s games to surprise her with Seok-joong’s everlasting love to make her feel less guilty about living such a sour life. However, no action is devoid of its counter-action. Here, fate gives her an incurable disease on the face of the earth. Besides all the foul play of fate and destiny, both of them shared a blissful romantic life where they mutually satisfied one another’s all needs and wants.
Awards
- Chunsa Film Art Awards 2005
Best Actress -Jeon Do-yeon - Busan Film Critics Awards 2005
Best Supporting Actress -Na Moon-hee - Blue Dragon Film Awards 2005
Best Director -Park Jin-pyo
Best Actor -Hwang Jung-min - Korean Film Awards 2005
Best Actor -Hwang Jung-min
Best Actress -Jeon Do-yeon - Grand Bell Awards 2006
Best Actress -Jeon Do-yeon
Interesting facts about You are my Sunshine
- Due to the excellency in the plot, story, direction and acting, ‘You Are My Sunshine’ is a box office cracker under the category of domestic films.
- It sold out a total of 3,051,134 tickets in South Korea. The essence of this story is taken from real life.
- The English name of the movie is taken from the song ‘You Are My Sunshine’ by Jimmie Davis.
FAQs
- Who directed ‘You Are My Sunshine’?
Park Jin-pyo is the director of the movie ‘You Are My Sunshine’.
- Who is the male lead in ‘You Are My Sunshine’?
Hwang Jung-min plays the male lead role of Seok-joong in the movie.
- Who is the female lead in ‘You Are My Sunshine’?
Jeon Do-yeon plays the female lead role of Eun-ha in the movie. - What is the Instagram ID of the lead actor?
The actors do not have any official Instagram accounts. However, the most followed fan page of Jeon Do-yeon is ‘doyeonnne’.
