Mr Sunshine’s Filming Studio Nonsan Sunshine Land Now Open!

HAVE YOU EVER WANTED TO BE IN THE LOCATION YOUR FAVOURITE DRAMA IS SET IN? NOW YOU CAN, IF YOU ARE A FAN OF ‘MR SUNSHINE’.

Nonsan Sunshine Land, the main filming location of the popular drama ‘Mr. Sunshine,’ has officially opened to allow visitors to experience the set. The background for the drama series, Mr. Sunshine, is based on the turmoils of early 20th century Hanseong (former name of Seoul). The main characters are Yu-jin, or Eugene, who was born as a servant but fled to America as a boy and became a US Navy officer, and Aesin, the youngest daughter of a nobleman, who volunteered to serve in the military.

THE STORY

Eugene’s childhood was especially brutal. Born as the son of a servant living in Joseon Dynasty, no matter how hard he tried, he could not live as he wished to. At a young age, his parents were murdered by the family they served, and he was on the run from chuno (slave hunters during the Joseon Dynasty). He then met a foreign man with blue eyes and followed him to America. The hardship did not stop as he had to face racism and extreme poverty. However, he did not give up and eventually became an officer in the US Navy.

THE SET

Nonsan Sunshine Land is the main filming location for this drama and consists of 1950s Open Film Set, Survival Game Zone, Military Experience Center, and Sunshine Studio, where many of the scenes from ‘Mr. Sunshine’ were filmed. Streets and buildings of the country’s capital during the late Joseon period in the 1900s are skilfully reproduced, allowing visitors to feel like as if they have travelled back in time. Visitors can enjoy a cup coffee at a café inside Glory Hotel, just like Eugene Choi from the drama.v