Shim Eun-kyung last announced that she was leaving Korea to study
abroad, stateside, but she put it off the second she read the script for
Sunny. I don’t blame her. There’s only so long she can play a
teenager, and this already looks to be my new favorite movie of the
summer. She does still plan to study abroad, and has dreams of directing
someday.
The film stars Shim Eun-kyung and
Yoo Ho-jung as Nami,
Kang So-ra and
Jin Hee-kyung as Choon-hwa,
Kim Min-young and
Go Soo-hee as Jang-mi,
Park Jin-joo and
Hong Jin-hee as Jin-hee,
Nam Bora and
Lee Yeon-kyung as Geum-ok,
Kim Bomi and
Kim Sun-kyung as Bok-hee, and finally
Min Hyo-rin as Suzy.
It pretty much looks like the definition of a good time, with some
heartwarming drama thrown in for good measure. It’s directed by
Kang Hyung-chul of
Speed Scandal,
which is pitch-perfect in off-kilter tone. I seriously could not be
more excited to see what he’s done with this fantastic cast and setup.
Sunny is out in theaters now. I’ll let you know when and if
it premieres on this side of the Pacific. If this doesn’t get a
theatrical run in the States, imma fly my ass to Korea to see this
thing. What’s that, you say? The Internets? Never heard of them. Are
they a band?