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{{Infobox film

| name = Sunny

| image = Sunny film poster.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| native_name =

| director = Lee Joon-ik

| producer = Jung Seung-hye
Cho Chul-hyun

| writer = Choi Seok-hwan

| starring = Soo Ae
Jung Jin-young

| music = Lee Byung-hoon
Bang Jun-seok

| cinematography = Na Seung-yong

| editing = Kim Sang-bum
Kim Jae-bum

| distributor = Showbox/Mediaplex

| released =

| runtime = 126 minutes

| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

| budget =

| gross =

}}

'Sunny' (; lit. "My Dear is Far Away") is a 2008 South Korean film directed by Lee Joon-ik. Soo Ae plays the titular Soon-yi, whose husband enlists to fight in the Vietnam War, and she decides to join a singing group that will travel to Vietnam to perform for the soldiers there.Lee, Hyo-won (17 July 2008). "[https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2008/11/141_27773.html Watch Sooni Become 'Sunny']". 'The Korea Times'. Retrieved 2008-11-29.

Plot



Soon-yi is a young woman stuck in an arranged marriage to a man who still loves his college girlfriend. Her husband, Sang-gil, is a soldier in the South Korean army, and though she visits him regularly, he does not return her affections. After Sang-gil is sent to fight in the Vietnam War, Soon-yi resolves to follow him. She joins a band which is heading there, where she sings for the soldiers as "Sunny", with the hope of being reunited with her husband.

Cast



* Soo Ae ... Soon-yi/Sunny

* Jung Jin-young ... Kim Jeong-man, band leader

* Jung Kyung-ho ... Yong-deuk, bassist

* Joo Jin-mo ... Seong-chan, guitarist

* Shin Hyeon-tak ... Cheol-sik, drummer

* Uhm Tae-woong ... Sang-gil, Sunny's husband

* Park Yoon-ho ... Private Kim

* Lee Joo-sil ... Mother-in-law

* Jo Mi-ryung ... Jeni

* Shin Jung-geun ... Battalion commander

* Fredrik Skalin ... Soldier

Production



'Sunny' was produced on a budget of . Director Lee Joon-ik made the protagonist female in response to criticism that his films were largely male-oriented. Lee cast Soo Ae in the lead role, saying, "No other actress in [South] Korea has the distinctively pure image that [she] has". Soo Ae did two months of training to refine her singing and dancing skills, and admitted to being concerned over whether or not she could pull off the character.Yang, Sung-jin (2 July 2008). "[http://www.hancinema.net/-sunny-offers-a-woman-s-vietnam-war-14376.html 'Sunny' offers a woman's Vietnam War]". 'The Korea Herald via Hancinema'. Retrieved 2008-11-29.

Release



'Sunny' was released in South Korea on July 23, 2008. On its opening weekend it was ranked second at the box office with 480,144 admissions,"[http://www.hancinema.net/korean_boxoffice.php?weekend=2008.07.25+%7E+2008.07.27&title=HanCinema+News&email=&uri=hancinema%2FAUJj&loc=en_US Korean Box Office]" (Week-end 2008.07.25 ~ 2008.07.27). 'Hancinema'. Retrieved 2008-11-29. and exceeded the one million mark on July 19."[http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/entertainment/enter_chart_detail.htm?font_size=13&No=7904 'My Love is Far Away' Attracts 1 Mil. Movie-Goers in A Week]". 'KBS World'. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-29. As of August 31, 'Sunny' had received a total of 1,804,223 admissions nationwide, and as of September 14 had grossed a total of ."[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/intl/korea/?yr=2008&wk=37&p=.htm South Korea Box Office September 1214, 2008]". 'Box Office Mojo'. Retrieved 2008-11-29.

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