Sunny () is a 2008 South Korean musical drama 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). "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 as Soon-yi / Sunny Jung Jin-young as Kim Jeong-man, band leader Jung Kyung-ho as Yong-deuk, bassist Joo Jin-mo as Seong-chan, guitarist Shin Hyeon-tak as Cheol-sik, drummer Uhm Tae-woong as Park Sang-gil, Sunny's husband Park Yoon-ho as Private Kim Lee Joo-sil as Mother-in-law Jo Mi-ryung as Jeni Shin Jung-geun as Battalion commander Fredrik Skalin as 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). "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,"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."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 ."South Korea Box Office September 12–14, 2008". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref. 2008 4th Premiere Rising Star Awards Summit (PIFF) Best Actress Soo Ae Yi, Ch'ang-ho (10 October 2008). "HA Jung-woo and SU Ae are tomorrow's stars". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2008-11-29. Best New Actor Jung Kyung-ho 17th Buil Film Awards Best Film Sunny Yi, Ch'ang-ho (24 October 2008). "The Chaser extends awards lead". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 2008-11-29. Best Actress Soo Ae Best Lighting Park Se-mun Best Music Lee Byung-hoon, Bang Jun-seok Technical Award Hong Jang-pyo (Special Effects) Buil Readers' Jury Award Sunny 28th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards Best Actress Soo Ae 28th Arts Council Korea Artist of the Year, Film category 31st Golden Cinematography Awards Popularity Award Jung Jin-young 29th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Actress Soo Ae Best Supporting Actor Jung Kyung-ho Best Art Direction Kang Seung-yong Best Music Lee Byung-hoon, Bang Jun-seok 2009 45th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Director Lee Joon-ik Best Actress Soo Ae 46th Grand Bell Awards Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Jung Kyung-ho Best Costume Design Shim Hyun-sub 17th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards Best Actress Soo Ae
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