@article{ART002588222},
author={YANG GEUNAE},
title={Why Does Historical Drama Need Romance?—Focused on the Television Drama Mr. Sunshine},
journal={Journal of Popular Narrative},
issn={1738-3188},
year={2020},
volume={26},
number={2},
pages={123-153},
doi={10.18856/jpn.2020.26.2.004}
TY - JOUR
AU - YANG GEUNAE
TI - Why Does Historical Drama Need Romance?—Focused on the Television Drama Mr. Sunshine
JO - Journal of Popular Narrative
PY - 2020
VL - 26
IS - 2
PB - The Association of Popular Narrative
SP - 123
EP - 153
SN - 1738-3188
AB - As the importance of documented fact has weakened in historical dramas, the combination with other genres has become prominent. By reviewing the way romance is dealt with in historical dramas, this research examines how the properties of historical events adopted by historical dramas are related to the motif of love, and how the narrative of love and romance contributes to the historical effects, with a focus on the television drama Mr. Sunshine.
Mr. Sunshine is the first historical drama written by Kim Eun-sook, combining deliberately rearranged history with the writer’s unique grammar of romance. The failed resistance movement of the righteous army in the drama is matched with the love that cannot be achieved based on self-negation. The drama, which deals with the tyranny of Japanese imperialism and the independence of Joseon, fictionalizes key characters and events, transforming the desire of love into the passion of patriotism. Romance in Mr. Sunshine serves as a catalyst for emphasizing the tragedy of historical events and reconstitutes cultural memories.
In historical dramas, the fictional plot of romance leads viewers to reflect on human life in history that flows from the past to the future. How does an individual’s inner feelings contribute to the historical representation? This research is significant as it is the first attempt to examine the relationship between historical drama and romance in various ways.
KW - Historical Drama;Romance;Mr. Sunshine;Historical Effect;Self- negation of Romance;Cultural Memory;Passion;Structure of Feeling;Nation;Patriotism
DO - 10.18856/jpn.2020.26.2.004
ER -
YANG GEUNAE. (2020). Why Does Historical Drama Need Romance?—Focused on the Television Drama Mr. Sunshine. Journal of Popular Narrative, 26(2), 123-153.
YANG GEUNAE. 2020, "Why Does Historical Drama Need Romance?—Focused on the Television Drama Mr. Sunshine", Journal of Popular Narrative, vol.26, no.2 pp.123-153. Available from: doi:10.18856/jpn.2020.26.2.004
YANG GEUNAE "Why Does Historical Drama Need Romance?—Focused on the Television Drama Mr. Sunshine" Journal of Popular Narrative 26.2 pp.123-153 (2020) : 123.
YANG GEUNAE. Why Does Historical Drama Need Romance?—Focused on the Television Drama Mr. Sunshine. 2020; 26(2), 123-153. Available from: doi:10.18856/jpn.2020.26.2.004
YANG GEUNAE. "Why Does Historical Drama Need Romance?—Focused on the Television Drama Mr. Sunshine" Journal of Popular Narrative 26, no.2 (2020) : 123-153.doi: 10.18856/jpn.2020.26.2.004
YANG GEUNAE. Why Does Historical Drama Need Romance?—Focused on the Television Drama Mr. Sunshine. Journal of Popular Narrative, 26(2), 123-153. doi: 10.18856/jpn.2020.26.2.004
YANG GEUNAE. Why Does Historical Drama Need Romance?—Focused on the Television Drama Mr. Sunshine. Journal of Popular Narrative. 2020; 26(2) 123-153. doi: 10.18856/jpn.2020.26.2.004
YANG GEUNAE. Why Does Historical Drama Need Romance?—Focused on the Television Drama Mr. Sunshine. 2020; 26(2), 123-153. Available from: doi:10.18856/jpn.2020.26.2.004
YANG GEUNAE. "Why Does Historical Drama Need Romance?—Focused on the Television Drama Mr. Sunshine" Journal of Popular Narrative 26, no.2 (2020) : 123-153.doi: 10.18856/jpn.2020.26.2.004
