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A special thread on these two masterpieces, by the powerful duo of Kim Eun Sook & Lee Eung Bok, that both made a special place in my heart. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💛" title="Yellow heart" aria-label="Emoji: Yellow heart">

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#DOTS
#MrSunshine
DOTS is my top kdrama since 2016 and after watching Mr. Sunshine, I just couldn’t get this theory out of my head. So, I decided—since we can no longer hope for sequels—to make a little something out of these two genius works.

A prequel and a sequel of itself.
Disclaimer: No intention of disrupting the beauty of these two as they both are already beyond genius pieces individually, both a unique masterpiece. Just simply a concept similar to a “fanfic” bc i am deeply in love with these dramas’ sense of nationalism (and love story, ofc).
I was originally thinking of working on a video so maybe here’s this thread as a teaser (or not)— https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💛" title="Yellow heart" aria-label="Emoji: Yellow heart">

P.s. recommending Mr. Sunshine’s OST, ‘See You Again,’ and DOTS’ OST, ‘Always,’ as playlist for this thread. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥺" title="Pleading face" aria-label="Emoji: Pleading face">
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MS E05 x DOTS E05
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MS E04 x DOTS E02
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MS E20 x DOTS E04
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MS E09 x DOTS E04
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MS E09 x DOTS E04
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MS E22 x DOTS E11
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MS E21 x DOTS E12
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MS E21 x DOTS E16
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MS E12 x DOTS E15
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MS E24 x DOTS E15
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And ofc—this little tease of the creators in MS, giving us a direct connection with these cameos and making Sang Wan and Hui Jin as Seo Dae Yeong and Yoon Myeong Joo’s past lives. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😩" title="Weary face" aria-label="Emoji: Weary face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💛" title="Yellow heart" aria-label="Emoji: Yellow heart">
DESCENDANTS OF THE SUN (2016) & MR. SUNSHINE (2018) PARALLELS https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❗️" title="Red exclamation mark symbol" aria-label="Emoji: Red exclamation mark symbol">may include spoilers https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❗️" title="Red exclamation mark symbol" aria-label="Emoji: Red exclamation mark symbol">And ofc—this little tease of the creators in MS, giving us a direct connection with these cameos and making Sang Wan and Hui Jin as Seo Dae Yeong and Yoon Myeong Joo’s past lives. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😩" title="Weary face" aria-label="Emoji: Weary face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💛" title="Yellow heart" aria-label="Emoji: Yellow heart">" title="DESCENDANTS OF THE SUN (2016) & MR. SUNSHINE (2018) PARALLELS https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Sparkles" aria-label="Emoji: Sparkles">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❗️" title="Red exclamation mark symbol" aria-label="Emoji: Red exclamation mark symbol">may include spoilers https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❗️" title="Red exclamation mark symbol" aria-label="Emoji: Red exclamation mark symbol">And ofc—this little tease of the creators in MS, giving us a direct connection with these cameos and making Sang Wan and Hui Jin as Seo Dae Yeong and Yoon Myeong Joo’s past lives. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😩" title="Weary face" aria-label="Emoji: Weary face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💛" title="Yellow heart" aria-label="Emoji: Yellow heart">">
DESCENDANTS OF THE SUN (2016) & MR. SUNSHINE (2018) PARALLELS https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable=https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❗️" title="Red exclamation mark symbol" aria-label="Emoji: Red exclamation mark symbol">may include spoilers https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❗️" title="Red exclamation mark symbol" aria-label="Emoji: Red exclamation mark symbol">And ofc—this little tease of the creators in MS, giving us a direct connection with these cameos and making Sang Wan and Hui Jin as Seo Dae Yeong and Yoon Myeong Joo’s past lives. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😩" title="Weary face" aria-label="Emoji: Weary face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💛" title="Yellow heart" aria-label="Emoji: Yellow heart">" title="DESCENDANTS OF THE SUN (2016) & MR. SUNSHINE (2018) PARALLELS https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Sparkles" aria-label="Emoji: Sparkles">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❗️" title="Red exclamation mark symbol" aria-label="Emoji: Red exclamation mark symbol">may include spoilers https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❗️" title="Red exclamation mark symbol" aria-label="Emoji: Red exclamation mark symbol">And ofc—this little tease of the creators in MS, giving us a direct connection with these cameos and making Sang Wan and Hui Jin as Seo Dae Yeong and Yoon Myeong Joo’s past lives. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😩" title="Weary face" aria-label="Emoji: Weary face">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💛" title="Yellow heart" aria-label="Emoji: Yellow heart">">
So how can these parallels be ignored and not imagine MS as Yoo Si Jin and Kang Mo Yeon’s past lives too. The titles themselves are already saying a lot:

Mr. Sunshine— Eugene Choi who always came to Go Ae Sin in a moment like a sunshine, or in her view of the sun itself.
He gave way to her purpose, as a sunshine giving way to a sun’s purpose—give another bright day to the land—by letting her out a dark tunnel. Go Ae Sin moving forward and the sun were Eugene Choi’s last visions, his shining ending.

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❕" title="White exclamation mark ornament" aria-label="Emoji: White exclamation mark ornament">there’ll be a different thread about thishttps://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❕" title="White exclamation mark ornament" aria-label="Emoji: White exclamation mark ornament">
Descendants of the Sun— to more Yoo Si Jin and Kang Mo Yeon, descendants who will protect the land under every sun—wherever it is—on earth.
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MS x DOTS
Descendants of the ‘sun’ who will always have a shining ending in their lives by giving ‘sunshine’ to the land, protecting it then and now.
A prequel and a sequel, maybe?

So may it ring a bell or not, we can satisfy our hearts with our imaginations, right? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥺" title="Pleading face" aria-label="Emoji: Pleading face">

https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❕" title="White exclamation mark ornament" aria-label="Emoji: White exclamation mark ornament">Descendants of the Sun and Mr. Sunshine— highly recommended korean dramas. [and pls include Goblin—to complete the duo’s trilogy of masterpieces]https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="❕" title="White exclamation mark ornament" aria-label="Emoji: White exclamation mark ornament">
KUDOS!!! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="💯" title="Hundred points symbol" aria-label="Emoji: Hundred points symbol">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✨" title="Sparkles" aria-label="Emoji: Sparkles">
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