Sun-Hwa Kwon
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 Yunjin Kim as Sun |
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| First appearance | "Pilot, Part 1" |
| Centric episodes | "House of the Rising Sun" "Exodus, Part 1" "Exodus, Part 2" "...And Found" "The Whole Truth" "The Glass Ballerina" "D.O.C." |
| Information | |
| Name | Sun-Hwa Kwon |
| Status | At the survivors' camp |
| Profession | Unknown; has a degree in Art History |
| Portrayed by | Yunjin Kim |
| Sun-Hwa Kwon | |
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| Hangul: |
백선화
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| Hanja: |
白善華
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| Revised Romanization: | Baek Seon-hwa |
| McCune-Reischauer: | Paek Sŏn'hwa |
Sun-Hwa Kwon (née Paik), better known simply as "Sun", is a fictional character on the ABC television series Lost played by Yunjin Kim.
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[edit] Fictional character biography
[edit] Prior to the crash
Sun attended Seoul National University, majoring in Art History. To her mother's dismay, she does not return with a husband. One potential suitor, Jae Lee, seems sincere but already has a commitment to an American woman. Shortly after learning this from him, she quite literally bumps into Jin-Soo Kwon, her future husband.
Their marriage begins with great promise, as Jin manages to convince her wealthy father, Mr. Paik, of his intentions. Unbeknownst to Sun, however, her father has placed a significant burden on Jin by demanding he come work for him. Over time, Jin becomes distant and abusive, and Sun, seeking to escape her failing marriage, begins taking English lessons in secret with Jae, who has returned from America after his relationship ended. Although it first seemed that they were merely friends, it soon becomes known that she had an affair with him. She is discovered by her father when he walks in on Sun and Jae in bed together.
Sun's marriage to Jin is further strained due to their trouble with conceiving a child. When Sun and Jin go to a doctor, he explains Sun has excess scar tissue blocking her fallopian tubes, making it impossible for her to become pregnant, even with surgery. This leaves Jin furious, believing that Sun knew about her condition all along. Later on, however, the doctor tracks Sun down and explains that Sun is perfectly healthy; it is Jin who is sterile. He was afraid to tell them this originally because Jin is an enforcer for Sun's father and may have reacted violently.
Jae dies soon afterward, apparently having committed suicide after being beaten by Jin, who was ordered by Sun's father to kill him for having slept with his daughter (although he does not tell Jin this, only saying that Jae had dishonored him). The "suicide" is seemingly due to Jae's shame for sleeping with a married woman and because he cannot have Sun. Luckily for Sun, her father decides never to tell Jin about the affair, for it is not his place.
Finally, with the help of a friend, Sun is given a chance to escape her husband while at the Sydney airport. A single moment of tenderness from Jin while waiting in the check-in line reminds her of her love for him and she decides not to leave him at the last minute. Once the tickets are purchased, Sun buys lunch from the café, but accidentally ends up spilling coffee over him. She overhears a couple making snide remarks about her, then dismisses the matter by saying "they can't speak English", which seems to have irritated Sun.
[edit] After the crash
Sun is initially suppressed by Jin, who feels it is his job to protect the two of them from the other survivors. However, over time, as Jin's attitude brings the couple into conflict with the other survivors, she begins to assert herself, and she then becomes a very important contributor to the lives of the survivors.
Sun's knowledge of herbal medicine made from plants and wildlife found throughout the island proves very valuable in a number of instances. Sun saves Shannon's life when Shannon's asthma problem gets vitally serious when they run out of the medicine; she prepares a mixture made from eucalyptus that helps Shannon breathe normally. She and Kate grow a vegetable garden with some of the herbs that she has found useful for curing common ailments. She also proves to be an able medical assistant to Jack, including recommending the use of sea urchin quills to pierce Jack's skin in order to transfuse his blood into Boone, and serves as a voice of calm and reason when some people begin to go too far. Unfortunately, her freedom has come at a price: when Jin finds out that she has been keeping her English language knowledge a secret, he tells her that their marriage was over, and refuses to speak to her.
On Kate's advice, the day before the second raft is scheduled to leave the island, Sun poisons Jin's water bottle to keep him from leaving the island. However, Michael drinks the water instead and falls ill. Only Jack and Kate know that Sun is responsible for the poisoning.
Prior to Jin's departure on the raft, he and Sun reconcile.
When Claire finds the bottle of messages that had been brought onboard the raft, everyone assumes that the raft has been destroyed, and that Jin and the other travellers have perished, so the bottle is given to Sun, who decides to bury it. Unknown to Sun and everyone else, everyone on the raft makes it safely back to the island—though Sawyer has been shot in the shoulder and Michael's son Walt has been abducted by the "Others." They meet up with survivors from the tail-section of the plane.
Later, Sun misplaces her wedding band. Fearing that she has lost the only thing of worth to her — something connected to Jin — Sun frantically tears through the beach and her garden searching for it. Eventually, with Kate's help, Sun's wedding band is found in the location of the buried message bottle. It is not until a few days later, when the rest of the tail-end survivors — led by those who were on the raft — arrive at the beach where the mid-section suvivors' camp is, that Sun is finally reunited with Jin.
When Jin starts packing all of a sudden after hearing that Michael has run after Walt again, Sun starts asking why he is leaving. in Korean, Jin tells her that Michael is his friend, but she reminds him that she is his wife, and they later both agree that they don't like being told what to do.
When Sun is working in her garden she hears noises from the jungle. Then something runs towards her and it turns out to be Vincent. Vincent runs off and it begins to rain. Suddenly, a black sack is over her head. She screams and tries to escape. Sawyer and Kate hear her and find her unconscious on the ground. They bring her back to camp and Jack treats her. She eventually recovers and she says that she was working in her garden and Vincent came to her. Then she tells them that it was raining and she was grabbed. She never saw who did this to her and escaped, but she fell on the ground and was knocked unconscious.
Not long after, Jin destroys Sun's garden when she refuses to stay near him on the beach, even though he is only concerned for her safety. Instead of following him to their tent, she takes off, only to be found by Rose and Bernard, who witness Sun in a brief spell of uncharacteristic sickness. Concerned, they offer her water and company, but she dismisses them to find Sawyer, in hopes of procuring a pregnancy test. Despite Jin's sterility, Sun's pregnancy test results came back positive, and was confirmed by Jack. Sun tells Jin the whole truth - about her pregnancy and his sterility. She swears to him that she has never been with another man ( in "The Glass Ballerina" this is revealed to be a half truth. She is shown in bed with Jae, but says she can not go through with the "act"). Jin considers it a miracle, and the two are overjoyed.
In the second season finale "Live Together, Die Alone", Sayid needs Jin's help to sail Desmond's boat to the Others' camp. Sun translates for Sayid, and when Jin is informed of what Sayid wants he refuses to do so, not wanting to leave his wife again. However, Sun wants Jin to help Michael, so she decides to come along, despite Sayid's objections. Sun and Jin remained on the boat when Sayid went into the Others' camp. During the activation of the fail-safe mechanism in the hatch, all three are on still on the sailboat, and experience the blinding white/purple light which engulfs the island.
In "The Glass Ballerina" Sun travels with Sayid and Jin in their boat to the Others dock and learns from Sayid that he plans an ambush for the Others' tracking party. She lies to Jin about the plan, but he reveals that he understands English better than she thinks. Jin tells her to stay in the boat until it's over, and Sayid advises her of a gun in the boat. When the Others arrive onto the boat, a woman named Colleen finds Sun hiding in the cabin. Sun points her gun at Colleen, who says she knows Sun would not kill her. Sun repeatedly threatens to shoot, but Colleen continues to advance. When the engine starts, Sun panics and shoots her. Whether Sun shot Colleen on accident or on purpose is unknown. Colleen later dies of her wounds while being operated on by Juliet and Jack. As the Others take the sailboat, Sun escapes, dodging Tom's gunfire; the bullet barely misses her and hits the deck as she jumps into the ocean. She swims to shore and is reunited with Jin as he jumps into the ocean to meet her. They return to Sayid on the beach and travel back to their camp by foot. Sayid apologizes to Sun and Jin for putting their lives in danger. Sun also apologizes for lying to Jin.
In "Flashes Before Your Eyes", Claire leaves Aaron in her care while she goes for a swim. When Desmond arrives to rescue her, Sun is oblivious to the fact that Claire is actually drowning, and thinks nothing of it when Charlie asks of her whereabouts, saying that she "only went for a walk." The next day, in "Tricia Tanaka Is Dead", Sun tells Jin that she will speak to him only in English, in the hope that he will learn to speak it. When she asks him, in English, to pass her the cereal, Jin is upset, but Sun is adamant that this will help him. Hurley arrives shortly after, seeking volunteers to help him with a car he found in the jungle. However, like everyone else, Sun declines and walks away, leaving a confused Jin (who didn't understand enough English to realize he was volunteering) to help instead. Soon after, Kate and Sawyer arrive, and she excitedly greets them. Jin returns to her later that day, and presents her with a flower, as a sign of affection.
In the episode "Enter 77" Sawyer wants the items that he initially ransacked from the wreckage returned to him. To win them back, Sawyer offers to play ping-pong against the best player on the beach. Sun and Jin converse in Korean, and Sun states that if Sawyer loses, he must refrain from calling people by any nicknames. Hurley beats Sawyer, thus Sun's call was met. In "Par Avion", Claire enlists Sun and Jin with helping her catch a bird. Just when the three of them are about to capture one, Desmond fires his gun, frightening the bird away. After Charlie refuses to help Claire, Sun comforts her before spotting Charlie and Desmond arguing, encouraging Claire to investigate.
Later, in "Exposé", Sun, Charlie, Sawyer and Hurley begin to investigate the apparent "deaths" of Nikki and Paulo. Sun immediately suspects the Others, referring back to her attempted kidnapping. Later, when digging the graves, Sawyer reveals that Nikki and Paulo had a gun and a radio in their possession. When Sun and Charlie are alone, Charlie confesses to Sun about how he and Sawyer are responsible for her attempted kidnapping. Distraught, Sun storms off. Later, they meet up again, where Sawyer hands Sun the bag of diamonds that Nikki had previously buried. Later that day, Sun approached Sawyer, who is alone and finishing the graves. She consults him over the kidnapping stunt, and threatens that, should she tell Jin, then the next grave will be his. Returning the diamonds, claiming that they are worthless on the island, she slaps Sawyer before leaving.
[edit] Trivia
- Korean women as a rule do not take the names of their husbands. Perhaps Sun-hwa did this in preparation for living in the United States.
- Yunjin Kim is a successful South Korean movie actress who originally auditioned for the role of Kate; the creators were impressed enough to create the character of Sun for her. In addition to acting, Yunjin's involvement with the show also includes serving as a translator between the show's Korean dialect coach and fellow Lost castmember Daniel Dae Kim, for whom Korean is a second language.
| Lost | |
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| Production: | DVD releases • Episode list • Season 1 • Season 2 • Season 3 • Soundtrack |
| Main characters: |
Ana Lucia • Ben • Boone • Charlie • Claire • Desmond • Hurley • Jack • Jin • Juliet • Kate Libby • Locke • Michael • Mr. Eko • Nikki • Paulo • Sawyer • Sayid • Shannon • Sun • Walt |
| Supporting characters: |
Alex • Bernard • Christian • Cindy • Ethan • The Others • Pickett • Rose • Rousseau • Tom |
| Organizations: | DHARMA Initiative • Hanso Foundation • Oceanic Airlines |
| Elements: | Crossover list • DHARMA Initiative stations • Flight 815 • Mythology • Thematic motifs |
| Miscellaneous: | Gary Troup • In popular culture • Lost Experience • Rachel Blake • Video game |
