Descendants of the Sun
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Title: 태양의 후예 / Descendants of the Sun
Chinese Title: 太陽的後裔
Genre: Melodrama, Romance
Episodes: 16 + 3 Special Episode
Broadcast network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2016-Feb-24 to 2016-Apr-22
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 22:00
Watch Descendants of the Sun Online Directed by Lee Eung Bok, 'Descendants of the Sun' is a 2016 Korean drama that proved to be hugely popular both locally and overseas. Bringing fresh elements to this much-loved style of melodrama, it was the first kdrama to be released simultaneously in Korea and China, contributing to a surge in the local economy. Film Review: Scars of the Sun (2006) by Takashi Miike. If something characterizes Takashi Miike's cinema, is his visual delusions, his dark humor and his excessive extravagance. In recent years, Miike has approached a more serious and personal cinema with films like '13 Assassins' or 'Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai', but the truth is. Yoo Si-jin (Song Joong-ki) is the captain of a South Korean Special Forces unit. He catches a motorcycle thief Kim Gi Beom (Kim Min Seok) with Sergeant Major Seo Dae-young (Jin Goo). The thief is injured during his capture and is sent to the hospital. Dae-young realizes his cellphone was stolen by the thief and goes to the hospital to retrieve. The team-up of Kim Soo Hyun (Dream High and Moon Embracing the Sun) and Jeon Ji Hyun (My Sassy Girl) made waves in 2014 because of this fantasy romance drama.The story revolves around an alien who falls in love with a Hallyu actress just when his time on Earth is almost up. Viet nguyen mengatakan. This article is truly wonderful. By the way, we would like to let you know about our company: Premium Travel Vietnam is a professional, reliable, leading tour operator based in Da Nang city – central Vietnam.
Synopsis
This drama was fully pre-produced before airing which is a departure from the live-shoot production format that characterizes most Korean dramas.
Yoo Shi Jin (Song Joong Ki) is the captain of the special forces. He catches a motorcycle thief with Sergeant Major Seo Dae Young (Jin Goo). The thief is injured during his capture and is sent to the hospital. Dae Young realises his cellphone was stolen by the thief and goes to the hospital to retrieve his cellphone.
In the emergency room, Shi Jin meets Dr. Kang Mo Yun (Song Hye Kyo) for the first time. He falls in love with her immediately. Mo Yun mistakenly assumes Shi Jin is part of thief's criminal gang. He proves to her that he is a soldier with the help of army doctor Yoon Myung Joo (Kim Ji Won).
Shi Jin and Mo Yun begin to date, but due to their jobs, their dates don't go well. Shi Jin takes an order to lead his soldiers on a peacekeeping mission to the fictional country of Urk. Meanwhile, Mo Yun becomes upset that she fails to become a professor due to a colleague's privileged background. When Shi Jin and Mo Yun meet again, they talk about their views on life and realize how different they are. Shi Jin, as a soldier, kills to protect lives and Mo Yun, as a doctor, tries to save all lives. They say their goodbyes.
Eight months later, Mo Yun rebuffs the sexual advances of hospital chairman Han Suk Won (Tae In Ho) and as a result is assigned to lead a medical team in Urk. There, Shi Jin and Mo Yun meet again… (source)
Cast
Main Cast Disappearing nine patch quilt pattern black white.
Song Joong Ki as Capt. Yoo Shi Jin
Song Hye Kyo as Dr. Kang Mo Yun
Jin Goo as Senior Seo Dae Young
Kim Ji Won as Surgeon Yoon Myung Joo
Kang Shin Il as Lieutenant General Yoon (Myung Joo's father)
Tae Baek Army
Kim Byung Chul as Lieutenant Colonel Park Byung Soo
Park Hoon as Sergeant Choi Woo Geun
Choi Woong as Staff Sergeant Gong Chul Ho
Ahn Bo Hyun as Sergeant Im Kwang Nam
Kim Min Suk as Private Kim Ki Bum
Haesung Hospital Medical Services Team
Lee Seung Joon as Song Sang Hyun (General Surgeon)
Seo Jung Yun as Ha Ja Ae (ER Nursing Team)
Onew as Lee Chi Hoon (1st year Resident of Thoracic Surgery)
Park Hwan Hee as Choi Min Ji (ER Nurse)
People at Haesung Hospital
Hyun Jyu Ni as Pyo Ji Soo (Pathology Specialist)
Tae In Ho as Han Suk Won (Chairman of Haesung Hospital)
Park Ah In as Kim Eun Ji (Thoracic Surgery Specialist)
Jo Woo Ri as Jang Hee Eun (1st Year Resident of Anesthesiology)
Wooreukeu Area
Cho Tae Kwan as Daniel Spencer (Peacemaker Emergency Doctor Team)
Jun Soo Jin as Ri Ye Hwa (Peacemaker Emergency Nurse Team)
David McInnis as Ah Goo Seu (Black market Boss)
Zyon Barreto as Fatima
Others
Kwak In Joon as Lee Han Soo
Jo Jae Yoon as Jin Young Soo
Lee Yi Kyung as Kang Min Jae
Jun In Taek as Yoo Young Geun (Yoo Shi Jin's father)
Nam Moon Chul as Manager Go
Joey Albright as US Army Delta Force member
Ji Seung Hyun as Ahn Jung Joon
Lee Jae Yong as Choi Ji Ho
Sung Ki Yoon as the President
Kim Kyul as Chairman Han's assistant
Jun Jin Gi
Ahn Doo Ho as Kim Beom Rae
Cameo
Lee Kwang Soo as shooting arcade operator (ep 1)
Lee Jong Hyuk as Captain Kim Jin Suk (ep 2, 5, 10, 15)
Jung Ji Won (정지원) as TV announcer (ep 2)
Park Tae Won (박태원) as TV announcer (ep 2)
Ryu Hwa Young as Seo Dae Young's ex-girlfriend (ep 3)
Lee Hyun Kul as soldier chasing Shi Jin & Dae Young (ep.6)
Park Joon Geum as Chi Hoon's mother (ep 7, ep 11)
Yoo Ah In as banker (ep 13)
Nam Ki Ae as Mo Yun's mother (ep 13)
Red Velvet as themselves (ep 16)
Han Yeo Wool
Production Credits
Chief Producer: Bae Kyung Soo
Producer: Ham Young Hoon, Yoo Jong Sun, Park Woo Ram
Director: Lee Eung Bok, Baek Sang Hoon
Assistant Director: Kim Hyung Joon, Yoo Young Eun
Screenwriters: Kim Eun Sook and Kim Won Suk
Note
- This drama is Song Joong Ki‘s comeback project after serving his two years in the military.
In Singapore, the drama will be available to stream on Viu with English and Chinese subtitles. Each episode will be available to stream eight hours after the original Korean broadcast. (Source)
The drama will wrap on its 16th episode as planned, which airs on Thursday, April 14. The following week, KBS will air highlights on April 20 and 21, and finish off with making-of clips and an epilogue on Friday, April 22. (Source)
Awards
Kwak In Joon as Lee Han Soo
Jo Jae Yoon as Jin Young Soo
Lee Yi Kyung as Kang Min Jae
Jun In Taek as Yoo Young Geun (Yoo Shi Jin's father)
Nam Moon Chul as Manager Go
Joey Albright as US Army Delta Force member
Ji Seung Hyun as Ahn Jung Joon
Lee Jae Yong as Choi Ji Ho
Sung Ki Yoon as the President
Kim Kyul as Chairman Han's assistant
Jun Jin Gi
Ahn Doo Ho as Kim Beom Rae
Cameo
Lee Kwang Soo as shooting arcade operator (ep 1)
Lee Jong Hyuk as Captain Kim Jin Suk (ep 2, 5, 10, 15)
Jung Ji Won (정지원) as TV announcer (ep 2)
Park Tae Won (박태원) as TV announcer (ep 2)
Ryu Hwa Young as Seo Dae Young's ex-girlfriend (ep 3)
Lee Hyun Kul as soldier chasing Shi Jin & Dae Young (ep.6)
Park Joon Geum as Chi Hoon's mother (ep 7, ep 11)
Yoo Ah In as banker (ep 13)
Nam Ki Ae as Mo Yun's mother (ep 13)
Red Velvet as themselves (ep 16)
Han Yeo Wool
Production Credits
Chief Producer: Bae Kyung Soo
Producer: Ham Young Hoon, Yoo Jong Sun, Park Woo Ram
Director: Lee Eung Bok, Baek Sang Hoon
Assistant Director: Kim Hyung Joon, Yoo Young Eun
Screenwriters: Kim Eun Sook and Kim Won Suk
Note
- This drama is Song Joong Ki‘s comeback project after serving his two years in the military.
In Singapore, the drama will be available to stream on Viu with English and Chinese subtitles. Each episode will be available to stream eight hours after the original Korean broadcast. (Source)
The drama will wrap on its 16th episode as planned, which airs on Thursday, April 14. The following week, KBS will air highlights on April 20 and 21, and finish off with making-of clips and an epilogue on Friday, April 22. (Source)
Awards
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2016 KBS Drama Awards: Best Screenwriter Award – Kim Eun Sook and Kim Won Suk (Descendants of the Sun)
2016 KBS Drama Awards: Rookie Actress – Kim Ji Won (Descendants of the Sun)
2016 KBS Drama Awards: Best Couple Awards – Jin Goo and Kim Ji Won (Descendants of the Sun)
2016 KBS Drama Awards: Excellence Actress (Mini Series) – Kim Ji Won (Descendants of the Sun)
2016 KBS Drama Awards: Best Asia Couple Award – Song Joong Ki and Song Hye Kyo (Descendants of the Sun)
2016 KBS Drama Awards: Best Couple Awards – Song Joong Ki and Song Hye Kyo (Descendants of the Sun)
2016 KBS Drama Awards: Daesang – Song Joong Ki (Descendants of the Sun)
2016 KBS Drama Awards: Daesang – Song Hye Kyo (Descendants of the Sun)
2016 21st Asian Television Awards: Best Drama Series
2016 8th Melon Music Awards: Best OST – Yoon Mi Rae (Always)
2016 1st Asia Artist Awards: Best Celebrity Award (Actor) – Jin Goo
2016 1st Asia Artist Awards: Best Celebrity Award (Actress) – Kim Ji Won
2016 1st Asia Artist Awards: Best OST Award – Gummy (You Are My Everything)
2016 Korean Advertisers Association Awards: Best Drama
2016 1st Indonesian Television Awards: Special Award (Jin Goo)
2016 2nd Scene Stealer Festival: Scene Stealer Award (Male) – Lee Seung Joon
2016 2nd Scene Stealer Festival: Scene Stealer Award (Male) – Jo Jae Yoon
2016 2nd Scene Stealer Festival: Newcomer Scene Stealer Award (Male) – Onew
2016 9th Korea Drama Awards: Best Drama
2016 9th Korea Drama Awards: Excellence Actor – Jo Jae Yoon (Descendants of the Sun)
2016 5th APAN Star Awards: Drama of the Year
2016 5th APAN Star Awards: Grand Prize (Daesang) – Song Joong Ki (Descendants of the Sun)
2016 5th APAN Star Awards: Best Supporting Actor – Jin Goo (Descendants of the Sun)
2016 5th APAN Star Awards: Best Supporting Actress – Kim Ji Won (Descendants of the Sun)
2016 5th APAN Star Awards: Best Couple Award – Song Joong Ki and Song Hye Kyo (Descendants of the Sun)
2016 43rd Korean Broadcasting Grand Prize: Best Drama
2016 11th Seoul International Drama Awards: Excellent Korean Drama
2016 11th Seoul International Drama Awards: Outstanding Korean Actor (Song Joong ki)
2016 11th Seoul International Drama Awards: Outstanding Korean Drama OST (Gummy, You Are My Everything)
2016 52nd Paeksang Arts Awards : Daesang
2016 52nd Paeksang Arts Awards : Popularity Actor Award, (Song Joong Ki, Descended From the Sun)
2016 52nd Paeksang Arts Awards : Popularity Actress Award, (Song Hye Hyo, Descended From the Sun)
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Episode Ratings
| Date | Ep | TNmS | TNmS | AGB | AGB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide | Seoul | ||
| 2016-02-24 | 1 | 12.6 (7th) | 12.7 (4th) | 14.3 (4th) | 14.4 (4th) |
| 2016-02-25 | 2 | 13.5 (6th) | 14.5 (4th) | 15.5 (3rd) | 16.0 (4th) |
| 2016-03-02 | 3 | 21.8 (2nd) | 22.7 (1st) | 23.4 (2nd) | 24.6 (2nd) |
| 2016-03-03 | 4 | 22.9 (2nd) | 23.5 (2nd) | 24.1 (2nd) | 25.1 (2nd) |
| 2016-03-09 | 5 | 24.6 (2nd) | 26.3 (1st) | 27.4 (1st) | 29.2 (1st) |
| 2016-03-10 | 6 | 25.4 (2nd) | 27.6 (1st) | 28.5 (1st) | 29.8 (1st) |
| 2016-03-16 | 7 | 27.0 (2nd) | 28.9 (1st) | 28.3 (1st) | 30.1 (1st) |
| 2016-03-17 | 8 | 25.9 (2nd) | 28.7 (1st) | 28.8 (1st) | 30.5 (1st) |
| 2016-03-23 | 9 | 29.7 (1st) | 32.3 (1st) | 30.4 (1st) | 31.0 (1st) |
| 2016-03-24 | 10 | 28.8 (1st) | 31.0 (1st) | 31.6 (1st) | 33.3 (1st) |
| 2016-03-30 | 11 | 29.1 (2nd) | 31.3 (1st) | 31.9 (1st) | 33.5 (1st) |
| 2016-03-31 | 12 | 31.1 (1st) | 33.9 (1st) | 33.0 (1st) | 34.3 (1st) |
| 2016-04-06 | 13 | 30.4 (1st) | 33.7 (1st) | 33.5 (1st) | 35.0 (1st) |
| 2016-04-07 | 14 | 31.1 (1st) | 33.5 (1st) | 33.0 (1st) | 35.6 (1st) |
| 2016-04-13 | 15 | 31.1 (1st) | 35.6 (1st) | 34.8 (1st) | 37.5 (1st) |
| 2016-04-14 | 16 | 35.3 (1st) | 40.5 (1st) | 38.8 (1st) | 41.6 (1st) |
| 2016-04-20 | Sp1 | 15.3 (5th) | 16.6 (4th) | 17.7 (4th) | 19.5 (3rd) |
| 2016-04-21 | sp2 | 12.3 (6th) | 13.9 (5th) | 13.6 (5th) | 14.7 (5th) |
| 2016-04-22 | sp3 | 10.9 (7th) | 11.8 (6th) | 12.2 (5th) | 13.2 (6th) |
Sources: TNmS Media Korea & AGB Nielsen Korea
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