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About K Drama Descendants of the Sun ( Synopsis, rating, cast )

Drama: Descendants of the Sun

Revised romanization: Taeyangui Hooye

Hangul: 태양의 후예

Director: Lee Eung-Bok

Writer: Kim Eun-Sook, Kim Won-Suk

Network: KBS2

Episodes: 16

Release Date: February 24 - April 14, 2016

Runtime: Weds. & Thurs. 22:00

Language: Korean

Country: South Korea

Current user rating: 94 (13736 votes)

Synopsis

Shi-Jin (Song Joong-Ki) is the captain of the special forces. He catches a motorcycle thief with Sergeant Major 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. Mo-Yeon (Song Hye-Kyo) for the first time. He falls in love with her immediately. Mo-Yeon 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 Myeong-Joo (Kim Ji-Won).

Shi-Jin and Mo-Yeon 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 country of Uruk. Meanwhile, Mo-Yeon becomes upset that she fails to become a professor due to a colleague's privileged background. When Shi-Jin and Mo-Yeon meet again, they talk about their views on life and realise how different they are. Shi-Jin, as a soldier, kills to protect lives and Mo-Yeon, as a doctor, tries to save all lives. They say their goodbyes.

Eight months later, Mo-Yeon rebuffs the sexual advances of hospital chairman Suk-Won (Tae In-Ho) and as retribution is assigned to lead a medical team in Uruk. There, Shi-Jin and Mo-Yeon meet again.

Facts

Takes over the KBS2 Wed. & Thu. 22:00 time slot previously occupied by "The Merchant: Gaekju 2015" and will be followed by "The Master of Revenge" April 27, 2016.
First script reading took place on May 28, 2015 at KBS Annex Broadcasting Station in Yeouido, South Korea. Song Joong-Ki and Song Hye-Kyo read scripts for ep.8 and ep.9 at the first script reading.
Drama series is actor Song Joong-Ki's first acting role since being discharged from the South Korean military on May 26, 2015.
Story is set in the fictional place of "Wooreukeu" with war and disease raging.
Filming began June 12, 2015 and Song Joong-Ki began filming July, 2015.
Filming took place in Greece for about a month from September 28, 2015. Main characters played by Song Joong-Ki and Song Hye-Kyo meet for the first time in Greece.
Filming finished in the early morning of December 30, 2015.
First drama series for KBS where filming will be completed prior to airing the drama series.
KBS2 will air a three-part special of the "Descendants of the Sun" from April 20-22, 2016 after the completion of the drama series. The three-part special will consist of highlights from the drama series on April 20th and 21st, while the April 22nd episode will feature making of videos and an epilogue clip.