KBS plans ‘Descendants of the Sun’ sequel

SEOUL, April 22 (Yonhap) — South Korea’s national broadcaster KBS said Friday it is having an internal discussion over the production of a sequel to its latest hit drama “Descendants of the Sun.”

“We are creating the second ‘Descendants of the Sun,’” Jung Sung-hyo, head of KBS’s drama department, said, adding the goal is to have it out by 2017.

The KBS 2TV series starring actor Song Joong-ki and actress Song Hye-kyo captivated audiences in South Korea and China, where the show premiered on the same date.

Jung said the state broadcaster is in talks with the original’s writer Kim Eun-sook and main cast. Although “nothing has been set in stone,” he said their interactions have so far been “positive.”

“We can’t say they are in for certain because actors don’t make such decisions until they read the script,” he said.

But it is not yet clear whether the “second ‘Descendants of the Sun’” will be a second season or an entirely different show inspired by the original, he stressed.

The plans were announced unexpectedly and were made to “give back to the support of fans both at home and abroad.”

“‘Descendants of the Sun’ rewrote history by rekindling ‘hallyu,’ so I’m sure our upcoming project will receive critical acclaim domestically and internationally, too,” Jung said.

Producers of the show have agreed that the second half of the original left much to be desired, with some saying they wished they had prolonged the filming period in Greece, where the fictional country of Uruk is set.

“We went through lots of struggles and accumulated know-how from pre-producing this show, and we are going to write a book for future reference,” he added.

Bae Kyung-soo, a chief producer at KBS, said the staff has benefited much from filming and editing the entire show prior to its premiere date. In South Korea, shows have commonly been filmed and edited even after their launch.

“Pre-production helped raise the quality of our videos and allowed us time to think things through many times,” Bae said. “‘Descendants of the Sun’ was possible because it was produced in advance. I believe there are more advantages than disadvantages in early production.”

4 Comments

1. Jean Darien Ang

   April 22, 2016 at 9:37 PM

   Please, give us season 2 for the descendants of the sun. Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo are the best! Figthing!

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   April 26, 2016 at 6:10 AM

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