All posts tagged "Descendants of the Sun"

  • A scene from the popular KBS 2TV series "Descendants of the Sun" (Yonhap)
    Could ‘Descendants of the Sun’ dethrone ‘Moon Embracing the Sun’?

    By Park Sojung SEOUL (Yonhap) — Anticipation is growing after the South Korean drama “Descendants of the Sun” achieved what has been perceived as near impossible here with the rise of cable channels recently: a terrestrial drama...

    • Posted March 25, 2016
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  • KBS-TV's "Descendants of the Sun"
    Fever over S. Korea’s hit TV drama gets attention of China’s military

    BEIJING (Yonhap) — The growing popularity of a South Korean hit TV drama in China garnered unexpected attention on Tuesday from China’s official military newspaper, which described the TV soap opera as “a piece of great advertisement...

    • Posted March 22, 2016
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    ‘Descendants of the sun’ stars deny rumors of offscreen romance

    By The Korea Times Los Angeles staff South Korea’s popular actress Song Hye-kyo, 34, publicly denied being in a relationship with co-star Song Joong-ki, 30, through her management agency on Monday. Rumors had been running rampant recently in...

    • Posted March 21, 2016
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  • KBS-TV's "Descendants of the Sun"
    Actor Song Joong-ki attributes popularity to soldier-doctor couple

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Actor Song Joong-ki said Wednesday the novelty of the soldier-doctor couple in the TV series “Descendants of the Sun” is probably what catapulted him to the center of attention lately. “I think people like...

    • Posted March 16, 2016
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    ‘Descendants of the Sun’ tops 30 pct viewership in Seoul

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — The new television series “Descendants of the Sun” has soared past 30 percent in viewership in Seoul, data by Nielsen Korea showed Thursday. The fifth episode of the KBS 2TV drama recorded 31.2 percent...

    • Posted March 9, 2016
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  • A scene from KBS's "Descendants of the Sun" (Courtesy of KBS)
    Actor Song Joong-ki in post-injury rehab

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — Actor Song Joong-ki was injured on the set of “Descendants of the Sun,” is in rehabilitation, his management agency said Friday. Song, who appears as Army Capt. Yoo Si-jin in the KBS 2TV drama,...

    • Posted March 4, 2016
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  • A scene from KBS's "Descendants of the Sun" (Courtesy of KBS)
    Streaking tvN dethroned by ‘Descendants of the Sun’

    By Kwon Ji-youn Cable channel tvN has finally been dethroned. A weekly analysis of recent news articles, blog posts and social media commentary, shows that KBS’s “Descendants of the Sun” is the hottest new drama series, replacing...

    • Posted March 1, 2016
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