Descendants of the Sun
| Descendants of the Sun | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Also known as |
'Descended from the Sun The Sun's Descendants' |
| Genre |
Romance Melodrama Action Comedy |
| Written by |
Kim Eun-sook Kim Won-seok |
| Directed by |
Lee Eung-bok Baek Sang-hoon |
| Starring |
Song Joong-ki Song Hye-kyo Jin Goo Kim Ji-won |
| Composer(s) | Gang Dong-yun |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 16 + 3 special episodes |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Bae Kyung-soo |
| Producer(s) |
Ham Young-hoon Yoo Jong-seon Park Woo-ram |
| Location(s) |
South Korea Greece |
| Cinematography |
Kim Si-hyeong Uhm Jun-seong |
| Editor(s) |
Choi Jung-won Kim Young-joo |
| Production company(s) | Next Entertainment World |
| Distributor | KBS |
| Release | |
| Original network | KBS2 |
| Original release | February 24 – April 22, 2016 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Descendants of the Sun (Hangul: 태양의 후예; RR: Taeyang-ui Huye) is a 2016 South Korean television series starring Song Joong-ki, Song Hye-kyo, Jin Goo, and Kim Ji-won. It aired on KBS2 from February 24 to April 14, 2016, on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 22:05 to 23:00 for 16 episodes.
The series was a major hit in South Korea and received immense popularity across Asia. KBS aired 3 additional special episodes from April 20 to April 22 containing highlights and the best scenes from the series, the drama's production process, behind-the-scenes footage, commentaries from cast members and the final epilogue.[1][2][3]
Plot
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 therefore sent to the hospital. Dae-young realizes his cellphone was stolen by the thief and goes to the hospital along with Si-jin to retrieve his cellphone.
In the emergency room, Si-jin meets Dr. Kang Mo-yeon (Song Hye-kyo) for the first time. He falls in love with her immediately. Mo-yeon mistakenly assumes Si-jin is part of the thief's criminal gang, due to his nickname "Big Boss", which is actually his call sign. He proves to her that he is a soldier with the help of army surgeon Yoon Myeong-ju (Kim Ji-won).
Si-jin and Mo-yeon begin to date, but due to their jobs, their dates don't go smoothly. Si-jin receives orders to lead his soldiers on a peacekeeping mission in the fictional country of Urk. Meanwhile, Mo-yeon is upset because she failed to become a professor due to a colleague's privileged background. When Si-jin and Mo-yeon meet again, they talk about their views on life and realize how different they are. Si-jin, as a soldier, kills to protect lives while Mo-yeon, as a doctor, honors the Hippocratic Oath and tries to save lives. Due to this difference in viewpoints on life, they agree to part ways. Dae-young, on the other hand, faces a dilemma on whether to continue with his relationship with Myeong-ju or risk being removed from the army by Myeong-ju's father.
Eight months later, Mo-yeon rebuffs the sexual advances of the hospital director and as a result is assigned to lead a medical team to Urk. There, Si-jin and Mo-yeon meet and fall in love again. Through their encounters in Urk—an earthquake and an epidemic—their love for each other grows stronger. While in Urk, Mo-yeon accidentally confesses her feelings (much to the amusement of their respective teams) and the two officially start dating.
Back in Korea, the two of them continue their dates until Si-jin and Dae-young are sent on an operation in which they disappear and are assumed to be dead. Months pass, and Mo-yeon mourns his death, deciding to commemorate his passing with a volunteer trip to Albania. This is where Si-jin eventually finds her after he and Dae-young are rescued from captivity by "a friend from afar", a soldier from North Korea whom Si-jin had helped save earlier. Si-jin and Mo-yeon along with Myeong-ju and Dae-young are all happily reunited with each other.
Cast
Main cast
- Song Joong-ki as Captain Yoo Si-jin (aka Big Boss)
- The team leader of Alpha Team, an elite special forces unit in South Korea. He is a soldier from a family with a military background. He highly respects his father, who is honorably discharged as a Sergeant Major. He possesses both academic and physical abilities, thus making him a complete soldier. He graduated from the Korea Military Academy and is currently a Captain in the army. His belief that beautiful women, the elderly, and children deserve to be protected, his courage to intervene when high school students smoke on the streets, and his common sense that wrong is wrong despite having a gun pointed at his head are all part of Si-jin's love for country and a soldier's honor. He is an easy-going, lively character who is confident and at times witty and likes to joke around, depending on the situation. He was later promoted to Major.
- Song Hye-kyo as Doctor Kang Mo-yeon (aka Beauty) [4]
- A cardiothoracic specialist who works at Haesung Hospital. She is portrayed as an assertive woman who has great abilities but would rather confine herself to the operating theater. She believes that competence overrules connections but is hit by the harsh reality that she cannot go anywhere without any connections. She is a woman with principles and doesn't fall prey easily to her emotions. Overall, she is the complete package - her speaking abilities are unrivaled, and she is not afraid to admit her mistakes.
- Jin Goo as Sergeant First Class Seo Dae-young (aka Wolf)
- A soldier down to the core - even when he is not working it is as if he is wearing the clothes of a soldier rather than those of a civilian. His heart moves at the thought that he is protecting his family and his homeland with his own two hands. He has experience in dealing with disasters. Since heavy actions are more comfortable for him than lighthearted conversations, he has a hard time expressing himself freely. However, within the shell of this hardcore soldier is a good heart that is deeper than anyone else's.
- Kim Ji-won as First Lieutenant Yoon Myeong-ju
- An army daughter who is also the daughter of Lieutenant General Yoon, commander of the South Korean Special Forces Brigade. She follows her father's footsteps and graduates from the Korea Military Academy before doing an internship at Haesung Hospital. At her first assignment she meets Dae-young, a non-commissioned soldier.
Alpha Team Members
- Park Hoon as Staff Sergeant Choi Woo-geun (aka Snoopy)
- Choi Woong as Staff Sergeant Gong Cheol-ho (aka Harry Potter)
- Ahn Bo-hyun as Staff Sergeant Class Im Gwang-nam (aka Piccolo)
Haesung Hospital Medical Services Team
- Onew as Lee Chi-hoon (1st year resident of Thoracic Surgery aka Handsome Spaceman)
- Lee Seung-joon as Song Sang-hyun (General Surgeon)
- Seo Jeong-yeon as Ha Ja-ae (ER Nursing Team)
- 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)
Tae Baek Army
- Kang Shin-il as Lieutenant General Yoon Gil-joon (aka Yellow Tiger) (Myeong-ju's father)
- Kim Byeong-cheol as Lieutenant Colonel (later promoted to Colonel) Park Byeong-su
- Kim Min-seok as Private First Class Kim Ki Beom (later promoted to Staff Sergeant as seen in EP 16).[5] A pickpocket later enlisted to the army.
Urk area
- Jasper Cho Tae Kwan as Daniel Spencer (Peacemaker Emergency Doctor Team)
- Jeon Soo-jin as Ri Ye-hwa (Peacemaker Emergency Nurse Team)
- David Lee McInnis as Ryan Agus (Gang Boss, former Delta Force Captain), the main antagonist.
- Dean Dawson as the Chief of Police (Tae Baek Police Chief)
- Jo Jae-yoon as Jin Young-soo (Chief Manager of Uruk Electric Power Corporation)
- Lee Yi-kyung as Kang Min-jae
- Zyon Barreto as Fatima
- Elena Zhernovaia as Valentine
- David Pipes as Martin (World Times reporter, episode 7)
- Ji Seung-hyun as Senior Lieutenant Ahn Jung-joon, Korean People's Army.
- Kwak In-joon as Lee Han-soo (Minister of Foreign Affairs)
- Joey Albright as US Army Delta Force member
Cameos
- Lee Kwang-soo as shooting arcade operator (episode 1)[6]
- Lee Jong-hyuk as Captain Kim Jin-seok (episode 2, 5, 10, 15)
- Matthew Douma as Jordan, US Army Delta Force Captain (episode 2, 10, 12)[7]
- Jung Ji-won as TV announcer (episode 2)
- Park Tae-won as TV announcer (episode 2)
- Ryu Hwa-young as Seo Dae-young's ex-girlfriend (episode 4)
- Jun In-taek as Yoo Young-geun (Yoo Shi Jin's father) (episode 6, 7, 15, 16)
- Park Joon-geum as Lee Chi-hoon's mother (episode 7, 11)
- Yoo Ah-in as bank reception Eom Hong-shik (episode 13)
- Nam Ki-ae as Kang Mo-yeon's mother (episode 13)
- Lee Jae-yong as Lieutenant General Choi Ji-ho, Korean People's Army
- Red Velvet as themselves (episode 16)
Production
Descendants of the Sun was fully pre-produced before airing which is a departure from the live-shoot production format that characterizes most Korean dramas.[8] The drama is Song Joong-ki's comeback project after serving his two years of mandatory military service.[9] The production cost a staggering 13 billion won (approximately $10.8 million) to produce.[10]
Initially, there were doubts about the profitability of the drama, as a story involving a soldier may not be enough to garner a very high successive rate. This is revealed when SBS were reluctant to continue with the project. It was then passed to KBS.[11]
On June 12, 2015, lead actors Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo filmed their first scene in Seoul.[12] On September 28, 2015, the entire cast and crew (including the four leads, Song Joong-ki, Song Hye-kyo, Jin Goo, Kim Ji-won, as well as supporting actors Kang Shin-il and Onew) departed for Greece.[13] The team resided in the country for approximately a month to shoot episodes crucial to the drama's plot.[14][15] According to Greek and South Korean news portals and blogs, filming mainly took place in Zakynthos, Arachova, Lemnos, and Navagio.[16][17]
On November 25, 2015, it was announced that actor Song Joong-ki injured his arm while filming an action scene for the drama on November 23. On December 7, 2015, Song Joong-ki returned to work only 2 weeks after he was injured and spotted filming at a station in Seoul.[18][19][20] The MERS-CoV outbreak in South Korea in 2015 also seriously hampered filming schedules. The outbreak claimed the lives of 33 people, according to WHO.[21]
The location which served as the Mowuru Company's base camp was set at the exhausted Taebaek Hanbo Coal Mine while earthquake scenes were mostly filmed at the Samtan Art Mine. Filming also took place at Camp Greaves DMZ Experience Centre, once a US Army base camp during the Korean War.[22] Filming at Haesung Hospital was actually done at the Seoul St Mary's Hospital.[23]
The crew wrapped up the last shoot in the early morning of December 30, 2015.[24]
Per KBS's Head of Drama, Jung Sung-ho, the sequel is set to premiere in 2017. He added that the planned project may involve an entirely new story than the first series, which may instead involve second leads Jin Goo and Kim Ji-won, who play Master Sergeant Seo Dae-young and Lieutenant Yoon Myeong-ju respectively.[25]
Less than a year after Descendants, director Baek Sang-hoon, cinematographer Kim Si-hyeong and music director Gaemi once again collaborated for another hit KBS drama, Love in the Moonlight (2016).[26]
Original soundtrack
| Descendants of the Sun Original Sound Track Vol. 1 | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
| Released | March 25, 2016 |
| Genre | K-pop, soundtrack |
| Label | Music&NEW, OU Entertainment |
| Descendants of the Sun Original Sound Track Vol. 2 | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Various Artists | |
| Released | April 21, 2016 |
| Genre | K-pop, soundtrack |
| Label | Music&NEW, OU Entertainment |
| Volume 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
| 1. | "Always" | Yoon Mi-rae | 3:25 |
| 2. | "Everytime" | Chen and Punch | 3:08 |
| 3. | "This Love" (이 사랑) | Davichi | 3:46 |
| 4. | "You Are My Everything" | Gummy | 4:00 |
| 5. | "Once Again" (다시 너를) | Kim Na-young feat. Mad Clown | 3:55 |
| 6. | "Save The Day" | Various Artists | 3:20 |
| 7. | "Mission Part 1" | Various Artists | 4:25 |
| 8. | "Time Is Running Out" | Various Artists | 3:29 |
| 9. | "Hidden Genius" | Various Artists | 4:53 |
| 10. | "Endless War" | Various Artists | 2:48 |
| 11. | "My Everything" | Various Artists | 2:54 |
| 12. | "Heart Break" | Various Artists | 4:16 |
| 13. | "Military Dignity" | Various Artists | 2:08 |
| 14. | "Mission Part 2" | Various Artists | 6:14 |
| 15. | "I Love You" | Various Artists | 2:53 |
| 16. | "Aroma" | Various Artists | 1:56 |
| 17. | "War Of Tomorrow" | Various Artists | 3:58 |
| 18. | "The Lover" | Various Artists | 3:25 |
| 19. | "You're My Everything (English ver.)" | Gummy | 4:00 |
| Volume 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
| 1. | "Talk Love" (말해! 뭐해?) | K.Will | 3:37 |
| 2. | "With You" | Lyn | 4:15 |
| 3. | "By My Side" (사랑하자) | SG Wannabe | 3:46 |
| 4. | "Wind Beneath Your Wings" (그대, 바람이 되어) | M.C the MAX | 3:55 |
| 5. | "How Can I Love You" | XIA (Junsu) | 4:20 |
| 6. | "No More War" | Various Artists | 3:52 |
| 7. | "Always I Love You" | Various Artists | 2:42 |
| 8. | "Fighter" | Various Artists | 2:32 |
| 9. | "Mission2 - Epic Tension" | Various Artists | 4:45 |
| 10. | "Lonely Road" | Various Artists | 4:18 |
| 11. | "Vital Fantasy" | Various Artists | 3:01 |
| 12. | "Love You 2" | Various Artists | 2:58 |
| 13. | "Don't Forget Me" | Various Artists | 3:30 |
| 14. | "Time Is Running Out (Ver. 2)" | Various Artists | 3:41 |
| 15. | "Attention (Mission ver.)" | Various Artists | 3:25 |
| 16. | "Move Forward" | Various Artists | 3:41 |
| 17. | "Freedom" | Various Artists | 3:40 |
| 18. | "Attention O.R.I" | Various Artists | 1:51 |
Chart Performance
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales [27] | Remarks | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaon[28] | |||||||||||||
| "Always" (Yoon Mi-rae) | 2016 | 2 |
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| "Everytime" (Chen and Punch) | 1 |
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| "This Love" (Davichi) | 1 |
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| "You Are My Everything" (Gummy) | 1 |
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| "Once Again" (Kim Na-young ft. Mad Clown) | 2 |
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| "Talk Love" (K.Will) | 1 |
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| "With You" (Lyn) | 15 |
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| "By My Side" (SG Wannabe) | 8 |
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| "Wind Beneath Your Wings" (M.C the MAX) | 7 |
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| "How Can I Love You" (XIA (Junsu)) | 1 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||||||||||
Ratings
In the tables below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS Ratings[39] | AGB Nielsen[40] | |||||
| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | |||
| 1 | February 24, 2016 | 12.6% (7th) | 12.7% (4th) | 14.3% (4th) | 14.4% (4th) | |
| 2 | February 25, 2016 | 13.5% (6th) | 14.5% (4th) | 15.5% (3rd) | 16.0% (4th) | |
| 3 | March 2, 2016 | 21.8% (2nd) | 22.7% (1st) | 23.4% (2nd) | 24.6% (2nd) | |
| 4 | March 3, 2016 | 22.9% (2nd) | 23.5% (2nd) | 24.1% (2nd) | 25.1% (2nd) | |
| 5 | March 9, 2016 | 24.6% (2nd) | 26.3% (1st) | 27.4% (1st) | 29.2% (1st) | |
| 6 | March 10, 2016 | 25.4% (2nd) | 27.6% (1st) | 28.5% (1st) | 29.8% (1st) | |
| 7 | March 16, 2016 | 27.0% (2nd) | 28.9% (1st) | 28.3% (1st) | 30.1% (1st) | |
| 8 | March 17, 2016 | 25.9% (2nd) | 28.7% (1st) | 28.8% (1st) | 30.5% (1st) | |
| 9 | March 23, 2016 | 29.7% (1st) | 32.3% (1st) | 30.4% (1st) | 31.0% (1st) | |
| 10 | March 24, 2016 | 28.8% (1st) | 31.0% (1st) | 31.6% (1st) | 33.3% (1st) | |
| 11 | March 30, 2016 | 29.1% (2nd) | 31.3% (1st) | 31.9% (1st) | 33.5% (1st) | |
| 12 | March 31, 2016 | 31.1% (1st) | 33.9% (1st) | 33.0% (1st) | 34.3% (1st) | |
| 13 | April 6, 2016 | 30.4% (1st) | 33.7% (1st) | 33.5% (1st) | 35.0% (1st) | |
| 14 | April 7, 2016 | 31.1% (1st) | 33.5% (1st) | 33.0% (1st) | 35.6% (1st) | |
| 15 | April 13, 2016 | 31.1% (1st) | 35.6% (1st) | 34.8% (1st) | 37.5% (1st) | |
| 16 | April 14, 2016 | 35.3% (1st) | 40.5% (1st) | 38.8% (1st) | 41.6% (1st) | |
| Average | 26.27% | 28.54% | 28.58% | 30.09% | ||
| Special | April 20, 2016 | 15.3% (5th) | 16.6% (4th) | 17.7% (4th) | 19.5% (3rd) | |
| April 21, 2016 | 12.3% (6th) | 13.9% (5th) | 13.6% (5th) | 14.7% (5th) | ||
| April 22, 2016 | 10.9% (7th) | 11.8% (6th) | 12.2% (5th) | 13.2% (6th) | ||
Ratings in the Philippines
It aired on weeknights at 8:30 PM PST.[41] The entire series was dubbed in Filipino. It ran for 8 weeks having 40 equivalent episodes. Each episode runs 45 minutes including commercial breaks. It was the highest rated Koreanovela in the Philippines for 2016.
| Ratings in the Philippines | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode # (in PH) |
Broadcast date | Average audience share | |
| AGB Nielsen[42] | Kantar Media[43] | ||
| Urban Luzon | Nationwide | ||
| 1 | July 25, 2016 | 22.0% (4th) | 15.5% (10th) |
| 2 | July 26, 2016 | 21.3% (4th) | 15.2% (11th) |
| 3 | July 27, 2016 | 21.9% (4th) | 15.6% (11th) |
| 4 | July 28, 2016 | 20.8% (5th) | 15.2% (12th) |
| 5 | July 29, 2016 | 21.4% (4th) | 16.9% (12th) |
| 6 | August 1, 2016 | 22.9% (4th) | 16.3% (12th) |
| 7 | August 2, 2016 | 22.2% (4th) | 16.6% (12th) |
| 8 | August 3, 2016 | 22.2% (4th) | 17.2% (9th) |
| 9 | August 4, 2016 | 20.9% (4th) | 16.2% (11th) |
| 10 | August 5, 2016 | 22.0% (3rd) | 15.7% (10th) |
| 11 | August 8, 2016 | 20.5% (6th) | 15.4% (13th) |
| 12 | August 9, 2016 | 22.3% (6th) | 15.8% (14th) |
| 13 | August 10, 2016 | 21.8% (6th) | 16.1% (12th) |
| 14 | August 11, 2016 | 22.0% (3rd) | 16.8% (10th) |
| 15 | August 12, 2016 | 22.6% (4th) | 17.6% (12th) |
| 16 | August 15, 2016 | 20.4% (6th) | 15.1% (13th) |
| 17 | August 16, 2016 | 20.7% (6th) | 16.0% (11th) |
| 18 | August 17, 2016 | 22.4% (4th) | 17.2% (8th) |
| 19 | August 18, 2016 | 22.0% (5th) | 17.1% (9th) |
| 20 | August 19, 2016 | 23.2% (4th) | 17.4% (9th) |
| 21 | August 22, 2016 | 21.8% (6th) | 16.4% (10th) |
| 22 | August 23, 2016 | 21.3% (5th) | 17.1% (8th) |
| 23 | August 24, 2016 | 21.7% (5th) | 18.1% (9th) |
| 24 | August 25, 2016 | 22.1% (4th) | 17.7% (9th) |
| 25 | August 26, 2016 | 22.3% (5th) | 16.1% (11th) |
| 26 | August 29, 2016 | 20.2% (6th) | 17.2% (10th) |
| 27 | August 30, 2016 | 22.9% | 19.5% (7th) |
| 28 | August 31, 2016 | 21.3% (4th) | 16.5% (9th) |
| 29 | September 1, 2016 | 22.2% (4th) | 17.0% (10th) |
| 30 | September 2, 2016 | 21.7% (4th) | 17.8% (9th) |
| 31 | September 5, 2016 | 25.0% (4th) | 18.7% (7th) |
| 32 | September 6, 2016 | 22.9% (4th) | 18.9% (6th) |
| 33 | September 7, 2016 | 22.3% (4th) | 17.9% (9th) |
| 34 | September 8, 2016 | 21.8% (4th) | 17.7% (9th) |
| 35 | September 9, 2016 | 21.3% (4th) | 17.3% (9th) |
| 36 | September 12, 2016 | 21.0% (4th) | 20.4% (6th) |
| 37 | September 13, 2016 | 23.6% (4th) | 20.2% (7th) |
| 38 | September 14, 2016 | 23.4% (3rd) | 21.1% (7th) |
| 39 | September 15, 2016 | 23.8% (2nd) | 20.8% (6th) |
| 40 | September 16, 2016 | 25.6% (2nd) | 21.4% (6th) |
| Average | 22.09% | 17.32% | |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Prize (TV) | Descendants of the Sun | Won | ||
| Best Drama | Nominated | |||
| Best Director (TV) | Lee Eung-bok, Baek Sang-hoon | Nominated | ||
| Best Actor (TV) | Song Joong-ki | Nominated | ||
| Best Actress (TV) | Song Hye-kyo | Nominated | ||
| Best Scriptwriter (TV) | Kim Eun-sook, Kim Won-seok | Nominated | ||
| Most Popular Actor (TV) | Song Joong-ki | Won | ||
| Jin Goo | Nominated | |||
| Most Popular Actress (TV) | Song Hye-kyo | Won | ||
| Kim Ji-won | Nominated | |||
| iQiyi Global Star Award | Song Joong-ki | Won | ||
| Song Hye-kyo | Won | |||
| Jin Goo | Nominated | |||
| Kim Ji-won | Nominated | |||
| Scene Stealer Award (Male) | Lee Seung-joon | Won | ||
| Jo Jae-yoon | Won | |||
| Newcomer Scene Stealer Award (Male) | Onew | Won | ||
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Special Award | Jin Goo | Won | |
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Best Drama | Descendants of the Sun | Won | |
| Excellent Korean Drama | Won | |||
| Outstanding Korean Actor | Song Joong-ki | Won | ||
| Outstanding Korean Drama OST | Gummy (You Are My Everything) | Won | ||
| Grand Prize (Daesang) | Song Joong-ki | Won | ||
| Song Hye-kyo | Nominated | |||
| Drama of the Year | Descendants of the Sun | Won | ||
| Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries | Song Joong-ki | Nominated | ||
| Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries | Song Hye-kyo | Nominated | ||
| Best Supporting Actor | Lee Seung-joon | Nominated | ||
| Jin Goo | Won | |||
| Best Supporting Actress | Kim Ji-won | Won | ||
| Best New Actor | Kim Min-seok | Nominated | ||
| Best APAN Star Award | Song Joong-ki | Won | ||
| Best Couple Award | Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo | Won | ||
| Jin Goo and Kim Ji-won | Nominated | |||
| Grand Prize (Daesang) | Song Joong-ki | Nominated | ||
| Best Drama | Descendants of the Sun | Won | ||
| Best Drama Writer | Kim Eun-sook | Nominated | ||
| Excellence Award, Actor | Jo Jae-yoon | Won | ||
| Best New Actor | Kim Min-seok | Nominated | ||
| Best Original Soundtrack | Gummy (You Are My Everything) | Nominated | ||
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Best Drama | Descendants of the Sun | Won | |
| Grand Prize (Daesang), Drama | Song Joong-ki | Nominated | ||
| Best Artist Award, Actress | Song Hye-kyo | Nominated | ||
| Best Celebrity Award, Actor | Jin Goo | Won | ||
| Best Celebrity Award, Actress | Kim Ji-won | Won | ||
| Best OST Award | Gummy (You Are My Everything) | Won | ||
| Popularity Award, Actor | Song Joong-ki | Nominated | ||
| Popularity Award, Actress | Song Hye-kyo | Nominated | ||
| Kim Ji-won | Nominated | |||
| Best OST | Gummy (You Are My Everything) | Nominated | ||
| Yoon Mi-rae (Always) | Won | |||
| Davichi (This Love) | Nominated | |||
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Best OST | Nominated | ||
| Best Drama Series | Descendants of the Sun | Won |
Product placement
There has been coverage in the Korean media about the controversy surrounding the use of product placement in this drama.[44] Laneige, Dal.Komm Coffee, KGC Cheong Kwan Jang Korean Red Ginseng, Subway and Hyundai all reported a surge in sales after exposure of their products in the drama. Some critics argued that there was too much product placement in the drama and that the use of product placement undermined the drama's content and artistry.[45][46]
Laneige
The "Two Tone Lip Bar" lipstick that Song Hye-Kyo wore in a scene on the show has broke sales records for Aritaum in South Korea with Laneige subsequently hosting its own Descendants of the Sun makeup event on its homepage. The product became so popular that it sold out four days after its release on the popular Chinese shopping website, 11th Street, owned by its Korean parent-company, SK Planet.[47][48] The same product also experienced "double digit growth" in Singapore.[49]
International broadcast
- Production company, NEW said that the drama had been exported to 32 countries.[50]
- In Cambodia, the drama premiered on August 5, 2016 on Hang Meas HDTV under the title, រឿងភាគកូរ៉េ "ម្ចាស់ព្រះអាទិត្យ dubbed into Khmer.[51]
- In China, it aired simultaneously with South Korea's broadcast where it was streamed on iQiyi and was streamed 2.3 billion times by April 2016.[52] Its popularity in China caused concern with the country's Ministry of Public Security, posting a warning on its official Weibo account against the drama warning viewers "watching Korean dramas could be dangerous, and even lead to legal troubles". It is part of a growing concern among Chinese officials who are wary of the growing influence of Korean pop culture on the Chinese populace since the similar success of My Love from the Star in 2014.[53]
- In Hong Kong, it was streamed on Viu with Traditional Chinese subtitles four hours after the original broadcast and also aired on ViuTV.[54][55]
- In Indonesia, the drama is available to stream on Viu with Indonesian subtitles.[56] It premiered on RCTI on July 25, 2016.[57]
- In Japan, the drama premiered on June 21, 2016, on the cable channel BS Sky PerfecTV!.[58] Reports have claimed that the drama was sold for US$100,000 per episode.[59]
- In Malaysia, the drama was streamed on Viu with English, Malay and Chinese subtitles within 24 hours of the original South Korean broadcast.[60][61][62] It aired one week later on KBS World through ASTRO channel subscription. It premiered on 8TV on June 9, 2016 with Malay subtitles.[63]
- In the Philippines, the drama began airing on GMA Network on July 25, 2016 as part of its GMA The Heart of Asia programming block dubbed in Filipino replacing Once Again.[64][65]
- In Singapore, the drama was streamed on Viu with English and Chinese subtitles. Each episode was available to stream eight hours after the original South Korean broadcast.[66] During its run it was the most watched show on Viu in the country and enjoyed ratings as high as 31.8%.[67][68] Statistics from March 2016 showed about 60% of users on Viu had tuned in to watch the drama.[69] In the week following its finale, eight songs from the drama's soundtrack occupied the top 10, including the top six positions, of Singapore's Top 30 Singles chart.[70]
- In Thailand, the drama premiered on May 7, 2016, on Channel 7.[71] Prior to the screening of the drama in Thailand, Prayut Chan-o-cha, the prime minister of Thailand, called for citizens of Thailand to watch the drama claiming it conveys messages of "patriotism, sacrifice, obeying orders and being a dutiful citizen".[72] The drama's lead star, Song Joong Ki, visited Thailand in May 2016 to promote the drama as part of his Asia-wide tour.[73]
- In Vietnam, the drama premiered on April 21, 2016 on HTV2.[74][75]
- In Greece the drama will premiere on December 7, 2016 on TV100 The Municipal Television of Thessaloniki with Greek subtitles. TV100 is the only TV network in Greece that aires K-Dramas.[76][77]
- Globally, the drama is available to stream on Viki with subtitles in many languages created by the volunteer community. Each episode was available to stream a couple hours after the original South Korean broadcast.[78] The drama was also broadcast around the world on KBS World with English subtitles.[79]
Chinese film
A Chinese film adaptation produced by Huace Film & TV and directed by Zhang Yibai is planned.[80]
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