TAEBAEK, Jul. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Gangwon’s “Descendants of the Sun” Taebaek Film Set, where the mega-hit South Korean drama was shot, was bustling with visitors last weekend. It was the first weekend after Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo announced their divorce. A total of 675 people visited the set during the weekend, which was [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Life imitates art as Song Hye-kyo and Song Joong-ki of “Descendants of the Sun” fame have not only stepped out as a couple but also announced that they will tie the knot this coming October. “Descendants of the Sun” centers on the characters of Yoo Shi-jin (Song Joong-ki), a captain [...]
TAEBAEK, South Korea, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The church of Skopiotissa, which appeared as the main background for the 2016 South Korean TV series “Descendants of the Sun,” has been restored at the original filming location in Taebaek, Gangwon Province. The replica used in the making of the series was torn down along with [...]
TAEBAEK, South Korea, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – Taebaek city has seen a dramatic increase in tourists since the official opening of a filming site of “Descendants of the Sun,” city officials said Monday. Tourists have visited the remote city in Gangwon Province to check out the filming site of KBS 2TV’s sensationally popular series [...]
TAEBAEK, South Korea, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Descendants of the Sun, featuring actor Song Joong-ki and actress Song Hye-kyo, was by far the biggest K-drama hit in 2016. The series, which aired from February 24 to April 22 in Korea, recorded an average audience share of 30.09 percent, and has been exported to 32 [...]
SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Fans of Song Joong-ki, one of Korea’s top actors, went ballistic when Hite Jinro – a major Korean distiller – held a charity golf event in which a billboard of the actor’s real-life image was installed in the middle of the fairway. Hite Jinro held a fundraiser golf competition [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) – ‘Descendants of the Sun’ is a hit Korean military television series starring Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo. The series, which aired from February 24 to April 22 in Korea, was a huge success with an average audience share of 30.09 percent. The popularity of the series has increased public [...]
SEOUL, April 28 (Korea Bizwire) — When South Korean actor Cha Tae-hyun stood on the podium to accept his KBS Drama Awards in December, he spoke what has been on his colleagues’ mind for years. “I hope we actors no longer receive our scripts in a piecemeal fashion,” Cha, who played the lead man in [...]
SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) – “Descendants of the Sun” has concluded what will go down in South Korean history as one of the brightest moments in TV with another renewed viewership record, data showed Monday. The KBS 2TV series garnered a 36.8 percent viewership on average over last week’s Wednesday-Thursday night broadcasts, data by [...]
TAEBEK, April 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The two locations where the epic Korean drama ‘Descendants of the Sun‘ was filmed, Taebek and Zákinthos (Greece), have entered an agreement for cooperation and exchange. Taebaek announced the joyous occasion after inking the agreement with the city of Zákinthos. ‘Descendants of the Sun’, a Korean drama which gave viewers all [...]