Descendants of the Sun
2016 South Korean television series
Follow Descendants of the Sun on Notably News to receive short updates to your email — rarely!
| 2021 | Rocco Nacino receives a nomination for Best Drama Supporting Actor at the 34th PMPC Star Awards for Television |
| 2021 | Jennylyn Mercado receives a Best Drama Actress nomination at the 34th PMPC Star Awards for Television |
| 2021 | Dingdong Dantes receives a Best Drama Actor nomination at the 34th PMPC Star Awards for Television |
| 2020 | Descendants of the Sun Philippine adaptation wins Most Popular Foreign Drama of the Year at the 15th Seoul International Drama Awards |
| December 25 2020 | The television series concluded after airing a total of 65 episodes on GMA Network. |
| November 5 2020 | The television series resumed its programming on November 5, 2020. |
| September 10 2020 | Principal photography for the series concluded. |
| September 1 2020 | Filming resumed after the pandemic-related pause. |
| September 1 2020 | Filming resumed and continued until September 10, 2020. |
| March 2020 | Filming was halted due to the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| February 10 2020 | Descendants of the Sun: The Philippine Adaptation premiered on GMA Network's Telebabad line up, starring Dingdong Dantes and Jennylyn Mercado. |
| July 2019 | Principal photography for the Philippine adaptation of 'Descendants of the Sun' began. |
| September 2018 | A Vietnamese television adaptation titled "Hậu duệ mặt trời" was aired for 48 episodes. |
| 2016 | Google Trends revealed that in Sri Lanka, more people searched for 'Descendants of the Sun' than 'Donald Trump'. |
| 2016 | Song Joong-ki was invited to Thailand by Yuthasak Supasorn, governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, to promote the drama as part of his Asia tour. |
| 2016 | 8,000 tourists from Vietnam signed up for tour packages to visit major sightseeing areas and filming locations of Descendants of the Sun. |
| 2016 | The drama premiered in Hong Kong, recording over 1.2 million views on ViuTV. |
| 2016 | Eight songs from the drama's soundtrack occupied the top 10 positions of Singapore's Top 30 Singles chart, including the top six positions in the week following the finale. |
| 2016 | The drama contributed significantly to Korea's economy, earning 3 billion won from product placement advertisements and 10 billion won from soundtrack and video-on-demand sales, with total economic effects estimated at over 1 trillion won ($880 million). |
| 2016 | The drama won the Grand Prize in television at the 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards. |
| 2016 | Philippine television network GMA Network aired the Korean drama series in the Philippines. |
| 2016 | Original South Korean television drama series 'Descendants of the Sun' broadcast by KBS2, written by Kim Eun-sook and Kim Won-seok, and directed by Lee Eung-bok and Baek Sang-hoon, starring Song Joong-ki, Song Hye-kyo, Jin Goo, and Kim Ji-won. |
| May 14 2016 | An OST concert was held at the Grand Peace Palace at Kyung Hee University in Seoul to celebrate the drama's success. |
| April 20 2016 | First special episode aired, with ratings dropping to 3rd to 5th place compared to regular episodes. |
| April 20 2016 | KBS began airing three additional special episodes featuring highlights, behind-the-scenes footage, and cast commentaries. |
| April 14 2016 | The main series concluded after 16 episodes. |
| March 2016 | Statistics showed that about 60% of users on Viu streaming platform in Singapore had watched the drama, with the show achieving ratings as high as 31.8%. |
| March 2 2016 | Third episode aired, significantly increasing ratings to 1st and 2nd place in various rating metrics. |
| February 25 2016 | Second episode aired, showing improvement in ratings with 3rd to 4th place rankings across different rating metrics. |
| February 24 2016 | First episode of Descendants of the Sun aired, achieving 4th place in TV ratings across nationwide and Seoul viewership metrics. |
| December 30 2015 | The crew wrapped up the final shoot in the early morning hours. |
| December 7 2015 | Song Joong-ki returned to work just 2 weeks after his injury, spotted filming at a station in Seoul. |
| November 23 2015 | Song Joong-ki injured his arm while filming an action scene for the drama. |
| September 28 2015 | The entire cast and crew departed for Greece to shoot crucial drama episodes, staying in the country for approximately one month. Filming locations included Zakynthos, Arachova, Lemnos, and Navagio. |
| June 12 2015 | Lead actors Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo filmed their first scene together in Seoul for Descendants of the Sun. |
This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles Descendants of the Sun & Descendants of the Sun: The Philippine Adaptation, which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.