"Descendants of the Sun" is already a must-watch Korean drama series even before "Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo' arrived on the small screen. The favorite drama about a doctor and a military man's love story bagged another award for the "Best Drama Series" from the 2016 Asian Television Awards.
Considered as a very popular Korean series, "Descendants of the Sun" received the highest honor during the 2016 Asian Television Awards on Friday held at the Suntec Convention Center in Singapore. The awarding ceremony distinguishes high-quality television productions all over Asia, KBS reported.
The awards were bestowed over two successive evenings held in affiliation with the progressing Singapore Media Festival. The presenters came from different sectors including Alden Richards, Adrian Pang, Fiona Su, Stephanie Carrington, and Baki Zainal who hosted the event. Musical intermissions came from Charli XCX whose songs sold 33 million copies and Ivy Grace Parades, from the Philippines.
"Descendants of the Sun" is a 16-episode drama and was exquisitely famous not only in their home country, Korea but also in Asia, most especially in China. In fact, the viewership had reached 38.8 percent on its own domain. The TV series' popularity made the two main characters Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo, the favorite actors of Asian fans and followers, according to The Korean Herald.
The drama series was a remarkable hit in South Korea and earned extreme admiration all across Asia. Starting on April 20 to April 22, "Descendants of the Sun" included the memorable part and the greatest scenes from the series. It also included the drama's production process, commentaries from the casts and last epilogue aside from behind-the-scenes footage.
The success of "Descendants of the Sun" gave every reason for the favorite series to have its second season. Fans cannot wait for the second season to be released and are already making their own speculations of what will happen in the "Descendants of the Sun 2".
