Descendants of the Sun

Descendants of the Sun, starring Song Joong-ki, Song Hye-kyo, Jin Goo, and Kim Ji-won, was the year's biggest hit drama. It is a romantic-comedy, melodrama, and action series about a soldier and a doctor's love story and their battle to keep their relationship together. It was a huge success in Asia and is lauded for having a high viewership rate, exceeding the 2014 drama My Love from the Star. The drama's last episode received a viewing rating of 41.6 percent.

The show was a huge success in South Korea, where it had a high viewer share of 38.8 percent. It won multiple honors, including the Grand Prize in Television at the 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards and the Korea Broadcasting Advertising Corporation's Most Popular Show of the Year. The show was widely televised throughout Asia and has been credited for increasing tourism to Korea. Local adaptations have been broadcast in the Philippines and Vietnam, while a Chinese adaptation is in the works. The actors in the program have also gained international acclaim.

Detailed information:

Rating: 8.3/10 (IMDB)
No. of episodes: 16 + 3 special episodes
No. of seasons: 1
Original network: KBS2
Original release: February 24 –, April 22, 2016
Link to watch: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4925000