The lead stars of “Descendants of the Sun” arrived in Hong Kong on Monday to promote the 16-episode Korean drama about to end of April 14. Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo attended a press conference on Tuesday.
It is the first overseas press event for the blockbuster romance aired every Wednesday and Thursday over KBS 2TV in South Korea and video platform iQiyi in China. After Hong Kong, the two would continue with the Asian fan meeting tours.
The next one is on April 17 at the Kyung Hee University in Seoul. Song Joong-ki will then meet Thai fans on May 7 at the Thunder Dome in Bangkok, said Blossom Entertainment, the agency which handles the actor, reported Yonhap.
“Descendants of the Sun” is also viewed free on streaming site viu.com and Viu app in Hong Kong and Singapore. It is the most-watched show on the Viu online service and logged a 60 percent viewership in March, beating the 40.9 percent established in Seoul for the cliffhanger ending of Episode 11.
Song Joong-ki attributed the unexpected popularity of the show to its various elements. “You can see different kinds of scenes in the drama, there’s disaster, action. There’s also a good love story. There’s variety,” quoted the Straits Times.
He added that wearing a soldier’s uniform is very natural to him since he completed the two-year compulsory military service in 2015.
Song Hye-kyo revealed that he caused several no-good (NG) takes during the filming of the show which took six months to complete. “Even though the drama is about a serious love story, the characters have their lighthearted moments and comical scenes. I remember Song Joong-ki laughs a lot, so there were a lot of NGs due to his laughing. But every time that happens he feels sorry towards the staff,” she said.