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Descendants of the Sun

Details

  • Title: Descendants of the Sun / 태양의 후예
  • Genre: Action, Melodrama, Military, Medical, Romance, Comedy
  • Episodes: 16
  • Network: KBS2
  • First episode: February 24, 2016 
  • Final episode: April 14, 2016
  • Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 22:00

Synopsis

​A love story between Captain Yoo Shi Jin, who belongs to the UN peacekeeping troops, and Doctor Kang Mo Yeon.
Due to the UN's request, they are stationed in the capital of another country. 

Cast

  • Song Joong Ki as Captain Yoo Shi Jin of the Alpha Team (aka Big Boss)
  • Song Hye Kyo as Professor Kang Mo Yun (aka Beauty)
  • Jin Goo as Chief Master Sergeant Seo Dae Young (aka Wolf)
  • Kim Ji Won as Lieutenant Yoon Myung Joo (Orthopedic Surgeon)
  • Kang Shin Il as Lieutenant General Yoon (Myung Joo's father) (aka Yellow Tiger)

Main Role

Supporting Role

Alpha Team
  • Kim Byung Chul as Colonel Park Byung Soo
  • Park Hoon as Sergeant Choi Woo Geun (aka Snoopy)
  • Choi Woong as Staff Sergeant Gong Chul Ho (aka Harry Potter)
  • Ahn Bo Hyun as Sergeant Im Kwang Nam (aka Piccolo)
  • Kim Min Suk as Private Kim Ki Bum
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Haesung Hospital Medical Services Team
  • Lee Seung Joon as Song Sang Hyun (General Surgeon)
  • Seo Jung Yeon as Ha Ja Ae (ER Nursing Team)
  • Onew as Lee Chi Hoon (1st year Resident of Thoracic Surgery)
  • Park Hwan Hee as Choi Min Ji (ER Nurse)
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People at Haesung Hospital
  • Hyun Jyu Ni as Pyo Ji Soo (Pathology Specialist)
  • Tae In Ho as Han Suk Won (Chairman of Haesung Hospital)
  • Park Ah In as Kim Eun Ji (Thoracic Surgery Specialist)
  • Jo Woo Ri as Jang Hee Eun (1st Year Resident of Anesthesiology)
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People in Urk (Uruk)
  • Cho Jasper as Daniel Spencer (Peacemaker Emergency Doctor Team)
  • Jun Soo Jin as Ri Ye Hwa (Peacemaker Emergency Nurse Team)
  • David McInnis as David Argus (black market boss)
  • Zyon Barreto as Fatima
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Others
  • Kwak In Joon as Lee Han Soo
  • Jo Jae Yoon as Jin Young Soo
  • Lee Yi Kyung as Kang Min Jae
  • Jun In Taek as Yoo Young Geun (Yoo Shi Jin's father)
  • Nam Moon Chul as Manager Go
  • Matthew Douma as US Army Delta Force Captain Jordan
  • Joey Albright as US Army Delta Force member
  • Ji Seung Hyun as Ahn Jung Joon
  • Lee Jae Yong as Choi Ji Ho
  • Sung Gi Yoon as the President
  • Kim Kyul as Chairman Han's assistant

Production

  • Chief Producer: Bae Kyung Soo
  • Producers: Ham Young Hoon, Yoo Jong Sun, Park Woo Ram
  • Directors: Lee Eung Bok, Baek Sang Hoon
  • Assistant Directors: Kim Hyung Joon, Yoo Young Eun
  • Screenwriters: Kim Eun Sook and Kim Won Suk

Cameo

  • Lee Kwang Soo as shooting arcade operator (ep 1)
  • Lee Jong Hyuk as Captain Kim Jin Seok (ep 2, 5, 10, 15)
  • Matthew Douma as Jordan, US Army Delta Force Captain (ep 2, 10, 12)
  • Jung Ji Won as TV announcer (ep 2)
  • Park Tae Won as TV announcer (ep 2)
  • Ryu Hwa Young as Seo Dae Young's ex-girlfriend (ep 4)
  • Jun In Taek as Yoo Young Geun (Yoo Shi Jin's father, ep 6, 7, 15)
  • Park Joon Geum as Lee Chi Hoon's mother (ep 7, 11)
  • Yoo Ah In as bank reception Eom Hong Shik (ep 13)
  • Nam Ki Ae as Kang Mo Yeon's mother (ep 13)
  • Red Velvet (Irene, Kang Seul Gi, Wendy, Joy, Yeri) as themselves (ep 16)
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