Descendants of the Sun (2016)
Other Title: 태양의 후예, Taeyangeui Huye , The Sun’s Descendants , Taeyangui Huye, 太阳的后裔, Descendants of The Sun (太阳的后裔), ชีวิตเพื่อชาติ รักนี้เพื่อเธอ
Genres: Action, Military, Comedy, Romance, Medical, Melodrama
Episodes: 16
Country: South Korea
Director: Baek Sang Hoon, Lee Eung Bok
Writer: Kim Eun Sook, Kim Won Seok
Network: KBS2
Release Date: Feb 24, 2016 – Apr 14, 2016
Related Show:
- Descendants of the Sun: BTS (Korean compilation)
- Descendants of the Sun: Recap Special (Korean compilation)
- Descendants of the Sun (Filipino remake)
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)
- 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
- 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)
- 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)
Synopsis:
Kang Mo Yeon is a pretty and assertive woman who works as a cardiothoracic surgeon at Haesung Hospital. She isn’t afraid to admit her mistakes and believes that capability overrides whatever connections you have. However, she is soon faced with the reality that she cannot advance with just capability. Her life is forever changed when she encounters Yoo Shi Jin, the Captain and team leader of Alpha Team who cares more about protecting anybody in need of help as well as his country, even if it goes against the order of his superiors. This drama will tell of how they both bond together in a time of war and overcome the odds against them.
