Big success dawns for “Descendants of the Sun”

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By Bahn Eun-ji

Viewer ratings for KBS TV’s newly launched “Descendants of the Sun” have reached 15 percent in just two episodes, raising speculation the romance-drama starring Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo will be a nationwide hit.

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The average rating of the second episode, aired on Thursday, was 15.5 percent, up 1.2 percentage points from the first episode on Wednesday, according to Nielsen Korea.

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“Descendants of the Sun" is set in the fictional war-torn country of Uruk. Song Joong-ki is the leader of a special warfare command unit while Song Hye-kyo plays a doctor from Doctors Without Borders. Both are sent to the disaster and disease-stricken country with U.N. peacekeeping troops.

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In the second episode, the two meet again on the way to Uruk, eight months after they had a date, but decided not to have a relationship.