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Before and after "Descendants of the Sun"

The best drama so far this year has to be "Descendants of the Sun". Not only did it cause a syndrome in Korea, but in China as well, and dramas that were released after "Descendants of the Sun" have also been on the upturn.

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KBS wasn't doing so well before "Descendants of the Sun" came along. Koo Hye-sun and Ahn Jae-hyun's "Blood", "Who Are You - School 2015", "Hello Monster", "The Eccentric Daughter-in-Law", "Cheeky Go Go", "Oh My Venus" and "Moorim School" stayed on one-digit records. They didn't do too well.

Even "Babysitter" couldn't help but lay low until Park Shin-yang's "Neighborhood Lawyer Jo Deul-ho", which set a record of 17.3%. It was even rumored to have been expanded but Park Shin-yang's schedule and other matters put that to a stop.

"Becky's Back" came along next. It may seem like "Becky's Back" is filling in for "Beautiful Mind" but it stirred some attention for itself with its comedy and inspiration. The four-episode drama ended with a two-digit record.

Dramas on Wednesdays and Thursdays weren't doing too well eighter. "Unkind Women" starring Chae Shi-ra and Kim Hye-ja and "The Merchant: Gaekju 2015" starring Jang Hyuk, Han Chae-ah and Kim Min-jung gained popularity for a bit but not enough. Then came along "Descendants of the Sun", a 100% pre-produced drama.

No one knew it was going to be such a hit. The collaboration of Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo was the hot topic for a while but no one expected Jin Goo and Kim Ji-won to become the next 'it' couple. The first episode started off with 14.3% and the sixteenth episode went up to 38.8%. Even the weekend specials rated in the mid 10s.

"Master - God of Noodles" seems like a recession but compared to other dramas, it's doing a good job. After "Master - God of Noodles", the line-up is one to look forward to. The line-up is as follows: Kim Woo-bin and Bae Suzy's "Uncontrollably Fond", Lee Sang-yoon and Kim Ha-neul's "Road to the Airport" and "Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth".

Jang Hyuk and Park So-dam's "Beautiful Mind" is coming up next and Park Bo-gum and Kim You-jung's "Love in the Moonlight" is also coming up next. "Love in the Moonlight" is based on a famous web-novel.

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