[Courtesy of KBS]
The hit drama "Descendants of the Sun" is overwhelming the mainland China with its popularity. The drama had hit a milestone of 2 billion accumulated views.
Descendants of the Sun is being simultaneously broadcasted on iQiyi, the largest online video platform in China and it reached more than 2 billion views since its first broadcasting. Bliss Media, the PR agent of the drama told the press Wednesday "It is a very rare situation for a drama to hit 2 billion view counts while it is still on the air."
Considering that the population of China is estimated to be around 1.35 billion, the accumulated view count is amazing. The 16-episode drama series is recording more than 100 million view counts per episode.
The hit drama is recognized as the next "Hallyu" (Korean Wave) in China. Many experts suspect the phenomenal the drama brought to the mainland is because of its superb quality, backed by a firm and attractive plot. Also, the main actor and actress Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo are already famous figures in China, making the viewers easier to be immersed in the drama.
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