"Descendants of the Sun" to land in Japan on June 21st

"Descendants of the Sun" is landing in Japan on the 21st of June. The drama has been finalized to star on the Japanese CS Channel on the 21st of June at 11PM. This is the second official landing of the drama in prior to Hong Kong Viu TV.

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Japan has been fanatic about "Descendants of the Sun" ever since the beginning. The conservative swing in Japan had led to the decrease in Korean dramas being broadcast locally but Hallyu has re-ignited thanks to "Descendants of the Sun". The export price, which dropped to less than 10,000 US dollars, has been brought back up by "Descendants of the Sun" and all 16 episodes have been sold for 2 billion won.

Local fans have been posting requests for translations in their SNS and blogs. Since the confirmation, fans have been anticipating June and hoping that the drama won't be edited the way it did in China. However, there are words of concerns that the anticipation might not be as high anymore since the story's ending is already out.

However, like the English public television BBC mentioned, one of the main reasons why "Descendants of the Sun" became such a big deal in Asia is because of the 'military' element. It's different from the typical and trendy romance. "Descendants of the Sun" may truly become the cause of re-ignition of the Hallyu Wave.

Meanwhile, NEW and KBS foreign marketing claims that no other place has confirmed broadcasting "Descendants of the Sun" besides Hong Kong and Japan yet. China has another level of review to go through.