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South Korean music & South Korean TV dramas are both hugely popular internationally, & right now there"s a place where they"re colliding: Descendants of the Sun.

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Starring heartthrob actors song Joong-Ki and song Hye-Kyo, this wartime drama isn"t the first K-drama to land original soundtrack songs atop Korea"s music charts, but it is the most popular Korean show since 2013 both at trang chủ and abroad -- & it"s making a huge impact on the Korean pop culture scene.

The show has already been viewed over 1 billion times in china alone, causing such a stirthat itreportedly led lớn China"s Ministry of Public Security issuing a warning about it. In Korea itself, Descendants of the Sun is the most-watched primetime series, and its soundtrack songs have been dominating the local music charts.


Combining the talent and popularity of several singers with the emotional barrage of Descendants of the Sun, these songs have gone all but uncontested on Korean music charts throughout March, và are expected to lớn continue khổng lồ soar on the highly competitive Korean music charts throughout the end of the series.

While more songs from the soundtrack will drop before the final episode airs, these eight songs phối the tone so far.

"Always" – Yoon Mirae

The first song of the Descendants of the Sun soundtrack was released on Feb. 18, about a week before the show first captivated K-drama audiences. Yoon, South Korea"s most groundbreaking female hip-hop artist và a talented balladeer, carries the heartfelt song. She"sbacked by an acoustic piano at first, và later joined by orchestral accompaniment. The lyrics" promise of being together foreversets the tone for much of the series.


"Everytime" – Chen và Punch

To counter the sentimental "Always" comes the mid-tempo pop melody featuring K-pop idol Chen và the female soloist Punch. The harmonious blending of the pair"s voices create a backdrop for some of the series" earliest moments depicting the springtime romance budding between the lead characters. Like other songs from the soundtrack, "Everytime" has been sticking close khổng lồ the vị trí cao nhất ten on Korea"s music charts. The song"s popularity is increased by the fact that Chen is a thành viên of the widely popular boy band EXO.

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"This Love" – Davichi

Vocal twosome Davichi can bởi vì little wrong when it comes to lớn evocative ballads, & the poignancy of "This Love" proves that. Davichi"s back-and-forth, conversational duet is utilized as a stand-in for the unsaid words by star-crossed lovers, played by actors Jin Goo và Kim Ji Won. Simple piano arrangements play a key role in "This Love" before building up via strings to a power ballad that acts as a backdrop to some of the most emotionally wrought scenes of the drama.


"You Are My Everything" – Gummy

Like the other songs released, "You Are My Everything" contains an integral piano melody. Gummy, who has been recognized time & again for her ability to lớn create ballads reflective of complex matters of the heart, leads listeners through the path toward falling in love. Beginning soft & slow và taking more than two minutes lớn reach its climax, the song is composed of two distinct parts to lớn depict the conflicting emotions of the characters throughout the series.


"Once Again" – Mad Clown and Kim na Young

With hip-hop"s rise to mainstream in South Korea over the past few years, Mad Clown và Kim na Young"s "Once Again" offers up an alternative to the pop ballads that biến hóa much of this chart-topping soundtrack. With a thumping bass and an overall haunting melody amplified by the recurring distortion of Kim"s otherwise breathy voice, the track succeeds in creating a different listening experience. Even as it offers musical variety within the soundtrack, "Once Again" is neatly tied into the overall styling of the Descendants of the Sun soundtrack with the light piano melody laid beneath Mad Clown"s dramatic rap.


"Talk Love" - K.will

A pop tuy nhiên veering toward the realm of R&B, K.will"s "Talk Love" is the brightest tuy vậy released through Descendants of the Sun. lượt thích other songs from the soundtrack, "Talk Love" incorporates a piano intro before jumping into a cute tune that wouldn"t be incongruous on an early Bruno Mars album. The singer"s impressive vocal range lends itself to lớn the tune, but it"s thememorable whistling refrain that is the most iconic part of the track.


"With You" – LYn

LYn"s inclusion on a K-drama soundtrack ensures excellence, & the aching "With You" doesn"t disappoint. Aired during the second half of the series, "With You" provides an audible sense of angst & urgency faced by the war-torn characters. Again, the song revives the piano elements that have woven their way throughout each Descendants of the Sun song, this time as an element of the building desperation vocalized by LYn.


"By My Side" – SG Wannabe

Continuing the trend, SG Wannabe brings soulful angst to lớn the soundtrack in "By My Side." Epitomizing the heartbreaking relationship of two of the characters, "By My Side" was introduced during the 12th episode of the series. The song, sung by the Korean ballad trio, went to the đứng đầu of local charts thanks lớn its tragic tone and stirring vocalization during a turning point in the plot of the blockbuster Korean drama.

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