Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo built a thick fandom overseas with KBS 2TV drama The Sun's Descendants in 2016. This is thanks to the popularity of the drama, including the cumulative number of views of 4.5 billion views on Chinese video streaming sites.
The news of the divorce of the posthumous couple, which came out in this situation, has heated up the foreign media. The Chinese entertainment media Sina.com reported on the 27th that Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo received an application for divorce mediation. Japan's Yahoo Japan, Malaysia The Star and other foreign media also covered the news as "the breakup of the 'Sun Generation' couple." They reported in detail the reaction of the domestic entertainment industry and the position of Song Joong-ki's legal representative.
Overseas fans, including China and Japan, are also shocked. Within an hour of the news of the divorce of the two, Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo Divorce ranked first in the real-time search list of SNS Weibo in China. In February, the articles that raised the dispute between the two, saying that Song Hye-kyo did not wear a wedding ring, became a hot topic again. Fans from each country responded that "the separation of the post-marriage couple is still unbelievable."
The reaction of domestic fans is no different, especially when Song Joong-ki announced the divorce news even though the drama TVN Asdal Chronicle, which he chose in three years, is not over. Many fans can not hide their doubts because it was only a month since they mentioned Song Hye-kyo as "Wife" at the drama production presentation. As the top Asian star, there are also observations that the divorce of Song Joong-ki and Song Hye-kyo will affect the Korean Wave in any way.