I really wanted to like this drama but…
I really wanted to like drama since there’s so much hype around this drama. This is no hate to the actors or directors etc. But this drama wasn’t for me. I just got bored watching this drama. Honestly, it was just boring to me. I wont lie, the starting of drama was good but it just went downhill. I was confused. Thats why i dropped this drama. The cast was great. Personally, im a fan of song joongi ki so, i was excited to watch this drama but it just wasn’t for me. I guess they are some things that isn’t for everyone.Was this review helpful to you?
this is not a war story
when I saw the previews and the posters of this show I thought it was about love on a battlefield (private ryan like). I hate violence, so I refused to watch it. until someone recommended it for the romantic part.the truth is, this drama is about love and nothing else. the only hell you will encounter here, is the hell of cheese. of course there is military stuffs, fight scenes (beautiful ones if you ask me), friendship and violence (I skipped some scenes (because me, right?) but it is bearable), and all the war non-sens we know, but in the far background actually. all the spots are on human relationships and love stories. that's definitely a heartwarming drama. if you like love stories, you MUST watch this one.
the analysis part: the music is beautiful and goes very well with the story. the actors made a wonderful job! especially song joon ki (MML). I fall in love with his character, which means the show nailed it. the script is very sharp and nicely done for the love and relationship part of the show (that makes sens, right?) but the background story was messed up. really, there is no script, no overall story, the characters just fall into weird or dangerous situations one after an other, as if the writer played with dices. this feels very annoying around episode 10, so you'll need to let go.
when to watch? when your mood needs some uplift or if you share some time with your lover. it is even better for a re-watch because you can focus on your favorites love scenes without the stress of not knowing what is going to happen next.
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Tasteful and Captivating
A great drama with amazing chemistry between the actors - main couple as well as second couple. Their relationships were really nice to watch and how they handled the very emotional and intense plot was amazing. I could really feel the emotions and I wanted to see more and more.The only down-part is that especially towards the late middle part and ending, they've dragged the plot a lot which was not necessary. I think it also could've worked out with 14 episodes. Some small plot holes were also there but I can overlook them because of the great characters the show provided. The comedy scenes were really tasteful and felt real. Overall, a great drama!
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A Soldier And A Doctor Never Off Duty
Descendants of the Sun Kdrama is one of the best dramas about the life of a Doctor and A Soldier. How a Soldier is always ready to sacrifice his life for his country and a Doctor saves the lives of everyone without thinking about his own life. I like this drama because after separating from each other, how destiny met him again and how they fell in love with each other after so many obstacles. Their profession comes in between their love. Can their love become successful with working in different professions...Was this review helpful to you?
Quick review
Descendants of the Sun was a good series. I liked it but not excessively.The production was good to very good. The editing was ok to good. The action scenes were very good to excellent. In my opinion the song didnt fit the scene on more than one occasion particularly with the main leads' scenes. The music was ok otherwise. The acting was very good to excellent.
The story was interesting enough and I wasn't bored. I didn't really like the lead characters' relationship throughout most of the series. Was their relationship an anti-romance? Like an anti-hero. That goes for the second leads as well.
Overall it's not a bad series to watch. It definitely has some entertaining scenes and good moments. I doubt I will personally rewatch this series but could understand if other people would want to rewatch it.
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True hardships of a soldier
This is a really really very good drama which will show you the true hardships faced by a soldier. It beautifully shows wether there could be a romance between a soldier, Yoo Shi Jin (Song Joong Ki) who can kill anyone to save his motherland and a doctor, Kang Mo Yeon (Song Hye Kyo) who can die to save anyone no matter what caste, religion or nationality.There are not very much steam kissings and not very less romance.
Therefore, I would say that you should once watch this drama. I hope you'll like it...
•• HAPPY WATCHING!!! ••
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First of all-OST;
It was such a good collection of songs. Till this day I still listen to most of them especially *everything by gummy, and everytime by punch, Chen*
The acting-
It was great! The main actress did a great job, she wasn't over reacting nor under reacting! It was perfect and the characters emotions where portrayed greatly. The main actor did a good job as well, having a smug and cocky attitude but still humble is difficult and he did great! Other actors did great as well, especially Onew, as he had to portray very hitting emotions and he did so good.
The plot-
I won't dive into the summery, but it was well written. It showed that romance isn't long lasting, but can be rekindled! If she stayed with him even when he never told her why he had to leave in the midst of their date, I would've slapped writers. Altho the ending wasn't that much, since it's like *where does this ever happen*, it still gave me butterflies. Props to writers for doing something with the side romance, and giving it thought. I found myself more invested into side romance than main, but that could be just me.
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Before I started watching, I already knew some parts of the story as frankly speaking, almost everyone was talking about it at that time, it was impossible to ignore and avoid lol.....
I started the drama with high expectation. I still remembered that I purposely planned to go back home after work, bath and started watching it while having dinner alone at home. Still..... DOTS is higher than what I've initially expected. The story is really very new. Script is very well written. Song Joong Ki really acted the role of Yoo Shi Yin very very well. The body language he had in the drama as Yoo Shi Yin is just nice, not too much or little. I tried to find fault but I couldn't. Not forgetting the 2nd leads, their love is also very touching. These 2 couples are just to cute and well fitted into their role in DOTS.
DOTS definitely has it's rewatch value because of Song Joong Ki & Song Hye Kyo.. lol. I watched DOTS before and after their relationship and also after their marriage lol.. Due to their announcement of their relationship, the feeling of watching DOTS is different. It does spiced up the 'feel' while rewatching it.
DOTS is one of the perfect Comedy-Romance type of drama that you should not miss.
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K-Drama in its true form
Yes, I am very late to this fest. Yes, I loved it. Descendants of the Sun served pretty much everything that made me watch K-Dramas in the first place: An emotional OST, cheesy slow-mo scenes, swoon-worthy characters and an over-dramatic plot.I am aware that the plot was over-dramatic - one or two fewer disasters would’ve been fine. But then again I think the drama is very self-aware, which was made obvious with the last scene, where they wanted to enjoy a nice wedding dinner and then ANOTHER huge catastrophe happened. The ending was super fun and tongue-in-cheek, I loved it.
Yoo Si Jin made my knees weak. While a uniform makes every man immediately more handsome and desirable, it was his easy confidence and bluntness that made his character so incredibly attractive. He was not playing games or beating around the bush. But I found Seo Dae Yong just as attractive and lovable. If I was a character in the drama, I would’ve probably gone for him, not gonna lie.
Onew’s role was super annoying, I hated him and his plot line and it was one of the reasons I didn’t give this a 10/10. It was such unnecessary drama. If he didn’t have a pregnant wife back home, I would’ve thought there was gonna be a romantic side-plot with him and the patient he abandoned - why else would they be so dramatic about each other? Plus, they had insane chemistry. But since that wasn’t gonna happen, the plot line was super pointless and overly dramatic. Props to Onew though, he’s a good actor and managed to make me hate his character.
I wish there were subtitles for the English parts because I basically couldn’t understand anyone except David McInnis. And I’m not just talking about the Korean actors - most of the white actors were just as bad. And even if someone’s pronunciation was ok, by the time my brain realized it had to switch to English, I'd already missed what they were saying.
Serious props to David McInnis, though. I think he is the only good non-Korean actor I’ve ever seen in K-Dramas. (I realize he has Korean heritage but he grew up in the US.)
Most actors who play non-Korean characters in K-Dramas are white dudes (and dudettes) who emigrated to Korea because their acting was too bad to land a role in the West. It’s honestly my biggest pet peeve about K-Dramas and it is still happening today (cough Squid Game cough). Even if it’s just a guest role, please hire actual actors with some talent and not just the next best white dude you can find in Korea - thanks.
Anyway, David McInnis actually is a talented actor and contributed to the drama. The same can’t be said about the other non-Korean actors in this.
(Shoutout to Anupan Tripathi though, I loved seeing him for a moment as „man who gives the shoe to Dr. Kang“ lol.)
Anyway, Descendants of the Sun has some flaws, such as bad actors in guest roles, an annoying side-plot and hard-to-understand English, but it gave me all the feels and made me both squeal and cry. K-Drama cheesiness at its best.
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The Teen me would have enjoyed it best.
I really thought this would be a bit dark, so I put it off for years... but now that I am watching it, I see that it's not, AT ALL. it has few deep messages here and there, and the main idea at the end but overall it's a very light series.There are few languages in this show (speaking, writing ..etc.), Arabic was there also, and If you understand or read Arabic, you will find it lighter and will see humor in more places XD (phrases chosen in the sign boards/ when speaking), also the language they are using is confusing, I'm guessing that they didn't want anyone to take it personally.
Honestly, watching this is like reading a shoujo manga ... and a very cheesy one at it, nonetheless it was enjoyable. :)
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Everything you want in an action-romance
Action/rom-com: A pretty doctor and a dreamy Special Forces dude meet through a series of misunderstandings. They quickly fall for each other, but then break up just as quickly when they realize their worldviews are incompatible. They end up in a fictional foreign country (filmed in gorgeous Greece), where they survive a series of attacks, kidnappings, building collapses, and plague, among other disasters. In the middle of all this, they somehow work out their issues and fall head-over-heels for each other. The humor and banter make every interaction between the main leads and secondary characters a sheer delight to watch. There are gratuitous “absolutely built men running without shirts” scenes, with female characters appreciating them appropriately. Some fun, intense action scenes. Defining doctor quote: “All life has dignity, and no value nor ideology is more important.”Was this review helpful to you?
