My little sister and I are both fans of Series but she’s never a fan of Korean Drama. From time to time I do a hiatus in watching them because you know, it keep me up til the sun is up. This time, I finally convinced my siter to watch one!

How did I know this Kdrama?  Saw friends who keep on reposting this. Then I saw that GMA7 will also be showing it. I thought it will be a heavy serious drama or something I wouldnt like because of the impression the title gives you. But it’s not!

So while the iron is hot, I’m doing a write up of Descendants of the Sun. I saw it somewhere that it will be a normal 16 episode series and as of this writing, the latest episode is Episode 10 and is finale is set by 1st week of April. So I’m not sure when GMA7 plans to release it and on which slot.

What makes this Korean drama stand out? At least for me, it’s a new setting. It’s a military centred romance between a Soldier and a Surgeon who were bound by destiny as they meet the second time in a not so romantic place, the field. They struggle their feelings while they’re between a natural disaster, epidemic and a run against bad guys.
I could totally understand the perspective of a woman why she’d hesitate at first or was feeling confused and reject him a couple of times. Not once but everytime they are on a middle of a date, our leading man has to be summoned somewhere, calling of his work. And through out the story, she learns that his role requires him to be always risking his life and will be away from her most of the time if they will end up together. Of course I’m a fan of happy endings. I hope that she’ll join the army as an army doctor and that they could be together more.

Episode 1 will make you hooked to the screen and will make you want to finish the next 10 episodes. It’s light, funny and the characters are very charming! I beleieve Episode 1 was a total hit. The story is fast paced. It’s not boring and they have chemistry on first sight. There’s kilig overload.

These are my favorite scenes from Episode 1-4. And here goes Si Jin’s start of obsessive staring.

The first time they meet.

Big Boss Style wala nang paligoy ligoy pre

Nareject si Big Boss. But I feel you KMY!

Big Boss The Moves

Big Boss gets rejected the second time

Legit Beautiful Disaster

Big Boss Kaya kang ipaglaban

Yung Episode 4 pa lang, ang INTENSE na!

Si Jin’s character is too straight forward. I guess it’s all the girls’ weakness when men are being too straightforward and you know and feel that he’s honest and not there to fool around.


I like the flow of the story that it’s NOT the typical stories I’ve read and watched over and over again. At least they are focused on a love story where there’s no love triangle or complicated foursome love twist.

Oh by the way, the OSTs are amazing. Yung di mo kailangang maintindihan para maramdaman yung kanta. I’ve been playing them for a week already 😉

I can't find the reason why I got hooked to thus drama.

So  I read this book and I somehow have that uneasiness in me that not until I write it all out here, it wont leave me. Ironically, it's just like Lara Jean, the protagonist in the story.

Story is focused on middle aged group. I know it's not for me anymore but maybe it's the fact that I never experienced most of these in highschool that now I'm somehow catching up.

The whole plot of the story was surprisingly that cliche one with that famous school varsity ending up with a nobody... But with a twist!

The twist is what actually made me impulsely buy this book. Though I may have expected MORE into the MESS that was mentioned...probably more action and drama. Haha. But anyway, here are the things I have noted in the book.

As i said, it's that cliche story with a twist.
I somehow could relate a lot to Lara Jean's personality. Writing (though not exatly love letter goodbyes)... But i do write out things for me to get over something. It'll get messed up in my head and will feel like its an open case with no closure unless it HAS been written. And about the boys I've loved before, i think ive only drafted only once (blog) about him.  Cant remember what ive written actually. Drafted but never published it(of course!). Ill try to look for it when i have time. Haha.

I like that book because the scenes are close to reality. And I was wrong with my prediction! You see, for every movie or book, we usually have a prediction in our heads already as to what's gonna happen or who's gonna end up with who. I really thought in the first parts of the book that its about Lara Jean and  Josh. But as it went along, I said hey why is it all now Peter K when I'm almost at the half of the book. That's just where I settled, ok fine. It's the school jock again.

It was a good description of a family. I dont know how to describe it but the way the author wrote it, I was really able to picture it out! And the story is not all about Lara Jean and Peter, there's also Kitty and her dad and her older sister Margot.

It's that moment when you feel like a book was written based on your life? Haha. I felt like this book was. As an excerpt, Lara Jean said.. It gets scary when its real. And I could totally relate!