Amastris Dratwka

ABSOLUTELY! ^^^ this!!! I have reviewed every episode of DotS up to ep. 6 and if you go and read them this is the very critique I have about this drama that I dislike. Even more so than the English accents is the poor acting from the foreign actors. It is very, very difficult, especially if English is not a language you are comfortable speaking, to act in English against poor actors with horrible English themselves. It is honestly the weakest part of this drama. ...but since this is staple in South Korea for foreign actors to speak and act this way, to citizens this means very little and won't affect their ability to watch the drama nor have any affect on the ratings. So, I don't see much changing on this area.

...but I must say, for me, it does hinder my ability to really get into and enjoy a drama fully when some stereotypes and poor English are just to blatant and uncomfortable, especially when I know the stereotype isn't even truly accurate. But yeah, I wish I could pull together an agency that would give them good foreign actors with great English cheap, even just to make the dramas I watch with them much more bearable.

Wow. Seriously. Calm down. I was being facetious. Do you understand the term? Anyone can have an opinion about it good or bad, I honestly don't care either way because that's "personal preference" and that is wholly "subjective". The only SERIOUS comment I've ever made about it is review honestly and accurately, and be descriptive. Comments like: "it sucked", "i hated it", "I loved it", "ohhh, Song Joong Ki" are of no value to me because they give me nothing to base the value of the show on. As I've said before, give a reason to like or not like, it may very well be the reason you give liking something might be the very reason I DON'T like something... I'm not upset you liked it, I'm just glad I understand why I shouldn't waste my time watching it. So, YES, contrary viewpoints to me are valuable, as long as they come with a valid description. It's why I joined a site like this.

My POINT was that as far as where this show ends up in South Korean AWARDS ceremonies, and the ranking it gets within that country, and whether more shows with these actors and writers and producers get done won't have 1 iota to do with what the international community thinks about it because the show is Korean. Just like a show in the USA doesn't get taken off the air because someone in France thinks it's crap. It only matters what the USA viewers think as far as the AIRING of the show.... and I was just pointing out that the viewership in South Korea is off-the-charts.... The show is breaking records and that's just a fact.... ..I'm not saying that the ratings on MDL don't mean crap, even if it only means something to us using the site to determine if we'll watch a show or not. As far as the ratings that get "CREDITED" to the show, those are the ones done in South Korea from South Korean citizens watching the show....

So Chill Out.

I know that the international fans are crying "overrated".... but, the thing is, this drama is getting worldwide attention whether you believe it or not... and as for the ratings being high and you thinking it doesn't match the quality of the show: The only thing that really matters as far as ratings is what the S. Korean public think about it and as of today, Descendants of the Sun has surpassed the ratings records set by "You From Another Star".... that's a pretty big deal, whether you are liking this drama or not... I guess we can see whether or not it still continues to get high ratings or the ratings wane or fall....

http://www.soompi.com/2016/03/10/descendants-of-the-sun-surpasses-my-love-from-the-star-ratings-record-in-just-6-episodes/

People may assume this is just an exaggeration since ^^^ this article is from allkpop.... but actually a few hours ago CNBC wrote a post about this very thing.

It seems everyone is the world is in love with Song Joong Ki... but can you blame them??? lol...

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/03/16/descendants-of-the-sun-smash-hit-prompts-beijing-to-warn-on-south-korean-dramas.html

On another note: You ALL should be savoring this moment of Yoo Ah In's acting and appreciate it, because he is 30 and hasn't done his military service. It is near likely that he'll start serviing after this is completed. I suspect he may enter anywhere between April - September of this year and that will mean no more Yoo Ah In dramas for 2 years....

I haven't started watching this one yet because, especially in very, very long dramas, I like to have the episodes completed and subbed. I'm sure SFD will be completely subbed but I've been stung by a drifting fanbase of subbers who get bored part way through a project. I'm not hating on them, I just don't want to be left hanging because of them. There are very few shows I'll watch while it's still airing. I've only done it a handful of times. A 16 episoder would have me doing it more likely than any 30+... bottom line: I am very impatient and cannot stand waiting around for the next episode while thinking about what's already happened.

With ^^^ that said, I am still in awe with the poor rating of SFD here on MDL. It's actually quite disappointing to think about. I've heard so many good things about this drama all over the internet from netizens in South Korea. I knew before this was even airing it was gonna be good. WHY!? Have you seen the cast list???? That in and of itself is worthy of at least a 9 out of 10. I could see with the writer, director, and actors that there was no way this was gonna be a crap series. People, please, please, please, do me a favor and don't do full REVIEWS before you've even finished the WHOLE dang series!!!!! How can you review it completely, UNLESS you've dropped it? Then explain THAT.

My Suggestion: Have you ever looked at the EPISODE REVIEW? It's there for a reason. If you feel the need to review a drama before it's complete, GO THERE, review the episodes you've watched then wait until it's over....

Frankly, Yoo Ah In deserves far better consideration for his quality acting from reviewers on this site. Thank you, in advance, for all your consideration.

LOL. I'm not trying to convince you about the story. I understand you had your view of the way you watched it. But I still cannot laugh at how differently we saw the same show and interpreted it.

He came to the hospital because he had stitches he wanted caring after and had a 2pm appt with her that she willingly made. He was stood up by her because she had an emergency operation and then she got his phone number, without his authorization I might add, to call him up and see how he was doing. There was mutual give and take on both sides. It was after she called him back that he realized she was mutually interested in him that he asked to meet with her right then and there. But after that he was the one who ended up standing her up twice.

Honestly, she dumped him because of his job, it's not one she really approved of but more than that, as you can see, she didn't like waiting around for his phone call, not knowing where he was and if he was alive or dead, as well as the fact that he just drops her at any given moment. It was understandable. He understood her perspective as well. That's why he let her go with saying "thank you for letting me get to know you". There was no drama, no anger, no tears. It was quite mature and with very, very little stalker behavior at all. Stalkers don't let go no matter what. She said good bye, he said good bye, and 8 months later neither have contacted each other until the coincidentally end up in Urk.

.... That's why I'm so amused by it... cause I don't see him being perverted at all. All I saw was them being forthright with each other. It's refreshing to see honesty like this without all the games and worries and push/pull. They tried to date. It didn't work. No harm. No foul. They ended it. Seems pretty cut and dry to me.

....and it's these differences of opinion I like to see on this site. So, MDL readers can read your opinion that opposes mine and **all** the reasons we have those opinions, and then decide for themselves if the show is worth watching.

Sorry, there were multiple people making the comments I was referring to so I wasn't calling any one person out particularly, I was making a **general** statement.

When I was 25 years old I had a very close male friend talk about a male friend of his whom he said was the "male version" of me but I had never met him before and had no clue about his appearance. One night I went to a retreat with my guy friend and sitting with him in a group chatting. All of a sudden the guy next to me, wearing a baseball cap said "that's [insert pro football players name]" I just blinked, trying to figure out what this stranger was trying to say, and looked away. After about 2 minutes I realized he was actually referring to some spiritual writer and misspoke his name, but I got what he meant, so I turned to him and said, "You mean [insert author's name]." His face turned beet red and he giggled, "oh yeah. haha. You are right." It was the most adorable thing I'd ever experienced. Moments later my male friend informed me that this was the guy he was referring to being the "male version" of me. I ended up marrying this guy and having two sons with him. That's real life.

I've been around for 47 years and witnessed many friends, acquaintances, co-workers, and family members meet their loved ones, and very, very few were friends with no hint of liking each other and just had "certain events" happen that made them turn romantic. That's why many guys hate being "friend-zoned". Once you're in that zone, it's hard to get out. Most human beings right from the start understand and know when they are attracted to someone of the opposite sex. It takes a really anal retentive, repressed person to not know and understand their own feelings and emotions.

In real life, people often initially meet someone, find them attractive, then ask for their personal information, like a phone number, and hook up to date. Being attracted first isn't shallow, it's being honest. Most often, you know little to **nothing** about them when you first meet. What you do know is that you are attracted to them enough to date. Where do you usually meet the person you start dating?? Majority aren't dating their high school/college chums. They meet at dance clubs, bars, grocery stores, parks [both amusement and grass], or special events or celebrations, or set up on 'blind dates' by friends/family. Heck, nowadays people are so busy to meet people the "old fashioned" way that they apply to online dating services and spend their time looking at boat loads of pictures and resumes or watching videos and picking the person they find most "attractive" to them. Again, it's not shallow. You need to "like" the person to want to date them, and you "date" them to get to know them to understand whether or not you want to spend a lifetime with them. This is the process of getting a mate. It's always been that way, it's nothing new and, YES, it is 100% absolutely REALISTIC. It's how dating works.

I had a feeling this was gonna go this way. For me, each episode just gets better and better. I am sitting here anticipating tomorrow. We're gonna already be 1/4 of the way through this and yet I'm still so impatient. I want it to come fast but I also want to savor every moment. They really, ALL are doing a good job. Even the 2nd leads romance is sparking interest.

For added pleasure go read the recap on DramaBeans site. I don't think, other than the hospital CEO, there is a character in this drama that's not just 100% likable. I'm seriously enjoying this to the fullest!

This site is SO fast. I <3 them. People should consider donating to them if they have a bit of extra cash lying around. Heck $2 here and there from 25K ppl visting the site adds... and for getting subs this fast, it might be worth it to support them. Heck it'd be cheaper than Viki Pass and DramaFever Premium. Save yourselves some money folks and support the quality.

I'm 47. I have 2 boys, one is 18, the other is 15. I am divorced. I often wonder if those making these kinds of comments are in their early 20s with very little dating experience. This drama was so refreshing in the 1st 2 episodes in the way it portrayed the process of liking someone, thinking they're cute, asking them out, and realizing immediately we're not on the same wavelength and ending it without a bunch of drama, hate, and tears that you usually see. It was hardly melodramtic for a soap opera. Like I said, I was very pleased with how mature the whole thing was portrayed and I'm baffled that people refer to this as "fairytale" "cheesy" "love at first sight". Where these comments are coming from I can only assume is a lack of maturity, experience and understanding on their part... or they just didn't watch it with their full attention.

I think I am getting a little annoyed with the downer comments about how this show isn't on par because the OTP have fallen in love "too quick" or "at first sight". Not only am I annoyed by it but I'm baffled and those comments aren't even under "spoiler" and only after watching possibly 1 episode. Frankly, none of you are watching the same show as me and since I'm worried that MDL users might come here and be turned off by those comments let me clarify what I'm seeing:

1. They aren't "in love". They are in "lust". They are mutually attracted to each other, him quickly, her taking a moment to warm up when she discovers he is a legit "good guy".

2. They attempt to date. Even though she's a busy "DOCTOR", he's getting whisked away in helicopters to foreign lands at a moments notice so he has even less time to date than she does. They barely even get to see each other. They attempted dating::: IT FAILED. [btw: this is NORMAL dating procedure. No: love at first sight. It's merely: I think you're HOT, let's get to know each other. Maybe KDrama watchers are tainted by the standard where the couple hate each other and are at each other's throats for like 13-14 episodes then slip and fall on each other and accidentally kiss then fall in love, or are so emotionally repressed &/or naive they don't realize they like someone for 13-14 episodes, or have a "contract marriage" ....because that's not how REAL WORLD DATING works... THIS^^^ show is how REAL DATING works.]

3. She says, "I save lives, you take lives. This didn't work out how I planned it. Have a nice life. Bye." ...he says, "thanks for the opportunity to get to know you, have a nice life. Bye." Where's the "LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT" here???? This is NORMAL, NATURAL, I thought you were HOT but when I got to know you I see that we don't fit so I'm moving on DATING PROCEDURE.... IN FACT, IT'S REFRESHINGLY MATURE ADULT PORTRAYAL OF DATING I RARELY SEE IN KDRAMAS!!! [btw: the timeframe between the end of ep. 2 & now ep. 3 is NINE MONTHS! So, they tried to date less than 3x, said their thank you[s], and goodbyes, and haven't seen or spoken to each other in almost a year. .....again, folks talking about how cheesy and in love the OTP are seem very delusional to me. ^^^this doesn't register to me like that.... just saying....

So, for all you folks reading the BELOW comments saying they fall in love TOO FAST, take those comments with a grain of salt. It's not accurate to what I saw, and possibly they only watched 1/2 of an episode and didn't give the show time to get going. OR like people said, maybe it's the OST, because I don't see any of the things these people are describing. When SJK's character's line is "We are bumping into each other on our way to destiny," against someone's comment that they are bumping into each other because they are destined... then it doesn't follow that either one of them think they are each other's match.

The 2nd episode just as good as the first. I know it doesn't need to be repeated but, I'm gonna repeat it again anyway. SJK is all grown up now. He exudes manliness in this and not just that but the confidence to back it all up. His actions, dialogue, and flirtations are all crisp and on point...

I think I'm one of the few that get SHK's character and her acting. She's doing just as well as SJK, imo. I think with the OST it's hard to forget that they've just met and haven't even had a proper date. I won't add spoilers but just as his character embodies the manliness needed to portray a Special Forces leader, SHK embodies the unrefined commoner who has worked hard all her life only to be disappointed by people with privlege and power usurping her dreams. She's tainted by it in the way that she lives "in the real world" and is cynical but not so tainted that she's not honest with herself and her emotions. She is forthright... and as weird as SJK's character thinks she is, and is why there's an attraction to begin with and, yes, he's the one putting it out there because she's the cautious one.... and I think as an OTP they are playing their levels just right....

The reason this all works is because the pacing for the first 2 episodes is just on point. I enjoy each and every moment and the story is unfolding like a beautiful flower. These two are a really unique combination for K-Dramas at present. I'm happy with the pairing.

Okay, so in like the first 15 minutes Lee Kwang Soo shows up and I'm like, "what is this??? Is there even a drama that Song Joong Ki has been in that he isn't in also???" I often wonder if there is a clause in SJK's contract that says LKS has to have a supporting role.... and then I see the end credits and discover it was a "guest" appearance. Even so, what is that?? lol....

On another note, this 1st episode included pretty much all the trailers we've seen and, in total it was daebak, and the acting chops of everyone involved was jjang. That is all.

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There's a lot of newbie actors in this drama.

Maybe not nation wide but in the area they were filming they most certainly were interested. I saw the Greek news broadcast and the locals hovered around the production on a regular basis. Not because they are K-Drama fans but because they were interested in this big filming production that including FOREIGN military assets on Greek soil. The local news covered it so they were aware of exactly what was going on and could feel safe they were not being "invaded" or something. lol... I guess it's understandable as well since the production started there around September, 2015 within months of an influx of refugees flooding the country as well.

This is a quote from the wikipedia site for the drama: "According to some Greek news portals and blogs, filming has mainly taken place in Zakynthos, Arachova and Lemnos.[19]..." I suspect if "nobody" was interested they wouldn't put anything about it on "blogs" or "news portals" from which wikipedia writers obtained information about the filming.

I saw a news broadcast from Greece about this drama. The Greeks were all over this production. Lots of military assets were brought in and so Greek citizens were clearly interested in what was going on and why South Korean military were in their country. They showed Song Joong Ki bts and all. It was utterly epic with a big budget... best part of the news??? They said they filmed "16" episodes there which means the entirety of this show was overseas, away from the prying eyes of drama lovers and their ridiculous influence. ;)

Sorry, I'm a native English speaker so maybe the way I express things is not fully clear to non-English speakers. I said I was "under the impression", that means I'm not 100% sure but from what I read and heard it was available there. Sorry, I stand corrected and my "impression" was inaccurate. ;) Didn't mean to have you waste your time.

This movie isn't technically romantic. This story is a classic regarding our computer, money-driven, deadline driven age where everything needs to be done yesterday and the workaholics it creates.

What I like about this movie is it drives home the concept of balance. Everything in life is a balancing act and healthy living isn't overdoing any one thing. You need moderation across the board and you need to live experiencing a little bit of everything, and the quality of your life is always pushing you to see that reality. How successful you are at it are based on the choices you make... and honestly, there's no real right answer... there's really only the answer that works for you.