The most swoon-worthy moments from Descendants of the Sun
It is one of the biggest TV phenomenons in years, and it's nearing its end.
Millions across Asia will tune in this week to catch the final episode of the massively popular Korean drama Descendants of the Sun.
Even heads of states have acknowledged its popularity.
Thailand's former army chief-turned-Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha has praised the military drama for its sense of sacrifice, obedience and duty.
Descendants Of The Sun is about an army captain sent on a peacekeeping mission to a fictional war-torn country, Uruk, where he meets and falls in love with a surgeon working with a medical NGO.
Of course, its popularity is buoyed by the fact that the two leads Song Joong-ki and Song Hye Kyo are criminally good-looking.
Even Mr Prayut noticed.
He told delegates at a government function in Bangkok that the swoon-worthy male lead Song Joong Ki was possibly too young and handsome.
He said: "In real life, a captain must shoulder a lot of burden and would look older."
That being said, Mr Prayut is still encouraging citizens to watch the series.
He said: "So please watch it and if anyone wants to make such a drama I will financially sponsor it to make people love government officials."
Below are some of the more swoon-worthy moments from the hit drama.
1. Can anyone flirt better than Yoo Si Jin?
2. Kang Mo Yeon's (played by Song Hye Kyo) confession to Si Jin has given girls all over the courage to confess their love to objects of their affection.
3. Another sexier way to drink alcohol.
If you're not allowed to drink alcohol, this might be a sexier solution. (Results might not be the same)
Yoo Si Jin: "Dispatched troops are not allowed to drink."
Kang Mo Yeon: "You look like you want to drink it very badly."
Yoo Si Jin: "I can find another way to drink it."
4. What you should say when you're on a movie date
Proving that Yoo Si Jin knows how to make a lady swoon, he says this before their movie date: "Out of all the moments of my life, I am most excited right now. Being with a beautiful lady right before the lights turn off."
Descendants Of The Sun is available on viu.com and the Viu app, which can be downloaded from the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. New episodes are available eight hours after the telecasts in South Korea on Wednesday and Thursday.
It is also available on KBS World (StarHub TV Channel 815) on Wednesday and Thursday at 8.50pm.
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