Scipt Writer: Kim Eun-sook, Kim Won-seok
Cast: Song Joong Ki, Song Hye Kyo, Jin Goo, Kim Ji Won, etc
No. of episodes: 16
Synopsis: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Descendants_of_the_Sun)
Yoo Si-jin (Song Joong Ki) is the captain of a South Korean Special Forces unit. He and his friend Sergeant Major Seo Dae-young (Jin Goo) are off-duty when they witness a young man, Kim Ki-bum (Kim Min Seok),
steal a motorcycle and apprehend him. The thief is injured during his
capture and therefore sent to the hospital. Dae-young realizes his cell
phone was stolen by the thief and goes to the hospital along with Si-jin
to retrieve his cellphone.
In the emergency room, Si-jin meets Dr. Kang Mo-yeon (Song Hye Kyo)
for the first time, and is instantly attracted to her. Mo-yeon
mistakenly assumes Si-jin is part of the thief's criminal gang, due to
his nickname "Big Boss", which is actually his call sign. He proves his identity with the help of army surgeon Yoon Myung-ju (Kim Ji Won).
Si-jin and Mo-yeon begin to date, but due to their jobs, their dates
are often interrupted halfway. Si-jin receives his orders to be deployed
on a peacekeeping mission in the country of Uruk(present day: Iraq).
Meanwhile, Mo-yeon is upset because she had been passed over for
professorship in favor of a colleague who had familial connections to
the hospital management. When Si-jin returns and meets Mo-yeon again,
they talk about their views on life and realize how different they are.
Si-jin, as a soldier, kills to protect lives while Mo-yeon, as a doctor,
honors the Hippocratic Oath
and tries to save lives. Due to this difference in viewpoints on life,
they agree to part ways. Dae-young, on the other hand, faces a dilemma
on whether to continue his relationship with Myung-ju or risk being
forced out of the army by Myung-ju's father for breaking fraternization rules.
Eight months later, Mo-yeon rebuffs the sexual advances of the
hospital director and, as a result, is assigned to lead a medical team
to Uruk. There, Si-jin and Mo-yeon reunite. Through their encounters in
Uruk, an earthquake and an epidemic, their love for each other grows
stronger. Mo-yeon gains an insight into Si-jin's job and is forced to
confront the stark reality that she may never have full disclosure of
his whereabouts due to the highly classified nature of his work and the
possibility of him being killed in action. While in Uruk, Mo-yeon
accidentally confesses her feelings (much to the amusement of their
respective teams) and the two officially start dating.
Si-jin and Mo-yeon continue their relationship after returning to
Korea, until Si-jin and Dae-young are sent on a classified operation in
which they disappear and are assumed to be dead. Months pass, and
Mo-yeon mourns Si-Jin's death, deciding to commemorate his passing with a
volunteer trip to Albania. This is where Si-jin eventually finds her
after he and Dae-young are rescued from captivity by "a friend from
afar", a soldier from North Korea whom Si-jin had helped earlier. Si-jin
and Mo-yeon along with Myung-ju and Dae-young are all happily reunited
with each other.
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