Right off the plane back from Hong-Kong, where she spent an early Easter break, my friend told me that her mother recommended her to watch the KBS drama called Descendants of the Sun.

Not normally a big fan of Korean dramas, little did she expect to like it so much to end up binge-watching it on her flight back to London, and being so grateful to her mom for introducing it to her.

And apparently she is not alone as BBC World News’ Asia correspondent Tessa Wong, based in Singapore, picked up the story of the immense popularity of Descendants of the Sun in the region and the new popularity peak Korean dramas had reached there.

It tells the story of a special forces captain Yoo Si-jin (Song Joong-ki) who by chance meets army surgeon Kang Mo-yeon (Song Hye-kyo) on two separate occasions and, despite their apparently opposite views on life and unstable career paths, attempts to compromise as to make a relationship with her sustainable.

This is the 2nd time Korean dramas come to the attention of the BBC World News’ team, as the founder of the London Korean Drama Club had been briefly interviewed by Dan Damon for the World Update.