Thai PM calls on people to watch 'Descendants of the Sun'
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“Descendants of the Sun” / Courtesy of Blossom Entertainment
By Bahk Eun-ji
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha / Ap-Yonhap
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha has urged his citizens to watch the mega-hit Korean drama “Descendants of the Sun,” which is about a gun-toting soldier saving lives in a faraway land, according to local news reports on Thursday.
Prayut, who seized power in 2014 in a coup, has urged Thais to tune in to the drama, which has been a sensation in Asia. He says the Korean drama has a sense of patriotism and sacrifice for one’s country, Yonhap News Agency reports.
“What I have seen is that they have included a sense of patriotism, sacrifice, obeying orders and being a dutiful citizen,” he told delegates at a government function Thursday morning.
“So please watch it and if anyone wants to make such a drama I will financially sponsor it to make people love uncorrupt government officials and make the Thai people love each other.”
The former army chief-turned-prime minister has often portrayed himself as an officer duty-bound to save Thailand from years of political chaos, even penning two pop songs and commissioning a series of short films to spread his patriotic message.
Last year, he announced that he had written a song,“Because You Are Thailand.”
“Descendants of the Sun” is about army captain Yoo Si-jin (Song Joong-ki) sent on a peacekeeping mission to a distant fictional country, battling shady henchmen to save his love interest.