Crash Landing on You
This romantic series reinvigourated—or jumpstarted, in the case of some audiences—the K-drama mania. Released on tvN in South Korea and on Netflix worldwide, Crash Landing On You drew in a strong viewership, making it the third highest-rated Korean drama in television history.
Its premise is a strange one: Yoon Se-ri (Son Ye-jin), a wealthy South Korean heiress, ends up paragliding into North Korean territory after a tornado blows her off course. This sends her crash landing—literally—into the arms of Ri Jeong-hyeok (Hyun Bin), a captain in the North Korean Special Police Force.
Aside from its well-executed romantic plot and stellar ensemble cast performance, the drama also received high praise for its portrayal of everyday life in the North, showing a cultural aspect of the country rarely explored in any fictional capacity.
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