![]() ![]() But of course, escaping back to South Korea is not easy. There, she encounters Captain Ri Jyeong Hyeok, a handsome, tough soldier she manages to outsmart before running for her life. During a test run of one of the products of her extreme sports line, she ends up in a paragliding accident and the best CGI tornado of all time throws her into the DPRK. If you do not know what Crash Landing on You is about, here is a summary: Yoon Se-Ri is a Korean billionaire, CEO of her own shopping mall Se-Ri’s Choice and the third in the line of succession to her father’s company. And while the drama may not be 100% accurate, it did have two North Korean defectors in its staff who strived to tell a realistic story about its people within its fictional constraints. How do people outside of Pyongyang live? Are there overbearing rich mothers? Are there endearing groups of ahjummas who will have your back? Well, if we take Landing as factual, yes, there are. ![]() While both Koreas’ relationship is on shaky ground, many of us are still curious to have an insight into the lives of North Koreans beyond what the highly curated influencer vlogs tell us. Crash Landing on You has everything in its favor to become a k-drama classic: a fated love, a story that pulls on your heartstrings, a stellar cast and memorable characters that will stay in people’s memories for a long time. Was it worthy of taking Goblin’s crown? The answer is a resounding yes. Initially, I questioned this drama’s success. Debates about whether it portrayed North Korea and its people accurately and the public’s curiosity about the leads Son Ye Jin and Hyun Bin, who have been involved in dating rumors for almost two years had people talking about it week after week. The drama, which has given tVN its highest finale ratings since Goblin, was a cultural phenomenon in South Korea. I would like to believe I got here in time for the Crash Landing on You hype train.
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