Yoon Se-ri (Song Ye-jin) is a South Korean businessman and wealthy heiress. One day, while paragliding, he was caught in a tornado that veered off course and crashed into the demilitarized zone between the two Koreas. Far from his loved ones and unable to connect with the South, he is left on his own in this hostile land.
But that’s without considering an encounter that will turn his life upside down: North Korean army captain Ri Jeon-hyuk (Hyun Bin), who discovers him while on patrol. Even though everything is against them, their love is undeniable. He then decides to hide her and help her find her way back south…
Rated 4.2 out of 4 by AlloCiné viewers This is perhaps the most popular romantic K-drama in Korea – and the world? In addition to being the highest-rated tvN series during its broadcast and the second-highest-rated series in Korean cable history, Crash Landing on You was also, according to the Ministry of Culture, South Korea’s second-highest hit in the country. Popular drama among foreign viewers in 2021 after Squid Game: That’s saying a lot…
Written by Park Ji-eun and directed by Lee Jung-Hyo, the series, which started in December 2020 and ended in February 2020, took advantage of its broadcast on Netflix to conquer the rest of the world. Particularly popular in China and Japan, it has been praised there for its depiction of daily life in North Korea, and has been in the top 10 on Japanese Netflix for 69 weeks in a row!
in the united states Crash landing on you Variety named it one of the “Best International Shows on Netflix” and one of the “Best International TV Series of 2020”, and Time ranked it among the best Korean dramas on Netflix. Thus, she was justly rewarded, receiving prizes such as the best drama series at the Asian Academy Creative Awards or the best actress for her role in the international drama Seoul. Son Ye-jin.
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“Addictive, heartbreaking and hilarious,” according to The Guardian, this is a unique 16-episode gem that owes its triumph to its gripping plot, its impossible romance, its engaging characters and well-placed humor. And of course, there are his dedicated actors, the shockingly true ones who marked us forever: we must admit that the alchemy between Son Ye-jin and Hyun Bin It’s palpable and enough to make you shudder, and the performance of Kim Soon-young, who won Best Supporting Actress at the Baek Sang Art Awards, is also commendable.
And then, there’s the reason fans flocked to…Switzerland! Indeed, popularity Crash landing on you is such that it has had an unexpected effect on the picturesque village of Iseltwald, where several flashbacks of the series take place – including a charming and cute romantic scene on a certain pier… The town has become a real tourist attraction, a statistic. Speaking of 1,000 visitors per inhabitant, and the village has 400… photos and marriage proposals, fan pilgrimage is inevitable, so much so that the municipality has had to take restrictive measures to control the flow of large tourists by bus. Book and “selfie fee” please!
So in the program, a wonderful surprise in a magnificent setting and the most complicated love story, which you must watch without delay if you haven’t already – and with a box of tissues nearby.
let the accident happen to you Directed by Lee Jung-hyo, with Son Ye-jin, Hyun Bin, Seo Ji-hye, Kim Joon-hyun…
Season 1 to watch on Netflix.
Discover the series trailer (original version with English subtitles) in the video below:
Source: Allocine
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