Crash Landing on You

This is another drama that I dropped while it was airing and picked back up again months later.

Story: New and different. That being said, I wasn't a big fan of the first half of the season, which is why I dropped it in the first place. The second half was pretty great though. Therefore, I think it's better to binge. I loved the soldier bromance, and the RomCom moments between the leads. I loved! Goo Seung Jun's character arc. The ending was a bit cliche in my opinion.

Acting: Hyun Bin and Son Ye Jin were great, but neither of them is really 'My Style'. Kim Jung Hyun really stood out to in this drama. I guess I didn't really get SLS because I didn't want him to get the FL, but I was definitely more interested in his scenes than a lot of the others. All of the characters were well cast however, and the acting was pretty great.

Music: Catchy OSTs, a bit melodramatic for my personal taste.

Rewatch: Medium because I only want to rewatch the scenes where the North Korean boys are discovering Seoul.

TLDR; It was good but definitely overhyped imo. I'm just not a Hyun Bin or a Ye Jin gal *shrugging emoji*

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This drama was just amazing, it had everything and more; likeable characters, catchy sound track, and an engaging plot line. The only downside is... (would I even class it as a downside?) The first half the drama is better than the second half. Although you don't get tired of watching it (and tbf you don't want it to end), the second half is kind of predictable and all the juicy bits happen within the first 8 episodes. Regardless, it's amazing and I would definitely recommend it! Another slight issue is that some of the side characters may be a bit one dimensional, however it's not really much of an issue as you'd be too engulfed in the story line of our lovely main characters anyway haha! I just love CLOY.

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It changed my life

What a unique story!! Imagine a rich businesswoman from S Korea goes paragliding in her freetime to de-stress and gets caught in a tornado that blows her into N Korea. She gets rescued by a handsome army guy and his rag-tag troop of subordinates (belovedly nicknamed "the ducklings"). The army captain ends up having to rescue her and protect her many times over, and she continuously stymies and befuddles this straight-laced, Joe Friday, "Just the facts, Ma'am", pragmatic officer.

Americans: Get past the one-inch barriers called subtitles and allow the looooong, dramatic pauses to roll off your shoulders (there aren't as many as other K shows). The characters are so well written that you will love them all. Even the bad guy played by Man-Seok Oh is sooooo good at being bad (not to mention a cutie too). You get all you could ever want in an entertaining show with this one. Give it a whirl!!!

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Comrades

This drama was beautiful. Reasoning for a 9.5-star review is personal, heh.

At first, I hesitated watching this; I put it off for the longest, and I deeply regret that, but I also feel glad I decided to pick it up.
It was totally not what I was expecting. If you're like me, and expected this to be more military themed. Like you know, I don't know how to explain. But it is a romantic comedy, with a good mix of angst.

Lots of funny moments, and characters you might not originally like, you may come to love closer to the end.
So many lovable characters, and halfway through, you feel attached. I feel heartbroken to have finished this drama so soon, but also glad I watched it and experienced this story.

If you're hesitating or putting it off, I'd say pick it up once you get the chance. It's really nice, and bittersweet as many would put it <3

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Best Drama i ever watched so far...

So I was so bored this year because I didn't have a drama to watch so I searched for a drama to watch and then I fell upon this beautiful drama called "Crash Landing on you". I can't tell you enough how this drama literally made my day. I want to rewatch it without knowing what's going to happen. This drama is so different from other dramas. Usually, other dramas would have a love triangle and basically end the whole drama where the main lead will have the girl. This drama had me off my seat laughing and crying at the same time.

1. The plot
The plot was amazing, I loved that she wanted to be independent and so she did the parachuting by herself but ended on North Korea territory. She meets this man that tries to hide her under some circumstances so that she doesn't get caught. So they try ways to send her back, but things just don't work out. This plot isn't just like other plots, I love it because it's different.

2. Actor and Actress (main lead)
The male lead Hyun bin is so to die for omg!! I love him and his acting. Give all the awards to him. I thought the female lead would be annoying but I loved her when she first appeared on the screen. She is so beautiful and her acting is amazing. Son Ye Jin you did an amazing job, you also deserve all the awards!!

3. Other Actor and Actresses
Her family was toxic as heck but you can tell they did their acting amazing well. I literally cannot believe there was another couple in the series, it was totally unexpected but it was so worth it to watch. If you start hating someone in a drama then you know that they are acting well.

Overall, I loved the drama, This needs to stay a series by itself, I would totally hate it if they made a sequel because that will totally take away from the original film. I totally will give it 1000/10 because it truly is an amazing drama and i would love others to watch it too.

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Beautiful

Crash Landing on You
2019 Romance /Action
Korean Drama TV14 (PG13)
Netflix

𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐩𝐬𝐢𝐬
"𝐀 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐚 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐊𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐊𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐚 - 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫, 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐝𝐞."

Binge watched this whole show in three days and it was fantastic! Was this show perfect? No but it was close😘

What I liked 👍🏽

~Captain Ri aka Jung Hyuk men, talk about loyalty! The friendship is beautiful and they will do anything for each other. Just loved those boys! The respect and devotion of all the men just written so well. They deserve the world♡♡♡

~The story is so unique and just really pulled emotions out of me. Romance, Action, comedy and family drama. Just such a great mix of it all.

~Last but not least the realtionship between the leads. Respect, sweet, funny at times and they apologized when they missed up. It was just refreshing seeing a clean, good and healthy relationship in a drama❤

What I did not like 👎🏽

~The main bad guy was a very cartoon villian. We never really see the reason why, just because and didn't love that.

~The ending was to chill....that's all I will say cuz spoilers.

~The B Plot, just didn't really care much for them. It happens😁

Content:
Some language
Drinking

Trigger Warning:
Death
Mention of suicide
Some violence (shooting)

#kdrama #crashlandingonyou #netflix #korrea #drama #romance #action #dragon #Hyun Bin #obba #SonYe-jin
#YoonSe-ri #southkorea
#RiJungHyuk

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best drama

Best best best show! I have got so many of my Indian friends addicted to this show! It's flawless! What chemistry!! Imagine having Hyun bin character in real! His smile and his positivity will ball you over! His acting was always praised but this one did a huge number to us .
We love him and his character is our most favorite ever. You have lived us through so many emotions, you have made us cry, we felt pain when u were hurt, we were happy n clapping when you hugged her and we were worried when you crawled out from tunnel.Thankyou director for giving us him.

The casting is spot on! From the leads to support, no one could have played these characters better than this crew. First of it's kind that I have gone n googled n Instagram followed a supporting cast! Go n sweep away all the awards of this year. You have set a benchmark and it will take a while to some other Kdrama to match you. The writer knows his characters and these actors have really skinned their characters especially Dan's mom ( who was also in Oscar winning movie parasite), the way she speaks English n says "oh my gosh". It's quite tough to say who is my favorite supporting cast. Maybe it's all four soldiers and Dan's mom!

Yejin, Se-ri, she has never played such a fun character before who is Rich but street smart. I am just smiling when I see them together.
She never played a victim and that's what made this drama more interesting. The way she looks at him and gets all worked up wen he answers he is okay. She knows he is always pained. She wants to help him by stepping back , n we feel that emotion of hers! Best expressions she ever gave on the show was wen she takes him shopping and he steps out in a suit . Omg not only her jaws fall down, mine too along with 1million girls watching the show!!!
They have paid so much attention to detail that even his video game name was "tomato cultivator" because se ri had gifted him a tomato plant. Such small small details not only makes us smile but wonder how romantic the writer is himself!

Definitely kdramas have fate as their backbone story but it's so touching that you become their cheerleaders. I have watched all the episodes at least 4 times in loop! I am glad to learn Korean language and I m so eager to visit South Korea!

From secret garden to something in the rain, you both have got the crown of king n queen of melodrama respectively but this show has made u both king and queen of our hearts forever. It's gem and we will treasure this forever. I will still smile and blush and cry and cheer for this every time I see it .

Special mention of beautiful OST. Amazing songs and lyrics. Descendants of the sun and Globin had their ost on billboard charts and now Cloy is taking over!

I would like to thank the crew of crash landing who have worked round clock to deliver this . I remember reading news of cast falling sick because of tight deadlines. Thank you u deserve all that applause.

Main cast to supporting cast, everyone just stands out and has their own charm. It's one of those few shows, in which u will have favorite supporting actor and will always remember their character and their names. Amazing bonding with leads, their humour to their feelings, when they unite, I m sure even the toughest heart will cheer and have a tear! Screenplayng is their backbone . Now it's over, what I am going to do on my weekends??
Plz come to India also. U have massive fan following here!
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A truly beautiful story

While watching this show I was truly engulfed in the story. Only after stopping I would realise that I wasn't actually there with them experiencing all of this.

I feel the way that the show is made is truly amazing as it gets you so into it that you just can't stop watching. Even I, someone who doesn't generally watch romance all that much, found myself craving to see more.

I'm usually not one to get super emotionally invested in shows. but with this, I couldn't help it. It is a very touching story. Sometimes you would be laughing and other times you'd be on the edge of your seat filled with nervousness.

The world the story is set in feels very real as it doesn't just live when the characters are around. Instead, there's a lot of depth to the side plots and with all the unique characters and schemes, it's actually hard to believe it isn't real.

Obviously, no show is perfect and it still has its flaws. But I would still wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone who wants to experience the rollercoaster of emotions and to dive into a whole new world

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Possibly my most favorite k-drama! Love how the story is so original which lead to my curious self to start CLOY. Absolutely love Hyun Bin and Ye Jin's characters, their chemistry and their character development. I loved so many aspects of this drama that I have to put it in point form:
- Nothing and I mean NOTHING, dragged on throughout this drama. Was on the edge of my seat since Ep. 1 and just hooked onto the premise of the story.
- LOVED how each episode included so much! This drama in particular made me realize how many events that took place in each episode which was why I binged it in 2-3 days. They were able to add a good amount of events that took place or arising issues needed to be resolved in each episode while everything blended together, maintaining the flow and really made me interested the whole time.
- Seri's a rich woman who is smart and confident while being down to earth and kind. Liked how she wasn't portrayed as a "damsel in distress". Loved Ye Jin's acting with her facial expressions really portraying every emotion, especially in her eyes.
- Loved how Hyun Bin wasn't a "cold" guy and had to progress as someone being more open like other dramas, but rather he just built walls around himself due to what happened to his brother. We can already tell in the first episode in the special ending clip that he was smiling at Seri hanging from the tree talking to herself. He gradually opened up to Seri and was able to show how caring and affectionate he is.
- I adored the relationship Seri had with the soldiers, the constant bickering b/w her and Chi Su, Ju Muk's love for k-dramas, Eun Dong's kind heart and Kwang Beom's presence while being Jeong Hyeok's right hand man. Usually I get bored or uninterested in some supporting characters and am guilty to admit that I can skip parts I don't want to watch but I loved the soldiers characters and their chemistry so much and there was no skipping anything in this drama.
- We were made to somewhat dislike Seo Dan and Seung Jun in the beginning although I knew Seung Jun wasn't actually a bad person however I quickly adored them as the side couple and started realizing that Seo Dan really wasn't a bad person as well. Usually its hard for me to be interested in the side couple however this couple kept me curious with how they would turn out. No one really mentions it but it saddens me how Seo Dan waited that many years to be married to Jeong Hyeok and just having the hope even though she knew that he didn't love her. Also saddened with the ending for Seo Dan & Seung Jun. TT
- I liked how the military/officials scenes of either Jeong Hyeok going to work and dealing with issues, certain directors planning schemes and showing the behind the scenes of what went on was intriguing and kept the drama flowing well. Often times, many k-dramas have political/officials related problems scenes that are super boring and just fillers however CLOY didn't have any of that which is a positive aspect of this drama that really stands out.
- Liked how this drama portrayed North Korean people as the same as everyone and that most of us hold a certain stereotype towards normal NK people due to the dictatorship life there which was mind opening for me as it changed my perspective.
- Loved the cast and everyone's acting was excellent!

Some minor aspects I didn't like and why I left out 0.5 for the rating:
- The CGI was definitely not good for some of the scenes when they were paragliding which is alright but if someone else watching could be picky about it and I understand it added humor to the drama but wished it would've been a bit better!
- Would be better if Cho Cheol Gang's past was shown or he had some backstory as to why he had such ill intentions to kill JH's brother. I'm assuming JH's brother was after some sort of high ranked position as Cheol Gang but I maybe missed it somewhere?
- Glad that the ending was happy and satisfying in a way. I wished that somehow JH's father is able to issue visits to South Korea for JH which would let him see Seri much longer than the 2 weeks that the ending showed. That might sound bad haha but considering how high his father's position is I think it's possible. Also for them to go through so much just to only spend time for 2 weeks and then wait the next year is sad and frustrating
- A few very minor plot holes, one example is the scene of Seung Jun at the airport ready to leave but having to go rescue Seo Dan to which he randomly shows up with a gun when he was on the run the whole time and didn't have anything with him. Just minor things that I questioned later on and didn't affect the enjoyment I had watching this drama!
All in all, I loved this drama and would recommend to anyone! Would definitely re-watch in the future!

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Absolutely A Brilliant Series!!!

It's kind of difficult to put into words the magical perfection this series brings. It's unbelievably brilliant in every way.
Sometimes it was difficult to figure out what direction the story was heading. Each episode left you guessing, left you asking yourself "how can this work out well for the characters?" At times it seemed like doom and despair, but that shows the brilliance of the writing in this drama. You just sat back and enjoyed the ride, not knowing what was coming next.
From their first meeting, you can feel Jeong Hyeok & Se Ri being a complete couple, you just know it's going to happen.
Hyun Bin & Ye Jin have instant chemistry that gets strong with each passing episode.
The supporting cast is fantastic as well. Jung Hyun delivers the perfect character of Seung Jun. He goes through such a great transformation from bad guy to really liked and lovable later in the series. As usual, Jung Hyun does not disappoint. He's fantastic.
Another great part of this story are the four North Korean military men. Watching Se Ri turn these guys into little boys at times, it so great, particularly when they find themselves in South Korea and learning to adjust, seeing what life is like outside of their home country. It's so entertaining to watch, hilarious at times.
When they all appear to be retuning back to the North, you get to wondering again how things could possible end for the best. Once again, the writing proves to be marvelous, showing us many happy endings for many of the characters.
Truly one of the most enjoyable and marvelous series I've seen. Complete perfection from start to finish.
The line given early on in this drama by Se Ri, shows up again at the very end of episode 16, to make us realize what this series was all about .... "Sometimes the wrong train takes you to the right station"

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