![]() I wanted to do a lighter and less serious role. “During the past few years, I played men who led a gritty life. Jung-hyuk does not think indulging a woman is a weakness. He is a by-the-book soldier but he is a softie when it comes to Se-ri. When Se-ri complained that she can’t survive washing her hair with just soap, he purchased body wash, shampoo and conditioner from the black market for her. He can make his own fresh noodles, roast coffee beans and improvise a bathtub. But what really sets him apart is the way he does household chores. Like a true protagonist, he is handsome and a true gentleman. His qualities would make any man next to him look bad. The viewers of Crash Landing on You are enamored with Hyun Bin’s character Jung-hyuk. ![]() His last series, Memories of the Alhambra, was shot partly in Spain. ![]() Shooting outside Seoul is still exciting for a seasoned actor like him. Fortunately, I think we did a pretty good job and got the scenes we wanted,” he said. I remember being both nervous and excited to be there. Hyun Bin said, “I look forward to showing the viewers the beautiful scenery we were able to capture. Read also: Cross-border love story smashes South Korea TV ratings They truly were opposites even before they became aware of each other’s existence. Jung-hyuk, on the other hand, was there to pursue a dream. Se-ri came to die in Switzerland, a country where euthanasia is legal and accepted. I tried to capture that in my acting,” Son said. During the scenes, there was a sense of beauty and sadness. Despite the place being so beautiful, there’s a rather sad story there. “Se-ri has a story to tell in Switzerland. Son talked about Switzerland in an interview with Super K. He probably remembers her and she does not. This might explain why Jung-hyuk treats Se-ri the way he does. įans of the show have been coming up with their own theories about what happened between Jung-hyuk and Se-ri while they were abroad years before meeting each other again in North Korea. The scenes in the Korean Demilitarized Zone were shot in Jeju. A train station in one episode was actually filmed in Mongolia. īecause it’s impossible to shoot in North Korea, they had to shoot in different locations instead. The setting makes the show a fantasy because the tense relationship between the two countries make it impossible for regular citizens to meet at all. This meant that Jung-hyuk (Hyun Bin) and Se-ri (Son) had crossed paths before she crash-landed into his arms.Ĭrash Landing on You is about a South Korean heiress and a North Korean officer who fall for each other in North Korea. This one sentence was actually a huge clue and a bigger promise of kilig factor. Created with original soundtracks-oftentimes with songs from K-pop artists-each Korean series also boasts a unique audio identity.“The two main characters have a special memory in Switzerland,” he said when asked about their shoot abroad. While certain storylines remain core to Korean series-a love triangle (or square), an unsolved murder mystery, a tragic backstory-plenty of recent K-dramas have avoided well-worn tropes and brought fresh narratives across various genres, from rom-coms to crime thrillers to historical series. With cliffhangers in every episode and endless variations of star-crossed lovers, separations and deaths, K-dramas almost always guarantee an emotional roller coaster. But there’s another world of entertainment for those who are willing to “overcome the one-inch tall barrier of subtitles,” as Oscar-winning director Bong Joon-Ho said-and prepared to stay up until the wee hours clutching a box of Kleenex: Korean dramas. After months of staying at home to help stop the spread of the coronavirus, many people have binged their way through the expected fare: Tiger King reality competition shows the entire Disney catalog movies about social distancing to watch while social distancing.
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