8.1 - Podcast Review of Episode 1 of Crash Landing on You (CLOY)

Today, we’ll be discussing Episode 1 of Crash Landing On You, the hit K Drama on Netflix starring Hyun Bin as Ri Jyeong hyeok, Son Ye-jin as Yoon Se-ri, Seo Ji-hye as Seo Dan and Kim Jung-hyun as Gu Seung joon. We discuss:The song we feature during the recap: Give You My Heart by IU.The title of this K Drama in Korean is 사랑의 불시착, which translate to Love’s Emergency Landing, or Love’s Crash Landing.How this show was inspired by a real event involving South Korean actress Jung Yang, whose leisure boat drifted into the maritime boundary between North and South Korea and had to be rescued.Some familiar elements that we saw in Queen of Tears.We introduce our characters:Captain Ri Jyeong hyeokYoon Se-riCaptain Ri’s men, including Sergeant Pyo Chi Su, Soldier Kim Ju Meok, and Private Geum Eun DongSe-ri’s father, the Chairman of the Queens Group, and her motherSe-ri’s competitive brothers and their conniving wivesGu Seung joonWhy there is a North Korea and a South Korea.A bit about the origins of the Korean War.Sung Hee’s visit to the DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) in 2011, with her father.How the Chairman has just been released from prison and he names Se-ri as his successor, causing anger and angst among her brothers.Se-ri goes paragliding to test out a new line of extreme sportswear, and she gets caught in a freak tornado.How Se-ri ends up in North Korea, gets caught by Captain Ri, runs away, and ends up in a North Korean village.How Se-ri is almost caught by commanding officer Cho Cheol Gang but Captain Ri grabs her and tucks her away inside his gate in the nick of time.Why Captain Ri would save Se-ri from Cho Cheol Gang.The grave robbers who turn out to be hired by Cho Cheol Gang, and who orders the grave robbers killed after they disclose the locations of the artifacts.How we are up to 45 K Drama elements!What we’re watching right now, besides Crash Landing On You, of course.ReferencesUS Relations with North KoreaGive You My Heart by IU on YouTube