South Korean actor Hyun Bin had announced the news of the marriage through a handwritten letter that stated: “The show’s Jong Hyuk and Se Ri would like to share their lives together.” In short, he expressed appreciation for the show, which had been a catalyst for the two actors to form a relationship.

“As a result, there are a lot of people who watch it a second time, even now,” she said, adding, “The news has spread that the main characters have gotten married, so everyone will continue to watch it.”Įxpressing her hope for a sequel, the woman further noted that, “Everyone wants to see a second season that explores what’s next for the married couple.” The woman from Pyongyang mentioned that “Crash Landing on You” does not badmouth North Korea. “There are people who watch it again, and when they do, I think they sense that these two really like each other,” she said. The woman in her 40s told Daily NK that even officials charged with cracking down on foreign media content have watched the drama with their families, laughing and crying the whole time. I think that suggests that we can experience something like this in the future.”Īfter news of the marriage broke, it became trendy for North Koreans to watch the drama “Crash Landing on You” again. “As the old saying goes, South Korean men are handsome while North Korean women are beautiful.

“I think Jong Hyok and Se Ri’s love is memorable as it’s a love that transcends different systems, political views, and nations,” she said. Some women have said that they hope Jong Hyok and Se Ri do not turn out like the characters in ‘Descendants of the Sun.’”Īnother woman in her 20s who lives in Pyongyang told Daily NK how much she loves Hyun Bin and that she felt bad when she heard about the news of the marriage. “I think the drama created the basis for them to fall in love, but they eventually got divorced. The woman in her 40s pointed out that even the main characters from another South Korean drama, “Descendants of the Sun,” got married in real life. As evidence of their close connection with the show, some actually expressed the belief that the two characters – one from South Korea and the other from North Korea – have fallen in love in real life. Some of the North Korean women Daily NK approached for comment seem to have forgotten that the portrayal of love between the two characters in the show was just fictional.

I think I cried at the thought of that becoming a reality, rather than just something that happened in a drama,” she added. “While watching ‘Crash Landing on You’ with my best friends, we wished that the two characters hailing from different Koreas would really fall in love. “I hope to live in a world where everyone is comfortable with one another and young people from both Koreas can fall in love,” she added.Ī woman in her 40s living in North Hamgyong Province told Daily NK that she began crying when she heard the news of the marriage. She went on to say that while watching the show, she hoped that the two would get married despite their differences in nationality, and was happy that this wish had come true.

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