A nice addition to the greats

Crash Landing On You was about our main female character that ends up in North Korea after getting into an unexpected accident and a North Korean soldier that ends up falling inlove with her. Sounds interesting right? Well the premise of the story is already an attention grabbing but I didn't immediately watch it upon airing simply because I was dissapointed by majority of Kdramas that was released last year which has also interesting premises but got boring/uninteresting in the middle and eventually dropping it. This drama was like a saving grace for my drought, After getting recommended by one of my friends, I watched the first 4 episodes when it was still airing and finally a series worth of sticking up until the end! Every episode leaves you wanting for more. All characters are potrayed very well by the actors. I've seen comparisons of this to DOTS and I can say that the plot and acting wise, CLOY was wayyy better miles ahead. (This is coming from a big fan of DOTS like me). Probably the only thing that DOTS did better are the osts, yes CLOY lack great osts with only a handful of memorable ones unlike in DOTS where every ost leaves an impact. You might think why I'm comparing this two series because some of you might be doubting to watch CLOY simply because it's another soldier theme drama especially those who still haven't watched or dropped DOTS, but I can assure you, this is different. You will enjoy every bits of it, This drama makes you care for every characters, no one is left behind. Our main leads have great chemistry like I can't imgine any actors playing the same role, Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin were really meant to play the roles of Captain Ri Jeong-Heok and Yoon Se-ri. All in all Crash Landing on You managed to give everything I want from a rom-com series. It might be cliche and predictable at some parts but it was done right and this series will also give you a new perspective on how people actually live on the other side of the korean peninsula.

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Watch the Extended Version instead

I usually don't write reviews but I think this drama deserves more a higher rating. I watched the extended version first. The 8 episodes one and the story flowed nicely. This Drama should be atleast in 8.5 but my rate will be 9 since after watching the last episode it leaves me wanting for more. There are also certain plot points I think they could have done more, but I guess there's only so much you can do if this was listed for 8 episode only.

Now reading the past comments and review here I think the 6 episode version was certainly not the best to watch this show. So if you read this, definitely watch the extended version more.

On the acting department, I haven't seen that many drama by Suzy, this was probably my second time watching her after Dream High and I would say her acting was really in character and fits her perfectly, she gave Lee Anna so much depth and complexity that made you root for her no matter what.

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