‘Where will she crash land?’: A U.S. remake of ‘Crash Landing on You’ is currently in the works, and fans are furious
The popular K-drama Crash Landing on You starring Hyun Bin and Son Yejin is reportedly getting an American spinoff, and it has earned the ire of fans on social media.
Crash Landing on You tells the story of businesswoman and heiress Yoon Seri (Son Yejin) who comes from South Korea. Seri was testing her sportswear line when she paraglides—or “crash lands”—into North Korea and crosses paths with Captain Ri Jeonghyeok (Hyun Bin).
In a report from Korean media outlet Edaily, Studio Dragon CEO Kang Chulku announced that the U.S. remake of Crash Landing on You is in the “final stages of planning and development with Netflix U.S.” in a press conference with entertainment company CJ ENM. Studio Dragon is the production company behind the K-drama.
Since the series centers around the decades-long rift between South Korea and North Korea, the setting of the remake will be tricky. Many K-drama fans expressed their concern on social media as they wondered how the actual “crash landing” will happen.
Twitter user @nancywyuen said the American remake “makes no sense” given the setting of South and North Korea.
Wow, a U.S. remake of #CrashLandingOnYou is happening, which makes no sense given the North and South Korea settings. pic.twitter.com/VgazBkJIeF
— Nancy Wang Yuen (@nancywyuen) November 13, 2021
@doruntina2208 wondered where the American counterpart of Yoon Seri is going to “crash” on.
Crash landing on you is getting an american remake? Where is she even gonna crash??
— d (@doruntina2208) November 15, 2021
Several K-drama fans seconded @dorutina2208’s concern, as they expressed their concern on where Seri will “crash land.”
I wonder who wanted a CLOY American remake, like where the guck is yejin going to land PFFTTTTTT 2OENOFMFOWKOEO
— itsvinSeBitch 飛べ (@vinse_herr3ra) November 11, 2021
what’s this i just read cloy might be getting an american remake??? where will the character crash land somewhere in texas???
— komal ★ (@komaaaal) November 11, 2021
what’s this i just read cloy might be getting an american remake??? where will the character crash land somewhere in texas???
— komal ★ (@komaaaal) November 11, 2021
how are they gonna remake cloy. accidentally landing on mexico or something? lolll https://t.co/TGlEnEHsTK
— . (@empathyrnb) November 9, 2021
Meanwhile, @tanayj joked said the female lead will “paraglide from the US and crash land in the dangerous territory of Canada.”
No way Netflix is making an American remake of crash landing on you ?
— Tanay Jaipuria (@tanayj) November 14, 2021
is the lead going to paraglide from the US and crash land in the dangerous territory of Canada ??
Twitter user @RockBisonMMXX said the remake makes “zero sense.” “People will read subtitles. Will it have ‘name’ actors who speak English???? But most of the series success, IMHO, is the actors' chemistry.”
This makes zero sense in light of Squid Games success. People will read subtitles. Will it have ‘name’ actors who speak English???? But most of the series success, IMHO, is the actors chemistry. And there is no equivalent in modern US. If they set it up for the Civil War..??
— SkyNet ? (@RockBisonMMXX) November 4, 2021
@AmLiRa7 criticized the upcoming remake, noting the K-drama is “unique” because of its storyline and the acting abilities of Hyun Bin and Son Yejin.
Crash Landing on you is unique because it's NK and SK, because it's Hyun Bin and Son Yejin. You can't remake something unique, they were the only ones able to bring this story to life and no other people, no other place in the world can do it. Find your own ideas Hollywood ? pic.twitter.com/DNUWklt3RD
— Am ??? #BinJinIsReal (@AmLiRa7) November 4, 2021
@BINJINHEAVEN said the American remake “cannot replicate the lightning in a bottle Crash Landing on You achieved.”
To my fellow American ingrates that don’t have the brain capacity to read subtitles nor can withhold themselves from dipping into the pot of gold this drama has proven itself to curate: you cannot replicate the lightning in a bottle Crash Landing On You achieved pic.twitter.com/lEUkryd6c0
— Madz⚡️ (@BINJINHEAVEN) November 5, 2021
Twitter user @jhopediaries responded to the remake by referencing Parasite director Bong Joonho’s speech at the Golden Globes.
I tweeted this photo when i heard Train to Busan was getting a US remake. had to bring it back with the news of a Crash Landing On You US remake. i’m just ??? pic.twitter.com/Pvhzim0uvW
— ????⁷ ?? (@jhopediaries) November 5, 2021
@jamadoria said “no remake will ever come close” to the original K-drama. “The US needs to adapt any number of amazing romance books into films/tv & leave classics alone.”
What the actual fuck?!!? #CrashLandingOnYou is perfect. No remake will ever come close. The actors, the story, the setting, it’s all perfect.
— Swiftie J, ❤️s Taylor’s Version (@jamadoria) November 14, 2021
The US needs to adapt any number of amazing romance books into films/tv & leave classics alone.
My thoughts on a CLOY remake: https://t.co/HUjRirIruL pic.twitter.com/ZlkyJ1naTH
A change.org petition calling for the cancellation of the remake can also be found where 124 people have signed, as of this writing.
In a Soompi report, Crash Landing on You made history as the highest-rated series on the Korean cable network tvN.