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The widely popular romantic comedy drama 'Crash Landing on You' was awarded the 'Special Award for Foreign Drama' at the Tokyo Drama Awards which ceremony was held during the International Drama Festival in Tokyo.

With a storyline between a South Korean conglomerate heiress and a North Korean army officer, it was produced by CJ ENM affiliate drama prod-co Studio Dragon and aired through tvN and Netflix. The winner was announced on October 29th.

Lee Jung-hyo, director of the show said: "We are grateful and thrilled that this award was given to us at the Tokyo Drama Awards. I especially want to congratulate and appreciate the actors and production staff for bringing such a great story to life. We are happy that many viewers empathized with the impossible love story between the main characters. We are particularly grateful that our show was extremely popular in Japan."

'Crash Landing on You' is a romantic comedy where a beautiful heiress and a leading fashion businesswoman in South Korea meets North Korean military officer when she is swept up by a wind storm and accidentally crashes in North Korean territory while paragliding.

With a star studded cast including Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin who have worldwide popularity, and written by Park Ji-eun (My Love from Another Star, Legend of the Bleu Sea) the show was an international hit and was critically acclaimed as one of the best dramas from South Korea. In Japan especially, it was an incredible success while critics believe it has started a 4th Hallyu boom.

Since 2007, Tokyo Drama Awards has invited outstanding foreign dramas and their creators or actors to the ceremony of Tokyo Drama Awards and given Special Awards for Foreign Dramas. Every year, at the judging committee, jurors recommend excellent foreign dramas with high quality which attract public attention or win major awards.