The news of the marriage between actors Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin was not only of interest to Korean fans.
When news of the couple's marriage became known on the night of the 10th, reports followed not only in Korea, but also in Japan, China, Vietnam, Taiwan, India, Brazil, and other Asian and South American countries.
'Crash Landing on You', which served as the link between the two of them, is a Korean drama, but it was broadcast through Netflix and gained popularity around the world.
In particular, it was very popular in Japan.
When Netflix opened in February 2020, it was ranked number one for 10 weeks and was very popular.
Is that why?
The Japanese media reacted the most hotly.
The Japanese portal site Yahoo Japan posted the news of the couple's marriage on the main news, and the Asahi Shimbun, Yomiuri Shimbun, and Sankei Sports also quickly announced the couple's marriage news.
As interest in the couple's marriage drew keen interest, 'Crash Landing on You' rose to the top spot on Japan's Twitter real-time trend.
Netflix Japan's official Twitter account posted a message saying, "Congratulations on getting married to Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin of 'Crash Landing on You'," and the Swiss Embassy in Korea uploaded the ending stills of 'Crash Landing on You', filmed in Switzerland, showing a heart and Swiss flag emoticon. Congratulations on your wedding.
In China, representative media such as Sina Entertainment also reported on the couple's marriage.
The news of Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin's marriage was posted on the main screen of Weibo (Chinese Twitter), and posts related to the two continued on social media.
In Taiwan, 'Hyun Bin' and 'Son Ye-jin' were also listed on Yahoo's popular search terms, proving their popularity.
Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin are Korea's representative Hallyu stars.
Hyun Bin's 'Secret Garden' and Son Ye-jin's 'Eraser in My Head' became a hit in Asia and have been a Hallyu star for over 10 years.
In particular, due to the global popularity of the latest work, 'Crash Landing on You,' in which the two appeared together, the two were in the spotlight as 'new Hallyu stars' not only in Asia but also in South America and Europe.
It can be seen that it is a natural phenomenon for fans from overseas countries to react to the birth of a Hallyu star couple.
Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin, who formed a relationship by appearing in the movie ‘Negotiation’ in 2018, developed into lovers while filming the drama ‘Crash Landing on You’ in 2019.
On January 1, 2021, they admitted that they were dating, and on the 9th, after about two years of dating, they announced their marriage through SNS.
The two plan to hold a private wedding in March with only family and acquaintances.
(SBS Entertainment News reporter Kim Ji-hye)