My Love from the Star (2013)

Loved the fantasy rom-com combination

Fell in love with Kim Soo Hyun and Jun Ji Hyun right after watching MLFTS and they are still my number one fav Korean ML & FL till date.

LIKE

Enjoyed all epilogues at the end of each episode.

Hilarious moment

Section Chief Yoo's reaction upon finding out Lee Hui Kyung's identity.

DISLIKE

Nothing to complain about not even Lee Jae Kyung as he portrayed his role well.

MUSIC - my personal fav

Goodbye - Hyolyn

REWATCH VALUE

I had re-watched like three times I think and I would love to watch it again some day.

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Boring but Interesting...

I first came across You Who Came from the Stars from seeing the 'Most Popular Shows' list on MDL. The premise intrigued me so I had to watch it. While being on my watchlist, I watched It's Okay to Not be Okay and fell in love with Kim Soo Hyun, who starred in You Who Came from the Stars! Another reason to watch this K-drama!

This series was entertaining though a bit fluffy, cliched and drags at times. There wasn't much substance but that is alright as it works for what it is, a form of romantic escapism. However, it quickly becomes stale as it drags a lot to the point where I am bored watching the drama. However, it is also able to keep me interested with its cliffhangers. It's a weird dichotomy of being both boring and interesting at the same time. I know that if I was watching this drama as it was airing like one or two episodes weekly, I would definitely be able to finish it. However, since I am binging, I am unsure if I want to even finish it when I could be spending my time watching something that I like better.

The story is a bit messy with a lot of plot point that didn't make much sense. Characters hold back knowledge that could easily save them or help find the culprit, but they don't divulge for the sake of prolonging the story, which is bad writing in my opinion. Like why is Song Yi so dumb? She knows that Han Yoo Ra didn't commit suicide so it must have been murder. And who could have killed her? Uh... how about the person who was arguing with her before her death? An argument that Song Yi eavesdropped. But that never came into her mind. She even revealed to Jae Kyung that she heard their argument. This is bad writing. There's no way that she would be that dumb. In addition, Min Joon knew that Jae Kyung killed Yoo Ra but didn't tell anyone for some reason, not even Song Yi whose career is being affected by Yoo Ra's death.

On a side note, It's pretty cool seeing how Kim Soo Hyun changed in the 7 years between YWCFTS and IOTNBO though he was still beautiful then and still is beautiful now. It's interesting to note that both of his roles in both dramas are quite similar as he plays the stoic ML opposite an over-the-top FL.

It's nice seeing that Kim Chang Wan and Kim Soo Hyun acted alongside one another in this drama 7 years before IOTNBO. I love their dynamic!

On another side note, why does Min Joon shower with a towel on? Lol. Couldn't they just show the waist up if they wanted to show him showering?

On a somewhat related note, Is the Korean entertainment industry this ruthless when it comes to rumours and portraying the perfect image? I know that the Kpop industry is ruthless, not wanting their idols to be in relationships and whatnot, but can something like what happened to Song Yi actually occur? Can a top celebrity be blacklisted for 'causing' the suicide of a fellow celebrity?

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I decided to try my hand at one of the classics, but this one didn't do anything for me. I like the story and seeing Kim Soo hyun's face on screen(that man is gorgeous) Ji-hyun's character was alright. Her high maintenance haughty attitude was kinda what made her character her, however I actually liked it. She managed to get a chuckle or two out of me. As for me, I don't really think anything in this drama was that memorable, except for the ending OST "you are my destiny" by Lyn. That's iconic. But in hindsight I really can't remember what actually happened in the episodes. It felt like I was just watching to finish and not really fully being engaged and what I was seeing or hearing. Most of it was boring at best, however I do vaguely remember the last episode. Probably because it was the end LOL. Overall I give this a 6/10.

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(Not my best review, I'll admit, as it was one of my first reviews ever. Maybe one day I can revise it but it's too long ago for me now to remember well and be able to write in great detail.)

The first half of this drama, I wasn't quite sure how I felt about it to be honest. Jeon Ji Hyeon
(Chun Song Yi) was a bit annoying at the best of times. (Okay, perhaps a lot.) But considering that was the character she played - I definitely can't say it's bad acting. In fact; it's GREAT that she made me feel like that. As for the other lead - Kim Soo Hyun (Do Min Joon) - I wasn't sure how I felt about his character at first either. But he grew on me really quickly. His interaction with people was amusing at the best of times!

The story/plot was good. Especially the second half of the drama knew to hold me in a tight grip, making me bingewatch it and cry many tears. I grew to love the supporting actors so much as well.

Compared to my favorite drama's, I couldn't give it an equal rating as them, purely because the first half made me feel a bit unsure about how I felt. But it's definitely not a bad drama and one I'll likely someday rewatch again.

I love the character development that took place with almost all characters. And not all romance has a happy ending - this was something that I really thought to be a nice touch as well!

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a childish soap opera with little substance

What I liked
Actually, the humour is pretty great, the female lead is giving physical comedy bites that rarely pass the cringe line. in the first episodes, i was laughing a lot

What I didn't
1. The main couple. The main lead is doing the cold thing and making her cry a ton, her being in the worst time of her career. she inexlicably falls for him. okay, the explanation is that he is hot. wow. riveting stuff
2. the female lead. her whole personality is her beauty. life kicks her in the butt, which i have to admit the scenes were heatrbreaking, but she just wears new clothes and cries over it.

TL;DR
looks amazing, it's empty inside

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