You Who Came from the Stars (2013)

The plot line is a bit of cliché, but since it's new for me I decided to give it a try.

I'm glad I did.

The series was very refreshing and enjoyable. and hilarious! It was nothing I expected it to be. I loved every detail in this drama. The script was awesome. The music was, honestly, to die for. It was soooooo good!! and the acting was epic.

although the lead actress was a bit annoying, I loved her (which happens rarely). Kim So Hyun is an absolute contagious crier. whenever he cried, I cried. amazing actor! and I had to give him this shout out because I know he's personality is very different from his character.

THE CHEMISTRY WAS WOOOOW! MIND BLOWING!

some people complained about the ending of this series, but I really really liked it! it's so real to me and believable. I am planning on re-watching sometime in the future.

Have I mentioned how funny, and romantic, and thrilling it was? it's really played with my emotions well, which is one of my basics whenever I try to rate a drama. and I would say I totally gave reactions on different scenes.

if you haven't watched it, well what are you waiting for? this is a great drama and I definitely recommend it!

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Great actors and a well executed premise, this one was a pleasant surprise for me.

In Short: Great visuals and casting. Loved the main couple, did not like the ending. They should also have spent some more time on Min Joon as a character. He seems to exist only for Song Yi.

Pros: Compelling lead couple, and a great female lead character. The nation’s goddess indeed. Kim Soo Hyun looks great in a suit.

Cons:
- Wormhole.
- Title: Why not settle on a simple English title? I have reverted to calling it “Star man alien dude” for some reason.
- Why is he suddenly an idiot towards the end? Hiding your powers would have been easy.

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The alien was not who you think

If it wasn't for Jun Ji Hyun lead role interpretation, this drama would have been nowhere that good. In all honesty, while pretty close I'm not entirely sure this drama deserve its 8.8 rating (at the time I'm writing this) but since it brings up a lot of passion and interest (from what I've heard), maybe that's enough in itself to justify it.
As for me, this drama success is clearly related to Jun Ji Hyun : she depicts a character borderline lunatic, superficially arrogant and ... amazingly funny to watch. Not that Kim Soo Hyun is not any good (he's actually quite subtle and believable as an alien), but to me the alien here in this show was clearly Jun Ji Hyun.  
While the romance seems the main focus (and is quite good at that), comedic scenes and situations rhythmed the drama so well that there is not so much room to loose interest. And again, the exact moment where you understand that Jun Ji Hyun 'Chun Song Yi' character is not exactly the superb arrogant idiot she seems, you're screwed. Jun Ji Hyun is just imperial in this drama and get you hooked - line, sinker and all - in no time.
Still, there are inconsistent details and poor choices too. There are too many to point them all out, but at the same time, of too little importance to take them seriously. This is not actually bringing the show down, since at best it gets a little annoying from time to time.
So in the end, what remains is an overall very well-written drama, asking interesting questions, answering cold hearts with warm feelings, and along the way providing some action to entertain the malicious villain (who is by the way quite good at being a villain, thank you Shin Sung Rok).
Maybe that's enough to justify the 8.8 rating, after all ? That's not for me to decide. You go watch this then you tell us.

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I'm relatively new to korean dramas, so naturally I began watching ones similar to Heirs with typical young couple love. When I heard about this drama, I thought, "Eh, aliens? No thanks"

I somehow got myself to watching this, and it was NOT what I thought it would be. I thought it was going to be all sci-fi and strange alien-human interaction, but I WAS SO WRONG. I literally went on a marathon and finished this in 2 days.

From the beginning, the pace was perfect as it established Do Min Joon as someone who planned to leave Earth with no feelings, but through meeting Cheon Song Yi, he changes his mind. Their love is almost like a fantasy, but so real because of Do Min Joon's longing to stay with her. Seriously, their love was the sweetest thing ever.

I love how there was always random hilarious moments, especially the first half of the drama. By the second half of the drama, I was literally sobbing every episode, but that's not a bad thing. The producers really know how to get at your feelings.

The ending, I won't spoil it, I had no problem with. The plot line got me hooked to the very last second and I never felt like I could predict anything.

The killer aspect was amazing and actually contributed a lot to multiple character developments.

I tend give all 10's when I love a drama this much, so....biased ratings maybe? Lol

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Although most people I've seen are attracted to this drama because of Kim Soo Hyun, I have to say that, as I girl, I like this drama because of the character of Chun Soo Yi. And not because she's beauty, but because of her 3D character. Yes she starts off quite annoying, but you grow to find her so charismatic and charming, while professor Do (excuse my language) is, despite his background, quite a typical main male character in dramas. I like his looks and his sarcastic comments on Chun Soo Yi, but it's Chun Soo Yi who attracts me more.
I have to say that, although I really like the plot, the later 5-7 episodes kinda drag. And kinda cliched. Sorry but that's the truth. Dramas often start with trying to make the audience like the characters, and when the audience already like the characters, they portray them less and just focuses on the cliched elements such as people splitting apart or are going to split apart. I wish that the characters can still retain their charisma even till the end, but yeah, dramas generally don't do that.

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Even tho i really loved this drama, it ended not being such a big deal for me, the impact factor was just not there.

I loved the story, was well written and it was so much fun to watch and i must confess if they had another ending in mind than the one they actually gave to the show, it would have ruined the whole thing for me and made it impossible to even like the drama. Thankfully they gave it a proper ending so i’m happy about that :D

Great actors in this one, nice chemistry, very funny and light to watch, the female lead was awesome, she did an amazing job and she is such a charismatic actress! It was my first time seeing her acting on a drama and i really liked her versatility, she is just like a mood every single time i see her haha love it! Her male co star was also spot on and he is such a treat for sore eyes too XD

Don't get me wrong, this is not a bad review, i really liked the drama and i quite enjoyed watching it. It actually makes you think about life and what is beyond us and how tiny we are in this big universe filled with stars. This drama touched me but not in the way i hoped it would? It's weird to even try to explain it XD
What i meant with my comment was that it lacked that memorable factor to keep me attached to the story and characters to a deeper level. It was romantic and funny, yes it was, it warmed my heart but on the other hand some things were a bit off too.

I still strongly recomend it tho. Watch it because you will like it and spend a good time watching it :D

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HAH!!! After Searching for so long and dropping and holding so many dramas i finally was able to see a gr8 supernatural drama, satisfied with every episode and watched it in 2.5 days....

Because of Kim Soo Hyun i started this drama ^^ and later found myself totally falling for the actress. her acting was superb. i really liked her character and the way she executed it. Kim Soo Hyun was as Gr8 as expected.. i fell for him more but still the female protagonist was AWESOME!!

From the very first episode i was hooked - laughing, crying and experiencing all type of emotions just like the actors in the series. All the scenes felt more great because of the OST(s).

Even thou its a story about a Alien landing and trying to adapt on a earth but it was totally told from a romantic view not a Sci- fi. This was the thing which i liked the most but still it would have been much better if some of the things could have been explained a little more clearly and if a little more background on our alien was given. There were many things that i personally wanted to know . But i think its common in K- dramas and it also did not made me like it less.
Leaving my personal inquisitions aside, everything was PERFECT.

I mostly don't watch dramas again : 1. i have many more drams in my list
2. and i don't know i couldn't make myself rewatch it for a
second time. i feel that i'll get boring
But
i think i have to watch this drama again because im still not full of this. I dont know for how many times i'll rewatch it but i'll for sure drag a friend of mine and make them watch this wonderful drama.

My only regret(not exactly"regret") and my reason for deducting 0.5 marks from the story was it would have been much much better if the ending could have been the way i wanted it to be. But i was also satisfied with the actual ending.

Overall: Watch this wonderful drama if u are looking : for a great romantic and supernatural story
: for great writing and perfect till the ending
: great acting and superb cute looks of Kim Soo
Hyun.
: great side stories/ actors and back story

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Un classique, et un de mes dramas préférés. My love from the stars c'est vraiment fou Xd
En general, les drama qui sont le plus populaires et les plus aimé je les adores pas (A quelques exeptions pres comme goblin) Mais la! Ce drama que j'ai vu juste parce que c'est un classique m'a boulversé de debut a la fin!

Deja commencons pas les personnages. Le couple principale, leurs interactions, l'alchimie tout est reel. C'est mon couple préféré de Dramaland. J'ai aussi adoré le frere de Song Yi que je trouvais trop chou

Le drama reussit a melangé fantastique, comedie romantique et drame a la perfection. La comédie est naturelle et n'est pas forcée, de meme pour la romance, les clichés fanatastique sont evités et le drame ne part pas dans le tire larme!
L'histoire est vraiment sympa, et il ne me semble pas avoir remarqué les habituelles longueurs avant le dernier tiers ce qui est assez remarquable pour etre souligné (sahcant que je m'ennuie facilement devant un filme ou un drama)

Je me rapelle vaugement des OST, pas remarquable mais vraiment belle. Et aussi petit assage sur les quelques effets spéciaux qui sont bien gerés rien a dire la dessus

My love from The stars c'est le drama que je conseillerais au nouveau a dramaland (et meme a tout le monde XD)

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Too much useless arguing

Ugh.

The hero: I didn't really like him. He is presented as this perfect being, but he's so arrogant and close-minded, and he certainly does not display a 400 year-old's maturity either. Mostly, there are so many things he handles SO. STUPIDLY! And he's horribly careless with the heroine's feelings, how many times does he break her heart?! "Selfish" indeed.

The heroine: very endearing, the best part of the drama for me. Except she gets along with pretty much no one in her life, so other than her cute scenes with the hero, we're treated to fight scene after fight scene, which isn't pleasant to watch at all IMO. And for the whole latter portion of the drama, even her scenes with the hero aren't enjoyable anymore, since she's so upset and spends so much time crying.

Also bad: the second lead's creepy obsession with the heroine, the frenemy's repetitive crap, the childhood friend whose scenes are even more tacked on than usual.

Lastly: don't think too much about the whole 13/15 year-old thing. Yuck.

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*NO SPOILERS*

Just finished "You who came from the stars" one of the most famous dramas of this year.
It was a really good drama, but I have to say that I found it somehow overrated .The plot was not so surprising and it had many cliches.
Also except from the leads the other characters,were characters I have seen many times before in korean dramas.For example Yoo In Na as "Yoo Se Mi" is the typical two-faced girl that annoys you all the time or Shin Sung Rok as Lee Jae Kyun,the necessary bad guy of a melodrama.
But despite the cliches , I think "You who came from the stars" is a drama worth watching especially for the good acting.
Kim Soo Hyun did a good job as Do Mi Joon,but the star of the show was Chun Song Yi (in my opinion she was the whole show).Jun Ji Hyun amazing acting skills turned the typical sassy lead,who might have been annoying,into a likable role you couldn't get enough from.
Not a masterpiece but definetly a very good drama.

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