Dragoste din Stele (2013)

This series aged badly

I have sadly come to realise that some Korean women simply do not have an inside voice. They speak so loudly and for no good reason. Why? Even when whichever friend they're talking to is right in front of them, that's when they crank up the decibels. Is this supposed to make them seem lively? More fun? Or did the actress, Jun Ji Hyn, not know how to interpret Cheon Song Yi since all she did was scream-speak, simper or smirk? There was a lack of subtlety and authenticity in her acting. It could also just be the writers sucked and decided they'd compensate the viewers by casting attractive leads hoping we'll overlook their crappy plot. Despite being annoyed by the FL, I was really looking forward to sizzling chemistry between her and the ML, however, that never materialised. I dislike stupid scriptwriting and this one was a dud.

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Gente, que dorama! Amei. Eu não imaginava que ia gostar tanto assim dele pela sinopse, mas acontece tanta coisa além do romance entre um humano e um et. E eu achava que ele ia ser lento, por ter 21 episódios, mas desde o início ele prende a atenção, então você nem percebe quando chega no final.
Ele é muito engraçado, eu ri muito em alguns momentos e em outros morri de vergonha alheia. E é legal que ao mesmo tempo que ele é sério, por envolver crime e investigação (que eu amo), ele também é engraçado, então não é aquele dorama pesado.
E o casal é perfeito, eles tem muita química, apesar de serem completamente diferentes um do outro, o Min Jun é bem sério enquanto a Son Yi é doidinha.
O elenco num todo é muito bom, e eu adorei ver a atuação do Kim Soo Hyun, o papel deu certinho com ele, e da Jun Ji Hyun, que é uma super atriz.
Outra coisa que eu gostei foram aquelas cenas em que os protas falavam diretamente com a gente e explicavam algumas coisas, esse recurso é muito legal e foi importante pro desenrolar da história.
E, por último, o dorama é realista, apesar de o prota ser um et. Eu achei que ia ser mais fantasioso e não ia ser convincente como foi. Inclusive o final, que eu adorei, eu achei genial a forma como terminou, que era uma preocupação minha, eu achei que ia ser um dorama que não ia ter final feliz mas teve, e também não foi aquele final feliz mal feito, que fazem de qualquer jeito sem respeitar a história, só pra dizer que tem um final feliz.
Então eu super recomendo ele, tenho certeza que você vai gostar!

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Story and characters are adorable. Cinematography and music timing is also pretty impeccable. The sizzling chemistry between Kim Soo Hyun & Jun Ji Hyun propels the drama into another dimension, and arguably, there are no other actor/actress that could play these lead roles so well as they brought the quirkiness of the characters to life. Some loopholes/questions remain unsolved though. It seems like a hodgepodge of secondary characters and events skimming the surface with not enough backstory, thrown in for convenience sake. Not as airtight or compact as it could be and a little drawn out at the end. This is more of a drama that tugs at the heartstrings rather than cater to logical reasoning (even on the non-fantastical elements).

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They did this for all the loserwomen of the world

Chun Songyi is THE kdrama loserwoman of all time. Jun Jihyun does an incredible job at playing into the hammier aspects of Songyi's character while also making the audience root and sympathize with her despite her literally being a nightmare like she's got the range. Honestly Jun Jihyun is the best part of the show like her presence is the best on the show. And yeah, this is not the greatest show of all time. The second male and female leads are pretty weak characters and the villain is a very one dimensional run of the mill kdrama serial killer villain cause every kdrama needs one of those apparently. I still don't know how I feel about Do Minjoon but him laugh/sobbing while watching Songyi's video of her dancing to 'Marry Me' is perhaps one of my favorite scenes in any kdrama like it's absolutely hilarious while still being so poignant and it makes me feel for both of their characters. And honestly yeah if I was an alien who had been living for centuries I would also do anything to stay with Chun Songyi she's INSANE and gorgeous and its Jun Jihyun. Also I just think the leads are pretty cute together and there was a DalShabet cameo in one of the episodes so I kinda won. I am kind of biased as this was one of my first kdramas, but it was just such a 'turn your brain off and have a good time watching Songyi's antics' kind of watch and I do adore most of the humor.

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One of my all time favorites

I watched this series as it was airing and immediately fell in love! This was my first Korean drama and the first time I saw this actors performance. When I saw Jun Ji-hyun it was love at first sight. Her performance was completely captivating, playing a character who is a bit of a bully and giving her heart and making the audience like her and root for her is difficult, but she did it effortlessly. Kim Soo-hyun's charisma is magnetizing, this was one of the best couples I've seen, and in a way, two of the actors with the most chemistry on screen. The story was very beautiful but also realistic at the time. The entire supporting cast is exceptional, so much so that they have all become renowned actors since these roles.

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Script/Synopsis/Concept (8)
Script Writer (10)
Director (9)
Actors/Performances (10+)
Wardrobe Production-Value (10+)
Editing/Cinematography (9)
1st Act (10)
2nd Act (10+)
3rd Act (9)
The Script/Synopsis/Concept is not exactly mind blowing, but the writer and director were able to flesh it out and mould the show into a memorable drama.

Non of the lost memories, time jump, yelling Ajummas, switched at birth, drunkenness, giving all your money to family members, subservient women, weak/feminine men, and other quirky Kdrama tropes.

The acting was great especially the female lead, she portrayed happy, sad, jealousy, anger, suspicion, crazy, so mart, decisive, friction with mom, loving nonna, and so on. It must have been a dream role for the actress.

Every actor & character got there moments to shine, all the main actors are stars in their own respective.The wardrobe was iconic and timeless, the main set (ML’s home) was so good it was an even a tourist attraction in Seoul.

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Non mi è piaciuta, ma credo sia un mio problema

Partendo dall’ headline, mi spiego. La serie non mi è piaciuta per nulla (anche se devo dire che le premesse mi interessavano parecchio, diciamo la trama) e andando avanti con gli episodi ho fatto sempre più fatica fino a finirla con la forza. Insomma, questa serie non ha fatto per me, però credo che sia un mio problema. Credo di aver visto troppi Drama dove gli adulti suoi compartano da adulti e i bambini da bambini… infatti in questa serie mi sono piaciuti due personaggi: il cattivo (che con un cattivo non è mai difficile lavorare, basta sembrare cattivo) e l’avvocato/father figure del protagonista, perché gli unici che entro un certo limite si comportano come degli adulti invece che fare gli idioti. Tutti gli altri, dal primo all’ultimo, sono dei bambini nel corpo degli adulti: la protagonista è uno dei personaggi più irritanti e maleducati che io abbia mai avuto il piacere (o dispiacere) di incontrare, lui mi dava vibes scomode (come se fosse qui e non ci fosse), che hanno senso visto la storia, ma non mi ha mai dato altro, solo questa strana sensazione di vole prendere la prima astronave che passava e fare l’auto stop intergalattico fino al proprio pianeta (cosa che a posteriori avrei fatto subito e non dopo 400 dal mio arrivo sulla terra, anche lì, poi, mi vuoi dire che nessuno della gang di alieni che è venuta con lui sulla terra ha controllato se sull’’astronave ci fossero tutti?). Per non parlare dell’amico che non sa prendere un no come risposta e che spara cavolate (per non usare un termine un po’ più gergale) ogni volta che apre la bocca. Ah, per arrivare poi al personaggio più irritante di tutti, la migliore amica (che non è la migliore amica): una ***** (devo mettere degli asterischi perché l’unica parola che sta bene non la posso usare) che si lamenta di essere sempre nell’ombra di quell’altra, ma che non fa mai nulla per uscire dalla sua ombra, se non sperare che all’altra succeda qualcosa. E poi fa pure la vittima. Ecco in generale questi sono i personaggi che detesto di più nelle serie. Detto ciò vi auguro che vi possa piace, a me non è successo, ma credo di essere io il problema

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100% Rewatch Worthy

I found this Kdrama back in 2018 and oh my god I am so glad I did! It was my first kdrama and since now it has always stuck with me and been my all time favourite no matter how many I’ve watched..

I literally have a yearly tradition where I rewatch my love from the star again and it seriously never gets old.
And trust me when I say this, I normally can never stand old kdramas and this is my only exception.

Yes it’s cringy at times, yes there might be small loopholes and things that literally cannot make sense but I honestly think the acting and story make up for this and how story is carried out
(The slight unrealistic/ cringy acting especially from the Fl becomes endearing after some time haha, also considering the style of kdramas back then it’s not so bad)
I found the background storyline somewhat boring at times but it doesn’t take away from the chemistry of the main two leads
You literally find yourself rooting for them later on.
I highly recommend it

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