My Love from the Star
My Love from the Star (Hangul: 별에서 온 그대; RR: Byeoreseo on geudae; literally You Who Came from the Stars) is a South Korean television seriesabout an alien who landed on Earth in the Joseon Dynasty and, 400 years later, falls in love with a top actress in the modern era.[1] It aired on SBSfrom 18 December 2013 to 27 February 2014 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 21 episodes,[2] as the production company decided to extend the originally 20-episode series with one episode, due to demand from viewers.[3]
The fantasy romance stars Kim Soo-hyun and Jun Ji-hyun (also known as Gianna Jun, in her small screen comeback after 14 years[4]), who previously worked together in the blockbuster heist film The Thieves.[5][6][7]
Jun won the Daesang (or "Grand Prize"), the highest award for television, at the 2014 Baeksang Arts Awards.[8][9][10]
Contents
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1 Plot
2 Cast
2.1 Main characters
2.2 Supporting characters
2.3 Guest/cameo appearances
3 Original Soundtrack
4 Production
5 Reception
6 Ratings
7 Awards and nominations
8 Chart performance
9 Plagiarism suit
10 International broadcast
11 Film version
12 References
13 External links
Plot[edit]
Do Min-joon is an alien that landed on Earth in the year 1609, during theJoseon Dynasty. As he tries to help a young girl, Yi-hwa, from falling off a cliff, he misses his trip back to his planet and is stranded on Earth for the next four centuries. He possesses a near-perfect appearance, enhanced physical abilities involving his vision, hearing and speed, and a cynical, jaded view regarding human beings. As time goes by, Min-joon is forced to take on a new identity every ten years, as his human appearance never ages.
In the present, he works as a college professor and finds out that due to a comet coming in three months, he will be able to return to his home planet. In the meantime, he accidentally meets famous actress Cheon Song-yi, the biggest Hallyu star in Korea, when she moves in next door to his luxurious apartment and also turns out to be attending his classes at college. Song-yi is an obnoxious, entitled attention seeker, someone who became a top star in her teens and never learned how to live a normal life. Min-joon finds out that Song-yi looks like the young girl he fell in love with in the Joseon era. He tries to keep himself away from her as he needs to leave the planet, but often finds himself failing to do so.
However, Song-yi gets entangled in the dangerous game of Lee Jae-kyung, the elder brother of Hwi-kyung, who has been her friend since middle school and is in love with her. As Jae-kyung tries to silence Song-yi, Min-joon finds himself saving her multiple times and eventually the neighbors fall for each other. But Jae-kyung turns out to be much more dangerous than Min-joon suspected and he mysteriously also starts to lose control over his superpowers, making his only friend and confidant, Lawyer Jang worried about his life and return to space.
Cast[edit]
Main characters[edit]
Jun Ji-hyun[11][12][13] ... Cheon Song-yi, a top Hallyu star who is very blunt and believes that she is every man's type, until she meets her stoic neighbor, Do Min-joon. She soon develops feelings for him and tries to make him fall for her.
Kim Soo-hyun[14][15][16][17][18][19] ... Do Min-joon, a very cold and distant being, he loved a girl who lived during theJoseon Dynasty for liking him as his true self, an alien. After the girl dies saving him, he waits to return home. Living a lonely and isolated life for centuries, he one day meets Cheon Song-yi, a girl looking exactly like the one he loved 400 years ago.
Park Hae-jin[20][21] ... Lee Hee-kyung, Song-yi's childhood friend who has an unrequited love for her. He believes one day she will love him, but decides to back down for a while, supporting her through thick and thin as a true friend.
Yoo In-na[22][23] ... Yoo Se-mi, a girl Song-yi saw as a friend. Underneath her sweet smile, she is actually very envious of Song-yi and has had a crush on Hwi-kyung for a long time. She later becomes famous after Song-yi's fall from the entertainment industry.
Supporting characters[edit]
Shin Sung-rok[24] ... Lee Jae-kyung: Hwi-kyung's older brother, the heir of S&C Group. The main antagonist of the series, seeking to silence Song-yi for a secret she knows about him.
Kim Chang-wan ... Jang Young-mok: Min-joon's lawyer. When he was young, He was saved by Min-joon from a suicide attempt and found out about his identity. He has been a loyal friend of him ever since.
Ahn Jae-hyun ... Cheon Yoon-jae: Song-yi's younger brother, who first disapproves of her relationship with the neighbour but grows to likes Min-joon because of their shared interest in astronomy.
Na Young-hee ... Yang Mi-yeon: Song-yi's mother
Oh Sang-jin ... Yoo Seok: Se-mi's older brother, a young and enthusiastic prosecutor looking into the Han Yoo-ra case. He gets to know about Do Min-joon's real identity.
Kim Hee-won ... Park Byung-hee: detective, who works together with Yoo Seok on the case of Han Yoo-ra. Knows about Do Min-joon's identity.
Jo Hee-bong ... President Ahn: CEO of Song-yi's talent agency
Kim Kang-hyun ... Yoon Beom: Song-yi's manager
Kim Bo-mi ... Min-ah: Song-yi's stylist
Lee Jung-gil ... Lee Beom-joong: Hwi-kyung's father, the chairman of S&C Group
Lee Il-hwa ... Han Sun-young: Se-mi's mother
Sung Byung-sook ... Hong Eun-ah: Hwi-kyung's mother
Uhm Hyo-seop ... Cheon Min-goo: Song-yi's father
Lee Yi-kyung ... Lee Jae-kyung's secretary
Jo Se-ho ... Chul-soo: comic book store customer/unemployed neighbor 1
Nam Chang-hee ... Hyuk: comic book store customer/unemployed neighbor 2
Hong Jin-kyung ... Hong: comic book store owner/Song-yi's school friend
Jo Seung-hyun ... young Lee Hwi-kyung
Kim Hyeon-soo ... young Cheon Song-yi
Kim Hye-won ... young Yoo Se-mi
Jeon Jin-seo ... young Cheon Yoon-jae
Guest/cameo appearances[edit]
