My Love from Another Star review
별에서 온 그대Checked and re-read
The drama that set the template every 2010s romcom then copied, which is also why it has aged the most. Jun Ji Hyun is the reason it works: vain, loud, wrong about everything and impossible to look away from, while the alien opposite her is mostly a straight man with superpowers. Twenty-one episodes is at least four too many, the middle replays its own beats, and the invented physics it runs on is silly. It is still the most fun 2013 has to offer, and Cheon Song Yi is the best comic female lead here.
An alien who came to Earth 400 years ago is almost able to return to his own planet, but when he meets a famous actress, he doesn't want to go home.
Slow start Episode 3, once she moves in next door and the bickering starts.
Where we recommend it
On 7 lists- Dramas like The Legend of the Blue SeaClosest
- Dramas like Crash Landing on YouStrong thread
- Dramas like The King: Eternal MonarchStrong thread
- Dramas like Queen of TearsStrong thread
- Dramas like GoblinSame feeling
- Dramas like Lovely RunnerSame feeling
- Dramas like Boyfriend on DemandSame feeling
Recommended alongside
All dramas →Taken from our own list for My Love from Another Star, in the order we ranked it.
