I haven't posted anything in a while.
It's not that I haven't been watching dramas, it's just that the dramas I've been watching lately have not given me much of a boost to write about them.
But today I feel like writing about some of the good dramas (in my opinion) which I've seen lately.
First let me make a list of the most recent dramas I have seen:
1. My love from another star
2. Dating agency Cyrano (reached Episode 13, I have dropped this drama for a while)
3. Her lovely heels
4. Wild Romance
5. Emergency Couple
6. Hotel King (32 episodes in all; reached Episode 17, 15 more episodes to go...can I make it?)
7. I hear your voice (Just started watching, reached Episode 2)
Let me start by reviewing 'My love from another star' starring Kim Soo Hyun one of my favorite actors.
WARNING: Spoiler Alert!! Don't read if you don't want any spoilers >_<
My love from another star
Originality of the plot
The story is about an alien who has been living of Earth for 400 years since the Joseon era. The alien in question is Do Min Joon. He has supernatural powers which include his super hearing, his ability to teleport, to freeze time, to dsiplace objects by telekinesis, fast healing and maintaining the same physical appearance despite living over hundreds of years. But he becomes very weak when contaminated with human fluids including blood and saliva. He is extremely wealthy because he invested in buying large expanse of land which was cheap during the Joseon era but cost billions today.
Do Min Joon has been leaving a quiet life while remaining unnoticed by humans during those 400 years. Although, he revealed his secret a couple of times during his 400 years, the reactions were mixed and different; most humans were terrorized, others did not take him seriously, while some thought he was amazing.
Another original aspect of the plot is that within the 400 years Do Min Joon has lived through, he has met the same girl thrice. The first time he met her was during the Joseon era, when he saved her life but lost her eventually; the second time he saved her life again during the 21st century and the girl grew older to become the adult Cheon Song Yi who he met again as his next door neighbor and student at university. Cheon Song Yi also gets mixed up in a big twist whereby she is accused of leading rival actress Han Yoo Ra to commit suicide.
Overall the plot has many unexpected but simple to understand elements and twists which make it such an original, creative and engaging drama to follow. The elements might all seem unrealistic but the way they are depicted and carried out in the drama make them believable and entertaining to watch.
How often do we see such a well constructed and well planned story of an alien and a hallyu star falling in love?? The drama is just brilliant. Hence, I give the originality of the plot a 5 out of 5.
The main characters:
The male lead character Do Min Joon is really compelling.
Do Min Joon with his calm, cold and uncaring demeanor at the beginning is actually a lonely character who has been waiting for a long long time for those of his kind to come back for him. Despite the loneliness, Do Min Joon still enjoyed living as a human in his own way, by collecting artifacts and antiques from each period he spent on Earth. He is also a bookworm who studied a lot about humans and their culture. He has embarked into many different identities and careers throughout his time on Earth, at some point he was a banker, a doctor, a lecturer and so on.
Banker Do Min Joon Lecturer Do Min Joon
I wonder if he had to change his name numerous times while changing identities...?? In this case is his real name really Do Min Joon?? ^^''
Anyway, each time he meets Cheon Song Yi or her past self, his character starts to express his emotions more while desperately trying to save her.
This depair he goes through somehow showed us another side of Do Min Joon, a side of him whereby he displays very human feelings to care for and protect the one he loves. The love he feels for Cheon Song Yi leads him to take risks to rescue her when she is in danger and to even reveal his true identity to her and to the public.
However, Do Min Joon knows that he cannot remain on Earth long because he is starting to disappear... although he has been waiting to return back to his planet initially, after meeting Cheon Song Yi he feels a sense of belonging and the urge to remain by her side forever no matter
what.
This character Do Min Joon is actually very sincere and earnest about his feelings. He is mostly a pacifist, never using his powers to harm or take advantage of innocent people.
The female lead character is Cheon Song Yi who described in one word is a diva.
Cheon Song Yi is rude, spoiled, overly dramatic and an egocentric character.
At the beginning Cheon Song Yi really annoyed me because of how superficial and dumb she acted. But after a few episodes, I started to like her character for her honesty which I interpreted solely as rudeness and egocentricity before. Her acting stupid is just because she is dense and clumsy.
In fact Cheon Song Yi is also a funny character in this drama. There are several scenes in which she just cracks me up, for example this scene where she begs Do Min Joon to come back in return she will give him her shoes which she thought he has a fetish for XD 
There's also the scene where is competing with her rival Han YooRa by making the best model poses according to her at their friend's wedding photoshoot.
Overall Cheon Song Yi is a very frank and direct character who speaks up her mind and feelings although she is not always confident about the response that she will get when confronting Do Min Joon. Despite knowing that Do Min Joon is an alien and cannot remain with her all the time, she still loves him. The name she cries out when she is in danger is Do Min Joon, because she trusts that Min Joon will save her.
Definitely, Do Min Joon and Cheon Song Yi complement each other.
Overall Quality
I have to say that there are several cool scenes in this drama, for instance:
1. The scene where Song Yi's car is going down a slope towards a cliff, Do Min Joon suddenly teleports in front of the car and stops it with this bare hand
2. The scene when Do Min Joon is furious at Jae Kyung and throws him off the building with this telekinesis powers:
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| Behind the scenes for this stunt |
Good that he ended up in prison in the end.
I really enjoyed this drama. It's very original and the cast's acting is wonderful. The script was very well written and the scenes very well planned and orchestrated.
Of course the drama OSTs are great too. You can listen to the OSTs of the drama by clicking on the links below :) Enjoy ^^
My love from another star OST: 'Hello, Goodbye' by Sistar's Hyorin
My love from another star OST: 'Every Moment of You' by Sung Shi Kyung
My love from another star OST: 'Tears Like Today' by Huh Gak
My love from another star OST: 'In Front Of Your House' by Kim Soo Hyun
My love from another star OST: 'My Destiny' by Lyn
My love from another star OST: 'I Love You' by Just
This is a year 2014 drama which I would highly recommend.
Thank you for your interest.
I hope you enjoyed my drama review.
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