Jun Jihyun in You Who Came From The Stars

Jun JiHyun as Cheon Song-Yi in You Who Came From The Stars

You know, I KNEW I was going to like her portrayal of sassy actress Cheon Song-Yi from the first time I saw her, but I never could have imagined it would grow deeper with every episode! As the show went on, I found myself liking her more and more til it turned into a full-blown LOVE!




What it is, I think, is that she’s like the perfect balance of beautiful goddess and helpless Damsel In Distress- Jun Jihyun, as gorgeous Song-Yi, is the total package- a jet-setter woman with devastating good looks, stylish to a “T”, sassy and sarcastic with her remarks and general attitude, loud and bitchy to all around her, and yet behind closed doors, totally helpless, lonely and vulnerable, too. Part of you is in speechless awe of her Mightier-than-thou stature, yet at the same time you want to protect her, stroke her hair and absolutely hug her to pieces!







Each episode is just cram-packed with scenarios of Song-Yi in a variety of situations and moods, from calm to panicky, from sexy to silly, from confident to confused and OH! All those pretty outfits!!! Truly a fanboy's dream!




Signs of the modern age: What would current dramas do without cell phones? I don't know, but I'm pretty sure spoiled Song-Yi couldn't SURVIVE without one, a direct contrast to the introverted Minjoon, who still communicates via PAGER, LOL!



It’s what I call the “NaNa” effect, named after that lovesickness that struck me the first time I saw Aoi Miyazaki as Nana in the eponymously titled movie- I was in love with Aoi Miyazaki, yes, but more correctly, I was in love with her character NaNa… and it’s the same thing here- I’m thinking about Jun Jihyun ALL the time now, but or course, it’s her character Song-Yi that I’m really in love with!






LOL, What would YOU do if a buoyantly drunk Song-Yi showed up at YOUR door one late winter evening? Min Joon takes the high road.



When a case of appendicitis strikes, this girl shows that she can make even being bedridden look good! And no malady can keep that sass outta her demeanor, either!



When fate decides to have Song-Yi as an unwanted houseguest of Minjoon’s for a ew days, the gag is supposed to be an “Odd Couple” clash of wills with the neat and fastidious Minjoon having to deal with the careferee and slobby Song-Yi, but you can’t fool ME…No guy could resist this much CUTENESS and PLAYFULNESS, and sure enough, when she finally moves back home you can see in his eyes a bit of wistful wanting there...Take this case example-Minjoon coming home to find SongYi doing circulation excercises to prevent bloating, and though he shakes his head and asks why she’s being such a fool, everyone knows part of him MUST be enchanted by her childish and rascally ways!




I love this one shot of the couple because their facial expressions say it all! Min Joon is clearly exasperated by dealing with the selfish and bossy demands of his houseguest, while Song Yi is thinking “My kingdom for some competent help!”



Holy CRAP, I have to say I REALLY didn’t expect this drama to blow me away as much as it did. But MAN, every episode is so damn good, I actually find myself marveling at how great it is WHILE I’m watching the show! I’ll be in the middle of n episode and chuckle to myself “This show is sooo freaking AWESOME!” I wasn’t kidding when I said that it might be one of the best dramas I’ve ever seen- it’s THAT good! Intriguing story that keeps you guessing, great scenes with great dialog, great characters and a stellar bunch of actors, including a great lead actor…and a PERFECT leading LADY!!




Kind of a funny thing is that I remember back when I was just starting to get into K-pop and visitng a freidn who worked at a record store, he had featured in his “Employee Pick of the Week” a new domestically released Korean movie called “The Thieves”, and I was STUNNED at the luscious little vixen on the cover-

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