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Sparks, showers, and near-kisses in You From Another Star

Well these people certainly know how to tease a show. The first two trailers are out for SBS’s new Kim Soo-hyun-as-alien fantasy rom-com You From Another Star, and already he’s half-nekkid and taking broody showers. He sure looks good for someone four centuries old, especially when he doesn’t even have to drink human blood to stay forever young… that we know of.

The new romantic comedy from the writer of You Who Rolled in Unexpectedly and the PD of Tree With Deep Roots stars Kim Soo-hyun as a space-traveling alien who crash-lands in 17th-century Joseon and lives four hundred years to the present day. Jeon Ji-hyun co-stars as the top actress with a diva complex he’ll fall in love in with. Or perhaps it’s the other way around.

The first teaser hints at a possible early encounter between them, when the heroine was young and he looked exactly the same. The only line is his: “I’ll protect you.” In the second, she gives a celebrity interview in character about her first love, whom she describes as tall and good-looking. “It was a brief encounter, but it felt otherworldly and warm at the same time.” She says she’d recognize him in an instant if they ever met again, like it was Fate. And this time he asks her, “Who are you?”

It looks pretty great so far, with potential for sweeping romance and a whimsical tone. Not to mention chemistry between the leads, who already sizzled in The Thieves. But what am I saying. You had me at shower, Show.

You From Another Star replaces Heirs on Wednesdays/Thursdays in late December.

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Looks great so far!! I saw the trailer at the end in the last Heirs episode. Just 2 more weeks!!

I firmly believe that these two couples are going to nail it. I can't wait for Heirs to end...

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"I can't wait for Heirs to end"

:D

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Me too; that drama is SUCH a disappointment!

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I don't understand people who even thought that it might be good? Right from the casting and premise, it was obviously going to be some ridiculous story about privileged brats???

As for this drama, I find the main actor a bit overrated (or maybe I'm just annoyed by his many squealing fans) but I think I will enjoy the drama because I LOVE the writer of this drama and the PD. Also, it's nice to see a early 2000s/late 1990s star back on t.v.

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The trailer with a shower scene was the best part of this week's Heirs episode.

I thought "Oh good, trailers, means Heirs is almost over"

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Heh

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I was not impressed.

Why don't they ever show GIRLS in shower scenes?? :(

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Probably because the demographic isn't really straight boys or lesbian girls.

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Um...

One, amen about the straight boys and lesbian girls thing....

But also, there's a lot of... Um... Things to cover up so they'd pretty much have to cover up her entire body and just show her washing her hair, which can be shown in a salon scene. Makes no sense.

And why do you want to know anyway? There's fanservice, there's sasaengservice, and then there's just freaking "No one wants to do it except Miley Cyrus, but no one wants to see that" pervservice.

I rest my case.

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I second that! Cant believe i actually feels that way to a LMH drama, but man Heir is just meh.
The trailer looks promising, crossing my fingers XD let us all not jinx this, i need my dose of crackalicious drama to fill the hollow in my fangirl heart after TMS (yes Joo-Gun, i'm still into you).

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Finally it's coming to an end. I feel like Heirs should be the next "That Drama Which Should Not Be Named"

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Who the hell wears a towel when showering? I feel cheated.

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LOL

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my thoughts exactly. maybe aliens?

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Me toooooo

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me too lol. you are right, maybe just aliens :D

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think it is general good of womankind..can't have women fainting or getting heartattacks..:P

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*for the general good of*..words all jumbled after looking at these pics

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LOL,, I just realized it when i read your comment. :D

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He should really start taking showers without towels...its not sumthing humans do....who knows...maybe someone will discover his "alien" secret cuz of it...so...OFF WITH THE TOWEL!! Hihihi!

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Ha, I just flashed back to The Coneheads. Maybe he has the same bumps on his butt.

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HAHAHAHA. Me too. Take that towel off sir, right now. I am very excited to see him in his next drama.

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Right?! That was such a cop-out. Ditch the towel, shoot from the waist up or from the back and show the butt (maybe only J-dramas can get away with that). These are sensible options so why go for the unrealistic one.

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Yeah, what the heck, Show! That towel's not realistic...haha you have to keep some things grounded when you have a 400 year old alien hero

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LOL I was thinking the same thing. am really looking forward to this, though sad that YIA in playing second lead :( Am dying for a good romcom.

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lol! I was thinking the exact the same thing!

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I was quite annoyed seeing that lie perpetuated. The show should do better with making things realistic.

tut tut.

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my thoughts exactly!

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yes take it off!
I've been eyeing on him ever since The Thieves and The Moon... (whichever came first), he looks adorably sexy yumm!

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true.

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I'm probably in the minority who doesn't care about the shower or the dude's looks, but the premise sounds very interesting. We have plenty of ajeossi romances coming soon, so I think an "old soul" type of noona romance is a great balance at this point.

I also think Kim Soo Hyun is a very good young actor and he's definitely got what it takes to be the lead in this. Since the character is not human, charisma and an otherworldly quality matter and I think Kim does have that kind of a vibe.

I'll definitely check this out and I hope it does not go the melo tragic love way. Just give us a happy series that isn't shallow fluff. You can do that you know, kdrama.

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Lol I don't care about shower scenes, too
And when people are gushing about how hot some of the most popular actors here in DB, I'm always like "...I don't get it" lmao

I have a good feeling about this drama, maybe this could be another Moon Sun for KSH?

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I don't care if people think they are hot, but it seems like for a lot of them hotness is the only thing that counts.

As someone said on another site a few days ago - "the fan girls would be slobbering over LMH if all he did was kick a dog for 20 episodes".

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Lee Min Ho doesn't do it for me, so he had better do a whole lot more than kick a dog for twenty episodes (though that would be a huge turnoff for anyone not possessed of a sadistic bent, would it not, regardless as to how handsome the lead actor might be?). Fortunately, I think he's got some pretty good acting chops.

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You're not the only one, lol! I don't go crazy over shower scenes, and looks come second to talent. Let's hope that this drama is not a dud!

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No, I don't care at all for shower scenes (in general).

I'm all for eye candy (KSH looks fine, but doesn't top my list... I think we both are more favourably inclined towards Kang Dong won ;-) ), but if the acting is crap and the writing bad/stupid, all the eye candy in the world is not enough for me (Last Cinderella, I'm looking at you).

I agree, the premise sounds good, the only thing that annoys me (greatly, I must confess) is that they had to make KSH's character a uni professor. I hate when they do that in dramas/films (City Hunter was another one), because people that age are NOT PROFESSORS. (Yes, I know he's 400-years old and probably has a super-brain, but it's not like his employers know that. To them, he'll be a 20-something.)

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In real life I heard there is a 18 years old professor and 17 years old too. If you search. you will read a few too young professors. :) But it's too rare.

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Are they actually professors?

There are lecturers that are that age – a handful, a few rare and exceptional cases, sure, but you don't become a professor the instant you get your doctorate.

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I am also annoyed when it's a normal person without a super-genius and sometimes even clearly lacking in skills, but it makes sense for him.

Universities won't look at age if the person in question is a true genius and unmatched in their field. They want the prestige and potentially pioneering work such a person can bring.

Considering he's an alien, he's probably the smartest person on the planet and as long as he's legal, they'd hire him. Heck, they'd probably even try to hire a kid if they were proved to be a born genius. So a guy who's about 25 (or looks about 25) is realistically quite the catch, if they are a genius of their time.

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It makes sense in terms of his intelligence, but that's not enough. Yes, universities would be interested in taking on anyone with outstanding intelligence, but what counts the most is published research. They want people who do pioneering research and publish, and whose research gets cited widely.

They might hire a kid if s/he is a genius, but being hired at uni doesn't make you a professor. People start as lecturers, or more often, they start as Postgraduate teaching assistants, go on to being postdocs to lecturers (nowadays often only part-time) to assistant professors and finally professors. If you are lucky you might skip some of these steps (the postdoc), but you just don't instantly become a professor and many don't make it beyond the lectureship. Indeed, in the States, the moment you are on tenure-track and don't make it within a certain number of years you are essentially screwed (so I hear).

We'll see if KSH character will actually be a professor, or whether that's just a fancy label they stuck on him like happens most of the time.

(Possible though that in Korea the academic system is more manipulable.)

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ugh last cinderalla

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Well.. I'm sure they didn't think it through that much.. I mean, geniuses are a dime a dozen in kdramas and doing impossible things.. off the top of my head SSH in My Princess was like a diplomat plus whatever, in currently airing MTT, the main has degrees that are not possible in his age.

And they get into Columbia and Harvard the moment they decide to.. kdrdamas never need any logistics

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Wikipedia has a bio of a 24-year old who's apparently recognised as the world's youngest Professor, so 20 is only very implausible, not makjang-level implausible.

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I had a PH.d Psychology professor in college who was twenty-seven years old, so it definitely happens.

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Yeah I'm into this show because the plot is interesting and it might actually be a good show. This is the only show that I've really looked forward to this year since everything else(except Secret, good show!) has been kinda stale to me.

I'm not a fan of Kim Soo Hyun, but the boy CAN act, and I loved the lead actress in all the movies I've seen her in so that's something to look forward to at least.

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Yeah agreed on not really caring about showering scenes. I definitely don't mind them but I'll take a good story with logic and heart over a shower scene.
AAhhh I hope it doesn't get too angsty either. Or too fluffily.
Just in between those would be nice.

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Damn, JJH looks gorgeous *__*

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I know! I was like, wow! Years between My Sassy Girl and this, and the woman is still as lovely as ever.

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Another star who never gets old :)

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I'm not so into Wed/Thurs dramas. Well, maybe I will take a look once it aired on my TV. I like KSH character in Dream High.

JJH character looks pretty. I think not many this character lately in the dramas. usually the male chaebol/actors type more.

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I like it, it's colourful it's bright and it's breezy.

And to be honest, I thought the Seoul weather is freezing cold and they are still doing shower scenes.

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Very very interesting premise :D

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U also had me on shower ?

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thankyou so much for the article..have been searching everywhere for articles about this show..I love Heirs but at the same time I can't wait for this show to start..

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Kim Soo Hyun..,please come faster...It's painful bcoz i've nothing to watch on WED-THU timeslot... All the drama sucks ball!! overate without any quality at all !! YFAS <3.

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Yeah, the Wed/Thurs timeslot atm is pretty bad. Tried all of them, can't get into a single one of them. Hopefully this will be good?? I wish Heirs could end already so we could have this instead.

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Let's Eat looks good. Watched Episode 1 last night/ this morning. But it only airs one episode per week on Thursdays it seems.

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I was too distracted by the fact he was showering in a towel to fully appreciate the actual showering. I'm assuming it's one of his alien quirks and he does some things differently. I hope the show plays up the idea that he doesn't think like a human, but if he has been on earth for 400 years I'm assuming he's got pretty good at faking it by now.

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The only thing that woukd have made that shower better would have been the presence of a "hand towel."

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Chemistry. Check.
Talented leads. Check.
Talented PD. Check.
Quirky storyline. Check.
Cinematography. Pretty.
So excited i cant wait. Check.

Why can't heirs be over with already? Agh.

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Exactly.....

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Can barely contain my excitement for this. This two weeks of waiting feels like two months!

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This drama is not realistic at all! I mean who showers with a towel on?!?!?
Lol

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Joseon aliens?

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oooooh Jeon Ji-hyun! She's breathtaking, all right - and while I am not crazy about Kim Soo-hyun, their chemistry looks solid.

(and thank god for him finally having a leading lady who can act and who has some spark with him, I was not up for a repeat of Han Ga-in from Moon/Sun, ugh)

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Love them together, they had great chemistry in Thieves. I wonder if he is one of the main reason why she doing this drama.

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Why someone take a shower with a towel on anyway? Such a tease.

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I love KSH but i'm actually more excited for the fact that jun ji hyun is doing a drama after a decade ~watched almost all of her movies and she is absolutely fantastic& quirky.those who dont know her should check out my sassy girl , windstruck or the thieves!!!

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I loved her in Windstruck.

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Yummilicious! What a hottie! I can't wait.

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Who the hell showers with a towel? I say take it off!

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Why isn't it already here! I can't wait to see this.

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I guess when all I see and think about in the teasers is how nice Jeon Ji Hyun's Celine coat looks (instead of how yummy Kim Soo Hyun is...) its time to hit the shops.

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I know dramas arent meant to be realistic but who showers with A towel around his waist?? Come on, show!!

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Looks great & fun & I can't wait to watch! But I'm scared to commit because can a 400 yr old alien that never gets old and a normal human HAVE a happy ending? It's like vampire love stories...they rarely end well. With either the vampire outliving the one he/she loves sooner or later. But at least a vampire can turn his loved one immortal vampire if they want to(even though they never want to because they know immortality of needing to drink blood to live is more of a curse)...with him being an alien he can't turn her into one so I'm scared of a sad ending..or maybe the drama won't bother to go there and end with a fluffy short term ending.

I'll still watch most likely but I hope there will be a good happy ending.

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The problem with these "immortal vs normal people" plots is that far too often the writer cannot find a good way to get around your vampire scenario. I hope this does better, but not hoping for anything really original.

And I hope that 400 year old guy does not claim to have never had any previous girlfriends :D

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To be honest I will mostly be watching to see if Jeon Ji-hyun can get her mojo back. She came out swinging with her first movies, but most of what she has done since Windstruck has been rather mediocre. Yes, both The Thieves and Berlin File did well at the box office. But god, they are bore to watch. Let's hope a rom-com is what it will take for her to shine again.

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I don't know but he seems too.... young for her not that Jeon Ji Hyun is old but he seems like her little brother. lol

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I agree...I'd be all over this drama since everything about it looks great so far, but I am so tired of the overdose of noona romances.

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LOOKS SO GOOD! Can't wait till Heirs end haha XD
Nah, actually I'm sorta enjoying Heirs again, so it's nice to know it'll be followed by something good

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The Master's Sun -> The Heirs -> You From Another Star.
SBS ~~~ good job kk

Kim Soo Hyun's back ~

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Dude who showers with a towel on?!?! ㅡㅡ

I don't know how the ending is going to turn out though. . Cus Kim Soo-Hyun will stay young for centuries but Jeon Ji-Hyun is a human....

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she looks so much older than him....i get he never ages but gosh, he looks like her little brother....hot little brother lol

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This looks more like a melodrama than a rom-com. Interest falling fast.

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they have so much chemistry! super duper excited... *giggle*

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Just let's drop Heirs :P

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I can't wait for this! Kim Soo-hyun, how I missed thee!

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Love heirs but I wish it will end soon so I can see me cutie SOO HYUN. Its like sbs loves me am a big fan of both LEE MIN HO and KIM SOO HYUN, I feel like am in drama heaven

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That's so fake, who wears towel when u shower. They should have it drop. LOL.

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His face looks really different and stiff compared to Dream High

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i am bored with heirs... i really want it to end soon.. and i cant wait for this.....aw she is so BEAUTIFUL.... i think they look damn good together

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I think it's only in stills. He will be shown as usual only by waist, so towel will not be shown xD.
KSH looks just fine and on one of still i actualy can see how fine man he will be in his 30-40 xD

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So excited. The only problem I have is, who the hell showers with a towel? Take it OFF!!! LOL

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Every drama needs a shower scenbe, and i like this one XD

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Dammitall, this is RAMPANT SEXISM! Why doesn't SHE have a shower scene?

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Nice one Kim Soo Hyun! Another great drama for sbs.

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Kim Soo Hyun so makes me happy I possess a muscular appreciation of the aesthetic. Those trailers had me grinning like a fool (I didn't even notice our hero was wearing a towel in the shower until someone pointed out that bit of WTFery) and sooooo looking forward to when this drama premieres. Even if the script sucks, I might be well inclined to put the volume on mute and just drink in that man's sheer pulchritude. The premise seems brimming with drama crack potential, however, so I remain ever hopeful. This show will arrive just in time to help me deal with holiday hosting stress. Yes!

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Her coat looks a lot like my grocery back...

But I am really looking forward to this show!

But dude, towel in the shower?? I have to say that I don't want to see him without it either, but that scene is just bad directing.

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Oh My God! My baby Soohyun is so HOT!! I'm so excited for this drama to begin because i am really interested about the story. I mean there wasn't really much of dramas about Alien you know. And i really wanted to see Soohyun as an alien (plus that shower scene as bonus). And this drama made JJH go back to the drama world after 14 years so it must be good right? Not to mention it got Park Hae Jin & Yoo In Na as 2nd leads. So excited already, i hope Heirs end soon (I love Kim Woo Bin but that drama is -_-). And i miss Soohyun in drama so much so Dec. 18 please come faster.

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what's the peg with the bath towel around his hips while taking the shower?! is this the new trend. looks uncomfortable..haha

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this really lo0ks promising...

yeah, cant wait heirs to end. or is it end finally?had no idea.

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