My Love from the Star

 O THER TV
DRAMAS THAT FEATURE
SUPERNATURAL POWER:
IS SU E No.1
M ARCH
2014
Whasanian
In the street, MTR, restaurant or even washroom, have you noticed that people
are enthusiastically talking about My Love from the Star? Is your Facebook
flooded with information about this extremely popular South Korean TV
drama? Are you overwhelmed by a sense of terror or do you feel isolated when
you realize you still haven’t watched it yet? If so, let's see what's so special
about it.
My Love from the
Star
My Love from the Star is another
South Korean TV drama that has
made a splash in Asia. It features an
alien (Kim Soo-hyun) who landed on
Earth four hundred years ago during
the Joseon Dynasty. Due to the crash
of his spaceship, he has been
stranded on the planet for the four
centuries since, throughout which he
cannot help but take on a new
identity every decade thanks to his
never-aging appearance. At present,
he works as Professor Do Min-joon
and finds out that he might be able to
return to his homeland in three
months time. However, his life is
changed when he meets a top actress
Cheon Song-yi (Jun Ji-hyun)...
Aside from the intricate plot
comprising various genres such as
science-fiction, suspense, conspiracy
and love, aficionados are also
impressed with Professor Do, who
has created the syndrome of
dependence on Professor. Here are
some major characteristics about
this atypical professor:
Supernatural strengths:
The vision of an eagle; the hearing
of a wolf; extraordinary physical
strength; transient movement; the
power to stop time and predict the
future.
Desirable traits:
Near-perfect appearance (tall and
handsome); exceptionally rich and
erudite; highly protective; loyal.
Undesirable traits:
Never-aging appearance; jaded;
a cynical view of human beings.
Whether you relish My Love from
the Star or not, there is no doubt it
has given a new definition to South
Korean TV dramas and thus become
a monument in popular culture.
Fun Facts
Animal sounds
The Japanese cartoon character ‘Keroro’ gets his name from the translation of the sound
a frog makes in Japanese: “kero kero, kero kero”. Try saying it out aloud. In English, we say
“ribbit ribbit”; in Korean, it’s “gaykul gaykul!”
Recently, a trend has emerged towards watching Korean TV dramas. Now, it seems that everyone is
watching My Love from the Star. Although I am a boy, the main male character called Do Min-joon
impressed me a lot. He is not only handsome, but also very caring; he tries his best to protect his love,
Cheon Song-yi. In the drama, he always makes his loved one feel a sense of security. He also has a full
sense of responsibility in all aspects of life. He can be our role model.
The most special and attractive characteristic of Do Min-joon is his face which never turns old, thanks to time on
his mother planet that goes more slowly than on Earth, even though he never admits it. Do Min-joon is my dream
type of friend. But, it is impossible to find a boy like him, with a forever-young face, handsome and owning
special abilities. He will just live on in the imagination for girls, forever.
Michael Ng (3D)
English Department
Bee Fung (2A)
Yan Chai Hospital Wong Wha San Secondary School
“I can’t wait anymore! Let me out!” This
is a picture of my cousin in an art fair in
Tsim Sha Tsui. It seems that he is not
interested at all.
App of the
month
Mato Kwan (2A)
Language Facts
There are many ways to say
hello in Korean. Formally, we
should
say
“annyeonghasimnikka”. Informally, we
can say “annyeonghaseyo” or
just “annyeong”. Pick one and
try saying it to yourself.
Does it remind you of those
excited Korean tourists you’ve
seen walking around Hong
Kong taking snaps of the
sights!? Finally, on the phone,
Koreans
usually
say
“yeoboseyo”. It’s easier to say
hello in English, that’s for
sure!
Welcome 환영합니다
hwangyong-hamnida
Goodbye 안녕 annyeong
Sorry 미안합니다!
Mianhamnida
Thank you 감사합니다
kamsahamnida
Excuse me 실례하겠습니다!
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Across
1. that cannot be explained by the laws of science and that seems to involve gods or magic
4. a creature from another world
5. star; a small meteor (= a piece of rock in outer space) that travels very fast and burns
with a bright light as it enters the earth's atmosphere
8. a vehicle that travels in space, carrying people
Suffix
A suffix is a group of letters placed at the end
of a word to make a new word. A suffix
can make a new word in one of two ways:
Inflection, e.g. dog + s  dogs
Derivation, e.g. teach + er  teacher
eastern cartoon aliens:
We’re Wannya & Ruu
from UFO Baby.
I’m Taro Tanaka from
Taro the Space Alien.
There are several hundred derivational suffixes. Here are some of the more common ones:
Noun Suffixes
Suffix
Meaning
Examples
Your turn
-ion
state of being
Correct + -ion  correction
Activate + -ion  activation
Confess + - ion  confession
Alienate 
Transit 
Suppress 
Suffix
Meaning
Examples
-ious,
-ous
characterized
by
Mystery + -ious  mysterious
Poison + ous  poisonous
Down
2. (in stories) creatures that come from
another planet; creatures that may
exist on another planet
3. a large round object in space that
moves around a star (such as the
sun) and receives light from it
6. space; the area outside the earth's
atmosphere where all the other
planets and stars are
7. any of the large systems of stars, etc.
in outer space
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Riddle Me This:
1.
2.
3.
What do you call an alien with three eyes?
When is the moon the heaviest?
What kind of plates are used in space?
Whasanian
Mar.2014 Issue 1
Western cartoon aliens:
Adjective Suffixes
English Department
Here are some other common
phrases in Korean, for your
information:
Your turn
Luxury 
Mountain 
I’m Little Green Man
from Toy Story.
I’m Minion from
Despicable Me.
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