The Alien-Human Romance “You Who Came From The Stars” Is Accused Of Plagiarism

How original is the idea behind "You Who Came From The Stars?"

A romance between an alien and a human is not an original idea. Consider the story of Superman, who landed on earth from Krypton and fell in love with a human reporter. That comic book was first published in 1939. Or how about the 1976 film "The Man Who Fell to Earth" with rocker David Bowie. And then there was the 1984 film "Starman" with Jeff Bridges.

But adding the element of the spaceship landing in the Joseon era, says the cartoonist Kang Kyung Ok, means that the drama has consciously or unconsciously borrowed much of its plot from her fantasy romance cartoon "Seolhee."

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