"My Love from the Star" had been airing on South Korea's SBS for over a month.
After the drama began airing, its popularity exploded across South Korea! It quickly became the most popular television drama of the year.
The stories of Cheon Song-yi and Do Min-joon were playing on televisions in households across South Korea.
Do Min-joon, the aloof male god played by Jiang Siming, instantly became an idol worshipped by countless Korean girls.
In South Korean middle and high schools,
"Have you watched My Love from the Star?"
"I have, I have! Do Min-joon oppa is really so handsome~"
"Do you know? I fell in love with him at first sight. Ahhh~"
"I'm already his die-hard fan. My idol is Chinese!"
"It's a shame they've only aired up to episode twenty-two. I'm definitely continuing it when I get home today!"
In South Korean universities,
"I'm so jealous of Jun Ji-hyun. She gets to act with such an outstanding man."
"I heard this is Jiang oppa's first drama. It's amazing!"
"I feel like I've returned to the era when my parents were fans of Leslie Cheung and Chow Yun-fat."
"Exactly. I thought China no longer had any celebrities we Koreans liked, but I never expected to fall for one today!"
"Automatically becoming Jiang oppa's idol fan, plus one!"
"Tsk, you're only becoming Jiang oppa's fans now? I fell in love with him when he appeared on Running Man~"
Among South Korea's young people, Jiang Siming quickly became their favorite foreign celebrity.
Song Ji Hyo and Lin Jin-na immediately posted old photos of themselves with Jiang Siming on Facebook.
They deliberately teased Jiang Siming's Korean fans, saying: I took photos with your idol a long time ago.
This sparked quite a bit of envy toward the two women from their fans.