Face-Off: K-Drama Characters Cheon Song-Yi And Ko Mun-Yeong
They're the on-screen love interests of Kim Soo-hyun's characters: Do Min-joon in "My Love from the Star" and Moon Kang-tae in "It's Okay to Not be Okay." We list down their similarities here!
It's not only the on-screen reunion of actors Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Chang-wan that's giving us the My Love from the Star (MLFTS) vibe in the ongoing K-Drama It's Okay to Not be Okay (IOTNBO). In case you didn't know, Kim Chan-wan is a lawyer in MLFTS and the president of a psychiatric hospital in IOTNBO. Both shows have a whimsical, fantasy feel to them, and as it turns out, it's not just these things that the two Kim Soo-hyun starrers have in common.
Kim Soo-hyun's IOTNBO character Moon Kang-tae is also reminiscent of his famous fictional character Do Min-joon in MLFTS. Do Min-joon is a handsome alien with superpowers, who landed on Earth during the Joseon era and works as a college professor in the modern day. Moon Kang-tae, on the other hand, is a caregiver at a psychiatric ward who's been taking care of his older brother with autism spectrum disorder. Both characters are shy type, and can be grumpy and cold on the surface, but underneath, they're caring and protective.

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K-Drama fans have also noticed the similarities between the leading ladies of Kim Soo-hyun: MLFTS' Cheon Song-yi (portrayed by Jun Ji-hyun) and IOTNBO's Ko Mun-yeong (portrayed by Seo Ye-ji). The resemblance is so obvious it sparked funny Internet memes.
don't let them meet pic.twitter.com/M2UXqndNCU
— angel (@kdramadump) July 8, 2020
In the gallery below, we list down the similarities between Jun Ji-hyun's Cheon Song-yi and Seo Ye-ji's Ko Mun-yeong:

Cheon Song-Yi vs. Ko Mun-Yeong
Cheon Song-Yi vs. Ko Mun-Yeong
By Metro.StyleDecember 09 2023, 9:27 PM
1. They're famous.
Cheon Song-yi is a top Hallyu star, who's rumored to have caused the death of her fellow actress. This controversy leads to her losing her hard-earned popularity, with several of her projects and endorsements pulling out. Meanwhile, Ko Mun-yeong is also considered a celebrity in her own right as she's a bestselling children's book author. Like Cheon Song-yi, she also figures in a scandal that comes with major backlash.
Photo Credit: Viu and Dramabeans
3. One's a b*tch, the other's a witch.
Cheon Song-yi says, "You heard that I am a bitch, right? Well, that's not just a rumor. It's true." But she says this in defense of her friend who is mistreated by two girls. Ko Mun-yeong, on the other hand, scares a little girl, a fan of hers, who asks to take a photo with her in episode 1. She tells her, "You're not my fan, are you? In all my fairytales, the witch is always the one that's pretty. Who told you all princesses are kind and pretty?... If you really want to be that pretty, I want you to say this, 'Mom, I'm going to be a pretty witch.'"
Photo Credit: @gossip_hunter101 and Dramabeans
4. They're oh-so-fashionable.
There's no doubt that Cheon Song-yi and Ko Mun-yeong are among the most stylish K-Drama characters ever! Their outfits are always on point and attention-grabbing. Their preferences in fashion go from girly to classy to sexy to edgy. Both fashion chameleons, they rock several looks that are similar to each other, like these belted black ensembles.
Photo Credit: Viu and Netflix
7. They're funny and wacky.
Both always tend to have crazy-funny moments! They have an eccentric sense of humor. Although they're both elegant, they have no qualms about going crazy and doing all sorts of funny antics. Hilarity ensues the moment they loosen up and get comfortable about being raw and real.
Photo Credit: Dramabeans
9. They each have two assistants.
For Cheon Song-yi, she has her road manager and personal assistant tending to her needs. For Ko Mun-yeong, she can always rely on the CEO of the publishing company behind her books as well as its art director to take care of her work-related requirements and issues.
Photo Credit: Viu and Dramabeans
10. Even the way they sit looks the same!
It's not just their outfits that have a similar vibe here, but also the way they sit, cross their legs, and rest one hand on the lap and the other on the armrest! Notice, too, that their hairstyles are both side-swept in the same direction.
Photo Credit: Viu and Netflix
13. They're madly in love with Kim Soo-hyun's characters.
Kim Soo-hyun's characters are both parts of the childhood memories of these female leads. Without her realizing it at first, Cheon Song-yi has met Do Min-joon when she was a kid, back when he saved her from getting into a car accident. On the other hand, Ko Mun-yeong saved Moon Kang-tae from drowning back when they were kids. Years later, the two couples meet again and begin their love story.
Photo Credit: Amino Apps and tvN
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Lead photos from SBS via @jjh_edits, Netflix, and Evie S. on Unsplash
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