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Cheers, tears as Korean drama ends

Controversial finale of “My Love from the Stars” sparks debate, but there is no arguing themilestone 1 billion hits as Chinese viewers tuned in to the season on video-sharing sites.

Starry-eyed for roastchicken and beer

Crazy for South Koreanstars

Like all star-crossed love affairs, the red-hot relationship betweena South Korean melodrama and its frenzied Chinese fans couldonly last so long, and would inevitably leave one side with a brokenheart.

So it was on Thursday that “My Love from the Star,” about theromance between a 400-year-old spaceman and a famous Koreanactress, aired its last episode, unveiling a happy, yet unresolved,finale that has left fans in China screaming for more.

The show’s popularity had already proved out of this world. By Feb13, the number of viewers for the Internet program had surpassedthe milestone 1 billion mark, according to data released bydomestic video sites PPS, Letv, iqiyi and Xunlei.

The internet traffic was so intense at certain times that severalvideo-sharing sites were paralyzed by the tsunami of hits. As ofFriday morning, the number of blog posts about the program onSina Weibo, China’s social media juggernaut, had reached30,805,009.

The show’s impact was felt outside the cyber realm as well. The heroine’s favorite heartbreaksnack, fried chicken and beer, became an overnight sensation with like-minded fans, and fashionmagazines devoted countless pages to the characters’ wardrobes and attitudes.

Even before the release of the last episode, the Internet was abuzz with predictions and dismay.Some fans expressed relief that the heart-tugging drama was coming to an end, but this SinaWeibo user wrote emotionally, “We don’t know when we shall part, so we cherish every momentwe are together. We don’t know when we shall meet again, so we have hope every day.”

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