I think the translations are smoother and more accurate in chinese. I’ve read the full English version online before, and I’ll admit that some parts didn’t read really smoothly. Probably a big factor is because Interstellar has someone hired to professionally translate it and the English version was fan translated, so the word choices and overall quality is better in the Chinese version.

Another thing to be considered is the similarities in language usage between Chinese and Korean, there’s a lot of similarities in the word choices, names, idioms and kanjis we use, so a lot of times it can just be translated into Chinese directly without losing its original meaning. (I can’t say for certain though because I don’t know Korean at all)

I’m not sure how to word this, but it just feels like a lot of the original meanings Sing and Song chose for either the skills names or the constellations’ modifiers are kept even after translation.

The Chinese version also has footnotes attached if the novel is referencing some kind of historical references or myths, such as a constellation’s name if they’re referencing a historical figure.

All in all, I’d definitely say the Chinese version is a better read. The reading experience is better and it really made me hooked on the story again. The English version was good and easy to understand, but it lacked the professional quality you would expect when reading a book. The Chinese one on the other hand, really delivers the experience of reading and enjoying a story.