''Winter Sonata'' () is a 2002 South Korean television drama series, starring

Bae Yong-joon Bae Yong-joon (; born August 29, 1972) is a South Korean businessman and former actor. He has starred in numerous television dramas, including, notably, '' Winter Sonata'' which became a major part of the Korean Wave. Bae retired from acting a ...

and

Choi Ji-woo Choi Ji-woo (born Choi Mi-hyang on June 11, 1975) is a South Korean actress. Considered one of South Korea's most beautiful women, she has received critical acclaim for her work in a wide range of melodramas, most notably '' Beautiful Days'' (2 ...

. It is the second part of the season-themed

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'' Endless Love'' drama series directed by

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. Filming primarily took place on the resort island of

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and

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. It aired on

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from January 14 to March 19, 2002, on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 ( KST) for 20 episodes. It has also been adapted into an

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series and a stage musical.

Synopsis

The story begins when Joon-sang (

), the son of an eminent musician, moves to

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, a rural city in South Korea. As an extraordinarily talented student, Joon-sang is welcomed by his fellow students as well as his teachers, but remains a quiet, introverted teenager. As a result of the belief that his biological father is dead, and serious disagreements with his mother, Joon-sang believes that no one truly loves him. On his way to school one day, Joon-sang's classmate Yoo-jin (

), while sitting next to him on the bus, falls asleep on his shoulder. After a few weeks, the two forge a close friendship. One day, Joon-sang convinces Yoo-jin to escape school together. On the way, Joon-sang soon falls in love with Yoo-jin, who opens her innocent heart to him. One fateful day, when Joon-sang pays a visit to Yoo-jin's house, he comes across a photo in their photo album. Their love, however, is cut short after Joon-sang is badly injured in a car accident and, due to brain damage, sustains amnesia, unable to remember anything prior to his accident. Joon-sang's mother, yearning for Joon-sang's love and respect, has Joon-sang brainwashed by a hypnotist hoping to erase Joon-sang's memories of his painful childhood as an illegitimate child. As a result, Joon-sang's memories prior to the accident are erased. Joon-sang's mother decides to move to the United States with Joon-sang, where he can start a new life under the identity of Lee Min-hyung. His friends and teachers are told that Joon-sang is dead. Ten years later, Min-hyung is an award-winning architect in the United States. He does not remember anything about his life in Korea. He is completely different, now an open-minded person who cares about other people. He returns to Korea and Yoo-jin sees him on the street, prompting her to put off her engagement to her childhood friend Sang-hyuk (

Park Yong-ha Park Yong-ha (Korean: 박용하, August 12, 1977 – June 30, 2010) was a South Korean actor and singer. Career At seventeen, Park was noted for his acting and musical skills, as well as his good looks which earned him popularity with fans. A ...

). Little does she know that Min-hyung is dating her friend and past rival Chae-rin (

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as Kang Joon-sang / Lee Min-hyung *

as Jeong Yoo-jin *

as Kim Sang-hyuk *

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as Kwon Yong-gook *

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as Kim seonbae *

Song Ok-sook Song Ok-sook (born August 14, 1960) is a South Korean actress. She has appeared in supporting roles in numerous television dramas, including '' Winter Sonata'', '' Beethoven Virus'', ''More Charming by the Day'', and '' Missing You''. Song is ...

as Kang Mi-hee, Joon-sang's mother *

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as Kim Jin-woo, Sang-hyuk's father *

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as Lee Yeong-hee, Yoo-jin's mother * Ha Ji-hye as Jeong Hee-jin, Yoo-jin's younger sister * Jung Won-joong as Park Jong-ho, "Gargamel" *

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as Supervisor Min * Lee Hyo-chun as Park Ji-young, Sang-hyuk's mother * Park Hyun-sook as Lee Jeong-ah, Yoo-jin's colleague at Polaris * Son Jong-bum as Yoo-jin's colleague at Polaris * Yoo Yul as Radio broadcaster * Maeng Ho-rim as Dr. Ahn * Ha Jae-young as Jeong Hyeon-soo, Yoo-jin's father

Reception

''Winter Sonata'' is credited with causing the second wave of the Korean Wave and extending it to Japan and the Philippines. It improved the image of South Korea among the Japanese and set fashion trends throughout East Asia. The series was a commercial success; 330,000 DVDs and 1,200,000 copies of ''Winter Sonata''

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s were sold. The series yielded more than when taking into account the profit it contributed to tourism. The number of visitors to the island of

(where the series was shot) grew from 250,000 to over 650,000 after the series was aired. A statue of the main characters can also be found on the island at the spot where they first kissed. The series shot actor

into stardom in Asia, and he became especially popular among middle-aged Japanese women. When he first visited Japan in 2004, more than 3,000 women guarded by 350 policemen gathered at the airport to welcome him.

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, the Japanese prime minister at the time, was quoted saying that Bae was more popular in Japan than himself. The series was also aired in the Philippines in 2003, via

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's primetime block under the title ''Endless Love II: Winter Sonata'' and one of the highest rated shows at that time. As a result, it also brought the Korean Wave to the Philippines. Just like in Japan,

became popular among middle-aged women. The series was a success in Asia and the America as well.

Ratings

In this table, represent the lowest ratings and represent the highest ratings.

Original soundtrack

In addition, "Moment" performed by Ryu and available on his album ''Ryu 2'' is included on some bootleg versions of the ''Winter Sonata'' soundtrack.

International broadcast

The drama first aired in Japan on

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in 2004; it was dubbed in

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and edited into 60-minute episodes. The final episode (which aired on August 23, 2004) recorded ratings of 20.6% in Kanto, 22.5% in

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, and 23.8% in the

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regions. The series as a whole had an average viewership in the 14% to 15% range. Due to overwhelming demand from viewers to watch the series in its original format, it was re-aired on NHK's satellite channel BS2 unedited (in its original Korean audio, with Japanese

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), beginning December 20, 2004. It was the first Korean drama that ushered in the Korean Wave in Malaysia, when it aired in 2002 on

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dubbed in Mandarin with Malay

. PMP Entertainment later released the drama in VCD and DVD format under the Bahasa title, ''Kisah Cinta Musim Salju'' (meaning "Winter Love Story"). A Malay

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of the theme song was released with the title "Sonata Musim Salju" (meaning "Winter's Sonata"). The drama aired in

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in the mid-2000s dubbed in

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. The drama triggered the Korean Wave in the country and its lead star Bae Yong-joon became very popular amongst women in the country. In 2006, pan-

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network

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bought the rights to air ''Winter Sonata'' in a 24-hour

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with other

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s. In Asia, the drama is available to stream via

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with English, Indonesian, Malay, Simplified Mandarin, Sinhalese, Vietnamese and Burmese subtitles.

Anime

adaptation of ''Winter Sonata'' premiered on Japan's

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on October 17, 2009, consisting of 26 episodes subtitled in Japanese and English. Directed by Ahn Jae-hoon and written by Kim Hyeong-wan, the program featured 23 members of the original Korean cast voicing the characters, including Bae and Choi who reprised their roles. The role of "Sang-hyuk", originally played by

, was voiced by singer Kang Yo-hwan and "Chae-rin" was dubbed by newcomer Lee Se-na in place of

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aired the anime in Korean audio and English subtitles across

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and

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. In 2019, Allen's Television Network revived the anime with Tagalog subtitles in the Philippines. Allen Cañada revived the theme song of ''Di Ko Na Kaya'' by Faith Cuneta.

Voice cast

Korean version

as Kang Joon-sang / Lee Min-hyung *

as Jeong Yoo-jin * Kang Yo-hwan as Kim Sang-hyuk *

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as Oh Chae-rin *

Ryu Seung-soo Ryu Seung-soo (born August 12, 1971) is a South Korean actor. Ryu made his acting debut in 1997 with a minor role in Park Chan-wook's film ''Trio'', and has been active as a supporting actor on film and television since. Among his notable films a ...

as Kwon Yong-gook * Seon Jeon-hui as Kong Jin-sook, Catalina and Marianne * Bae Han-seon as Kim Jin-woo (Sang-hyuk's father) * So Hye-jyeon as Kang Mi-hee (Joon-sang's mother) and Anne * Yoon So-ra as Kim Yeong-hee (Yoo-jin's mother) and Mother superior *

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as Jeong Hee-jin (Yoo-jin's younger sister) * Lee Jang-won as Park Jong-ho (teacher) * Choi Seon-woo as Park Ji-young (Sang-hyuk's mother) * Min-ji as Lee Jeong-ah * Park Yeong-jae as Hang Seung-ryong and DJ (Sang-hyuk's colleague) * Kim Chang as Kim Hyo-sook (Min-hyung's seonbae) and Jeong Hyeon-soo (Yoo-jin's father) * Kim Gyu-sik as Dr. Ahn * Seo-yeong as Jane * Cho Gyun-joon as Manager Kim (Mi-hee's manager) * Im Chae-hong as Claude * Nam Do-hyeong as Louis * Hong Seong-min as Chang * Kim In-jeong as Manufacturing manager

Japanese version

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as Kang Joon-sang / Lee Min-hyung *

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as Jeong Yoo-jin *

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as Kim Sang-hyuk * Sayaka Kinoshita as Oh Chae-rin * Fuminori Komatsu as Kwon Yong-gook *

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as Kong Jin-sook * Mitsuru Takakuwa as Kim Jin-woo, Sang-hyuk's father * Chika Mizuno as Kang Mi-hee, Joon-sang's mother * Kaoru Katakai as Kim Yeong-hee, Yoo-jin's mother * Michiko Komatsu as Jeong Hee-jin, Yoo-jin's younger sister *

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as Park Jong-ho, teacher * Kikue Umimoto as Park Ji-young, Sang-hyuk's mother * Tatsuya Kamijo as Radio DJ * Aki Yasunaga as Lee Jeong-ah * Seiro Ogino as Kim Hyo-sook, Min-hyung's seonbae * Yasuhiro Mamiya as Dr. Ahn * Kumi Tanaka as Jane * Katsunori Kobayashi as Manager Kim, Mi-hee's manager * Kenji Sugimura as Claude * Ryo Agawa as Anne * Yūto Suzuki as Louis * Masanori Machida as Chang * Koki Yamada as Manufacturing manager * Kanako Hirano as Catalina *

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as Mother superior * Rinko Hayashi as Marianne * Keiichi Nakagawa as Jeong Hyeon-soo, Yoo-jin's father

Episode list

Soundtrack

Version 1

#最初から今まで (From the Beginning Until Now) - instrumental 2009 #サラハムニダ:初めて2 (Sarahamnida:First Time 2) #たった一歩だけでも (Only One Step Alone) #いつでもただ君だけを (Forever for Her) - Lee Se-jun (Ending) #聞きなれない声 (Not Used To Hearing Voice) #凍りついた視線 (Frozen Eye) #To My Dearest #サラハムニダ:初めて2 (New Age ver.) (Sarahamnida:First Time 2 New Age ver.) #逢いたい (I Miss You) - Yoo Hae-joon #Mystery Episodes #氷の湖 (Ice Lake) #RUN #ソナタ(恋歌) - Kang Yo-hwan #最初から今まで (From the Beginning Until Now) - Ryu (Opening)

Version 2

#雪の森 (Snow Wood) #サラハムニダ:初めて2 (Humming ver.) (Sarahamnida:First Time 2 Humming ver.) #届かない想い (Feelings Do Not Receive) - Kang Yo-hwan #真冬の散歩道 (Winter Walking Road) #記憶と願い (Memory and Wish) #踊らないオルゴール (Music Box Do Not Dance) #サラハムニダ:初めて2 (Clarinet ver.) (Sarahamnida:First Time 2 Clarinet ver.) #Polaris #思い出づくり (Making Memory) #Invisible Love #サラハムニダ:初めて2 (Classic ver.) (Sarahamnida:First Time 2 Classic ver.) #ソナタ(恋歌)(Strings Inst ver.) (Sonata Strings Inst ver.) #君と永遠に (With You Forever) - Shin Min-chul (

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) #Believe You - Yoonji

Documentary cast (episode 26)

as Kang Joon-sang *

as Jeong Yoo-jin * Kang Yo-hwan as Kim Sang-hyuk * Lee Se-na as Oh Chae-rin *

as Kwon Yong-gook * Seon Jeon-hui as Kong Jin-sook

Musical theatre

''Winter Sonata'' marked its 10th year milestone with a staging of a new musical adaptation that ran from September 27, 2011 to March 18, 2012.

was the producer and art director, with stage direction by Yoo Hee-sung ('' Mozart!'', ''Pimagol Love Song'') and musical score by Oh Eun-hee (''

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'', ''

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''). The leading role of Yoo-jin was portrayed by musical actress Choi Soo-jin. The ''Winter Sonata'' musical first premiered in 2006 in several cities in Japan, including Sapporo, Tokyo and Osaka, and popular crossover tenor Im Tae-kyung drew crowds. It also completed a run in Busan and Seoul, from late 2010 to early 2011, with stage direction by Im Do-wan (''

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'') and musical score by Lee Ji-soo.

Cast

2006

* Im Tae-kyung and Lee Sang-hyeon as Kang Joon-sang / Lee Min-hyung * Park Hong-joo and Im Kang-hee as Jeong Yoo-jin * Lee Pil-sung as Kim Sang-hyuk * Jiny as Oh Chae-rin * Lee Jin-kyu as Kwon Yong-gook * Kim Gyung-hwa as Kong Jin-sook * Shin Bok-ja as Kang Mi-hee, Joon-sang's mother * Yang Joon-mo as Spirit * Nam Moon-chul as Dr. Oh, Chae-rin's father

2011

* Kim Tae-han as Kang Joon-sang / Lee Min-hyung * Park Woo-ne and Choi Soo-jin as Jeong Yoo-jin * Jeong Jae-hong and Kim Gyeong-soo as Kim Sang-hyuk

Soundtrack

2006

Manga

A Japanese comic has also been published of this story, using photos of the series as covers.

Video games

Two

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simulation games called ''Pachitte Chonmage Tatsujin 10: Pachinko Fuyu no Sonata'' and ''Pachitte Chonmage Tatsujin 15: Pachinko Fuyu no Sonata 2'' were made by Hack Berry and released on January 25, 2007 and December 25, 2008, respectively and for the

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. A

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enhanced title, called ''Fuyu no Sonata DS'' was released in Japan by D3Publisher on December 17, 2009.

In popular culture

In episode 5 of ''

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s first season (aired October 29, 2007), two main characters go to a movie called ''Fuyu no Anata'' (冬のアナタ), which is clearly ''Fuyu no Sonata'' (both share the same font and characters). One of the ''Fuyu no Anata'' posters visible in the ''Da Capo'' anime episode looks exactly like the first ''Fuyu no Sonata'' manga cover. The Japanese anime '' Kaguya-sama: Love Is War'' has a soundtrack adapted from one of the soundtracks by the Korean drama. In the ''

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'' episode

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, Peter, Cleveland and Joe become obsessed with a Korean drama called ''Winter Summer'', a parody of ''Winter Sonata''.

References

External links

''Winter Sonata'' official KBS website

''Winter Sonata'' overview
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''Winter Sonata'' filming locations
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