| Winter Love Song Gyeoul Yeonga |
| KBS Miniseries (2002) - 20 episodes For KBS website in Korean, click here. Aired in Korea: Jan. 14, 2002 - March 19, 2002 on KBS2 Monday & Tuesday nights 9:50-10:50 Re-aired in Korea on KBS: January 8, 2005 - __ Saturday nights (2 episodes back to back each Saturday night). Aired on KBFD-TV in Hawaii: 4/22/02 - ___ Monday & Tuesday nights 7:50-9:00 (replaced Sunshine) Cast: Kang Joon-sang/Lee Min-hyung: Bae Yong Jun (Hotelier) Jung Yujin: Choi Ji Woo (Beautiful Days) Kim Sang-hyuk: Park Yong Ha (Snowflakes) Oh Chelin: Park Sol Mi (Bad Girls) Kong Jin-suk (classmate with glasses): Lee Hye Eun Kwon Yong-kuk (classmate who reads palms): Ryu Seung Soo Pianist Kang Mi-hee (Joon-sang's mother): ___ Prof. Kim Jin-woo (Sang-hyuk's father): Jung Dong Hwan (Autumn Story) __ (Sang-hyuk's mother): Lee Hyo Chun (Her House) Jung Hyun-soo (Yujin's father): ___ (Beautiful Days/Cool) __ (Yujin's mother): Kim Hae Sook (Autumn Story/This Is Love) Jung Yee-jin (Yujin's sister): __ Park Jong-ho (teacher): Jung Won Jong (Delicious Proposal/Orient Theatre) Lee Jung-ah: __ Kim __ : Kwon Hae Hyo (Man of Autumn) Supervisor Min: Jang Hang Sun (Pretty Lady/Guardian Angel) For more information about the cast from KBS (in Korean), go to: www.kbs.co.kr/drama/ winter/cast.shtml. Introduction: Joon-sang is the first love of Yujin. He dies in a traffic accident. Ten years later, while engaged to Sang-hyuk, Yujin meets Min-hyung who looks just like Joon-sang. Synopsis: Go to: jiwoofriends.com/wls.html, a Choi Ji Woo fansite, for a wealth of knowledge about this drama, including synopsis of each episodes, cast info, OST download, etc. Also, there is a lot of info on this drama at: english.tour2korea.com/02Culture/TVMiniseries/drama_ wintersonata.asp?konum=subm1_1&kosm=m2_6. Factoid: Yoon Suk Ho was the producer/director of Autumn Story, which had a fall theme. He is also producing/directing this drama, which will have a winter theme highlighting snow. He hopes to also make dramas with Spring and Summer themes. Koreans are known to be very hard workers. An example is Bae Yong Jun, who became so overworked and stressed out while filming this drama that he had to be hospitalized. Being the responsible person he is, he diligently returned to work despite his burnout.* (*Many thanks to fellow addict May for sharing the above information that was reported on a very informative Chinese fansite for BYJ. If you can read Chinese, check it out yourself at: pvwendy. myip.org/%7Ewinnie0912/index1.htm. You can also view a lot of BYJ photos at this fansite even if you don't understand Chinese.) KBS Bonuses: KBS put several bonus features on its website for this drama: To see VODs on the making of this drama, go to: drama.kbs.co.kr/winter/plus/making.shtml. To see NGs (No Good/Bloopers) for this drama, go to: drama.kbs.co.kr/winter/plus/ng.shtml. To see a list of TV dramas done by Yoon Suk Ho, go to: drama.kbs.co.kr/winter/plus/pd.shtml. |
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| Learn Korean: gyeoul (gyeo-ul) = winter yeonga (yeon-ga) = love song/ballad There are many romanization systems to convert Hangul to English. The title for this drama was transliterated using the revised romanization system being promoted by the South Korean government. Many Koreans dislike this revised system. However, the revised system is slowly being adapted as the main romanization system. Note: if a Korean has been using another romanization system to translate her name, she can continue to use whatever romanization of her name she wants and does not need to switch to the new system. For example, Kim Hyun Ju can continue using that name instead of switching to Gim Hyeon Ju under the revised system Variations of drama name: Winter Ballad (title used by KBFD-TV) Winter Love Poem Winter Sonata Staff: Writer: Kim Eun Hee/Yoon Eun Kyung PD Producer: Yoon Suk Ho (Autumn Story) Responsible Producer: Kim Jong Shik Producer: Lee Hyung Min For KBS Videos on Demand (VODs) in Korean for this drama, go to: linux13.kbs.co.kr/ winter/vod.shtml. To view KBS VODs, you need to register with KBS. For KBS registration info, click here. For KBS photos from this drama, go to: linux15. kbs.co.kr/bbs/ezboard.cgi?db=2Twinter_photo. To get photos, click on the photo description (the subject part of the line). Spoiler alert: the photos may reveal what will happen in the drama since they include scenes from the drama. Shopping: Collectibles For info on where this drama was filmed, go to: english.tour2korea.com/02Cutrue/TVMiniseries/drama_ wintersonata.asp?kosn=m2_6&konum=subm3_1. Click here to read a 5/27/04 Chosun Ilbo article about the bashing of the 2 leading actresses in Winter Ballad by a controversial article in a Japanese magazine. Click here to read a 1/8/05 Korea Herald article about the rebroadcasting of this drama in 2005. Click here to read a 4/4/05 Korea Herald article about visiting Gangwon Province where this drama was filmed. Click here to ead a 10/9/08 KBS Global article about this drama being made into a movie. Return to Lisitng of Korean TV Dramas |
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| Choi Ji Woo and Bae Yong Jun (the stars in this drama) |