Winter Sonata releases movie version, celebrates 30 years on air

Winter Sonata - a once-popular Korean drama, will be remade in the Japanese market with high quality.

Winter Sonata, the classic TV series, contributed to the Hallyu wave's greatest coverage ever - Photo: KBS 2TV

October 7, according to The Korea Times , Production company Pan Entertainment said they have been receiving constant requests from Japanese audiences to produce a film to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the broadcast. Winter Sonata .

Winter Sonata movie version

In response to fans' expectations, the producers decided to upgrade the film with sharper images.

Director Yoon Seok Ho, the man who made the success of Winter Sonata will directly participate in this "renewal" process.

Winter Sonata will be upgraded to 4K picture quality, refined colors, and a remixed soundtrack with an orchestra, to deliver a whole new audiovisual experience.

Bae Yong Joon and Choi Ji Woo make people miss them with their sweet love in Winter Sonata - Photo: KBS 2TV

First aired in 2002 on KBS 2TV, Winter Sonata starring Choi Ji Woo and Bae Yong Joon.

Winter Sonata is the most prominent part of the Korean four-season series, including: Spring Waltz , Summer Scent , Autumn Heart and Winter Sonata .

Taking the theme of broken love, the film revolves around the romantic and touching love between Kang Joon Sang (Bae Yong Joon) and Yu Jin (Choi Ji Woo).

The film touches the viewers' emotions with first love, pure love during school days and separation before they reunite after many years apart.

Ten years after the traffic accident that took Kang Joon Sang away, Yu Jin still cannot overcome the pain.

Just catching a glimpse of a figure that looked like him on the street, she hurriedly chased after him, then sank into despair in the midst of the bustling crowd.

Through many events, the love between director Joon Sang and architect Yu Jin is still as beautiful as a love song, warming millions of hearts in the cold winter.

The names of Bae Yong Joon and Choi Ji Woo were famous throughout Asia at that time - Photo: KBS 2TV

At that time, Winter Sonata with an average viewership rating of 23.1%, quickly becoming a phenomenon not only in Korea but also spread throughout Asia, especially Japan.

This is considered one of the pioneering works, contributing to the wave of Hallyu closer to international audience.

The film's success also made Bae Yong Joon and Choi Ji Woo top stars in the entertainment industry.

Movie version Winter Sonata expected to be released next year.

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