Winter Sonata
겨울연가
“The first-love melodrama that launched the Korean Wave”
A woman, who is about to marry her longtime lover, encounters a man who looks just like her first love.
Bae Yong-jun
as Kang Joon-sang · LEAD
Bae Yong-jun
Kang Joon-sang
Choi Ji-woo
as Jeong Yoo-jin · LEAD
Choi Ji-woo
Jeong Yoo-jin
Park Yong-ha
as Kim Sang-hyeok · SUPPORTING
Park Yong-ha
Kim Sang-hyeok
Park Sol-mi
as Oh Chae-rin · SUPPORTING
Park Sol-mi
Oh Chae-rin
Lee Hae-eun
as Gong Jin-sook · SUPPORTING
Lee Hae-eun
Gong Jin-sook
Ryu Seung-su
as Kwon Yong-gook · SUPPORTING
Ryu Seung-su
Kwon Yong-gook
Song Ok-suk
as Kang Mi-hee · SUPPORTING
Song Ok-suk
Kang Mi-hee
Jeong Dong-hwan
as Professor Kim Jin-woo · SUPPORTING
Jeong Dong-hwan
Professor Kim Jin-woo
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Should you watch?
A foundational Hallyu classic and tear-soaked melodrama.
✓Fans of classic melodrama, first-love tragedy, and K-drama history
✗Dated early-2000s pacing and melodrama tropes aren't for you
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What is it really about
Two high-school sweethearts torn apart by a tragic accident — and amnesia — find their way back to each other years later. A snow-soaked classic melodrama that made Korean drama a global phenomenon.
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