Winter Sonata: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Joon-sang moves to a new high school in search for his biological father. Yu-jin and Sang-hyuk are close childhood friends, although Sang-hyuk wants to be more than a friend, Yu-jin sees him as a brother. On a trip together with other high school mates, Oh Chelin, Jin-suk and Yong-kuk, Yu-jin is saved after an accident by Joon-sang. They become close and she opens up his cold heart. However, circumstances and fate dictate that their love will never be. He abruptly disappears from their lives.

Ten years later, the old High School buddies gather to celebrate Yu-jin and Sang-hyuk's soon-to-be wedding. Yu-jin, who was deeply in love with Joon-sang, still has a fire in her heart for him. But at the party, Oh Chelin's new boyfriend arrives, who appears the same as Joon-sang.

Series details

• Title: Winter Sonata
• Format: Scripted
• Language: Korean
• Genres: Drama, Romance
• Premiere date: 2002-01-14
• Final broadcast date listed: 2002-03-19
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: KBS2
• Network country: Korea, Republic of
• Typical episode runtime: 65 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 17688
• IMDb ID: tt0395057
• TVDB ID: 121891

Cast and credited roles

• Choi Ji U — Jeong Yu Jin
• Bae Yong Joon — Kang Joon Sang / Lee Min Hyung
• Park Yong Ha — Kim Sang Hyuk

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2002-01-14; final listed air date 2002-03-19; episode order: 20.

Source and licence

Adapted from Winter Sonata on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.