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Winter Sonata is credited with causing the second wave of the Korean Wave and extending it to Japan and the Philippines. [3] It improved the image of South Korea among the Japanese and set fashion trends throughout East Asia. [3] The series was a commercial success; 330,000 DVDs and 1,200,000 copies of Winter Sonata novelizations were sold. [4]
Park starred in SBS drama On Air as a drama PD, Kyoung-min Lee, in 2008 and on Mnet Japan from July 30, 2008. He and co-star Song Yun-ah visited Japan to promote the series in a showcase attend by 800 VIP guests at Toho Cinema in Roppongi Hills, Tokyo. [1]
Bae Yong-joon (Korean: 배용준; Hanja: 裵勇浚; born August 29, 1972) is a South Korean businessman and former actor.He has starred in numerous television dramas, including, notably, Winter Sonata (2002) which became a major part of the Korean Wave.
Yiruma: The Best Winter: Released: 10 November 2016 (KOR) Label: Stomp Music; Format: CD, digital download — — — — — — The Rewritten Memories: Released: 25 Mar 2021 (KOR) Label: Mind Tailor Music; Format: CD, digital download "—" denotes release did not chart Note: The South Korean Gaon Music Chart was established in 2010.
John Sykes, a veteran hard-rock guitarist who was a member of Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy and the Tygers of Pan Tang, has died, according to a post on his official Facebook page. He had battled cancer ...
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 (2001), Winter Sonata (2002), Stairway to Heaven (2003), Air City (2007), Star's Lover (2008), The Suspicious Housekeeper (2013), and Temptation (2014), as ...
Bae Yong-joon and Choi Ji-woo, the main characters of "Winter Sonata," have sparked a Korean Wave craze in Japan and the explosive popularity of dramas has led to a 35.5 percent increase in Japanese tourists in 2004.
The airing of Winter Sonata in Japan led to a rise in tourism to South Korea and dramatically shifted the demographics of Japanese tourism to South Korea, from primarily Japanese men on kisaeng tours to young Japanese women. [124] South Korea's tourism industry has been greatly influenced by the increasing popularity of its media.