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Winter Sonata

★ 8.4/10•2002•1h 0m•15•Drama
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We always come back to our first love

A woman, who is about to marry her longtime lover, encounters a man who looks just like her first love.

Lee Hyung-min · Director

Yoon Eun-kyung · Writer

Yoon Seok-ho · Director

Kim Seon-soo · Writer

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 0m
LanguageKO
First Air DateJan 14, 2002

Episodes

Episode 1 - Episode 1E160m

Episode 1

Jeong Yoojin is your regular "Little Miss Tardy" who too often finds herself in trouble for her lateness. Today seems no different and once again it is another rush to school for Yoojin with her childhood friend; Kim Sanghyeok. Unbeknownst to her, this day is different. Fate intervenes as she makes the acquaintance of a mysterious new student.

Jan 14, 2002

Episode 2 - Episode 2E260m

Episode 2

Kang Joonsang and Yoojin's love begins to blossom as they keep on running into each other. In the meantime, Joonsang becomes confused and shocked to find the same picture he has at Yoojin's house.

Jan 15, 2002

Episode 3 - Episode 3E360m

Episode 3

Yoojin waits for Joonsang until late at night, but he never appears. The next day, she hears the shocking news that Joonsang was killed in a car accident. Ten years later, Yoojin is engaged to Sanghyeok. She meets her friend Oh Chaerin's boyfriend Lee Minhyeong, who looks just like Joonsang.

Jan 21, 2002

Episode 4 - Episode 4E460m

Episode 4

Yoojin and Minhyeong work together in renovating a ski resort. Although Yoojin tries to hide that she's working with Minhyeong, Sanghyeok soon finds out.

Jan 22, 2002

Episode 5 - Episode 5E560m

Episode 5

Sanghyeok is unhappy that Yoojin is working with Minhyeong but realizes that he cannot make her quit the work. When Chaerin finds out that Yoojin and her boyfriend work together, she feels threatened and makes up lies about her to Minhyeong.

Jan 28, 2002

Episode 6 - Episode 6E660m

Episode 6

Minhyeong takes the drunk Yoojin to his hotel room and is surprised when she calls him "Joonsang". The misunderstanding between the two deepens and Chaerin sets fire to Minhyeong's anger towards Yoojin.

Jan 29, 2002

Episode 7 - Episode 7E760m

Episode 7

Yoojin is injured while trying to save Minhyeong, and her boyfriend Sanghyeok is infuriated. When Minhyeong realizes that his girlfriend Chaerin lied to him about Yoojin, he asks her for some space in their relationship. Minhyeong and Yoojin go together to a pond where she shared beautiful memories with Joonsang when they were in high school.

Feb 4, 2002

Episode 8 - Episode 8E860m

Episode 8

Minhyeong and Yoojin spend the night at the ski resort and Sanghyeok and Chaerin wait for them anxiously. The next morning, Sanghyeok questions Yoojin whether she truly loves him. When she is unable to answer him, Sanghyeok coldly turns away from her.

Feb 5, 2002

Episode 9 - Episode 9E960m

Episode 9

Yoojin tells Sanghyeok that she cannot marry him, and at the same time, she assures Minhyeong that she cannot have a relationship with him. She begs Sanghyeok to give her a chance to stand on her own. Sanghyeok does everything he can to change her mind, while stepping up to Minhyeong and warning him to not shake her heart.

Feb 11, 2002

Episode 10 - Episode 10E1060m

Episode 10

Yoojin finally breaks up with Sanghyeok when she realizes that she is completely in love with Minhyeong. Although everybody around her opposes her love, she tells herself that she can be happy as long as she is with Minhyeong. Meanwhile, Sanghyeok refuses to eat or sleep.

Feb 12, 2002

Episode 11 - Episode 11E1160m

Episode 11

Yoojin tells Sanghyeok about Minhyeong’s mother. Sanghyeok goes to the high school to see student records.

Feb 18, 2002

Episode 12 - Episode 12E1260m

Episode 12

Minhyeong goes to Joonsang's old house and meets Kang Mihee. Mihee assures him that Minhyeong is actually Joonsang. Sanghyeok calls Minhyeong as Joonsang and warns him to stay away from Yoojin. Meanwhile, Minhyeong takes Yoojin to his car by force, and tells her that he is Joonsang. Unable to believe his words, Yoojin only looks into his eyes with sad tears.

Feb 19, 2002

Episode 13 - Episode 13E1360m

Episode 13

Despite Minhyeong's confession that he is Joonsang, Yoojin does not believe him, thinking that he is only doing that to get her back. Meanwhile, seeing Yoojin even in his missing pieces of memories, Minhyeong sadly sheds tears. Minhyeong decides to leave as he realizes that as long as he cannot fully remember his past, he can no longer linger around Yoojin.

Feb 25, 2002

Episode 14 - Episode 14E1460m

Episode 14

When Yoojin finds out that Minhyeong is Joonsang, she desperately runs out to find him and stop him from leaving. During her attempt, she nearly gets into a car accident, and Minhyeong jumps in and gets hurt instead.

Feb 26, 2002

Episode 15 - Episode 15E1560m

Episode 15

Joonsang recovers his lost memories partially and shares them with Yoojin. Although Yoojin and Joonsang spend a happy time together for the first time in ten years, they both have heavy hearts as they are unable to erase the pain, they have caused their friends.

Mar 4, 2002

Episode 16 - Episode 16E1660m

Episode 16

Joonsang and Yoojin finally make up with their friend. One day, Joonsang realizes that the last missing piece of his memories concerns his father. Meanwhile, when Professor Kim Jinwoo hears that Minhyeong is Joonsang, he cannot help but question whether Joonsang is his long-lost son.

Mar 5, 2002

Episode 17 - Episode 17E1760m

Episode 17

Yoojin and Joonsang decide to get married and head for Chuncheon to her mother's house to get her approval. However, when Yoojin's mother finds out that Joonsang is Mihee's son, she firmly disapproves of them getting married.

Mar 11, 2002

Episode 18 - Episode 18E1860m

Episode 18

Unable to change Yoojin's mother's mind, Yoojin and Joonsang decide to have a secret wedding by themselves. However, their plan is shattered when Sanghyeok chases after them.

Mar 12, 2002

Episode 19 - Episode 19E1960m

Episode 19

Yoojin discovers a shocking secret from Mihee. Meanwhile, Joonsang treats Yoojin coldly, knowing that he should cut ties with her. Realizing how difficult it must be for him, Yoojin suggests to Joonsang that they go their separate ways.

Mar 18, 2002

Episode 20 - Episode 20E2060m

Episode 20

Professor Kim finds out that Joonsang is his lost son. Joonsang hears shocking news from the doctor that unless he undergoes brain surgery, he will have a very slim chance of living due to the aftermath of his car accident.

Mar 19, 2002

Actors

Bae Yong-jun

Bae Yong-jun

Kang Joon-sang

Choi Ji-woo

Choi Ji-woo

Jeong Yoo-jin

Park Yong-ha

Park Yong-ha

Kim Sang-hyeok

Park Sol-mi

Park Sol-mi

Oh Chae-rin

Lee Hae-eun

Lee Hae-eun

Gong Jin-sook

Ryu Seung-soo

Ryu Seung-soo

Kwon Yong-gook

Song Ok-suk

Song Ok-suk

Kang Mi-hee

Jeong Dong-hwan

Jeong Dong-hwan

Professor Kim Jin-woo

Kim Hae-sook

Kim Hae-sook

Yoo-jin's Mother

Jang Hang-seon

Jang Hang-seon

Supervisor Kim

Jung Won-joong

Jung Won-joong

Teacher Park Jeong-o

Ha Jae-yeong

Ha Jae-yeong

Jeong Hyeon-soo

Lee Hyo-choon

Lee Hyo-choon

Sang-hyeok's Mother

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