First trailer for anime version of “Winter Sonata”, based on the (same title) Korean drama which was a big hit across Asia a few years ago.


[Official website]

The animation project was revealed in 2007, but only started gaining some serious notice in March 2008 after the announcement that Korean star Bae Yong-joon is going to voice his own character from the original drama… he shares a few words at the end of the trailer.

Update May 29 - Choi Ji-woo has agreed to join the project.


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14 Responses to “Winter Sonata anime trailer”

  1. bb on April 20th, 2008 at 6:19am

    it’s usually the other way around, anime first and then drama.
    but this is cool.
    the pictures are really nice, especially the snow scenes.
    the anime looks exactly like bae yong-joon!

  2. YeinJee on April 20th, 2008 at 10:12am

    Ya, the character in the anime does look a lot like the original one.

    I don’t think I will like this anime though… nothing wrong with it, just that I would normally prefer animes that are more fantasy-like and not something that are ‘real’.

  3. Emilie on April 20th, 2008 at 11:12am

    I love this movie! I just don’t like how he goes blind at the end.
    I anime looks so real.

  4. kyon on April 20th, 2008 at 11:18am

    the anime is in japanese or korean?

  5. YeinJee on April 20th, 2008 at 12:34pm

    Emilie… the drama might not be as classic if it doesn’t have a sad ending. Sometimes it’s the imperfection that leaves the strongest impact to the viewers and make the film a memorable one.

    kyon… both? Not too sure, but I will be really surprise if they are not trying to have both languages for the anime. From the trailer it sounds like it’s primarily a Japanese anime though.

  6. kyon on April 20th, 2008 at 10:59pm

    ok. can you read japanese or korean?

  7. YeinJee on April 20th, 2008 at 11:34pm

    Can’t really read, but can understand a bit (very little bit) of Japanese conversation; not at all in Korean.

    Japanese and Korean are two very different languages… so although I don’t really understand the meanings, I can differentiate them pretty well.

  8. bb on April 21st, 2008 at 4:03am

    i think the trailer is in japanese.
    but BYJ spoke in korean at the end.
    so that means he needs to voice the anime in japanese i guess?

  9. YeinJee on April 21st, 2008 at 8:48am

    Should be. BYJ does speak some Japanese, so it wouldn’t be a big problem for him.

  10. The Golden Rock on April 23rd, 2008 at 1:16am

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  11. Nikeg on June 7th, 2008 at 8:23pm

    oh damn when does this come out exactly? is there a projected date?

  12. Yein Jee on June 8th, 2008 at 12:22am

    Nikeg… no idea at all.

  13. kha on June 23rd, 2008 at 12:18pm

    nice,and good scenes,hope for future make a new best anime

  14. skyang3l11 on July 16th, 2008 at 5:58am

    wow this is cool

    i wonder wut he said at the end…

    i think this animation looks alot like the origonal….


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