The original Hallyu wave..Bae Yong-joon X Choi Ji-woo's "Winter Sonata" will be released in Japan on the 6th [Official]

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The drama "Winter Sonata," which was the beginning of the Korean Wave, once again gives Japanese fans heart palpitations. It has been produced as a movie for theaters through 4K high-definition work and re-edits, and is set to be officially released in Japan on the 6th.

According to fan entertainment on the 5th, a pre-screening event for "Winter Sonata" was held at the Piccadilly Theater in Shinjuku, Japan, on the 26th of last month, and tickets for the screening were sold out immediately after the opening.

In particular, director Yoon Seok-ho visited Japan and watched the movie himself on the day of the screening event. Hosted by MC Tashiro Chikayo, voice actor Misato Tanaka, played by Choi Ji-woo in the original film, participated as a guest, and created a fruitful time by holding talks with local media reporters and audiences about the film.

"Winter Sonata" is the beginning of Korea-Japan cultural exchange, and as it is a legendary work that has maintained the number one preference for Korean dramas in Japan since its airing in 2002, local TV and newspaper in Japan are rushing to report on the news of the movie's release, and there is a lot of expectation and interest.

The film adaptation of the drama "Winter Sonata" was planned and produced by the original production company Fan Entertainment to present memories to Japanese fans on the 20th anniversary of its screening in Japan in 2023. In fact, Japanese viewers continued to request the production of the theater version, and 4050 Japanese fans who remember the nostalgia of the original film were given a golden opportunity to meet "Winter Sonata," a drama like "First Love," again at the theater.

Moreover, director Yoon Seok-ho, who led the box office as a director of the original drama, participated in the entire film production process and continued to impress the original, melting the deeper and affectionate "sensibility of first love."

In addition, music director Lee Ji-soo, who has been active in movies and drama series such as the original, "Old Boy," "Silmido," the recent Netflix drama "Sea of Silence," TVING drama "Yonder" and "Body Price," participated and led the orchestra-centered arrangement to enjoy the emotions of the original in more abundance in theaters. In fact, the original's famous main OST "My Memory" was re-recorded to add special emotion and lingering effects.

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