As the Endless Love 1 of KBS Network popularly known as Autumn In My Heart hit Philippines one of its Series also invaded the Filipino Television; it is Winter Sonata. The love story of Kang Jun-Sang/Lee Min-Young a.k.a Joseph and Jeong Yu-Jin a.k.a Janice
captures the heart of every filipino audience.
As I one of the avid audience of Winter Sonata I also cried, laughed, and go crazy as the story goes by. Basically, Winter Sonata is a touching story with unforgettable characters. It really plays on the idea of fate (which is still regarded heavily in Asian society), how Jun Sang and Yu Jin were childhood lovers, and that their love prevailed no matter how dire the consequences.
My Favorite Quotations:
"If you're really in love, appearances aren't important. The best house is the one you build in each other's hearts."
- Jung Yu-Jin
"Take a deep look...it is so beautiful in here...why live in the shadow world only with memories."- Min-Hyung to Yu-Jin
"You were just talking to him yesterday and next he's gone! The world doesnt change not even the slightest...but someone is no longer there."- Yu-Jin to Min-Hyung
"Search no more...for the man that i love isn't the one in the memory but the man that's standing right here infront of me."- Yu-Jin to Min-Hyung/Jun-Sang
"I thought he was Jun-Sang, I just took one look and i knew...with just feeling you can tell."
- Sang-Hyuk's father to Yu-Jin
"Let me tell you how to make friends...left foot...right foot...left foot...right foot...slowly step by step."- Yu-Jin to Jun-Sang
"Do you know what is it that i envy sang hyuk the most?... its time!!! the ten years time he spent with you...it is impossible to only move two steps during those times."
- Min-Hyung to Yu-Jin
Synopsis:
The story begins when Jun-Sang, the son of an eminent musician, moves to Chuncheon, a rural city in South Korea. As an extraordinarily talented student, Jun-Sang is welcomed by his fellow students as well as teachers, but remains a quiet, introverted young man. As a result of his belief that his father is dead, as well as conflict with his mother, Jun-Sang believes that no one truly loves him.
One day on the ride to school, Jun-Sang's classmate Yu-Jin interrupts him on the bus. Jun-Sang soon falls in love with Yu-Jin, who opens herself to him with an innocent heart. Their love, however, is cut short after Jun-Sang is involved in a serious auto-accident and, due to brain damage, is unable to recall his past life.
Jun-Sang's mother, desiring Jun-Sang's love and respect, has Jun-Sang brainwashed by a psychologist, so that Jun-Sang will not remember his painful childhood, as an illegitimate child. As a result, Jun-Sang's memories prior to the accident are erased. Jun-Sang's mother decides to move to the United States with Jun-Sang, where he can start a new life under the identity of Yi Min-Hyeong. His friends and teachers are told that Jun-Sang is dead.
Ten years later, Min-Hyeong is an award-winning architect in the United States. He does not remember anything about his life in Korea. He is completely different, an open-minded person who cares about other people, including his mother. He returns to Korea and Yu-Jin sees him on the street, prompting her to put off her engagement to childhood friend Sang-Hyeok. Little does she know that Min-Hyeong is dating her friend and sometime rival Che-Rin. The story's plot intensifies when Yu-Jin begins work at the firm where Min-Hyeong is employed, and tries to find out if he is her lost lover Jun-Sang.
See also here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Sonata
