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Winter Sonata: the animation | weepy Korean drama lives on
Yong-sama is baaack! Yong-sama is the term of endearment used for Korean actor Bae Yong-Joon by his Japanese female fans. Bae is the lead actor in the 2002 Korean drama series Winter Sonata (Fuyu no Sonata, in Japanese). It was broadcast in 2004 in Japan, where it led the Korean wave called Kanyu -- where everything Korean -- food, drama, film, music, travel, language -- became smokin' hot in Japan due to the craze first led by housewives obsessed with Yong-sama's romantic gestures in the drama. Very perplexing since he looks like a grown-up Korean Harry Potter...
To milk the Kanyu craze even more, Japan and South Korea studios are co-producing WINTER SONATA: THE ANIMATION (in Japanese). Yong-sama is even lending his voice to his anime-character. The official website and trailer have been released, although the actual Winter Sonata animation will be broadcast in Fall 2009.
More: Winter Sonata: The Animation website | Trailer @ Crunchy Roll | Source: www.animenewsnetwork.com | Japanese Women Catch the 'Korean Wave': Male Celebrities Just Latest Twist in Asia-Wide Craze by Anthony Faiola @ Washington Post | South Korean Culture Wave Spreads Across Asia by Louisa Lim @ NPR | Winter Sonata and the Hanryu phenomenon in Japan: Affect on Zainichi Koreans (Korean community in Japan) @ Keio University
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