''That Winter, the Wind Blows'' () is a 2013 South Korean romantic melodrama television series starring
Jo In-sung
Zo In-sung (, born July 28, 1981) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the Korean television dramas ''Something Happened in Bali'' (2004), '' Spring Day'' (2005), ''That Winter, the Wind Blows'' (2013), and ''It ...
and
Song Hye-kyo
Song Hye-kyo (; born November 22, 1981) is a South Korean actress. She gained international popularity through her leading roles in the television dramas ''Autumn in My Heart'' (2000), '' All In'' (2003), ''Full House'' (2004), ''That Winter, th ...
. A gambler and con man (Jo) pretends to be the long-lost brother of a blind heiress (Song), but these two damaged people come to find the true meaning of love after getting to know each other.
The series is based on the
Japanese drama that aired on
TBS in 2002
and was previously adapted into the 2006 Korean film ''
Love Me Not
''Love Me Not'' (, "Love and Such Is Not Necessary") is a 2006 South Korean romance film directed by Lee Cheol-ha and starring Moon Geun-young and Kim Joo-hyuk.
It is based on the 2002 TBS Japanese drama , starring Ryōko Hirosue. The 201 ...
''. This 2013
Korean drama
Korean dramas (; RR: ''Han-guk deurama''), more popularly known as K-dramas, are television series in the Korean language, made in South Korea.
They are popular worldwide, especially in Asia, partially due to the spread of Korean popular cultu ...
adaptation was written by
Noh Hee-kyung
Noh Hee-kyung (born March 21, 1966) is a South Korean television screenwriter and essayist.
Career
Noh Hee-kyung has become renowned in South Korea for her realistic, cerebral and in-depth portrayals of the lives and relationships of ordinary p ...
and directed by
Kim Kyu-tae
Kim Kyu-tae is a South Korean television director and producer. He directed the Korean dramas ''A Love to Kill'' (2005), ''Iris'' (2009), ''Padam Padam'' (2011), ''That Winter, the Wind Blows'' (2013), ''It's Okay, That's Love'' (2014) and '' Moo ...
.
It premiered on
SBS with two back-to-back episodes on February 13, 2013. The series continued airing on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes, ending on April 3, 2013.
Synopsis
A melodrama about a man and a blind woman who doesn't believe in love. Oh Soo is an orphan who is left heartbroken after his first love dies. He leads a life as a high-stakes gambler. Oh Young is a lonely visually impaired heiress who is estranged from her family and lives alone. The two learn the true meaning of love.
Cast
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Jo In-sung
Zo In-sung (, born July 28, 1981) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the Korean television dramas ''Something Happened in Bali'' (2004), '' Spring Day'' (2005), ''That Winter, the Wind Blows'' (2013), and ''It ...
as Oh Soo
:An orphan who doesn't care about anything after the death of his first love, he becomes a high-class gambler and playboy. Desperate to find money to repay a debt or forfeit his own life, he becomes a con artist who sets sights on a new target: Oh Young, pretending to be her long-lost brother.
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Song Hye-kyo
Song Hye-kyo (; born November 22, 1981) is a South Korean actress. She gained international popularity through her leading roles in the television dramas ''Autumn in My Heart'' (2000), '' All In'' (2003), ''Full House'' (2004), ''That Winter, th ...
as Oh Young
:A legally blind heiress of a conglomerate. Oh Young lives alone, estranged from her mother and older brother since she was a child.
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Kim Bum
Kim Sang-bum (; born July 7, 1989), known professionally as Kim Bum (alternatively Kim Beom), is a South Korean actor, dancer, singer and model. He is best known for his television roles as F4 member So Yi-jung in ''Boys Over Flowers'' (2009), ...
as Park Jin-sung
:Soo's best friend and right-hand man. Loyal and hot-headed, Jin-sung dreams of scraping up enough money to buy his father an organic cattle farm.
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Jung Eun-ji
Jung Eun-ji (born Jeong Hye-rim, on August 18, 1993), better known mononymously as Eunji, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actress, radio DJ, musical actress, and voice actress. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group ...
as Moon Hee-sun
:Younger sister of Soo's first love, Hee-joo. Hee-sun is a quirky, tomboyish girl with a deep fondness for flowers. Though Hee-sun tries to despise Soo after he leaves Hee-joo, she finds that she cannot, and instead helps him in his scheme.
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Bae Jong-ok
Bae Jong-ok (born May 13, 1964) is a South Korean actress. She debuted as a TV actress after she was recruited by KBS, and has since been active in both film and television.
While concurrently maintaining an acting career, Bae completed a doct ...
as Wang Hye-ji
:Officially a secretary, she runs the company and is Young's caretaker.
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Kim Tae-woo as Jo Moo-chul
:A gangster, with past ties to Soo, Jin-sung, and Hee-sun.
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Kim Kyu-chul
Kim Kyu-chul (born April 6, 1960) is a South Korean actor. Kim spent more than a decade as a stage actor before he made his onscreen breakthrough in 1993 with Im Kwon-taek's ''Seopyeonje'', considered one of the classics of Korean cinema. Kim be ...
as Jang Sung
:Family lawyer of the Oh's.
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Kim Young-hoon
Kim Young-Hoon (born October 2, 1978) is a South Korean actor.
Filmography
Film
Television series
Web series
References
External links
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1978 births
Living people
South Korean male television actors
Sout ...
as Lee Myung
:Oh Young's fiancé.
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Im Se-mi
Im Se-mi (born May 29, 1987) is a South Korean actress.
Career
In January 2019, Im signed with new agency YNK Entertainment.
On February 3, 2022, Im signed an exclusive contract with Noon Company, after her contract with YNK Entertainment has ...
as Son Mi-ra
:Young's friend who works at a coffee shop.
*Choi Seung-kyung as Shim Joong-tae
*Han Jung-hyun as Kim Jung-hyun
*Jung Kyung-soon as Jo Sun-hee
:A doctor, and Moo-chul's estranged older sister.
*Kim Jong-hyun as gangster
*Go In-beom as Jin-sung's father
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Seo Hyo-rim
Seo Hyo-rim (; born January 6, 1985) is a South Korean actress.
Filmography
Television series
Film
Variety show
Music video
Awards and nominations
References
External links
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Living people
1985 births
South Korean te ...
as Jin So-ra
:Soo's ex-girlfriend and mistress of a gang boss. She steals the boss's money, a crime which Soo is framed for.
*Lee Jae-woo as Oh Soo
:Young's older brother, who died in a car accident.
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Kyung Soo-jin
Kyung Soo-jin (born November 5, 1987) is a South Korean actress.
Career
After supporting roles in '' Man from the Equator'', ''That Winter, the Wind Blows'' and ''Shark'', she played her first leading role in '' TV Novel: Eunhui''. She then pl ...
as Moon Hee-joo
:Soo's first love who was pregnant with his child and dies in a motorcycle accident.
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Yoo Gun
Jo Jeong-ik (born 21 January 1983), better known by his stage name Yoo Gun, is an American-born South Korean actor.
Early life
Jo Jeong-ik was born in Arizona, United States to Korean American parents. He came to South Korea in the 1990s as a ...
as Jung-woo
:Young's first love.
Production
Casting
Writer
Noh Hee-kyung
Noh Hee-kyung (born March 21, 1966) is a South Korean television screenwriter and essayist.
Career
Noh Hee-kyung has become renowned in South Korea for her realistic, cerebral and in-depth portrayals of the lives and relationships of ordinary p ...
and director
Kim Kyu-tae
Kim Kyu-tae is a South Korean television director and producer. He directed the Korean dramas ''A Love to Kill'' (2005), ''Iris'' (2009), ''Padam Padam'' (2011), ''That Winter, the Wind Blows'' (2013), ''It's Okay, That's Love'' (2014) and '' Moo ...
had previously collaborated with
Song Hye-kyo
Song Hye-kyo (; born November 22, 1981) is a South Korean actress. She gained international popularity through her leading roles in the television dramas ''Autumn in My Heart'' (2000), '' All In'' (2003), ''Full House'' (2004), ''That Winter, th ...
on the 2008 series ''
Worlds Within
''Worlds Within'' () is a 2008 South Korean television series starring Hyun Bin and Song Hye-kyo. It centers on the personal and professional lives of those in the broadcasting industry, offering a realistic look at Korean drama production throug ...
''.
Kim Bum
Kim Sang-bum (; born July 7, 1989), known professionally as Kim Bum (alternatively Kim Beom), is a South Korean actor, dancer, singer and model. He is best known for his television roles as F4 member So Yi-jung in ''Boys Over Flowers'' (2009), ...
had also worked with Noh and Kim on the 2011 series ''
Padam Padam... The Sound of His and Her Heartbeats''.
Jung Eun-ji
Jung Eun-ji (born Jeong Hye-rim, on August 18, 1993), better known mononymously as Eunji, is a South Korean singer, songwriter, actress, radio DJ, musical actress, and voice actress. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group ...
was the last major casting to be announced; this is her second TV series after the popular ''
Reply 1997
''Reply 1997'' () is a 2012 South Korean television series that centers on the lives of six friends in Busan, as the timeline moves back and forth between their past as 18-year-old high schoolers in 1997 and their present as 33-year-olds at thei ...
''.
This marked
Jo In-sung
Zo In-sung (, born July 28, 1981) is a South Korean actor. He is best known for his leading roles in the Korean television dramas ''Something Happened in Bali'' (2004), '' Spring Day'' (2005), ''That Winter, the Wind Blows'' (2013), and ''It ...
's first television series in eight years since ''
Spring Day'' in 2005, as well as his first acting project since being discharged from
mandatory military service
Conscription (also called the draft in the United States) is the state-mandated enlistment of people in a national service, mainly a military service. Conscription dates back to antiquity and it continues in some countries to the present day un ...
.
Jo said, "When I first decided to do it, I saw the script and felt it was worth a go. But the more I read it, the more I felt that if I didn't do it right, it would be a total disaster," further explaining that there was a "huge gap between reading the script and acting it out."
Song said about her role as a blind woman, "Because my character cannot see, I am unable to make eye contact with In-sung and can only see how it plays out when I monitor the scenes afterwards. I must rely on his voice and his voice carries enough emotional weight for it to work."
Regarding criticism about her characterization, she said, "Many asked why blind people would wear high heels and makeup, even eyeliner. But when I visited facilities for the blind and asked them, they told me that they also wear makeup and colorful clothing."
The four leads attended the drama press conference held on January 31, 2013.
Filming
On February 4, 2013, Jo cut his hand while filming a scene in
Icheon
Icheon () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
Together with Yeoju, Icheon is known as a center of South Korean ceramic manufacturing and is a UNESCO City of Crafts and Folk Art. Other famous local products include peaches and rice. Loc ...
,
Gyeonggi Province
Gyeonggi-do (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi-do'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". Seoul, the na ...
, where he had to punch a wall in anger, after the glass frame broke on impact. He received 13 stitches for his wound at a nearby hospital, then returned to the set and finished shooting.
When the production filmed on location at
Yongpyong Ski Resort
Yongpyong (Dragon Valley) Ski Resort is a ski resort in South Korea, located in Daegwallyeong-myeon, Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do. It is the largest ski and snowboard resort in Korea, and offers golf in the summer months.
A 1949 news article cover ...
in
Daegwallyeong-myeon
Daegwallyeong-myeon () is a Myeon (administrative division), myeon (township) in the county of Pyeongchang County, Pyeongchang in the province of Gangwon Province (South Korea), Gangwon-do, South Korea. It is located in the northeastern part of th ...
,
Pyeongchang
Pyeongchang (; in full, ''Pyeongchang-gun'' ; ) is a county in the province of Gangwon-do, South Korea, located in the Taebaek Mountains region. It is home to several Buddhist temples, including Woljeongsa. It is about east southeast of Seou ...
,
Gangwon Province, fashion magazine ''High Cut'' was invited along the shoot for three days and two nights. The feature appeared on the cover of ''High Cut''s March 2013 edition (or Issue 97).
Director
Kim Kyu-tae
Kim Kyu-tae is a South Korean television director and producer. He directed the Korean dramas ''A Love to Kill'' (2005), ''Iris'' (2009), ''Padam Padam'' (2011), ''That Winter, the Wind Blows'' (2013), ''It's Okay, That's Love'' (2014) and '' Moo ...
utilized a lot of ultra
close-up
A close-up or closeup in filmmaking, television production, still photography, and the comic strip medium is a type of shot that tightly frames a person or object. Close-ups are one of the standard shots used regularly with medium and long s ...
shots, to highlight the characters' emotions and accentuate the smallest movement in the actors' faces or expression in their eyes. Cinematographer and visual director Kim Cheon-seok said such visual techniques differentiated the show from the standard set by existing
Korean drama
Korean dramas (; RR: ''Han-guk deurama''), more popularly known as K-dramas, are television series in the Korean language, made in South Korea.
They are popular worldwide, especially in Asia, partially due to the spread of Korean popular cultu ...
s, which usually resort to
medium shot
In a movie a medium shot, mid shot (MS), or waist shot is a camera angle shot from a medium distance.
Use
Medium shots are favored in sequences where dialogues or a small group of people are acting, as they give the viewer a partial view of th ...
s or bust shots. To produce such detailed shots, the crew used expensive
high-definition ALEXA Plus cameras, known for their rich color and high-speed cinematography. Lighting director Park Hwan also employed twice as much lighting equipment as do other dramas. Another technique the crew used was
post-production
Post-production is part of the process of filmmaking, video production, audio production, and photography. Post-production includes all stages of production occurring after principal photography or recording individual program segments.
The ...
correction, which was possible because when the first episode aired, eight were already taped. Park said, "It's both my and Kim's philosophy that the actress should look beautiful even when she is wailing."
Among the
product placement
Product placement, also known as embedded marketing, is a marketing technique where references to specific brands or products are incorporated into another work, such as a film or television program, with specific promotional intent. Much of th ...
s (PPL) in the series were
Laneige
Laneige (Hangul: 라네즈) is a South Korean cosmetics brand launched by Amore Pacific in 1994. Its name comes from the French "la neige", which translates to "the snow". The brand's flagship products include its Water Bank skin care line, Wate ...
cosmetics (featured in episode 4 when the character Oh Young gets a makeover at a Laneige store before her high school reunion; Song has been the brand's endorser for six years), tuxedo maker Parkland, and
Hyundai Motor Company
Hyundai Motor Company, often abbreviated to Hyundai Motors ( )
and commonly known as Hyundai (, ; ), is a South Korean multinational automotive manufacturer headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, and founded in 1967. Currently, the company o ...
. Viewers have complained on the drama's website about the overuse of PPL.
Locations
Oh Young's mansion was filmed at the
arboretum
An arboretum (plural: arboreta) in a general sense is a botanical collection composed exclusively of trees of a variety of species. Originally mostly created as a section in a larger garden or park for specimens of mostly non-local species, man ...
Jade Garden in
Gangwon Province (''
Full House Take 2
is a 2012 South Korean television series that was jointly produced by Korean and Japanese companies. It aired on Japan's TBS-cable affiliate TBS Channel 2, and South Korean cable channel SBS Plus.
The term "sequel" is used loosely, since the se ...
'' and ''
Love Rain
''Love Rain'' () is a 2012 South Korean television series directed by Yoon Seok-ho. Set in the seventies and the present day, it tells a love story over two generations, with Jang Keun-suk and Im Yoon-ah playing dual roles. It aired on KBS2 from ...
'' were also shot there), and her flower garden was filmed at the Hantaek Botanical Garden in
Yongin
Yongin () is a city in the Seoul Capital Area, the largest in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. With a population over 1 million, the city has developed rapidly since the 21st century, recording the highest population growth of any city in the count ...
,
Gyeonggi Province
Gyeonggi-do (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi-do'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". Seoul, the na ...
. The various scenes set in a coffee shop were shot at the
Nonhyeon-dong and
Cheongdam-dong
Cheongdam-dong () is a ward of Gangnam District in Seoul, South Korea. The area is best known in South Korea as an affluent neighborhood populated by a disproportionately high number of high-income individuals and for having some of the most expen ...
branches of coffee shop franchise De Chocolate Coffee in
Gangnam District
Gangnam District ( ; , ) is one of the 25 local government districts which make up the city of Seoul, South Korea. Gangnam translates to "South of the (Han) River". Gangnam District is the third largest district in Seoul, with an area of . A ...
,
Seoul
Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 ...
.
Original soundtrack
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Reception
According to AGB Nielsen Media Research, the premiere episode achieved a nationwide rating of 11.3 percent in viewership, ranked third behind ''
Iris II'' on
KBS and ''
7th Grade Civil Servant
''7th Grade Civil Servant'' () is a 2013 South Korean television series starring Choi Kang-hee and Joo Won as rookie spies who trained together, and later become NIS agents who must hide their real identities from each other even as they fall i ...
'' on
MBC. The second back-to-back episode rose 1.5 percent to 12.8 percent. By the third episode the series was ranked first along with ''
Iris II'' at 12.4 percent, then both episodes the following week were ranked first in their timeslot. In its third week, ''That Winter, the Wind Blows'' remained on top, while its two rival series competed for second place with small differences in viewership rating. According to TNmS, the series continued to rank number one in its timeslot for the remainder of its broadcast, though quoting slightly different figures. The series finale maintained its first-place ranking and recorded its highest rating with a viewership of 15.4 and 15.8 percent nationwide, and an average of 19.1 and 18.2 percent in the
Seoul National Capital Area
The Seoul Capital Area (SCA), Sudogwon (, ) or Gyeonggi region (), is the metropolitan area of Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi Province, located in north-west South Korea. Its population of 26 million (as of 2020) is ranked as the fifth largest met ...
, according to TNmS and AGB Nielsen respectively.
In the media
Scenes from the drama were parodied by sketch comedy show ''
Saturday Night Live Korea
''Saturday Night Live Korea'' (; abbreviated as ''SNL Korea'' () or simply as ''SNLK'') is a South Korean late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show. It is adapted from the long-running American TV show ''Saturday Night Live'' by ...
'' on cable channel
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* TVN (Australian TV channel), a former horse racing channel
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* TVN (Indonesia), a former television station; predecessor of Rajawali Televisi
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. On the episode broadcast on March 9, 2013, hosts Lee Young-ja and
Shin Dong-yup, in the roles of Oh Young and Oh Soo, respectively, performed a 19+ skit in the SNLK style, including a parody of the cotton candy kiss. The series also been parodied in SBS's own ''
Running Man''
In March 2013, Song sponsored the cost of publication of guidebooks for the blind at the
Independence Hall of Korea
The Independence Hall of Korea () is a Korean history museum in Cheonan, South Korea. Opened on August 15, 1987, it has the largest exhibition facility in South Korea, with a total floor area of .
The museum primarily focuses on the Korean indepe ...
in
Cheonan
Cheonan (; 천안시, ''Cheonan-si''), also spelled Ch'ŏnan, is a city in South Chungcheong, South Korea.
Cheonan has a population of 666,417 (2018), making it the most-populous city or county in South Chungcheong, and the third most-populous ci ...
,
South Chungcheong Province
South Chungcheong Province ( ko, 충청남도, ''Chungcheongnam-do''), also known as Chungnam, is a province of South Korea. South Chungcheong has a population of 2,059,871 (2014) and has a geographic area of 8,204 km2 (3,168 sq mi) located in ...
. The project was organized by Seo Kyoung-duk, a professor at
Sungshin Women's University
Sungshin Women's University (Korean: 성신여자대학교) is a private women's university located in Seoul, South Korea. It was founded in 1936 by Dr. Sook-Chong Lee. During the 1960s and 70s, Sungshin was a Teachers College in South Korea. Th ...
, after learning that
braille
Braille (Pronounced: ) is a tactile writing system used by people who are visually impaired, including people who are Blindness, blind, Deafblindness, deafblind or who have low vision. It can be read either on Paper embossing, embossed paper ...
brochures were unavailable at the site and other local museums despite the large number of visually impaired visitors. Song joined the effort at Seo's suggestion in November 2012, noting that her role as a blind woman helped her better understand the daily challenges faced by people with disabilities.
Awards and nominations
References
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