A Korean boom in Japan set off by a South Korean tv drama collection that broadcast 20 years ago is getting a brand-new lease of life with a more youthful generation of Japanese that are commonly attracted by K-pop.
“Winter Sonata” very first broadcast in Japan on public broadcaster NHK’s satellite network on April 3, 2003, triggering a social sensation with a surge of passion in the language and also background of (*20 *) closest next-door neighbor.
File picture reveals followers enthusiastically welcoming Korean drama collection “Winter Sonata” celebrity Bae Yong Joon, also known as “Yon-sama,” at Narita airport terminal in Chiba Prefecture in November 2004. (Kyodo)
Hiromi Ono, 69, in Muroran, Hokkaido, was just one of them. That evening after returning residence, she tuned right into the very first episode by opportunity and also was instantly hooked.
Ono, that hardly ever enjoyed television at the time as a result of job and also caregiving dedications, could not wait to figure out …