The
original flagbearer of the Korean Wave, renowned
producer Yoon Suk Ho has won over fans all over Asia
with his "season" dramas, starting in 2000
with the classic Tale of Autumn (a.k.a. Endless Love)
starring Song Seung Heon, Song Hye Kyo, and Won Bin. He
followed up in 2002 with the heartwrenching Winter
Sonata starring Bae Yong Jun and Choi Ji Woo. These two
dramas were phenomenally popular in Korea and throughout
Asia, transforming the leads into international stars
and even helping to boost Korea's tourism industry. In
2003, Song Seung Heon returned for the third
installment, Summer Scent, opposite Son Yae Jin. Three
years later, Yoon presented the fourth and final chapter
of the seasons quartet, Spring Waltz, a quiet drama
about a romance born one spring on a small, isolated
island.
Left
in a small island town by his gambling father, young Lee
Su Ho meets the sickened Suh Eun Young, and they become
good friends. Even when Su Ho's unscrupulous father steals
Eun Young's family's money, the two remain steadfast in
their friendship. A tragic twist of fate, however, forces
them to separate, with Su Ho eventually getting adopted by
a wealthy couple. Fifteen years later, Su Ho is now Yoon
Jae Ha (Seo Do Young), a loner piano prodigy with a loving
family and a fiancee (Lee So Yeon), and Eun Young (Han Hyo
Ju) has a suitor in the suave Philip (Daniel Henney). Jae
Ha and Eun Young's lives seem set in every way until the
childhood sweethearts cross paths once more...
Spring
Waltz features a refreshing cast of relatively new
faces. Leads Seo Do Young (Emperor of the Sea) and
Han Hyo Ju (My Boss, My Teacher) make a charmingly
photogenic couple, while Lee So Yeon (Super Rookie)
displays surprising range. Perhaps shining the most
brightly is Korean American heartthrob Daniel Henney (My
Lovely Sam-Soon) who shows off both his charisma and
his language skills. Beautifully shot and wistfully
romantic, Spring Waltz is a fitting finale to the
seasonal drama series.
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