After a little dancing to "Jai ho" and an hour of aerobics, headed to cafe for a somewhat heavy dinner...=p



"Korean Hot & Spicy Noodle" which was moderately spicy mee with chili minced meat, a cheapskate version of a hotdog and syrup water. I want my Ramli burger! (>__<)

Yup, you seen that right. The hit Korean drama Winter Sonata that started the Hallyu or Korean wave, has its own anime version - Fuyu no Sonata. Japan can't seem to get enough of Yon-sama. Lol. =p Watching an animated Yon-sama reminded me of Giroro's impersonation of him in Keroro Gunso. XD


So far I've watched Episode 0 (the series is said to be 26 episodes long) and they managed to animate the features of the original cast (as seen above). Most of the staff are Korean (even the director and producer) and they managed to rope in the original actors to voice the characters. Yup, the anime is in Korean with Japanese subtitles. =p Furthermore they are using back the same soundtrack and theme songs. So it's like watching the drama again in anime form. Since the live-action version was targeted towards the "aunties" market, maybe they're trying to get the younger ones hooked to K-dramas too. Hehe. XD

Winter Sonata is not the first K-drama to get animated. Dae Jang Geum was made a few years back but with the children market in mind. Apparently Iljimae and The Legend (Tae Wang Sa Shin Gi/Tai Ō Shi Jin Ki) will be getting their anime remakes too. Are they trying to start a Hallyu in the anime market? Lol.