冬のソナタ

Winter Sonata

Based on the Korean Drama of the same name, Yoo Jin falls in love with Joon Sang as a young girl. After losing him in an accident, she decides to marry her childhood friend. However, Yoo Jin meets someone looking exactly like her lost love, putting her in a bind. The program featured 23 members of the original Korean cast voicing the characters and was broadcast with Japanese subtitles. Note: Includes episode 0.

Names

Original	冬のソナタ (japanese)
Romaji	Fuyu no Sonata
English	Winter Sonata
Chinese	冬季恋歌 (simplified · via bangumi)
Also known as	Winter Ballad · Winter Love Story

Facts

Format	TV series · 27 ep · 25 min · 11h total
Aired	2009-10-10 → 2010-05-01 (Autumn 2009)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	Studio Comet, REALTHING, KeyEast
Source	Live action
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Drama Romance
Themes	Snowscape Amnesia Memory Manipulation Love Triangle Work Primarily Adult Cast School Club

Reception

Community score	6.44 / 10
Bayesian score	7.19 / 10
Composite	45.2
On lists	4,549
Favourited	29 (0.6%)
Completion	63.0%
Drop rate	16.6%
In backlog	64.5%
Score spread σ	2.16

Score distribution

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Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Source material	Live action	—	5 of 10
Studio	Studio Comet	E	29 of 35
Broadcast season	Autumn 2009	D	52 of 75
Year	2009	D	188 of 261
Length	Two-cour	E	586 of 699
Era	Late 2000s	D	841 of 1,149
Genre	Romance	D	1,212 of 1,687
Season (all years)	Autumn	D	1,386 of 1,921
Genre	Drama	E	1,546 of 1,917
Format	TV series	D	2,377 of 3,322
Origin	Japan	D	4,993 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Seok-Ho Yun, Hiroshi Oono, Mayu Itou
Character design	Daisuke Nakayama
Original creator	Daisuke Nakayama

AniList id 4189 · MAL id 4189 · Bangumi 3171 · record updated 2026-08-25