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Winter Love Story (aka Winter Sonata)
When we first met …
[High School]
The scene they met on the bus, the way Jun Sang stared at Yu Jin, got off the bus, Yu Jin shouted at Jun Sang for not waking her up, walked up to school, Jun Sang decided that he want to stop for a smoke, while Yu Jin urges him to move on… (while Jun Sang just stood there)… Being late for school, fell asleep on the bus, ultra-fierce discipline master … that felt so near, maybe years ago, when we are still in shool. Even though all of them looked over-aged, the feel is there, and is nice. Interesting is the “criticisms” Yu Jin said about Jun Sang (when he didn’t turn up for broadcasting session) as well as the Yu Jin’s dance in the broadcast centre. I like that scene: Jun Sang was actually smiling when he heard the criticism. Jun Sang just like to do things when he felt like it, has his own set of rules.The high school scenes for these 2 “senior” high school students are well-done. Nicely shot scenes. Brilliant!
[Back Seats]
Joon Yin always takes that back seat. Jun Sang will take the back seat beside her. Jun Sang, although died, always lives in her mind. She will take that seat on the bus journey to school ever since, if available (suppose so); took that seat after she saw Min Yeong in office; took that seat with Jun Sang later (memory recap) etc. Unconsciously, we always eat the things we like, and take the seat we prefer. This should be the case for her too. There was one time Yu Jin consciously did not take the back seat on the bus, when she called Sang Hyuk, while she is on the way to Marician.
[Hold]
When doing her balancing act, Yu Jin never allowed Sang Hyuk to hold her hand. At the first time Jun Sang asked, she placed her hand on his. He is to support her, right from the start. This one is very clear: my hand is for the special person to hold, she said.
[Shadow]
Story on the shadow man - Jun Sang (his loneliness). The part that hurt is when he said: finished. A story of 2-3 sentences is really not a story, but that is all he can express...
[Warmth]
Take one step at a time. Accumulating those footsteps, you'll get friendship - Yu Jin (her friendliness)
[Bicycle ride]
Although Jun Sang was rather unsteady at the start, Yu Jin still seated behind. Yu Jin spread her hands, closed her eyes to feel the air - trust that Jun Sang will catch her. This scene has been added basically for the dramatic effect. This feels like one of the last scenes from "City of Angels", Meg Ryan spreads her hands to feel the air. That time, she was riding the bicycle.
[Story telling]
Sang Hyuk, “good friends …”
Chae Lim, “handsome prince, pretty princess …”
Their friend change the scenarios with protests …
Sang Hyuk, “will love princess, will forgive princess, no matter what happens …”
Chae Lim, “ditch her …”
Yu Jin, “realise that the lies are fake …”
Jun Sang, “sorry”
Individuals’ "connections" differ. The "scenarios" reflect individual’s thoughts at that moment in time:
Sang Hyuk : over-generosity
Chae Lim : ditch her
Yu Jin : understanding
Jun Sang : forgiveness
[Lost and Found]
Among the forest, Jun Sang found Yu Jin, in the dark, “I thought I couldn’t find you …”
Their fate is sealed, isn't it?
[Why I came?]
Jun Sang, “If I drag for too long, if I don’t say it now, I am afraid I won’t be able to say this … that is … I am sincere to you”
[Polaris" in the sky]
Jun Sang, “Polaris will not change its place. Polaris is always in the dark night sky. Looking at it, you'll never lose your way.” (He held her gloved hand) At this stage, Jun Sang is the polaris, not later as he is more lost than anyone else...
[Jun Sang with mum (not exact wordings)]
Mum asked, “Why you wanted to stay in this school?”
Jun Sang said, “This is where you met dad”
Mum said, “This is not the way to talk to mum”
Jun Sang said, “Who am I then?”[First snow by the pond]
Yu Jin, saw the snow fall, went to the lake...
Jun Sang said, “I have a date, by the lake, with someone when the first snow fall."
First snow, snow fight, snow volleyball, … most beautifully done ...
[Your “favourites”]
Yu Jin asked Jun Sang about his favourites:
Colour – White
Season – Winter
Food – all (fried new year cake)
Animal - Man (but who?)
{Relating these “favourites” to a later scene, where Yu Jin asked Min Yeong, “What are your favourites? White colour? Winter? …”}
Jun Sang asked Yu Jin about her favourites:
Flower – white rose
Animal – dog
Man – (but who?)
Their answer for “man” will be known on 31 Dec. Pity …["First time"s]
On knowing Jun Sang, there are many “first time”s for Yu Jin:
1) climb the wall
2) skipped class
3) hold a male’s hand
4) clean the school’s backyard …
Jun Sang’s “first time”s after knowing Yu Jin:
1) hold her hand
2) ask her out for a movie
["Returning"]
On the way out of town, Jun Sang found the gloves in his pocket, remembering that he has a date with Yu Jin, insisted on rushing back, and met the accident. Promises are not supposed to be broken, for whatever reasons...
["First time" – the piano piece]
Initially : Listening to Jun Sang play "first time". Yu Jin prefers the version played by Jun Sang, not the version by the record. That explained the additional sadness she felt after listening to Jun Sang’s cassette (after he “died”) During the “funeral” : they burnt paper. The surface of the pond is frozen. Sky is gloomy, just like the sad atmosphere. Cold wind. Frozen. Time stopped. Hope this is still yesterday … Chae Lim (to Yu Jin), “you killed him!” After the funeral : Yu Jin received and listened to Jun Sang's cassette, played it, listened to Jun Sang, keep rolling "first time". She cried, finally cried. Can’t accept Jun Sang's death but have to. He was there just yesterday. He isn't here now. He isn’t coming back forever. This is really really depressing …
[Why Yu Jin cannot forget Jun Sang?]
1) He was taken away from her very suddenly
2) He was killed in the accident because of her (on the way to meet her)
Ten years later …
After ten years, Yu Jin is bright, cheerful and keeping a strong front. She has in fact tuned down a lot since high school, in particularly, the cheerful part. Sang Hyuk is there for her, thus accepting him but that doesn’t feel like love. Jun Sang lives in her mind. She kept him there. Remember in pain. Missing someone really hurts. For her, it has been inbulit into herself. I admire her strength. Have you made a puzzle before? Each piece of puzzle has its location and certain orientation. If the piece should be in position (x10, y10), then it can’t be forced somewhere else. When placed correctly, each piece will fit into the “holes” and complete the picture (puzzle). In a way, Jun Sang has been the missing piece of puzzle in Yu Jin’s life and her life puzzle can only be filled by that specific piece. Sang Hyuk is never that right piece. She saw Jun Sang on the way to her engagement ceremony. She saw Jun Sang (alike) walking and feeling the first snow. Important thing is he is alive! She gave chase, and lost track of time. That gave us a feeling that she has not only lost track of time. She has clearly lost herself too. Lost, seen, found, and lost again! She didn’t find him. Her body gave way - she fainted. Right after Sang Hyuk and Yu Jin's private engagement party at the courtyard outside... At the school broadcasting centre, Jon Yin saw Lee Min Yeong, who appeared as Chae Lim's boyfriend. The shock and unbelief is written all over her face. Yu Jin, totally frozen: I was looking all over for him on the streets, then, suddenly, he is in front of me... Choi Lim is there to parade Min Yeong - "See, I got to him first". That is not an intelligent move.Yu Jin wanted to know, wanted to find out … has she been so determined towards Sang Hyuk? Never, as he is never that piece of puzzle that she is looking for.
[Polaris – the name of the company]
Via looking at the name … isn’t the memory obvious?
[Puzzle]
Picking a piece of puzzle at the staircase … and placing it into the "hole" in a big puzzle … and seeing an alive and breathing Jun Sang smiling at her … that is traumatising! We like this scene - you are the missing piece of puzzle in my life. Simply magical! Later, I realised another meaning for it - piecing bits of pieces of my memory together … it fills up and forms the puzzle of life.
[Coat]
Min Yeong needs others to hold the project plans for him. However, he ran back to his jeep to get the green coat for Yu Jin (he is quite interested and curious about her, ever since she left in tears from his office). He is quite particular about work, but he allowed Polaris to do the jobs after meeting her (no reasons given). Min Yeong could be leading her on here. Clever as he, he knows that Yu Jin is interested in him, and it should a nice feeling to get the attention of such a beautiful girl.
[Photos]
Yu Jin was taking photos during the site visit at the ski resort. She saw Min Yeong talking, face animated, and she took many shots of him. She saw him smoking. Who Yu Jin saw is Jun Sang, even the way he lights up the cigarette is the same. Jun Sang is all in her mind. She took Min Yeong as Jun Sang.
[Reasons]
Yu Jin said before, “Missing someone does not need a reason” Yu Jin can say many convenient reasons (to tell others and also convince herself) why Sang Hyuk is her fiance. However, she can't locate clear reasons for liking Jun Sang and why she misses Jun Sang for so long.
[The best home]
Yu Jin, "It doesn’t matter where we stay. To a couple, each other's heart is the best home of all". Jun Sang is in her heart.
[In the deep snow versus shoes]
A decade ago, in the deep snow, Yu Jin has traced Jun Sang’s steps. Now, in the deep snow, Yu Jin traces/follows Min Yeong's steps. She wants to remember him. This is a painful scene but that is all she could do. Jun Sang put on her shoes for her in high school.Min Yeong place her wet shoes near the stove.Min Yeong's flashback at the airport.Jun Sang put her wedding shoe on the floor, for her. While she traced his steps, he put on her shoes for her.
[Confession Game (turning the bottle)]
The bottle turns. Min Yeong is around. Yu Jin is supposed to talk about her first love. She can’t confess that that is Sang Hyuk, because that isn't. The most painful part is that Min Yeong said something like: she has a lot of first loves (can't remember the statement), and that is from the person she has been thinking day in day out for 10 years. Before that point, she was not drinking much. After she heard that, she took the bottle/glass up and drank one after another. She drank although she can't drink. Everyone left. She still drinks. Min Yeong sent her home but don’t know where she stays. She kept asking if he likes white colour, winter etc (recall your “favourites”?). Jun Sang has never left her mind. He sent her back to his hotel room and placed her on the sofa. He took off his glasses. Drunk, she mistook him as Jun Sang, "Jun Sang, Jun Sang …" followed by love confessions released via strong emotions that are trapped within her for ten years. He broke her bubble. She left in tears. That hurts really badly (from "no hope" to "hope" to "dashed hope").
[Quarrel]
Min Yeong, "The best present for a died man is to forget him" Yu Jin, "He was breathing beside you. One day, suddenly, he disappeared. There is more than just one person less in the world. That kind of pain, do you understand?" {Till now, you haven’t really love anyone? Other things remain status quo, the feeling of losing someone, how that feels, do you understand?} We don’t agree with Min Yeong. Although the person is not there physically, the mind will remember. Agree with Yu Jin that the more you wanted/hope to forget, the harder it is to do so. The point here is - she really has no reason to forget.
[Tarot Cards – “Wheel of Fortune” card]
Min Yeong chose this card. Yu Jin also chose this card. She got the card she chose as a present. As far as I know, a set of tarot cards is a personal set of cards. To be accurate in the prediction, you have to wrap it in purple silk and sleep with it. Thus, it is unlikely that a devoted card reader will give a card (then it'll be an incomplete set already) to others. If it is taken as accident, then that is another matter.
[Mishap]
Min Yeong was lost in thoughts while holding the "wheel of fortune" card, which is dropped from Yu Jin's pocket. She pushed him away from the falling timber pieces. That reaction is instinctive. As Min Yeong is Jun Sang, a guy she misses for so long: how can she let anything happen to him? Sang Hyuk can still stand this - well, he is too noble and out of the world.
[Let's start again]
Yu Jin, "There is no need for forgiveness in misunderstandings" “I am Min Yeong.” “I am Yu Jin.” Min Yeong and Yoon Joon shook hands, introduced themselves, to start again. It is pretty nice.
[By the pond]
Min Yeong sent Yu Jin to and fro her mother's place. He took her to the pond. When he stared at her, she saw so much Jun Sang in Min Yeong. Her heart went to him and … in order to hide again, she uses the cap of the coat. She remembers Jun Sang too much, too long, too well, too vivid ... Min Yeong, looking at the beautiful pond, said to Yu Jin, "With a locked heart, you only see the sadness. You can’t love this way."This statement, we agree with Min Yeong. To be able to forget is a bless. To a Min Yeong who has no prior memory/past burden, it is easier to put that in words. However, to put it into practice, in our humble opinion, is really hard.
[Min Yeong playing the piano]
At the skiing site, at the store, Min Yeong saw his senior playing with the piano. Later, Min Yeong touched the keys … used his right hand … tried a few notes … (smiled) … added his left hand … and the piece came to live! Min Yeong's face glowed instantly, “Senior … I feel like a genius!" {I didn’t know I could play the piano!} This is a very cute scene.
[Winter house]
Yu Jin tried to resist Min Yeong. She found him asleep on the chair. She removed his glasses. Who she hopes, wants to see is still Jun Sang. He woke up. (His eyes can really talk here. From “sleep” to “awake” to “realisation” that his glasses are gone.) Min Yeong, “What do you see in the died man? How long do you have to hang on to him?” (Later, I realised that the died man is himself. Really strange feelings)
Yu Jin, “Why? Why do you have to treat me like this? Why?”
Min Yeong, “… Because I like you … I love you ...”
She dashed out. He waited. Then dashed out, searching frantically in the snow storm. He came back, the look of absolute relief on his face, when he saw her in the safe and asleep in warm room. (I want to emphasise - "absolute relief")
["Do you love me?"]
Later, Min Yeong asked, "Do you love me?" Without Sang Hyuk, she finally confessed, "No one can replace Jun Sang."
[Your smile]
Min Yeong to Yu Jin (well, I believe he hasn’t said such things before), "Don’t be pressurised by my love. I'll send you to the coach station" before handing the coach ticket to her, playfully and seriously, he added, "I want to see you smiling when you come back" This part is nicely done.
[Cry]
Min Yeong brought Yu Jin to the snowfield. He asked her to cry. No one could hear there. He left her there. He gave her appropriate privacy. I don’t know if you have watched "Love Letter", a Japanese movie. This scene feels similar. Difference is that female lead shouted at the morning snowfield, "o genki desuka" repeatedly, loudly, to her boyfriend who died in a mountaineering accident. "o genki desuka" means "how are you" in Japanese.When Min Yeong saw Sang Hyuk with Yu Jin, his face instantly sank. (I want to emphasize – instantly sank).Min Yeong didn’t take alcohol, he drank only water, he is clear with himself, "I want to say. I want to say … I don’t want Yu Jin to go back to him. I want to hold her hand and say I love her. I hope to tell her these" (well, again, I believe he hasn’t said such things before)
[Attempted rape scene]
The most believable thing that Sang Hyuk has ever did.
[Saved]
Min Yeong called Yu Jin. She doesn’t know where she is. She is stationary and he arrived in short time. (Location finding is amazing) Min Yeong touched Yu Jin’s sleeping face, his hand trembling, "Can I believe you like me? Can I?" (Well, again, I believe he hasn’t think about such things before) Chae Lim clings onto Min Yeong, while Yu Jin stayed away. Things that are difficult to attain is often more precious...
[Alone]
Yu Jin, "When I am with Sang Hyuk, I’ll think of you. When I am with you, I’ll think of Sang Hyuk. I have decided to be alone" … Sang Hyuk, Min Yeong … but both not Jun Sang … Min Yeong, "I can't help you. That is giving up." This is true as he is not Jun Sang.
[Polaris – You or Me?]
In the snowfield, Min Yeong he caught Yu Jin's hand, "If you can't decide, then hold on to me. I’ll be your direction" Min Yeong, "I'll stand here. You wouldn’t be lost" (Min Yeong being her polaris)
[Breakfast]
The breakfast he started, the fruits there, the milk waiting... but cooked by Yu Jin - very warm, very inviting, very tasty. The smell of soup... that's home ...
[You before me]
Min Yeong sent Yu Jin to the hospital. She left. He waited. He waited. He waited. He shifted his seat to look at the "polaris" on the inside top of his jeep, those created by Yu Jin. Waiting is terrible … especially when if you aren’t sure if there's an end … Knowing her kindness, she may not be able to come back to him after entering the hospital, but he still sent her there. It is an awful feeling that he has to let go, even though she may not come back...
[Departure]
Yu Jin said to Min Yeong, "I don’t want to apologise because you already have the most precious thing. Because you have occupied my entire heart. I don’t think I have let you down. I love you. In our humble opinion, Yu Jin could be talking to Jun Sang at that moment.
[Realisation]
Min Yeong met Yu Jin at the pond, "I feel strange … If, I say, I say … (I am Jun Sang) …"Quite annoying as the confession scene has been interrupted by Sang Hyuk's entrance.
[Yu Jin's love confession]
Yu Jin, "I was being asked, why I like Min Yeong … When I see Jun Sang, my heart felt as if it is being emptied. Although still beating, it has flown to Jun Sang. After Jun Sang died, I thought such feelings will never re-surfaced. Till after I spent some time with Min Yeong. Not only Min Yeong and Jun Sang look similar, although they are different identities, the feeling they give me is the same. Although strange, in my heart, Min Yeong is Jun Sang."Min Yeong is Jun Sang, and has always been, in Yu Jin’s mind. This explains, more or less, why and how she could say, her confession to Min Yeong earlier.
[Min Yeong's confusion]
Min Yeong, "Did Jun Sang say that? I can't remember"Min Yeong told the high school friends that he is Jun Sang. H/e, he said he is joking and left as Min Yeong. Min Yeong asked Yu Jin, "Who am I? … Who am I?" (very sad) It must be frustrating not to remember who one is … It is also confusing. All your life you think you are someone, then, suddenly, you are told that you are not... The worst part is: no one believes in you.
[Min Yeong versus Jun Sang]
Yu Jin could give the long list of differences between Jun Sang and Min Yeong. When she sees Min Yeong does something, she will think what Jun Sang will do, compare, and that is why she does not need to think as she has already thought of it. She can’t go to Min Yeong due to family objections.
[Exploring his past]
Jun Sang found Yu Jin's cheerful noteJun Sang found the "first time" cassette tape and listened to it. Wanted to end it then but didn’t stop the tape from rolling.Jun Sang started to tear. (Very sad.)
[Poem - the flight]
If my first love calls me, what should I do? … The answer has been clear all along as she has made her choice long time ago... He lifted the piano cover. She closed it for him. Also, all those walking around in school … but did not meet … so near, yet so far...
[Airport]
A flashback of him wearing the shoes for Yu Jin. She arrived and called him. "You are Jun Sang, Jun Sang, right?" she almost fainted. "I daren’t call, daren’t cry your name. I am scare there'll be no answer."She called him once like that, when she was drunk in his hotel room ...
[You are not Jun Sang]
Sang Hyuk, "If you can’t remember, then you are not Jun Sang"
"Yu Jin, Yu Jin … is this how I call you in the past?" I have lost our common memories. Thus, even if I am Jun Sang, I am just an empty shell. Jun Sang left. That is why it is so important for him to remember who he is, and how it felt.
[Do not leave me again …]
Yu Jin, "I'll hold your hand. You must hold my hand too. Do you understand?"
[Jun Sang is back]
On waking up on the hospital bed, although weak, Jun Sang called, "Yu Jin, Yu Jin …" {this is how it feels like the past, this is how it sounds like the past, Jun Sang is back. Jun Sang is back. I cried, ran back and hold him …}
[Empty home]
Jun Sang, “When I was Min Yeong, I don't need a home. Now, it is different: finally, a place to settle down.”Jun Sang, "It's ok for a house to be empty. The best home is in each other's heart" The atmosphere and such during the decoration process is warm. The handling of cushions from Jun Sang to Yu Jin … sweet … Grocery shopping and “why are you buying so much?” etc ... felt very much married ... some warm scenes, beautifully captured …
[Recap]
Jun Sang wanted to remember. Yu Jin and Jun Sang went back the high school and re-act their past. He got most of the things wrong. He is sad for the inability to recall. He is only doing it more for Yu Jin than for himself. By the pond, Jun Sang, "You remember me for ten years. But I can’t remember. I want to recall and be the Jun Sang in front of you." Yu Jin, "the past is memorable. But we can create memories now for the future, isn’t this better? No matter past or present,
