Winter Sonata 겨울연가
The first-love melodrama that launched the Korean Wave across Asia. Two decades on, its snow-dusted imagery still defines romantic Korea for millions of fans.
Why fans make the trip
Winter Sonata invented K-drama tourism: Nami Island's metasequoia lane remains one of Asia's most visited drama locations, drawing couples year-round. Visiting is touching the origin point of everything this site celebrates.
Where it was filmed
01 · Chuncheon, Gangwon
Nami Island →“The tree-lined lanes of the couple's first walks — the metasequoia path is the single most recreated K-drama photo in history.”
ITX-Cheongchun from Yongsan/Cheongnyangni to Gapyeong (about 1 hr), then shuttle/taxi to the wharf and a 5-min ferry (or the zip-wire, if you dare).
02 · Pyeongchang, Gangwon
Yongpyong Resort →“The ski slopes and lodge from the drama's snowy turning points, in the Pyeongchang mountains.”
KTX to Jinbu Station, then the resort shuttle or a 20-min taxi.
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Lovely Runner & Winter Sonata Day Trips
Two easy day-trips from Seoul — Suwon's fortress romance and the island lane that started K-drama tourism.
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Two days east — the breakwater where fans summon goblins, plus fir forests and mountain slopes in drama-perfect light.
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