The Snow Queen (TV series)

The Snow Queen
Genre Melodrama, Romance
Written by Kim Eun-hee
Yoon Eun-kyung
Directed by Lee Hyung-min
Starring Hyun Bin, Sung Yu-ri
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 16
Production
Producer(s) Ki Min-soo
Location(s) South Korea
Running time Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production company(s) Yoon's Color
Broadcast
Original channel Korean Broadcasting System
Original run November 13, 2006 – January 12, 2007
Chronology
Preceded by Cloud Stairs
Followed by When Spring Comes
External links
Website
The Snow Queen
Hangul 눈의 여왕
Hanja 눈의 女王
Revised Romanization Nunui Yeowang
McCune–Reischauer Nun ŭi Yŏwang

The Snow Queen (Hangul: 눈의 여왕; RR: Nunui Yeowang) is a South Korean television series starring Hyun Bin and Sung Yu-ri. It aired on KBS2 from November 13, 2006 to January 8, 2007 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.[1]

Synopsis

The drama starts with Han Tae-woong (Hyun Bin), a quiet, 17 yr-old math genius, entering a prestigious high school. There he meets Kim Jung-kyu, also a genius in mathematics. The two immediately develop rivalry and tension, but later become best friends. Through their conversations, we learn that Jung-kyu is a big boxing enthusiast. Meanwhile, Tae-woong stumbles upon a little girl being bullied in the street and saves her. The girl develops a crush on him and gives him her pager so that she can see him again, but they never exchange names or contacts. They promise to meet again soon, but this never happens.

In a highly anticipated International Math Olympiad, Jung-kyu fails to fulfill his father's expectations, and commits suicide in shame. Tae-woong, who wins the gold medal, struggles from guilt, as he feels like he is partly responsible for Jung-kyu's death. From guilt, Tae-woong quits school, leaves home, and disappears.

Eight years later, Tae-woong, now 25, is a nameless boxer, living a completely different life. He abandoned mathematics and pursued boxing in honor of Jung-kyu, but he still bears painful memories of his past. He then meets Bo-ra (Sung Yu-ri), a beautiful, but cold-hearted young woman. She is the daughter of a rich businessman, but has an incurable disease. After a chain of events, Tae-woong is hired as her chauffeur. They end up falling in love, but Tae-woong discovers that she was the little girl that he met eight years earlier, and that she is Jung-kyu's little sister. Throughout the story the two learn to find true happiness by helping each other. Tae-woong melts Bo-ra's heart with love and helps her open up her heart. In return Bo-ra helps Tae-woong with his painful memories of the past.

Cast

Main characters

Supporting characters

Original Soundtrack

Part 1

  1. Intro - Kim Ji-su
  2. The Snow Queen (Main Theme) - Jo Sung-woo
  3. First Snow's Love - Kang Sung-min
  4. Poor Man - Choi Won-jun
  5. Grace Love - SAT & M
  6. Hello - Sogyumo Acacia Band
  7. If You Only Knew - Olivia
  8. The Snow Queen (Love Theme) - Jo Sung-woo
  9. Sub Title - Park Sung-il
  10. Jung-kyu's Death - Park Sung-il
  11. Waltz of Tears - Park Sung-il
  12. First Love - Kim Ji-su
  13. Ferma's Equation - Kim Ji-su
  14. Old Photo - Kim Ji-su
  15. First Snow's Love (Piano ver.) - Kwak Young-jun
  16. Outro - Park Sung-il

Part 2

  1. The Snow Queen - Main Theme (Inst.)
  2. Love... Irrepressible Tears - Jo Sungmo
  3. I Feel Sad, but Goodbye - Kan Mi-youn
  4. Echo - Loveholic
  5. Sorry For Being Late - Ha Dong-kyun
  6. First Snow's Love - Kang Sung-min
  7. Loving U - ICE CREAM
  8. The Day We Broke Up - Nana
  9. What Can We Do? - A Hyun
  10. Love... Irrepressible Tears (Piano ver.)
  11. I Feel Sad, but Goodbye (Inst.)
  12. Love... Irrepressible Tars (Inst.)
  13. Echo (Inst.)
  14. What Can We Do? (Inst.)
  15. The Snow Queen - Main Theme (Guitar ver.)
  16. Old Photo (Inst.)
  17. Outro

Awards

2006 KBS Drama Awards

International broadcast

It aired in Japan on TV Tokyo beginning May 10, 2007.[2][3][4] It was rebroadcast in March 2014 on Japanese cable channel LaLaTV.[5]

Remake

An Indonesian remake was titled Ratu.

References

  1. ↑ Chun, Su-jin (28 November 2006). "New drama's concept has passed its time". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  2. ↑ "Snow Queen, Spring Waltz to Air in Japan". KBS Global. 22 February 2007. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  3. ↑ "Korean Idol Actor Hyun Bin to Visit Japan". KBS Global. 12 April 2007. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  4. ↑ "Hyun Bin's Fan Meeting in Japan Sold Out". KBS Global. 2 May 2007. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
  5. ↑ http://datv.jp/p000016/

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