spring waltz:the most romantic koreanovela of all times

Spring Waltz, a 20-episode Korean television miniseries, was the final feature of the season-themed drama series directed by Yoon Suk-ho. Although the story shares the similar format of genuine love and childhood memories, Yoon adds several fresh twists and turns into Spring Waltz. In this miniseries, the drama's message is conveyed more actively through the season spring. Love is compared to the way spring blossoms into their lives, bringing a sense of hope. Love is also depicted as gently embracing the protagonists' lonely hearts, which are chillingly numb in the midst of a long and harsh "winter". Another noticeable change is that this series is the only feature out of four season series to include overseas locations, namely in Austria, where the shootings have taken place around well-known tourist spots such as Hallstatt and Salzburg. Moreover, most of its production money has come from external sources and investments made by domestic and foreign interests. With news that the drama was sold to nine countries including Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Philippines (The Philippines already air it on ABS-CBN^[1] on December 25, 2007), the series garnered wide-spread attention from the media industry even before the series aired in March of 2006.

One of the most striking differences that this series has taken in comparison with former series is the cast. All four main characters are relatively, or almost completely, new faces who take the leading role for the first time. The casting of two main characters playing lovers – Seo Do-young for Jaeha (a model-turned actor who has appeared minorly in few TV shows) and Han Hyo Joo for Eun-young (appeared in teenage sitcom series “New Nonstop5”), has brought a controversial yet refreshing breeze into the drama’s production. Daniel Henney for Phillip, (also a model-turned actor) who probably is the most known actor out of four, has an established acting career, mostly through “My Lovely Sam Soon”. Lee Soyon for Inna, on the other hand, is a traditionally educated actress who has appeared in many TV shows and movies including the film “Untold Scandal”(2003). At interviews, Yoon has told the press that he deliberately chose to work with new faces rather than the already-established actors, who tend to have chiseled images that do not have enough flexibility. Working with new faces, Yoon says, is “like working on a new painting on a new white canvas.”^{[citation needed]}