The Snow Queen (South Korean TV series)


The Snow Queen 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.

Synopsis

The drama starts with Han Tae-woong, a quiet, 17 year 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 to win the gold medal, and commits suicide in shame. Tae-woong, who wins the gold medal instead, 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 his mother, dropped out of school, left mathematics, and pursued boxing in honor of Jung-kyu, but he still bears painful memories of his past. He then meets Bo-ra, 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

Part 1

  1. Intro - Kim Ji-su
  2. The Snow Queen - 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 - 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 - Kwak Young-jun
  16. Outro - Park Sung-il

    Part 2

  17. The Snow Queen - Main Theme
  18. Love... Irrepressible Tears - Jo Sung-mo
  19. I Feel Sad, but Goodbye - Kan Mi-youn
  20. Echo - Loveholic
  21. Sorry For Being Late - Ha Dong-kyun
  22. First Snow's Love - Kang Sung-min
  23. Loving U - ICE CREAM
  24. The Day We Broke Up - Nana
  25. What Can We Do? - A Hyun
  26. Love... Irrepressible Tears
  27. I Feel Sad, but Goodbye
  28. Love... Irrepressible Tars
  29. Echo
  30. What Can We Do?
  31. The Snow Queen - Main Theme
  32. Old Photo
  33. Outro

    Awards

; 2006 KBS Drama Awards
It aired in Japan on TV Tokyo beginning May 10, 2007. It was rebroadcast in March 2014 on Japanese cable channel LaLaTV.
It aired in Thailand on Channel 7 beginning November 3, 2007. It was rebroadcast in 2015 on True4U.

Remake

An Indonesian remake was titled Ratu.