A Korean boom in Japan triggered by a South Korean television drama series that aired two decades ago is gaining a new lease of life with a younger generation of Japanese who are often drawn by K-pop."Winter Sonata" first aired in Japan on public broadcaster NHK's satellite channel on April 3, 2003, sparking a social phenomenon with an explosion of interest in the language and history of Japan's nearest neighbor.Hiromi Ono, 69, in Muroran, Hokkaido, was one of them. That night after returning home, she tuned into the first episode by chance and was immediately hooked.Ono, who rarely watched…READ FULL ARTICLE
