Animax Presents Winter Sonata Anime Series

Blog Report by : Marnell Delos Reyes

If you're a fan of Winter Sonata, the korean series that makes a lot of Asian people cry and also gave a launch here in the Philippines as "Endless Love 2", it will be on Animax but what makes the series special, it's already an anime. Winter Sonata will be launching on September 20, 6:50 pm on your favorite anime channel Animax and I'm so excited to review this one. To be honest, I'm a fan of the live series which I've bought the original live series of winter Sonata (that's with english sub of course) and of course this is a big deal to me and I guess the biggest question with the anime version is, Can we feel the same feeling as the live series did to the Asian people?

As an initial review that I will be basing on what I've seen on the trailer, I can safely say that they've done a great job on the anime version. I can feel the same feeling that may compare to the live scene. On the OST part, well they've put the original opening OST which I've been played and sang before. I'm really curious if they will include the "My Memory of Him" and "My Memory of Her" on the anime series?

As an ending remarks, a great story will be the key to grab the attention of the anime audience and I will bet with this one that it will be a hit. :)

WATCH THE TRAILER HERE


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Press Release

Animax Presents Winter Sonata Animated Series

One would never forget his or her first true love. Some would even choose to rekindle the painful memories just to relive it but what if in a twist of fate, the person you've shared your love will forget about you? Would you fight for him?

For Yoo-Jin, the heroine of the hit drama series "Winter Sonata", reliving the pain of the lost love is worth living for.

This September 20, 2011 - 6:50 pm, Animax (SkyCable Ch46/Dream Satellite TV Ch34) presents the timeless drama that introduced the "Korean Wave" to the world in exquisite animation for the first time in Southeast Asia. The original drama from 2002 captivated not only the fans from the region but also in far-flung places including Uzbekistan, Hawaii, Egypt and Tanzania. Indeed, Winter Sonata's touching tale of lost love transcended borders and made many around the world into die-hard fans of Korean Entertainment and pop culture.

Original Cast Come Together for the Winter Sonata Animated Series

Remaining true to the original drama, the Winter Sonata anime series reunited 23 of their original cast to dubbed their character on the animated series which includes the leading cast Bae Yong Joon (Kang Junsang) and Choi Ji Woo (Yoo-Jin).

Fans of the Original Winter Sonata live action drama will relish the anime series characters that were drawn with unprecedented likeness to the real actors and actresses. This is especially true for the well-loved Bae Yong Joon whose talent management agency Key East was involved in the anime production to push the limits of likeness of Bae's anime character.

In addition on reliving the series, fans can also look forward on the conclusion of the anime series that will feature a new live action drama epilogue that's not aired in the original drama series.

Animax's premier of the Winter Sonata anime series coincides with the celebration of the 10th anniversary of the original drama. In Korea, a series of live Winter Sonata musicals is set to be staged in Seoul from 27 September 2011 to 18 March 2012 to resell or retell the heart wrenching tale. Yook Suk Ho, the director of the season Korean dramas "Autumn in my Heart", "Winter Sonata", "Summer Scent" and "Spring Waltz" will going to manage the said musical.

pic above via myanimelist.net

Animax K-On! Weekly Trivia Game (Part 4 FINAL)

From all 13 entries that joined the trivia game last week , only one winner was chosen in our weekly lucky pick, congratulations to Ilen Rina V. Biong for our week 3 winner. The winner will be contacted via email on how to claim their Animax goody bag.

Here's our week 4 trivia game and this is our last game with Animax's K-ON.

here's our question of the week posted below



Last week was a double- treat for K-On! addicts with the original video animation (OVA) episode and start of season 2! K-On!! starts off with the girls (except for Azua) finally entering their third year in high school. Because they’re already almost graduating, the gang tries to find new members for the music club but unfortunately fails. Noticing how Azusa is concerned about not being able to train lower batches, the other girls decide to get her a pet turtle.

Trivia Question: “What is the name of the pet turtle?”

Animax will raffle out all entries and will pick the lucky person who will win an awesome Animax goody bag! Winners will be announced on this blog next week!

Send in your answers to animaxph.promo@gmail.com with subject "Animax K-On! Fever 4"

Include in the body your name, mobile number and the url of this blog. Deadline for this entry is Friday, August 12 at 5:00pm. 

Continue watching thrilling episodes of K-On! Mondays to Fridays at 7:00pm only on Animax! Tune in every week to witness how the girls take on more successful performances and get better with their talents.

Don’t forget also to visit the Animax Philippines Facebook page to know more about upcoming shows and happenings, https://www.facebook.com/PhilippinesAnimax.  

*Contest is only valid for participants residing in the Philippines.

Animax K-On! Weekly Trivia Game (Part 3)

Congrats to our winner of week 2 of this K-On trivia game and our lucky guy for week 2 is "Marlon So". A rep. from Animax will contact you on how to claim your goodies for having the correct answer to the triva game's question of the week. For week 3, read the details below for another trivia game round up all about K-On.


TRIVIA GAME
Our cutest girl band finally has a name! Hokago Team Time girls end up in crazy adventures with Ritsu and Yui getting sick and the cute band playing finally for an encore performance. With the cold weather moving in, the girls also end up being busy with various household and personal tasks; Mio tries to come up with lyrics for a new song and Azusa struggles to take care of a kitten.

Trivia Question: “Where does Tsumugi get a part-time job?”

Animax will collect all entries and will pick the lucky person who will receive an awesome Animax goody bag! Winners will be announced to this blog next week!

Send in your answers to animaxph.promo@gmail.com with subject "Animax K-On! Fever 3"

Include in the body your name, mobile number and the url of this blog. Deadline for this entry is Friday, August 5 at 5:00pm.

Next week will be the much awaited original video animation (OVA) episode not previously shown on Animax, and of course the premiere of K-On! season 2. Witness as the girls enter their third year in High School for more (mis)adventures. Look forward to more trivia questions on this blog next week and watch K-On! Mondays to Fridays at 7:00pm only on Animax.

Don’t forget also to visit the Animax Philippines Facebook page to know more about upcoming shows and happenings, https://www.facebook.com/PhilippinesAnimax.

*Trivia Game is only valid for participants residing in the Philippines.

Animax K-On! Weekly Trivia Contest (Part 2)

Here's another contest from Animax!
Get your K-On! knowledge ready for another weekly trivia contest, this is our 2nd week and
our blog contest partner Animax will award one lucky raffle participant who answered the correct triva question.

Last week was the start of our 1st contest and I like to congratulate our 1st winner
1st winner - Ryan Parreno

Winner will be contacted via email on how to claim their prizes

Here's our 2nd week trivia contest challenge ---

This week, we saw how the girls enjoyed their summer vacation in Tsumugi’s beachside villa and the Christmas festivities they celebrated in Yui’s house. Oh and what an embarrassing experience for Mio, tripping in front of the entire audience after their amazing performance in the school assembly!

Trivia Question: What is the title of the song that Mio wrote and performed during their school assembly?

Send in your answers to animaxph.promo@gmail.com with subject "Animax K-On! Fever 2"

Include in the body your name, mobile number and the url of this blog. Deadline for this entry is Friday, July 29 at 5:00pm.

Animax will raffle out all entries and will pick the lucky person who will win an awesome Animax goody bag! Winners will be announced by mid-August 2011.

Stay tuned next week as Azusa joins in on the fun as the club’s guitarist and discover what the all-girl band’s name will be. Look forward to more trivia questions on this blog next week and watch K-On! Mondays to Fridays at 7:00pm only on Animax.

Don’t forget also to visit the Animax Philippines Facebook page to know more about upcoming shows and happenings, https://www.facebook.com/PhilippinesAnimax.

Here are our prizes for the 2nd week contest
( Animax Happy Andrada Bag, iPhone Case, Animax Notebook and Umbrella )

K-On! contest for my blog readers! (from Animax)

Animax viewers! this is the contest that you've been waiting for, Get your K-On! Fever on, as Animax and my blog will give you a chance to win an exciting, awesome and astig! na Animax goody bag! Everyone can join and try their luck to win this cool Animax prizes.

The mechanics is very simple. Watch K-On! episodes in Animax and then watch out for this trivia questions posted here in my blog that will run every week.

Last week on K-On!, we saw how our four girls were able to finally bring the pop music club back up and how Yui puts up with the challenge of becoming a good guitar player for the band.

Trivia question : “What brand of guitar did the girls buy from the store for Yui?”

Email your answers to animaxph.promo@gmail.com
with subject in your email of "Animax K-On! Fever"

Include your Name and contact details. Animax will raffle out all entries and will pick the lucky person to win the Limited Animax Merchandise. Winner will be announced by mid-August 2011.

Watch out for more trivia questions here in my blog and watch K-On! every Mondays to Fridays at 7pm in Animax.

Don’t forget also to visit the Animax Philippines Facebook page to know more about upcoming shows and happenings, https://www.facebook.com/PhilippinesAnimax.