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Summer Snow
썸머스노우
Official English Title
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SOURCE
tv drama
SETTING
Foreign
BOOK
adaptation
Based on the 2000 TBS TV drama Summer Snow
Korean Premiere
None
Korean Premiere Theatre
None
None
Summary
Adapted from TBS’s 2000 drama, this musical follows Natsuo, who supports his younger siblings, and Yuki, a woman with a serious heart condition, as they fall in love.
Origin & Development
2013; developed by EUNHASU Entertainment (planning/production credited in Japan); Korean-created stage adaptation of the 2000 TBS television drama “Summer Snow”; launched as a Hallyu musical designed for Japanese and Greater China markets using Korean casts with local promotion. Premiere activity in Japan included Osaka/Hyogo and Tokyo engagements. No fully confirmed Korean staging has been documented to date.
In 2017, production company Voice Factory announced plans for a 2018 Korean run and related audition process, but there is no verified record that the production was completed or publicly performed in Korea.
Partial Synopsis
Centered on Natsuo (a young man supporting his family after their parents’ deaths) and Yuki (a woman living with an enlarged heart), the musical follows their tender romance and the siblings’ bond as they navigate illness, responsibility, and first love. Tone is contemporary melodrama with family warmth; music and staging emphasize youthful pop sensibility and ensemble-driven scenes. Themes include caregiving, resilience, and finding hope in everyday life. The title echoes the protagonists’ names (Natsuo/Yuki) and the drama’s motif of “summer snow.”
サマースノー
2013
2013-04-12
to
2013-04-19
Country:
Japan
City:
Hyogo
Production Type:
Full Production
Language:
Korean
Venue:
Amagasaki Archaic Hall
Performed in Korean with rotating K-pop casts (U-KISS, Supernova, SS501, and others), the production opened in Hyogo before moving to Tokyo's Akasaka ACT Theater and returned to Amagasaki later in 2013. It was reported to have reached more than 80 cumulative performances across the Osaka/Hyogo–Tokyo circuit by 2014, and local media highlighted strong fan turnout and an all-star alternating cast model tailored to the Japanese Hallyu market.
サマースノー
2013
2013-05-31
to
2013-06-15
Country:
Japan
City:
Tokyo
Production Type:
Full Production
Language:
Korean
Venue:
Akasaka ACT Theater
Performed by a touring Korean cast.
サマースノー
2013
2013-11-29
to
2013-12-06
Country:
Japan
City:
Hyogo
Production Type:
Full Production
Language:
Korean
Venue:
Amagasaki Archaic Hall
A return engagement in Amagasaki later in 2013, part of a run that reached more than 80 cumulative performances across the Osaka/Hyogo–Tokyo circuit by 2014 with rotating K-pop casts.
夏之雪
2014
2014-01-16
to
2014-01-18
Country:
Taiwan
City:
Taipei
Production Type:
Full Production
Language:
Korean
Venue:
Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall
Five performances over three days, starring Sungmin of Super Junior in every performance, performed in Korean with Chinese surtitles.
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