Any chance of flash back kiss scene between him and Gong Hyo Jin? Just to troll all the queasy shippers.

It doesn't seem wrong to me. Those two people could very well date in real life and it wouldn't be at all wrong, were they both consenting single and non-immediately related adults.

It seems unusual, for a medium where only people of the same age and looks are deemed worthy enough to have romance and where anyone outside of those "perfect" pairings is seen as odd. But wrong? Nope. Not for anyone who is aware that dramas are not real.

What I mean is, just because we don't find someone swoon-worthy or because we feel they don't look pretty and matching with someone else does not make a pairing itself "wrong". The day I see someone like him as a lead in a romance is the day I can say dramas are finally staring to give a damn about representation and realism.

The drama does not sound like something I want to watch and since his character is married, I also hope they don't show any current interest between the two in an attempt to sully the notion, but I dig that they are going for this unusual in dramas ex-pairing. It's something. It's a step. One step at a time.

So... Not only is he much older, he is married, too???

That's just wrong.

I have major ahjussi crushes and I'm only 23 =X

Errrr...

Ha.

Noh Hee-kyung and Jo In-sung?

Flee!

Blech.

I have no problem at all with the age gap, and am a big fan of Sung Dong Il, but have my own reasons for hoping that this is a one-sided crush. For clarity's sake the "he" in my comments refers to the character, not the actor

First, I am not a fan of infidelity, and so hope that if he is married with a child the crush is not returned.

Second, even if he weren't married, I find something a little off about teacher/student relationships, especially in a field like psychiatry. I'm not saying this disquiet is entirely rational, it's a subjective reaction, but while students having a crush on their teachers is completely routine, the return of those feelings always makes me uncomfortable. So if I were to watch this, I'd be hoping that he wasn't like that.

However the character is written, though, I am very sure that Dong Il would completely ace his portrayal. It's not his job to give us characters we can like and sympathise with, it's his job to show us the character the writers have created. And he's VERY good at his job.

Sung Dong Il is always good in his roles, some of my favorites being appa from the reply series (where he's playing goofy dad), but he was also quite compelling in jang ok jang (in which he got the excellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special for; he beat out Yoo Ah In in the same category) at 2013 SBS awards. The man is recognized as being a good actor.

I happen to love Sung Dong-il (one of my fave ahjussi actors) so I don't find the prospect of him being (potentially) Gong Hyo-jin's first love gross or icky at all. I do think it'll be a one-sided unrequited sunbae crush (I agree, don't be cheatin on your wife and kid~) but seeing as though this is dealing with psychology...just maybe them being lovers might be a wrench thrown into the storyline. I do hope not though...don't make it all crazy on us, please :)

For Gong Hyo Jin alone I would watch this anyway.

he played seo in gook's dad in relpy and seo in gook played gong hyo jin's 2nd love interest in masters sun. its not the age difference that bothers me, it just feels weird..

OOOO i can see it. ajusshi crush.

Wait, so ladies can like older men in kdramaland and not just younger ones?!? Shocking stuff, you guys.

I think the premise is interesting but I'm not really sold on this show. I wish Noh would get her mojo back and start writing like she used to, because she used to write such insightful and touching shows. But I found That Winter so disappointing :/ Although saying this, I would totally watch this if Gong Hyo Jin signed on. She is so unfailingly charming and wonderful, I love her so much. (I wish they would cast someone else and not Jo In Sung, but I guess we can't have everything).

This is gonna be freakin' awesome!!!
First became a fan after watching him in 1n2d and after that i was blown away bit by bit. and now I am such a fan of his...

I am so happy that he is now given these roles rather than his usual appa role...!!!

I am sure he is gonna blow this one out of the park!He is one of those actors that just carry a great deal of stage presence even in such a small amount of time... but he is really having such busy schedule this past few year, more so now I think...

As far as i know he is also in the cable drama Gapdong, where he is one of the leads there... then he was in the Movie Miss Granny which was such a box office hit, he is cameod in the movie Elegant Lies as Kim hee Ae's first love and he will also star in Ha Jung woo's second directorial walk in Chronicles of a Blood Merchant... and of course he is in Dad where are you going...

Just awesome Sung dong il!!!

Sung Dong Il and Gong Hyo Jin in one drama??

Watching...

But ain't he acting as the detective in another cable drama? Wow... Non stop... Take care my favourite ahjusshi.

eek. Hopefully it's going to be a one-way crush from ghj's character's point. First, I don't like infidelity nor teacher-student thing in which the teacher likes the student (maybe it's because I just watched the episode of 'Ghost seeing detective Cheo yong' that had a school teacher sexually harass the students in his school). And thirdly, after watching SDI with his kids in 'Appa, Where are we going,' I can't get the image of SDI being Joon, Bin and Yuel's dad out of my head. And especially since I see a lot of my own dad in SDI, and especially with SDI's character in the 'Reply's, the gruff but sweet dad.

not that i don't think SDI is not good looking or charismatic enough to be a love interest... you all should look at pictures of SDI when he was younger...he's pretty good looking: http://onehallyu.com/index.php?/topic/35828-when-reply-1994-njs-parents-were-young/

Jung Eun Ji was cast in TWTWB and now Dad Dong Il is in for the PD+Writer's next drama. Uhhm. Are they Answer Me fans?

I don't have any problem with him as the leading lady's first love as long as it's a thing of the past. I don't like cheating men in my dramas and it would be a pain in the gut to watch dramaland's fave Dad portraying that role even if it's JUST a role. Come on! I still see him every week in Appa Eodiga!

tq GF,

never forget the character he acted in CHUNO,

excellent performance from song dong il. Best acting.

As for jo in sung in real life already has a girlfriend,

and gong hyo jin had a boyfriend before for many years.

I think the PD choose the right casts for this drama.

curiouser and curiouser...

His acting skill never disappoint me. And Gong Hyo Jin always has great chemistry with her co-stars. This could be interesting. Although I'm not sure I could take intimate scene between them such as kissing.

Joonie's appa!! hope they leave the 1st love thing platonic because if theres cheating involved, I might flip a tble.. idk what to expect... I really liked Padam padam but that winter made me cringe with the makjang.. not even my bias Kim Beom made me stand that craziness.. but so far, the casting sounds fantastic!

Gong Hyo jin and Jo In Sung could be in a drama that is 20 episodes of like fishing, or something, and i'd still watch it lol

I HAVE A QUESTION! Please make comments & answer!:)
WHY some commentators here say that "That Winter The Wind Blows" is disappointing??
"Song Hye Kyo" has won Daesang award in "APAN star awards" for her role & it is a HIT DRAMA!

If you think that the drama is full of intense feelings & emotions,U should know that genre of the drama is "Melodrama"! A melodrama should be about intense emotions!
ABOVE ALL "Song Hye Kyo" has acted BRILLIANTLY!
although Her character is s.o who is stubborn,selfish & doesn't ask for help,you won't find her uninteresting. Her character is MUCH BETTER than those "Pushover,weak,insecure,depressing" female characters in other K-dramas!!

I think Sung Dong il ajusshi is hot, especially in R97 and I definitely have an ajusshi crush on him. That's something that totally new to me.