Having lost his mother on his 10th birthday, Yoon-seo has become deeply introverted and refuses to speak. Barefoot in the Snow:
The episode has a 9.2/10 rating on MyDramaList for "emotional impact," despite its low production budget. tree of heaven ep 1 eng sub
Episode 1 opens not in Seoul, but in a quiet Japanese city. Hana (Park Shin-hye, in one of her earliest roles) is a bright, soft-spoken Korean-Japanese girl who works at her late mother’s traditional hanok inn. Her world changes when her father remarries a Japanese woman—who brings along a sullen, deeply wounded son, Yuki (Lee Wan). Having lost his mother on his 10th birthday,
: Hana meets her new step-father and Yoon-seo at the airport during a snowstorm. Yoon-seo is portrayed as deeply withdrawn and aloof, often walking barefoot in the snow and refusing to speak due to past trauma involving his mother's death. Hana (Park Shin-hye, in one of her earliest
Also, Park Shin-hye’s performance is a revelation. Long before The Heirs or Doctor Slump , she carries Episode 1 with trembling lips and tearful eyes that never feel forced.