Winterplay (Korean: 윈터플레이) is a pop-jazz artist from South Korea who debuted in 2007.
[1] Juhan Lee, a producer, songwriter and trumpet player, created the project in November 2007 and by 2008, he succeeded signing an international distribution deal with Universal Music Japan for worldwide distribution.
(From 2008 to 2015 the project included lead vocalist Haewon (Haewon Moon / Moon Hye-won), with bassist Eunkyu So (So Eun Kyu) and guitarist Saza-Woojoon Choi as supporting members.)
Winterplay has not only earned attention from Korea, but also creating waves in Japan and rest of the world as a first leader of "jazz hallyu".
[2] Lee's latest jazz ballad, “Gganbu (067 & 240)” was inspired by Netflix drama Squid Games featuring the Korean instrument, haegum.