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Kim Won-seok

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Kim Won-seok
김원석
Born1977 (age 46–47)
South Korea
OccupationTelevision director
Years active2001-present
Employer(s)KBS (2001-2011)
CJ E&M (2011-2016)
Studio Dragon (2016-2019)[1]
Baram Pictures [note 1] (2020-present)
Korean name
Hangul
김원석
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Won-seok
McCune–ReischauerKim Wŏn-sŏk

Kim Won-seok (Korean: 김원석) is a South Korean television director. He directed Sungkyunkwan Scandal (2010), Monstar (2013), Misaeng (2014), Signal (2016), My Mister (2018) and Arthdal Chronicles (2019).

Career

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Kim Won-seok began his television career in 2001 as an assistant director for the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) network. He was promoted to second unit director in 2005, and honed his skills on series of diverse genres.[3][4] He also directed two episodes for the single-episode anthology Drama City in 2007, GOD[5] (which he co-wrote) and The Dual Accounts Murder.

Kim's first television drama series as the head production director was "fusion" historical drama Sungkyunkwan Scandal in 2010.[6] Based on Jung Eun-gwol's bestselling 2007 novel The Lives of Sungkyunkwan Confucian Scholars, it depicted the friendship and love that develops between four classmates (including a girl disguised as a boy) attending Sungkyunkwan, Joseon's highest educational institute where no women were allowed.[7][8] Despite solid but unspectacular viewership ratings in the mid-teens, Sungkyunkwan Scandal became a cult hit among younger viewers, resulting in increased popularity for its cast Park Min-young, Park Yoo-chun, Yoo Ah-in and Song Joong-ki, and several trophies at the 2010 KBS Drama Awards. Kim won Best New Television Director at the 47th Baeksang Arts Awards, and Best Production Director at the 4th Korea Drama Awards.[9][10]

Kim left KBS and in August 2011, he signed with media conglomerate CJ E&M, which owns cable channels Mnet and tvN.[11] His first project post-move was a 30-minute music video for Superstar K3 starring the reality show's remaining contestants, titled Superstar K3: The Beginning.[12] Then inspired by the American show Glee, Kim directed Mnet's first-ever musical drama, Monstar in 2013.[13] It was Kim's third time to collaborate with screenwriter Kim Tae-hee (after The Dual Accounts Murder and Sungkyunkwan Scandal).[14] Auditions were held, and Kim cast rookie actress Ha Yeon-soo, K-pop singer Yong Jun-hyung and stage actor Kang Ha-neul in the lead roles.[15]

When tvN announced that Kim would next adapt Yoon Tae-ho's webtoon Misaeng (lit. "Incomplete Life") about a former baduk player who becomes an office temp worker at a trading company, it became one of the most anticipated Korean TV series of 2014.[16] The workplace dramedy Misaeng had no A-list stars (its cast was led by Im Si-wan and Lee Sung-min[17][18][19]), but it struck a chord among viewers and critics, unexpectedly becoming a huge ratings hit for cable and a pop culture phenomenon. Kim said, "As cartoonist Yoon said he had rejected every offer from major broadcasters who wanted to dramatize his cartoon because they wanted to insert a love-hate relationship as dramatic devices for TV version. But I told him we wouldn't do that. We, instead, focused more on life of ordinary people like the original cartoon to give glimpse at office life. [...] I wanted to make a realistic drama about ordinary people."[20][21] Misaeng won the Grand Prize (Daesang) at the 9th Cable TV Broadcasting Awards, while Kim won Best Television Director at the 51st Baeksang Arts Awards, beating nominees from terrestrial channels.[22][23]

Kim next cast Lee Je-hoon, Kim Hye-soo and Cho Jin-woong in Signal, based on the real-life unsolved serial rape-murders of ten women in the city of Hwaseong between 1986 and 1991 (the case also inspired Memories of Murder and Gap-dong).[24] In Signal, detectives from the present and the past communicate across time and space through a two-way radio to solve the crimes.[25] The series was a critical and commercial success, and is currently the second highest-rated drama in Korean cable television history.[26] Signal won several awards from award-giving bodies including Best Drama at the 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards.[27]

From 2016 to 2019, Kim was under Studio Dragon, the production company spun off from CJ E&M. In December 2019, he resigned from the company for personal reasons.[28]

In January 2020, The JoongAng Ilbo published an exclusive report that stated Kim has joined Kakao M's soon-to-be-launched new drama production subsidiary to be led by former Studio Dragon and CJ E&M executive Park Ho-sik.[29] Seven months later, the company, Baram Pictures, was officially launched.[30]

Filmography

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Television series

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Filmographies
Year Title Network Credited as Note
assistant director second unit director director
2001–2002 School 4 KBS2 Yes No No
2004–2005 Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin KBS1 Yes No No
2005 18 vs. 29 KBS2 Yes No No
2005–2006 Hometown Station KBS1 No Yes No
2006 As the River Flows No Yes No
2008 The Great King, Sejong No Yes No
2009 Partner KBS2 No Yes No
2010 Cinderella's Sister No Yes No
2007 Drama City "GOD" No No Yes also credited as screenwriter
2007 Drama City "The Dual Accounts Murder" No No Yes
2010 Sungkyunkwan Scandal No No Yes
2013 Monstar Mnet No No Yes
2014 Misaeng tvN No No Yes
2015 Culture Day, Zipcon Naver TV Cast No No Yes
2016 Signal tvN No No Yes
2018 My Mister No No Yes
2019 Arthdal Chronicles No No Yes

Web series

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Filmographies
Year Title Network Credited as Note
assistant director second unit director director
2024 When Life Gives You Tangerines Netflix No No Yes [31]

Casting

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Kim frequently re-casts actors whom he has worked with on previous dramas.

Recurring casts
Actor
Work
IU
Sungkyunkwan Scandal checkY checkY
Monstar
Misaeng checkY checkY checkY
Culture Day, Zipcon
Signal checkY
My Mister checkY checkY checkY
Arthdal Chronicles checkY checkY checkY checkY
You Have Done Well checkY checkY checkY

Accolades

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Awards and nominations

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Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2011 47th Baeksang Arts Awards Best New Director Sungkyunkwan Scandal Won
4th Korea Drama Awards Best Production Director Won
2015 Cable TV Broadcast Awards Best Director Misaeng: Incomplete Life Won
51st Baeksang Arts Awards Best Director Won
2016 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards Best Director Signal Nominated
9th Korea Drama Awards Best Production Director Nominated
2018 6th APAN Star Awards My Mister Won [32]
2019 55th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Director Nominated [33]

State honors

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Name of country, year given, and name of honor
Country Award Ceremony Year Honor Ref.
South Korea Korean Content Awards[note 2] 2015 Presidential Commendation
Broadcast Video Industry Development Contribution Category
(Drama Category) for Misaeng: Incomplete Life 		[34][35]

Notes

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  1. ^ A subsidiary of Kakao M[2]
  2. ^ Honors are given at the Korean Content Awards (대한민국 콘텐츠 대상) arranged by the Korea Creative Content Agency and hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The 2022 Korea Content Awards Ceremony , which started in 2009 and celebrated its 14th this year, aims to inspire pride in the content industry and develop the Korean cultural content industry by discovering and awarding contributors and excellent content that have contributed to the development of the content industry in 2022. It is a place to promote. The winners (works) of honor, which are recommended through the website of the Korea Creative Content Agency (www.kocca.kr) and announced through careful examination by experts and three-step verification, play a leading role in shining the Korean content industry in the world.

References

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  1. ^ Studio Dragon to debut on KOSDAQ
  2. ^ "카카오M, '알함브라 궁전' 박호식 바람픽쳐스 인수". 5 August 2020.
  3. ^ Yoon, Ina (25 March 2010). "KBS Wednesday/Thursday drama Sister of Cinderella - A cruel tale of a sister". 10Asia. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  4. ^ Lee, In-kyung (4 January 2012). "Interview: Jung Yu Mi is More Like Hyang Gi Than She Realizes". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  5. ^ The acronym GOD stands for "Gene on Demand."
  6. ^ Lee, Ji-hye; Kim, Jessica (18 August 2010). "3 keypoints of attraction for TV series SungKyunKwan Scandal". 10Asia. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  7. ^ Oh, Jean (18 August 2010). "K-pop idol Micky flies solo in drama". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  8. ^ Han, Sang-hee (22 August 2010). "Micky's challenge: from idol to actor". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  9. ^ Hong, Lucia (27 May 2011). "Hyun Bin, Lee Byung-hun win top prizes at Paeksang". 10Asia. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  10. ^ "Winners of the 2011 Korea Drama Awards". Korea Tourism Organization. 10 October 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  11. ^ Lee, In-kyung (24 November 2011). "CJ E&M Reveals It Has Numerous Dramas in the Works". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  12. ^ Lee, Jin-ho (21 October 2011). "Superstar K3's Kim Ye Rim and Jang Bum Joon Getting Married?!". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  13. ^ Hong, Grace Danbi (30 January 2013). "Sungkyunkwan Scandal PD to Direct Mnet Music Drama". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  14. ^ Kim, Jessica (25 November 2011). "SungKyunKwan Scandal PD to create music drama". 10Asia. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  15. ^ Kim, Erika (21 March 2013). "Rookie Ha Yeon Soo Cast as B2ST Yong Jun Hyung's Partner for 'Monstar'". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  16. ^ An, So-hyoun (1 September 2014). "ZE:A's Im Si Wan, Kang Ha Neul, Kang Sora and More Gather for Misaeng Scripts Reading". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  17. ^ "Office grunts clock in at Misaeng'ss press conference". Dramabeans. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  18. ^ Kim, Yena (28 October 2014). "Misaeng How Would They Draw A Reality In Workplaces?". BNTNews. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  19. ^ "Misaeng Director Says Everyone Including Im Si Wan Rejected the Role of Jang Geurae At First". enewsWorld. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  20. ^ Baek, Byung-yeul (11 November 2014). "Misaeng soars in ratings". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  21. ^ Ahn, Sung-mi (12 November 2014). "Misaeng syndrome grips the nation". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  22. ^ "Cable TV Awards: Incomplete Life and producer Na Young-seok sweep awards". Hancinema. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  23. ^ Lee, Hoo-nam; Kim, Hyung-eun (28 May 2015). "Baeksang honors new, veteran stars". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2015-06-10.
  24. ^ Jones, Julie (20 August 2015). "Misaeng Director Casts Lee Je Hoon In Fantasy Crime Drama". KDramaStars. Retrieved 2015-09-08.
  25. ^ Lim, Jeong-yeo (21 September 2015). "Kim Hye-soo joins star-studded Signal". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
  26. ^ ""Oh Hae Young Again" Is Breaking tvN Ratings Records". Soompi. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  27. ^ Kang, E (3 June 2016). "Dongju And Descendants of the Sun Take Home Grand Prizes At The 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards + Full List Of Winners". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-10-16.
  28. ^ "[단독]김원석 Pd, 스튜디오드래곤 퇴사...'아스달 연대기' 계속될까(종합)". 17 December 2019.
  29. ^ "카카오M, 김원석 PD까지 품으며 '몸집 키우기' - 중앙일보". news.joins.com. Archived from the original on 2020-02-21.
  30. ^ "카카오M, 김원석 PD까지 품으며 '몸집 키우기'". isplus.com (in Korean). 2020-01-16. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
  31. ^ Kim Chae-yeon (January 27, 2023). "임상춘 작가 신작 '폭싹 속았수다', 아이유X박보검 캐스팅 확정 [공식]" [Im Sang-chun's new work 'Thank You For Your Hard Work', IU X Park Bo-gum confirmed casting [Official]] (in Korean). OSEN. Retrieved January 27, 2023 – via Naver.
  32. ^ Park, Pan-seok (October 13, 2018). 이병헌, '미스터 션샤인' 대상 수상..정해인 2관왕(종합)[2018 APAN] [Lee Byung-hun, 'Mr. Sunshine' Grand Prize .. Hae-in Jeong, 2nd Crown (General) [2018 APAN]]. Osen (in Korean) – via Naver.
  33. ^ Yoo, Chung-hee (April 4, 2019). "김서형·염정아·김혜자 등 '백상예술대상' TV부문 최종 후보 공개". Ten Asia (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  34. ^ "[2015 대한민국 콘텐츠 대상] '미생' 김원석 PD, '미생 신드롬'…작품성·시청률 두 토끼 잡아". The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). 2015-12-09. Retrieved 2024-01-03.
  35. ^ Yoo, Jae-hyuk (2015-12-09). "[2015 대한민국 콘텐츠 대상] 우리가 '콘텐츠 한류' 이끈 주인공입니다" [[2015 Korea Content Grand Prize] We are the main characters who led 'Content Hallyu']. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-01-03.
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