Choi Wan-gyu

Choi Wan Gyu (; born August 18, 1964) is a South Korean screenwriter and a co-founder of the South Korean production company AStory (에이스토리). He was selected as a winner in the MBC Best Theater Scenario Contest for "Boring love, funny movie" (1993, his screenwriting debut).

He dropped out of Incheon University English Literature Department.

On January 6, 2004, he and ex-Mnet and SM Entertainment producer Lee Sang-baek founded AStory.

In 2018, under the South Korean Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Laws, etc., he was sentenced to two years in prison (subject to four years of probation) for charges related to fraud (committed against a drama production company owner) and illegal overseas gambling (in the Philippines). for charges not known.

Major works

General Hospital (1994) Legend of Ambition (1998) Ho-joon's Road to a Court Physician (1999) Air Force (2000) Shodo (Sand) (2001) The Merchant (2001) All-in Fateful Love (2003) Into the Storm (2004) Love Story in Harvard (2004) Jumong (2006) Lobbyist (2007) Catcher (2008) Wind Country or The Kingdom of the Winds (2008) (nominated for an Emmy Award in 2009 General Hospital 2 (2008) Swallow the Sun (2009) Prison flower (2016) See also Category:Television Shows written by Choi Wan-kyu

Awards

1994 MBC Broadcasting Awards Writer Award 2003 30th Korean Broadcasting Awards Writer Award 2006 MBC Drama Awards Television Division Achievement Award 2007 19th Korean Broadcasting Producer Awards TV Writer Category Production Category Award 2007 43rd Baeksang Arts Awards TV Category Screenplay Award 2010 1st Seoul Culture & Arts Awards Drama Writer Division Grand Prize