Kim Soon-ok

Kim Soon-ok (; born May 25, 1971) is a South Korean television screenwriter. Kim is best known for writing the television dramas Temptation of Wife (2008–2009) and its spiritual successor Temptation of an Angel, Jang Bo-ri is Here! (2014), My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol (2015–16), and The Penthouse: War in Life (2020–21), all of which are criticized for their provocative themes but are currently the highest-rated dramas ever aired in their respective time slots.

Following the commercial failure of The Escape of the Seven (2023-24), Kim began to move away from the melodrama genre that earned her the title of "ratings queen." She was belatedly revealed to have written the 2025 late-night musical youth drama Spring of Youth under the pen name Kim Min-cheol, a day after the miniseries ended with an average rating of 0.9% despite airing on a terrestrial television network.

Kim is also credited as the creator of two cable dramas: the revenge thriller Pandora: Beneath the Paradise (2023) and Reborn Rookie (2026), the adaptation of the fantasy web novel The New Employee Chairman Kang by San Kyung.

Filmography As writer

As creator

2021 SBS Drama Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award (The Penthouse: War in Life)