Kim Won-seok

Kim Won-seok (; born September 7, 1977) is a South Korean film director and scriptwriter. Starting his career in the directing department of the film in 1999. Followed by assistant director for two Ryoo Seung-wan's film Die Bad and The City of Violence. In 2008, he made his debut as a writer with the script adaptation of the film . The following year, he co-wrote and co-directed the drama Friend, Our Legend with Kwak Kyung-taek. However, it was in 2013 that he truly established himself as a writer with the MBC drama The Queen's Classroom. After the success of The Queen's Classroom, Kim went on to co-write the immensely popular dramas Descendants of the Sun and Man to Man. His latest work is the screenplay for the drama Payback.

Early life and education Kim Won-seok was born September 7, 1977. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Seoul National University.

Career Kim Won-seok initially entered the entertainment industry as a director before transitioning to become a writer. He started as part of directing department of the film in 1999. Followed by assistant director for two Ryoo Seung-wan's film Die Bad and The City of Violence. In 2008, he made his debut as a writer with the script adaptation of the film .

In 2009, Kim co-wrote and co-directed Kwak Kyung-taek's drama Friend, Our Legend. It is a remake / TV adaptation of Kwak Kyung-taek's own 2001 box-office hit film Friend.

A year later, Kim returned with his new drama Man to Man, which made history as the first South Korean television series to be simulcast on both television and Netflix. Man to Man tells the story of a mysterious agent who becomes a bodyguard for a famous Korean star and deals with secretive people around him. The drama presents the thrilling adventures of these secret agents in different exciting ways. Filming began on October 17, 2016, and ended on March 6, 2017, taking place in Seoul, South Korea and Budapest, Hungary.

Notably, the first episode featured a parody of a famous scene from Descendants of the Sun', and two actors from the drama, David Lee McInnis and Song Joong-ki, made cameo appearances. '''

Kim took a hiatus for several years before returning in 2023 with Payback, a revenge drama that revolves around the characters Eun-yong (played by Lee Sun-kyun), a skilled financial merchant, and Jun-kyung (Moon Chae-won), a legal expert. Together, they confront a formidable cartel. The drama has achieved a noteworthy viewership rating of approximately 10%.

The City of Violence| 짝패

'' 대한이, 민국씨|대한이, 민국씨 Television series

Accolades Awards and nominations

State honors +Name of country, year given, and name of honorCountryAward CeremonyYearHonorSouth Korea Korean Content Story Awards2011 Korea Creative Content Agency's Director Excellence Award 2023 Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Award