Lee Mu-yeong

Song Chung-seop (; born June 14, 1962), better known by the pen name Lee Mu-yeong is a South Korean film director, screenwriter, novelist and theater critic.

Early life He was born in Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, and grew up in Seoul. The son of a pastor,

Career

Early career (1990–1996) Song Chung-seop his professional career as a radio producer at joined , a position he held until July 1991. In March 1992, he debuted as a theater director and adopted the pen name Lee Mu-young. He followed this shortly after with his debut as a music critic in June 1992.

In February 1993, Lee enrolled in the graduate program for Theater and Film Studies at Chung-Ang University. Throughout 1993, he established a wide range of professional credits: becoming a film critic in March, a poet in June, a theater actor in July, and a musical actor in October. He subsequently debuted as an essayist in May 1994. After graduating from Chung-Ang University in February 1995, Lee transitioned quickly into the film industry. He began working as a film critic that April, followed by his debuts as both an actor and a screenwriter in early 1996, the latter for the film Born to Kill.

In 2000, they established the collective pen name Park-Ri-Damae a portmanteau of their surnames inspired by the production company Oeyu Naegang. Their first official credit under this name was for Yoo Young-sik's Anarchists (2000). Their collaboration continued through a prolific period that included Park's Joint Security Area (2000), Lee's The Humanist (2001), and the 2002 films A Bizarre Love Triangle (directed by Lee) and Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance (directed by Park).

In 2003, Lee returned to the United States to attend a graduate program in Theatre and Stage Production at Theatre and Stage Production at Kean University in New Jersey, earning his master's degree in 2005.

Later career and academic work (2009–present) Lee's later career combined academic and literary pursuits. He served as an adjunct professor in the Department of Theater and Film at Seokyeong University from February 2009 to August 2009. In July 2011, he acted as a jury member for the competition section of the 7th Jecheon International Music & Film Festival in Chungcheongbuk-do. His debut as a novelist followed in September 2011. Since August 2015, he has served as an associate professor in the Department of Film Studies at Dongseo University.

Personal life Family Born into a religious household as the son of a pastor, Lee is a practicing Christian who maintains a daily morning prayer routine. He is married to former actress Jang Soo-young, the younger sister of actor Jang Se-jin. The couple met while attending the wedding of announcers Son Beom-soo and Jin Yang-hye as guests of the groom and bride, respectively. 2011 New Village 새남터 Novel First full-length novel, Human and Book Publishing 2013 The Pretentious Romanticist 각하는 로맨티스트 Novel Human and Book Publishing 2015 Rediscovering Masterpieces 명곡의 재발견 Music Criticism Score Publishing, 488 pages

Filmography Filmmaking credit

Acting Film +Acting credit 2012How to Use Guys with Secret TipsMorning Pro Male MCSex, Lies, and VideotapeUdon restaurant owner

Television

Radio +Radio show Year Title Role Network Notes 1990 Youth's Music WorldPD PBC 1996–1998 Movie ExpressDJ DCN 1998–2000 Lee Mu-young's Popsworld KBS 2FM 2008–2012 Lee Mu-young's Pop English EBS FM 2012 Short Story World Narrator 2015 Reading Radio Reading Series DJ

Theater +Theater performance

Awards and nominations