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Moon Young-nam

b. 1960

South Korean screenwriter

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Born 1960. Moon Young-nam is a South Korean screenwriter.

Moon Young-nam (born March 13, 1960) is a South Korean television screenwriter. Moon began writing dramas in the early 1990s, but it was Terms of Endearment and My Rosy Life (2005) that brought her praise for taking clichéd and predictable tearjerker plots and making them into powerful melodramas with a fresh spin, filled with ironically named characters. In her dramas, Moon often delves into the harsh realities of married life with candidness and wit, and her style has been consistently popular with local audiences, resulting in high viewership ratings for Famous Princesses (2006), First Wives' Club (2007), Three Brothers (2009) and Wang's Family (2013).

Filmography Kingdom of Anger (MBC, 1992) Police (KBS2, 1994) Even If the Wind Blows (KBS1, 1995-1996) Because I Really (KBS1, 1996-1997) You Don't Know My Mind (MBC, 1999-2000) Rules of Marriage (MBC, 2001) That Woman Catches People (SBS, 2002) Terms of Endearment (KBS2, 2004) My Rosy Life (KBS2, 2005) Famous Princesses (KBS2, 2006) First Wives' Club (SBS, 2007-2008) Three Brothers (KBS2, 2009-2010) Living in Style (SBS, 2011-2012) Wang's Family (KBS2, 2013-2014) Our Gap-soon (SBS, 2016-2017) Liver or Die (KBS2, 2019) Revolutionary Sisters (KBS2, 2021) Red Balloon (TV Chosun, 2022) I Can't Live Without You ( TV Chosun, TBA)

Awards 1992 1st MBC Literature Awards: Recipient (Kingdom of Anger) 1996 32nd Baeksang Arts Awards: Best TV Screenplay (Even If the Wind Blows) 1996 23rd Korea Broadcasting Awards: Best TV Writer 1996 8th Korean Broadcast Producers Awards: Special Award, Writer category 1997 KBS Drama Awards: Best Writer (Because I Really) 2004 KBS Drama Awards: Best Writer (Terms of Endearment) 2006 KBS Drama Awards: Special Award (Famous Princesses) 2008 SBS Drama Awards: Achievement Award (First Wives' Club) 2013 KBS Drama Awards: Best Writer (Wang's Family)

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Seoul Women's University

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Who is Moon Young-nam?

South Korean screenwriter

When was Moon Young-nam born?

Moon Young-nam was born on 13 March 1960 in South Korea.

What is Moon Young-nam's occupation?

Moon Young-nam is a screenwriter.

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Moon Young-nam is South Korean.

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