Nam Hye-seung

Nam Hye-seung is a South Korean composer and music director. She is considered one of the best musicians in the country and is a fluent player of multiple musical instruments. Nam majoring in classical composition at Yonsei University.

Having mastered various genres of content, starting with entertainment in 1989, Nam Hye-seung has become a veteran in the industry. She began her career as an EBS broadcast music writer in 1989 and has since worked on numerous successful projects. Nam Hye-seung served as the music director for hit dramas such as Queen of Tears, Guardian: The Lonely and Great God, It's Okay to Not Be Okay, Crash Landing on You, and Mr. Sunshine, among others. Throughout her career, she has collaborated with renowned artists such as IU, Heize, BSS, EXO's Baekhyun and Chanyeol, Seventeen's Seungkwan, Mamamoo's Wheein, Lee Hi, and many more. With an impressive discography of 77 Korean dramas, Director Nam has established herself as one of the most sought-after composers in the Korean television industry.

Career In 1989, Nam stepped into the entertainment industry and started working on drama music after she happened to see an advertisement at the EBS education broadcasting station looking for someone to add music effects, so she applied and was accepted.

After joining EBS as a broadcast music writer in 1989, Nam worked on comedies and entertainment shows such as MBC's Sunday Night for more than 10 years, but then moved on to the children's program Kiss Kiss because she wanted to compose music. "There was a whole world in 'Kiss Kiss'. Animation, documentaries, dramatization… It was a great study."

Most children's programs copied Disney music and made it appropriate, however Nam's music was original. It was from this time that her name became known to broadcasters. She became a drama music director starting with the 2004 MBC series Red Bean Bread.

Starting from that, numerous hits were born from her hands, such as The Good Wife and Don't Dare to Dream, as well as Nine, I Need Romance (2 and 3), and Discovery of Love. 2005 Rules of Love (이별에 대처하는 우리의 자세) 2010 More Charming by the Day

You Are So Pretty Special Case Team TEN 1 OCN Can't Lose MBC

Operation Proposal TV Chosun Ice Adonis

Queen Inhyun's Man I Need Romance 2012 Glass Mask

Flower Boy Next Door

Nine: Nine Times Time Travel Special Affairs Team TEN 2 OCN The Fugitive of Joseon KBS2 Heartless City JTBC Hold My Hand MBC Your Neighbor's Wife JTBC

I Need Romance 3 tvN Angel Eyes SBS A Witch's Love tvN My Spring Days

Discovery of Love The Three Musketeers tvN

Love Weaves Through a Millenium Hunan Television Snow Road KBS1 This is My Love JTBC My Beautiful Bride OCN My First Time [tvN STORY|OnStyle Bubble Gum (TV Series|Bubble Gum tvN

One More Happy Ending MBC Memory

The Good Wife Jealousy Incarnate SBS Drama Special – The Red Teacher (Episode 1, Season 7) KBS2 Guardian: The Lonely and Great God tvN Suspicious Partner SBS The Bride of Habaek tvN Black OCN Just Between Lovers JTBC

Drama Stage – Not Played (Episode 7, Season 1) tvN Wok of Love SBS Life on Mars OCN Mr. Sunshine

Where Stars Land Encounter

Romance Is A Bonus Book He Is Psychometric Beautiful World JTBC Vagabond SBS Crash Landing on You

A Piece of Your Mind It's Okay to Not Be Okay Record of Youth Lovestruck in the City KakaoTV

Reflection of You JTBC Bulgasal: Immortal Souls tvN Our Beloved Summer SBS

Link: Eat, Love, Kill

Alchemy of Souls

Our Blooming Youth Doona!

Sweet HomeSeason 2

Tell Me That You Love Me ENA Queen of Tears

When the Stars Gossip Our Unwritten Seoul The Price of Confession Netflix, Inc. 2026 Still Shining JTBC Accolades +Awards and nominationsYearAwardCategoryNominee(s)Result200517th Korean Broadcasting Producer AwardsMusic/Effects AwardWorks in MBC 2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards Best OST "Here I Am Again" (vocal by Baek Yerin) 202130th Seoul Music AwardsOST Award "Give You My Heart" (vocal by IU) 2024 Korea Drama Awards Best OST Award "More Than Enough" (Kim Tae-rae (Zerobaseone)) from "Queen of Tears" 2024 K-World Dream Awards Best OST "Love You With All My Heart" (Crush) from "Queen of Tears" 2024 MAMA Awards Best OST Seoul International Drama Awards Outstanding K-Drama OST "The Reasons of My Smiles" (BSS) from "Queen of Tears" 2025 39th Golden Disc Awards Best OST "Love You With All My Heart" (Crush) from "Queen of Tears"