Oh Choong-hwan

Oh Chung-hwan is a South Korean drama television director best known for his television dramas series My Love from the Star (2013–2014), The Doctors, While You Were Sleeping (2017), Hotel del Luna (2019), Start-Up (2020), Big Mouth (2022), and Castaway Diva (2023).

Career Oh began his career in the broadcasting industry through the 2006 SBS New Employee Open Recruitment for drama production director position. In 2009, Yoo worked as assistant director for directors Son Jung-hyun and on a 21-episode drama series called Temptation of an Angel written by Kim Soon-ok.

In 2013, Oh co-directed drama My Love from the Star with director Jang Tae-yoo.

Oh first work as lead director in full feature-length drama was in 2016 SBS medical drama The Doctors. The drama won Excellence Award in The Seoul Drama Awards 2017. When receiving the award, Oh paid tribute to the late Kim Young-ae.

In 2021, Oh and director Park Shin-woo co-founded Next Scene, a drama production company. Studio Dragon announced on March 28, 2022, that it had signed an equity investment contract with Next Scene, securing a 19.98% stake. In April 2025, Studio Dragon acquired 8,002 shares of Next Scene for 16 billion won, making it a wholly owned subsidiary.

Filmography

Television series

Casting Oh frequently re-casts actors whom he has worked with on previous dramas. +Recurring casts Temptation of an AngelPure Pumpkin FlowerHistory of a SalarymanFive FingersThe Birth of a FamilyMy Love from the StarRun towards TomorrowA Girl Who Sees SmellsThe DoctorsWhile You Were SleepingHotel del LunaStart-UpBig MouthCastaway Diva

Awards and nominations