Park Shin-woo

Park Shin-woo is South Korean television director. He is known for directing tvN television series Encounter (2018–2019), It's Okay to Not Be Okay, and Our Unwritten Seoul (2025). For directing It's Okay to Not Be Okay, he was nominated for Best TV Movie or Miniseries at the 49th International Emmy Awards.

Career Beginnings in SBS Park started his career in SBS and worked as an assistant director for Kim Hyung-shik in the drama Phantom in 2012. He continued as an assistant director for Jo Young-kwang in King of Ambition in 2013. He left SBS in 2017.

Studio Dragon and Next Scene In July 2018, it was reported that Park will be directing his first drama for tvN, Encounter. It ran from November 28, 2018, to January 24, 2019, every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:30 (KST). It is one of the highest-rated Korean dramas in cable television history.

Park worked with screenwriter Jo Yong for tvN series It's Okay to Not Be Okay. It was planned by Studio Dragon and produced by Story TV and Gold Medalist. Jo Yong based the drama on her relationship with a man who had a personality disorder. The series received many accolades, including a nomination for Best TV Movie or Miniseries at 49th International Emmy Awards. Starring Ji Chang-wook and Kim Ji-won, the series portrays the love stories of young people navigating life in a busy city. As the first instalment in the multi-part City Couple's Way of Love project, it premiered on KakaoTV on December 22, 2020, and was released every Tuesday and Friday at 17:00 (KST). It is also available internationally on Netflix.

In 2021, Park and director Oh Chung-hwan 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 Next Scene a wholly owned subsidiary.

On November 18, 2021, it was announced that Park had collaborated with writer Seo Sook-hyang on a drama tentatively titled Ask the Stars. Lee Min-ho and Gong Hyo-jin were confirmed as the lead actors on March 28, 2022. This marked Park's reunion with writer Seo and actress Gong for the second time after the drama Don't Dare to Dream. Filming began in April 2022, and wrapped up on February 8, 2023. The series depicts the serendipitous meeting of a space tourist and an astronaut on a space station. The English title of the drama When the Stars Gossip was revealed in 2025. It was broadcast on tvN every Saturday and Sunday at 21:20 (KST) from January 4 to February 23, 2025, and also available for streaming on Netflix in selected regions. The series was planned by Studio Dragon and co-produced by Monster Union, Higround, and Next Scene. Park's involvement and writer Lee Kang of Youth of May (2021) were reported in December 2024.

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