Spot Info
Real Name: Kim-Jho Gwangsoo
Other names: Kim-Jho, Kwang-soo, Peter Kim
Personal Details
Nationality: South Korean
Religion: No Religion
Mother Tongue: Korean
Languages Known: Korean
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Birth Place: Seongbuk District, Seoul
Born on: March 26, 1965
Age As On Today: 59 years
Hometown: Seoul
Gender: Other
Martial Status: Married
Education Details
College: Hanyang University
Education Qualification: Theatre
Family Details
Husband/Spouse Name: David Kim Seung-hwan
Kim-Jho Gwangsoo is to as Peter Kim. He is a film director, screenwriter, filmmaker, and LGBT rights activist from South Korea. He is one of South Korea’s few openly gay film directors and has been a part of several works with LGBT themes. He collaborated with director Leesong Hee-il in 2006 to make the film ‘No Regret’, which is taken into account to be the primary natural Korean gay feature.
He was the director and writer of his first short film, ‘Boy Meets Boy’, in 2008. It also had two follow-ups named ‘Just Friends’ (2009) and ‘LOVE, 100 C’ (2010).
His first film as a director was ‘Two Weddings and a Funeral’ (2012). He is also the director of films like ‘Ghost (Be With Me)’ (2010), ‘One Night Only’ (2014) and has produced films like ‘Wanee & Junah’ (2001), ‘Jealousy is my Middle Name’ (2002), ‘So Cute’ (2004), ‘The Red Shoes’ (2005), ‘Old Miss Diary’ (2006), ‘Boys of Tomorrow’ (2007), ‘Milky Way Liberation Front’ (2007), ‘Break Away’ (2010), ‘Detective K : Secret of the Virtuous Widow’ (2011), ‘The Client’ (2011), and ‘Jo Pil-ho: The Dawning Rage’ (2019).
Kim Jho held a public, non-legal wedding with film distributor David Kim Seung-hwan in Seoul on 7 September 2013, the primary in a country that doesn’t recognize same-sex marriages. Kim and his partner together founded a company, ‘Rainbow Factory’, which specializes in LGBT-themed movies.
Professional Details
Skills: Director, Screenplay Writer, Producer
Profession: Director, Screenplay Writer
Casual Details
Smoke Or Drink: Yes
Interests Details
Cars: Nissan
Physical Details
Eye colour: Black
Hair Colour: Black
Tattoo: No
Favourites
Favourite Color: Black
Favourite Movies: The k2
Career
Debut Year: 2008
First Break: 2009 Just Friends?