Spot Info
Real Name: Kim Seong-hun
Personal Details
Nationality: South Korean
Religion: Buddhist
Mother Tongue: Korean
Languages Known: Korean
Zodiac Sign: Pisces
Birth Place: Gangneung, South Korea
Born on: February 20, 1971
Age As On Today: 53 years
Hometown: Seoul
Gender: Male
Martial Status: Married
Education Details
College: Hankuk University Of Foreign Studies
Education Qualification: Business Administration
Kim Seoung-hun is a film and television director from South Korea. ‘Oh! Happy Day’ (2003) and ‘He Was Cool’ (2004) are romantic comedies through which he started his career as an assistant director. ‘How the Lack of Love Affects Two Men’ in 2006 was his first feature film as a director. Later in 2008, he started to write the screenplay of a movie and completed its editing until 2013. This film was inspired by Pedro Almodovar’s ‘Volver.’
It was a comedy/thriller about a few corrupt homicide detectives who hide the body of a hit-and-run victim in his mother’s coffin only to seek out himself terrorized by a mysterious yet formidable blackmailer. Kim was also the director and screenwriter of ‘A Hard Day’ (2014) and ‘The Tunnel’ (2016), and television serials like ‘Kingdom’ and ‘Kingdom: Ashin of the North.’
He received international recognition and praise for ‘A Hard Day’ and even won the ‘Best Director’ and ‘Best Screenplay’ at various prestigious award functions.
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Professional Details
Skills: Screenplay Writer
Profession: Director
Interests Details
Pets: Dog
Cars: Porter
Physical Details
Eye colour: Black
Hair Colour: Black
Tattoo: No
Career
Debut Year: 2003
First Break: A Hard Day (2014)
Awards: Grand Bell Award For The Best Director
