Spot Info
Real Name: Kim Soon-ok
Other names: Kim Soo-hyun
Kim Soo-hyeon
Kim Su-hyun
Personal Details
Nationality: South Korean
Mother Tongue: Korean
Birth Place: Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
Born on: January 27, 1943
Age As On Today: 81 years
Hometown: Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
Gender: Female
Education Details
College: Korea University
Education Qualification: Graduated in Korean Language and Literature
Kim Soo-Hyun is a South Korean screenwriter and novelist. She was born on 27 January 1943 in Cheongju-si, South Korea. Other names through which she’s known are Kim Soo-Hyeon and Kim Su- Hyun. Her parents are Kim Soon-Seok and Lee Jae-Soon. She completed her graduation with a degree in Korean Language and Literature from Korea University.
Famous shows written by her are Life is Beautiful(2010), A Thousand Days’ Promise(2011), My Kids Give Me a Headache(2012). The movies through which she got major recognization are The Trappings of Youth(1999), Mother(2009), Deer in the Snow Field. Popular novels written by Kim So-Hyun are Flower in Snow(1992), Wound(1989), Sand Castle(1989), That Last Winter(1988) and, Temptation(1982).
The secret behind such fantastic writings by her is that whenever she chooses to write something new, she gives more emphasis to report by heart and not by the mind. It makes her writings more rich and enjoyable. Awards received by her are Baeksang Arts Award for Best TV Script, Blue Dragon Film Award for Best Screenplay.
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Kouhei Amasaki
Physical Details
Eye colour: Black
Hair Colour: Black
Career
Debut Year: 1968 with her radio play 그 해 겨울의 우화 (The Fable of That Year's Winter)
First Break: Rainbow a TV Drama in 1972
Best Known: Annyeong (Hi) (MBC, 1975)
The Happiness of an Unhappy Woman (TBC, 1978)
Love and Truth (MBC, 1984-1985)
Men of the Bath House (KBS2, 1995-1996)
My Husband's Woman (SBS, 2007)
Thrice Married Woman (SBS, 2013-2014)
Yeah, That's How It Is (SBS, 2016)
Awards: 2008 Seoul Drama Festival: Korea's Leading Writer
2005 KBS Drama Awards: Best Writer (Precious Family)
2005 Korean TV and Radio Writers Association: Best Writer (Precious Family)
2005 Korea Broadcasting Awards: Best Writer (Precious Family)
2001 37th Baeksang Arts Awards: Best TV Screenplay (The Aspen Tree)
1981 17th Baeksang Arts Awards: Best TV Screenplay (Back in the Day)
1980 16th Baeksang Arts Awards: Best TV Screenplay (A Lonely Affair)
1973 1st Korea Broadcasting Awards: Best Writer (New Mom)
1971 8th Blue Dragon Film Awards: Best Screenplay (Pilnyeo)
