Kim Soon-ok (Korean: 김순옥; born May 25, 1971) is a South Korean television screenwriter.[4] Kim is best known for writing the television dramas Temptation of Wife (2008–2009), Jang Bo-ri is Here! (2014), My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol (2015–16), and The Penthouse: War in Life (2020–21), all of which are criticized for their provocative themes but are currently the highest-rated dramas ever aired in their respective time slots.[5][6]
Kim Soon-ok | |
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Born | |
Education | Ewha Womans University – Korean Language and Literature |
Occupation | Screenwriter |
Years active | 2000–present |
Agent(s) | Jidam Inc. (formerly Yein E&M)[1] (2012 to 2016) SM Life Design Group[2] (2017 to 2019) Chorokbaem Media[3] (2020 to present) |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김순옥 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Sunok |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Sunok |
Filmography
editAs writer
editTitle | Korean title | Cast | Director | Broadcaster and timeslot | Broadcast period | Episodes | Highest rating | Lowest rating | Average rating |
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MBC Best Theater: "Respect For Love" | MBC 베스트극장 - 사랑에 대한 예의 | Kim Jung-nan, Kim Il-woo | Im Hwa-min | MBC, Friday 10:55 p.m. | August 4, 2000 (episode 413) | 1 | |||
MBC Best Theater: "Father's Autumn" | MBC 베스트극장 - 아버지의 가을 | Lee Ho-jae, Jung Seung-ho, Kim Hae-sook | Im Hwa-min | MBC, Friday 10:55 p.m. | October 13, 2000 (episode 421) | 1 | |||
MBC Best Theater: "Fish at the End of the Sea" | MBC 베스트극장 - 바다 끝 물고기 | Ha Jae-young, Shin Eun-jung, Lee Dong-wook | Im Hwa-min | MBC, Friday 10:50 p.m. | August 3, 2001 (episode 455) | 1 | |||
MBC Best Theater: "Till Winter Goes Away" | MBC 베스트극장 - 겨울이 갈 때까지 | Kim Hae-sook, Myung Gye-nam | Choi Won-seok | MBC, Friday 9:55 p.m. | January 11, 2002 (episode 475) | 1 | |||
MBC Best Theater: "Baking Bungeoppang in Heaven" | MBC 베스트극장 - 붕어빵을 굽도다... 천국에서 | Song Ok-sook | Choi Nak-kwon | MBC, Friday 9:55 p.m. | October 25, 2002 (episode 510) | 1 | |||
Freezing Point | 빙점 | Choi Soo-ji, Sunwoo Jae-duk, Yoo Tae-woong, Kim Hyun-jung | Kang Byung-moon | MBC, Monday-Saturday 9:00 a.m. | October 4, 2004 – January 8, 2005 | 82 | |||
Hearts of Destiny | 그래도 좋아! | Kim Ji-ho, Lee Chang-hoon, Go Eun-mi, Shim Hyung-tak | Kim Woo-seon | MBC, Monday-Friday 7:50 a.m. | October 1, 2007 – April 11, 2008 | 138 | 23.4% | 7.6% | 16.4% |
Temptation of Wife | 아내의 유혹 | Jang Seo-hee, Kim Seo-hyung, Byun Woo-min, Lee Jae-hwang, Jung Ae-ri | Oh Se-kang | SBS, Monday-Friday 7:20 p.m. | November 3, 2008 – May 1, 2009 | 129 | 37.5% | 11.7% | 26.8% |
Temptation of an Angel | 천사의 유혹 | Bae Soo-bin, Han Sang-jin, Lee So-yeon, Jin Tae-hyun, Hong Soo-hyun | Son Jung-hyun | SBS, Monday-Tuesday 8:50 p.m. | October 12, 2009 – December 22, 2009 | 21 | 22.6% | 10.0% | 17.0% |
Smile, Mom | 웃어요, 엄마 | Yoon Jung-hee, Lee Jae-hwang, Go Eun-mi, Lee Mi-sook, Kang Min-kyung, Kim Jin-woo, Seo Jun-young | Hong Sung-chang | SBS, Saturday-Sunday 8:50 p.m. | November 6, 2010 – April 24, 2011 | 50 | 17.0% | 9.7% | 13.3% |
Five Fingers | 다섯 손가락 | Chae Shi-ra, Ju Ji-hoon, Ji Chang-wook, Jin Se-yeon | Choi Young-hoon | SBS, Saturday-Sunday 9:50 p.m. | August 18, 2012 – November 25, 2012 | 30 | 14.1% | 8.4% | 11.4% |
The Birth of a Family | 가족의 탄생 | Lee So-yeon, Lee Kyu-han, Sung Hoon, Lee Chae-young, Kim Jin-woo | Go Heung-shik | SBS, Monday-Friday 7:20 p.m. | March 6, 2013 – May 17, 2013 | 53 | 11.2% | 6.6% | 9.4% |
Jang Bo-ri is Here! | 왔다! 장보리 | Oh Yeon-seo, Kim Ji-hoon, Lee Yoo-ri, Oh Chang-seok | Baek Ho-min | MBC, Saturday-Sunday 8:45 p.m. | April 5, 2014 – October 12, 2014 | 52 | 37.3% | 9.6% | 20.8% |
My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol | 내 딸 금사월 | Baek Jin-hee, Yoon Hyun-min, Park Se-young, Do Sang-woo, Jeon In-hwa | Baek Ho-min, Lee Jae-jin | MBC, Saturday-Sunday 10:00 p.m. | September 5, 2015 – February 28, 2016 | 51 | 34.9% | 14.7% | 26.1% |
Band of Sisters | 언니는 살아있다 | Jang Seo-hee, Kim Ju-hyeon, Oh Yoon-ah | Choi Young-hoon | SBS, Saturday 8:45 p.m. | April 15, 2017 - October 14, 2017 | 68 | 24.0% | 6.1% | 14.0% |
The Last Empress | 황후의 품격 | Jang Na-ra, Shin Sung-rok, Choi Jin-hyuk, Shin Eun-kyung, Lee Elijah | Joo Dong-min | SBS, Wednesday-Thursday 10:00 p.m. | November 21, 2018 - February 21, 2019 | 52 | 17.9% | 5.7% | 12.2% |
The Penthouse: War in Life | 펜트하우스 | Lee Ji-ah, Kim So-yeon, Eugene, Um Ki-joon, Yoon Jong-hoon, Shin Eun-kyung, Bong Tae-kyu, Park Eun-seok, Yoon Joo-hee | SBS, Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 | October 26, 2020 – January 5, 2021 | 21 | 28.8% | 6.7% | 16.4% | |
The Penthouse 2 | 펜트하우스 II | SBS, Friday and Saturday at 22:00 | February 19, 2021 – April 2, 2021 | 13 | 29.2% | 15.1% | 22.2% | ||
The Penthouse 3 | 펜트하우스 III | SBS, Friday at 22:00 | June 4, 2021 – September 10, 2021 | 14 | 19.5% | 14.4% | 17.1% | ||
The Escape of the Seven | 7인의 탈출 | Um Ki-joon, Hwang Jung-eum, Lee Joon, Lee Yu-bi, Shin Eun-kyung, Yoon Jong-hoon, Jo Yoon-hee, Jo Jae-yoon, Lee Deok-hwa[7] | SBS, Friday and Saturday at 22:00 | September 15, 2023 – November 17, 2023 | 17 | 7.7% | 5.2% | 6.2% | |
The Resurrection of the Seven | 7인의 부활 | Oh Joon-hyuk, Oh Song-hee | March 2024 – April 2024 | 16 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
As creator
edit- Pandora: Beneath the Paradise (판도라: 조작된 낙원) (tvN, 2023)[8]
Awards
edit- 2014 MBC Drama Awards: Writer of the Year (Jang Bo-ri is Here!)[9]
- 2021 SBS Drama Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award (The Penthouse: War in Life)[10]
References
edit- ^ "ABOUT US > Writer". Jidam Inc. Retrieved February 27, 2017. (see: 작가 김순옥)
- ^ "Writer". SM Life Design Group. Retrieved March 19, 2017. (see: 김순옥 작가)
- ^ "Writer". Chorokbaem Media. Retrieved August 28, 2022. (see: 김순옥)
- ^ "김순옥" [Kim Soon-ok]. Naver (in Korean). Retrieved 2015-01-03.
- ^ Kim, Hyung-eun (16 November 2009). "Now showing on evening TV: provocative, racy themes". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
- ^ Ko, Jae-wan (4 January 2010). "Jang Seo-hee wins grand prize at SBS Drama Awards". 10Asia. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
- ^ Tae Yuna (September 22, 2022). "[공식] 김순옥 신작 '7인의 탈출', 주인공은 엄기준·황정음…7인 완벽 라인업". 10 Asia (in Korean).
- ^ Lee, Jae-lim (August 4, 2022). "Actor lineup announced for upcoming tvN drama series 'Lady'". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ^ "2014 MBC Drama Awards - Winners List". Beatus Corner. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
- ^ Ha Ji-won (January 1, 2022). "'펜트하우스' 김순옥 작가, 공로상 수상 "넙죽 받을게요" [SBS 연기대상]" ['Penthouse' Writer Kim Soon-ok, Achievement Award "I'll get it" [SBS Acting Grand Prize]]. Sports News (in Korean). Retrieved February 14, 2022 – via Naver.
External links
edit- Kim Soon-ok at HanCinema
- Kim Soon-ok at IMDb