Kim Tae-ho (Korean: 김태호; born May 4, 1975) is a South Korean television director.
Kim Tae-ho | |
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 Kim in 2009 | |
| Born | Kim Tae-ho May 4, 1975 |
| Education | Bachelor of Journalism |
| Alma mater | Korea University |
| Occupation | Television director |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Notable work | Infinite Challenge, Hangout with Yoo |
| Spouse |
Unnamed (m. 2009) |
| Children | 1 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김태호 |
| Hanja | 金泰浩 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Taeho |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim T'aeho |
| Website | www |
Biography
editKim graduated from Korea University. In July 2009 he married his wife, a make-up artist.[1][2] Their son was born in December 2014.[3]
Career
editKim joined the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) in 2002 and worked largely on the channel's Sunday night programs aired on Sunday Sunday Night. He gained prominence amongst viewers as the director of Infinite Challenge due to his use of humorous subtitles and captions. His work on Infinite Challenge has garnered him popular and professional recognition and earned him nominations for various awards.
From September to November 2017 Kim was one of several thousand employees of MBC and KBS who participated in a joint labor union strike over unfair company practices at their respective broadcasting stations.[4][5] He was reported to have won an award at the annual KCC Broadcasting Awards that August but refused to attend out of solidarity for his colleagues.[6] As a result of the strike, popular programs on both MBC and KBS such as Infinite Challenge, Happy Together, Music Bank, Show! Music Core and others were canceled for up to twelve weeks.
On September 7 2021, MBC announced that Kim would be leaving the company by the end of that year.[7][8]
Kim founded his own production company TEO in 2022 where he is currently the CEO.[9]
Filmography
edit- Infinite Challenge
- Comedy House (Assistant Director)
- Nonstop 4 (Assistant Director)
- Saturday - Rash Challenge (Assistant Director)
- Sunday Sunday Night - Imagine Expedition
- Sunday Sunday Night - Live Cooking Show! Mr. King of Cook
- Sunday Sunday Night - Food Sports Mr. King of Cook
- Super Recommended Saturday - Excessive Challenge
- Super Recommended Saturday - Muhan Dojeon - Master of Quiz
- The Hungry and the Hairy (2020, Netflix)
- Funding Together (같이 펀딩) (August 2019~November 2019)
- Hangout With Yoo (July 2019 - December 2021)
- Seoul Check-in (2022, TVING)[10]
Awards
edit| Year | Awards |
|---|---|
| 2010 |
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| 2009 |
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| 2008 |
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| 2007 |
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| 2006 |
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State honors
edit| Country | Year | Honor | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea[note 1] | 2021 | Presidential Commendation | [14] |
Notes
edit- ^ Honors are given at the Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards, arranged by the Korea Creative Content Agency and hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.[11][12] They are awarded to those who have contributed to the arts and South Korea's pop culture.[13]
References
edit- ^ "'무한도전' 김태호 PD, "7월에 장가갑니다"" (in Korean). joins.com. June 26, 2009.
- ^ "'무한도전' 김태호PD, 19일 메이크업 아티스트와 결혼". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). July 19, 2009.
- ^ "'무한도전' 김태호 PD 아빠 됐다… 결혼 5년 만에 득남". Kukmin Ilbo (in Korean). December 19, 2014.
- ^ "MBC programs will return to air". Korea JoongAng Daily. November 15, 2017.
- ^ "MBC Variety Show Producers Including Kim Tae Ho From "Infinite Challenge" Join General Strike Against Company". Soompi. August 21, 2017.
- ^ "MBC '무한도전' 김태호 PD, 방송의날 포상 거부". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). August 30, 2017.
- ^ Si-jin, Lee (September 7, 2021). "Star TV director Kim Tae-ho to leave MBC after 20-year career". The Korea Herald. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ Gyu-lee, Lee (September 8, 2021). "Star producer Kim Tae-ho to leave MBC". The Korea Times. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ "[단독] 김태호 PD의 '테오' 1년도 안돼 몸값 1000억". 서울경제 (in Korean). October 10, 2022. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
- ^ Hwang Hyo-yi (January 26, 2022). "이효리 손잡은 김태호PD, '서울체크인' 첫 신호탄" [Kim Tae-ho, PD Lee Hyori's hand, the first signal of 'Seoul Check-in'] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Hicap, Jonathan (October 18, 2018). "BTS, Red Velvet win at Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ Yeo, Yer-im (October 25, 2018). "BTS gets award upon their return home". Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on November 7, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2021 – via Korea JoongAng Daily.
- ^ Lee, Sang-won (October 25, 2016). "Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards announces winners". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ Jo Eun-mi (October 28, 2021). "'2021년 대한민국 대중문화예술상' 오늘(28일) 개최..윤여정, 금관문화훈장 수훈" [‘2021 Republic of Korea Popular Culture and Arts Award’ held today (28th)..Yeojeong Yoon, awarded with the Order of Cultural Merit] (in Korean). Herald POP. Retrieved October 28, 2021 – via Naver.
External links
edit- Kim Tae-ho on Twitter (in Korean)
- Kim Tae-ho on Cyworld (in Korean)
- Brief introduction page of the producing team of Muhan Dojeon (in Korean)
- Infinite Challenge to His Life (Article from The Granite Tower, June 5, 2007)
