Lee Byeong-heon (Korean: 이병헌; born 23 July 1980) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his 2015 film Twenty and 2019 film Extreme Job, the latter of which broke the record for the highest-grossing South Korean film.[1][2][3][4]
Lee Byeong-heon | |
|---|---|
_2m_27s.png) Lee in 2015 | |
| Born | 23 July 1980 |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Years active | 2008–present |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이병헌 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | I Byeongheon |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Pyŏnghŏn |
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Film | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | Producer | |||
| 2008 | Scandal Makers | No | Adaptation | No | |
| 2009 | Smell | Yes | No | No | |
| 2011 | Sunny | No | Adaptation | No | |
| 2012 | Cheer Up Mr. Lee | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Never Ending Story | No | Yes | No | ||
| 2014 | Tazza: The Hidden Card | No | Adaptation | No | |
| 2015 | Love Forecast | No | Yes | No | |
| Twenty | Yes | Yes | No | ||
| 2018 | What a Man Wants | Yes | Adaptation | No | |
| 2019 | Extreme Job | Yes | No | No | |
| 2023 | Dream | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2023 | Honey Sweet | No | Yes | No | [5] |
Television series
edit| Year | Film | Credited as | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | Writer | |||
| 2019 | Be Melodramatic | Yes | Yes | [6] |
| 2024 | Everything Shall Come True | Yes | No | [7][8] |
Web series
edit| Year | Title | Credited as | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Korean | Director | Writer | ||
| 2013 | Peckish Women | 출출한 여자 - 2화 금기의 맛 | Yes | Yes | web series |
| 2016 | Be Positive | 긍정이 체질 | Yes | Yes | Naver TV Series[9] Aired at JTBC2 in 2017[10] |
| 2022 | Alice, the Ultimate Weapon | 최종병기 앨리스 | Yes | No | Watcha original drama |
| 2024 | Chicken Nugget | 닭강정 | Yes | Yes | Netflix series[11][12] |
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2012
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38th Seoul Independent Film Festival | Audience Award | Smell | Nominated |
| 2013 | 50th Grand Bell Awards | Best New Director | Cheer Up Mr. Lee | Nominated |
| 2015 | 51st Baeksang Arts Awards | Best New Director (Film) | Twenty | Nominated |
| 52nd Grand Bell Awards | Best New Director | Nominated | ||
| 36th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best New Director | Nominated | ||
| The Korea Film Actors Association Awards | Best New Director Award | Won | ||
| 2019 | 21st Udine Far East Film Festival | Audience Award | Extreme Job | Won |
| 24th Chunsa Film Art Awards | Director Award | Nominated | ||
| 8th Buil Film Awards | Best Director | Nominated | ||
| 40th Blue Dragon Film Awards | Best Director | Nominated | ||
| 8th Korea Best Star Award | Best Director | Won | ||
| 19th Director's Cut Awards | Director of the Year | Nominated | ||
| 2020 | 56th Grand Bell Awards | Best Director | Nominated |
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ Ahn, Sung-mi (25 March 2015). "Herald Review: Twenty: A sassy celebration of youth". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ Ha, Soo-jung (21 March 2015). "Interview: Director of Film Twenty Talks Kim Woo Bin, Bromance Between Actors and More". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 25 March 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ "Youth Comedy TWENTY Set for Japanese Release".
- ^ "'Extreme Job' Continues Successful Run at Box Office". The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
- ^ "KMDb - Korean movie database - HoneySweet (Daljjakjigeunhae: 7510)". Korean Movie Database. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
- ^ Kim, Eun-jin (August 10, 2019). "On 'Be Melodramatic,' adulting is a joke". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved August 11, 2019..
- ^ Yoon Hyo-jeong (June 14, 2023). "김우빈·수지, 김은숙 신작 '다 이루어질지니' 출연…7년만의 재회 [공식]" (in Korean). News1 Korea. Retrieved June 15, 2023 – via Naver.
- ^ Lee Gyu-lee (June 14, 2023). "Kim Woo-bin and Suzy to reunite in Kim Eun-sook's new series". The Korea Times. Retrieved June 15, 2023.
- ^ "삼성, 2016년 웹드라마 10월말 공개… EXO 도경수(디오) 주연". sisaweek.com. 25 September 2016.
- ^ "'1주년' JTBC2, 웹드 '첫 키스만 일곱 번째' '긍정이 체질' 편성". hubnews.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
- ^ Lim, Jeong-won (September 30, 2022). "Actor Ahn Jae-hong, director Lee Byeong-heon to work together on 'Chicken Nugget' Netflix series". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2022 – via Naver.
- ^ Suacillo, Angela Patricia (September 30, 2022). "Kim Yoo-jung, Ahn Jae-hong and Ryu Seung-ryong to star in upcoming Netflix K-drama". NME. Archived from the original on October 7, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
