Moon Young-nam (born March 13, 1960) is a South Korean television screenwriter.[1] Moon began writing dramas in the early 1990s, but it was Terms of Endearment (2004) and My Rosy Life (2005) that brought her praise for taking clichéd and predictable tearjerker plots (Korean: 신파; RR: shinpa) and making them into powerful melodramas with a fresh spin, filled with ironically named characters.[2][3] In her dramas, Moon often delves into the harsh realities of married life with candidness and wit, and her style has been consistently popular with local audiences, resulting in high viewership ratings for Famous Princesses (2006), First Wives' Club (2007), Three Brothers (2009) and Wang's Family (2013).[4][5][6][7]
Moon Young-nam | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 13, 1960 |
| Alma mater | Seoul Women's University |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 문영남 |
| Revised Romanization | Mun Yeong-nam |
| McCune–Reischauer | Mun Yŏng-nam |
Filmography
edit- Kingdom of Anger (MBC, 1992)
- Police (KBS2, 1994)
- Even If the Wind Blows (KBS1, 1995-1996)
- Because I Really (KBS1, 1996-1997)
- You Don't Know My Mind (MBC, 1999-2000)
- Rules of Marriage (MBC, 2001)
- That Woman Catches People (SBS, 2002)
- Terms of Endearment (KBS2, 2004)
- My Rosy Life (KBS2, 2005)
- Famous Princesses (KBS2, 2006)
- First Wives' Club (SBS, 2007-2008)
- Three Brothers (KBS2, 2009-2010)
- Living in Style (SBS, 2011-2012)
- Wang's Family (KBS2, 2013-2014)
- Our Gap-soon (SBS, 2016-2017)
- Liver or Die (KBS2, 2019)
- Revolutionary Sisters (KBS2, 2021)
- Red Balloon (TV Chosun, 2022)
Awards
edit- 1992 1st MBC Literature Awards: Recipient (Kingdom of Anger)
- 1996 32nd Baeksang Arts Awards: Best TV Screenplay (Even If the Wind Blows)
- 1996 23rd Korea Broadcasting Awards: Best TV Writer
- 1996 8th Korean Broadcast Producers Awards: Special Award, Writer category
- 1997 KBS Drama Awards: Best Writer (Because I Really)
- 2004 KBS Drama Awards: Best Writer (Terms of Endearment)
- 2006 KBS Drama Awards: Special Award (Famous Princesses)
- 2008 SBS Drama Awards: Achievement Award (First Wives' Club)[8]
- 2013 KBS Drama Awards: Best Writer (Wang's Family)[9]
References
edit- ^ "Moon Young-nam". Naver (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-11-28.
- ^ "Korean Weekly News - February 27". Twitch Film. 27 February 2006. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
- ^ "Korean Weekly News - Easter Edition". Twitch Film. 16 April 2006. Archived from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
- ^ "Good Old Wives' Club Nears 40% Viewer Rating". KBS Global. 10 July 2008. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
- ^ Oh, Jean (16 October 2009). "Another weekend hit for KBS?". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
- ^ Kim, Sun-young (16 June 2010). "Review: TV series Three Brothers - Final episode". 10Asia. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
- ^ "Meet the lovely daughters of the Wang family". KBS Global. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
- ^ "2008 SBS Drama Awards". Dramabeans. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
- ^ "Winners from the 2013 KBS Drama Awards". Allkpop. 31 December 2013. Retrieved 2014-11-28.
