Kim Soon-ok
Born (1971-05-25) May 25, 1971 (age 52)
South Korea
EducationEwha Womans University – Korean Language and Literature
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active2000–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 RomanizationGim Sunok
McCune–ReischauerKim Sunok

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]

Filmography

As writer

Title Korean title Cast Director Broadcaster and timeslot Broadcast period Episodes Highest rating Lowest rating Average rating
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 Rebirth of the Seven 7인의 부활 Oh Joon-hyuk, Oh Song-hee March 2024 – April 2024 16 TBD TBD TBD

As creator

Awards

References

  1. ^ "ABOUT US > Writer". Jidam Inc. Retrieved February 27, 2017. (see: 작가 김순옥)
  2. ^ "Writer". SM Life Design Group. Retrieved March 19, 2017. (see: 김순옥 작가)
  3. ^ "Writer". Chorokbaem Media. Retrieved August 28, 2022. (see: 김순옥)
  4. ^ "김순옥" [Kim Soon-ok]. Naver (in Korean). Retrieved 2015-01-03.
  5. ^ Kim, Hyung-eun (16 November 2009). "Now showing on evening TV: provocative, racy themes". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
  6. ^ Ko, Jae-wan (4 January 2010). "Jang Seo-hee wins grand prize at SBS Drama Awards". 10Asia. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
  7. ^ Tae Yuna (September 22, 2022). "[공식] 김순옥 신작 '7인의 탈출', 주인공은 엄기준·황정음…7인 완벽 라인업". 10 Asia (in Korean).
  8. ^ Lee, Jae-lim (August 4, 2022). "Actor lineup announced for upcoming tvN drama series 'Lady'". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
  9. ^ "2014 MBC Drama Awards - Winners List". Beatus Corner. 30 December 2014. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
  10. ^ 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.

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