Kim Jong-hak
| Kim Jong-hak | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 5, 1951 Jecheon, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea |
| Died | July 23, 2013 (aged 61) Bundang-gu, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea |
| Education | Kyung Hee University - Journalism |
| Occupation |
Television director, Television producer, Film producer |
| Years active | 1981-2013 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김종학 |
| Hanja | 金鍾學 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Jong-hak |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Jonghak |
Kim Jong-hak (November 5, 1951 – July 23, 2013) was a South Korean television director and producer, best known for the seminal and highly rated Korean dramas Eyes of Dawn (1991) and Sandglass (1995). After financial losses incurred by the big-budget fantasy series The Legend (2007) and Faith (2012), Kim was under investigation when he committed suicide in 2013.
Kim Jong-hak was born on November 5, 1951 in Jecheon, North Chungcheong Province, the fourth son of seven siblings. While attending Hwimun High School, he won an Excellence Award at the National High School Theater Competition in 1966.
After he graduated from Kyung Hee University with a Journalism degree, he joined the broadcasting network MBC in 1977. This was a period when the South Korean television industry was undergoing a creative transition with the launch of color broadcasts and ENG cameras, and the new format of short dramas adapted from famous novels, MBC's Bestseller Theater (베스트셀러극장). Like most newbie production directors (called by the title "PD" in Korea), Kim slowly climbed up the ranks by assisting veterans, getting the occasional producer credit on Chief Inspector (수사반장), the 1981 landmark police procedural starring Choi Bool-am.
Kim became an assistant director on one of the historical dramas (called sageuk in Korean) of his mentor Lee Byung-hoon, Royal Emissary (암행어사). In the following years, Kim would direct in all sorts of genres and formats, building versatility that would come in handy about a decade later.
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