Kim Won Seok
Biography
Kim Won-Seok (Korean: 김원석) is a South Korean television director. He directed Sungkyunkwan Scandal (2010), Monster (2013), Misaeng (2014), Signal (2016), My Mister (2018) and Arthdal Chronicles (2019).
Kim Won-seok began his television career in 2001 as an assistant director for the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) network. He was promoted to second unit director in 2005 and honed his skills in a series of diverse genres. He also directed two episodes for the single-episode anthology Drama City in 2007, GOD (which he co-wrote) and The Dual Accounts Murder.
From 2016 to 2019, Kim was under Studio Dragon, the production company spun off from CJ E&M. In December 2019, he resigned from the company due to personal reasons.
In January 2020, The JoongAng Ilbo published an exclusive report that stated Kim has joined Kakao M's soon-to-be-launched new drama production subsidiary to be led by former Studio Dragon and CJ E&M executive Park Ho-sik. Seven months later, the company, Baram Pictures, was officially launched
