Jin Hyuk is a South Korean

television director A television director is in charge of the activities involved in making a television program or section of a program. They are generally responsible for decisions about the editorial content and creative style of a program, and ensuring the prod ...

. He directed '' Brilliant Legacy'' (2009), '' City Hunter'' (2011), '' Prosecutor Princess'' (2010), ''

Master's Sun ''Master's Sun'' () is a 2013 Korean drama, South Korean television series starring So Ji-sub and Gong Hyo-jin. The romantic comedy is written by the Hong sisters and aired for 17 episodes on SBS TV (South Korean TV channel), SBS TV every Wednes ...

'' (2013), '' Doctor Stranger'' (2014), and '' The Legend of the Blue Sea'' (2016).

Career

Jin Hyuk graduated from

Yonsei University Yonsei University () is a Private university, private Christian university, Christian research university located in Seoul, South Korea. Yonsei is one of the three most prestigious universities in the country, part of a group referred to as SK ...

in 2001 with a degree in Business Administration, then joined the TV network

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(SBS). He first worked as a producer, became an

assistant director The role of an assistant director (AD) on a film includes tracking daily progress against the filming production schedule, arranging logistics, preparing daily call sheets, checking cast and crew, and maintaining order on the set. They also have ...

from 2003 to 2007, then a

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in 2008. In 2009, Jin directed his first

television drama In film and television show, television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or docudrama, semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humour, humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional te ...

, '' Brilliant Legacy'' (also known as ''Shining Inheritance''). A ''

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''-esque story about a poor, kind-hearted girl who becomes the sole heiress of a rich, elderly woman who wants to teach her spoiled family a lesson, ''Brilliant Legacy'' became an unexpected hit, reaching a peak viewership rating of 47.1%, and catapulted its relatively unknown stars

Han Hyo-joo Han Hyo-joo (; born Han Ji-yeong, February 22, 1987) is a South Korean actress. She gained wide recognition with the back-to-back successes of '' Brilliant Legacy'' (2009) and ''Dong Yi'' (2010), both of which were massive hits with high viewe ...

and

Lee Seung-gi Lee Seung-gi (; born January 13, 1987) is a South Korean singer, actor, host, lyricist and entertainer. As one of the highest paid celebrities of South Korea and recipient of numerous awards and accolades, including a Golden Disc Awards, Golde ...

to fame. Jin won Best Drama PD at the 17th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards, and was nominated for Best New Television Director at the 46th

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. He and ''Brilliant Legacy'' screenwriter So Hyun-kyung collaborated again for '' Prosecutor Princess'' (2010), a

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a sub-genre of comedy and Romance novel, romance fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount all obstacles. Ro ...

legal drama Legal drama, also called courtroom drama, is a genre of film and television that generally focuses on narratives regarding legal practice and the justice system. The American Film Institute (AFI) defines "courtroom drama" as a genre of film in wh ...

in which a vain and shallow law graduate is forced to work as a public

prosecutor A prosecutor is a legal representative of the prosecution in states with either the adversarial system, which is adopted in common law, or inquisitorial system, which is adopted in Civil law (legal system), civil law. The prosecution is the ...

which gradually changes her outlook on the world. '' City Hunter'' followed in 2011, which Jin considered a

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of the same-titled

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Tsukasa Hojo is a Japanese manga artist. He studied technical design while still at Kyushu Sangyo University, where he began to draw manga. He worked on several one-shot stories before releasing his serialized works: '' Cat's Eye'', '' City Hunter'' and ' ...

, transforming its protagonist into a

Blue House Cheong Wa Dae (), also known as the Blue House in English, is a public park that was the former Office of the President of South Korea, executive office and residence of the president of South Korea. Located in Seoul's Jongno District, directl ...

IT expert by day, and a vengeful, justice-seeking

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by night. Despite middling domestic ratings for both series, Kim So-yeon (previously typecast in dramatic roles) drew praise for her comic acting in ''Prosecutor Princess'', while her co-star Park Si-hoo and ''City Hunter'' lead actor Lee Min-ho increased their overseas fanbase due to their respective series. Jin received a Best Production Director nomination at the 4th Korea Drama Awards for ''City Hunter''. He then worked with the Hong sisters for ''

'' (2013), a horror/romantic comedy starring So Ji-sub and Gong Hyo-jin about a selfish shopping mall

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who finds himself falling for a woman who can communicate with ghosts. In 2014, Jin cast Lee Jong-suk as a genius doctor who

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from

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then encounters the

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of his dead first love in '' Doctor Stranger''. Jin is set to direct ''FHM 2'', the

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to the 2011 Chinese television drama ''FHM'', which revolves around the friendship, desires, and ambitions of men in their thirties. Starring Park Hae-jin, Zhang Liang and Joker Xue, ''FHM 2'' is a joint venture between a Chinese production company and Korean conglomerate

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and will air in 2015.

Filmography

Television series

Accolades

Awards and nominations

State honors

References

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