Kim Soon-ok (; born May 25, 1971) is a South Korean television

screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwriting. These can include short films, feature-length films, television programs, television ...

. Kim is best known for writing the

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 ...

s '' Temptation of Wife'' (2008–2009), ''

Jang Bo-ri is Here! ''Jang Bo-ri Is Here!'' () is a 2014 South Korean weekend television drama series broadcast by MBC starring Oh Yeon-seo, Kim Ji-hoon, Lee Yu-ri and Oh Chang-seok. It premiered on April 5, 2014, airing every Saturday and Sunday at 20:40 for 52 ...

'' (2014), ''

My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol ''My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol'' () is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Baek Jin-hee, Park Se-young, Jeon In-hwa, Yoon Hyun-min, and Do Sang-woo. It aired on MBC on Saturdays and Sundays 21:45 for 51 episodes from September 5, 2015 un ...

'' (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.

Filmography

As writer

As creator

* '' Pandora: Beneath the Paradise'' () ( tvN, 2023)

Awards

2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...

MBC Drama Awards The MBC Drama Awards () is an awards ceremony presented by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) for outstanding achievements in Korean dramas aired on its network. It is held annually in December. Unlike its counterparts in KBS and SBS, MBC ...

: Writer of the Year (''

'') *

2021 SBS Drama Awards The 2021 SBS Drama Awards (), presented by Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS), was held on December 31, 2021, at 21.00 ( KST) at SBS Prism Tower, Sangam-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul. The show was hosted by Shin Dong-yup and Kim Yoo-jung consecutively for ...

: Lifetime Achievement Award ('' The Penthouse: War in Life'')

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Soon-ok 1971 births Living people South Korean screenwriters South Korean television writers Ewha Womans University alumni