Jung Hyung-soo (Writing)

Oasis

Set in the turbulent times of South Korea between the ’80s and ’90s, it depicts the fierce life, revenge, and conflict of young people who have to pursue power and wealth by any means in an era filled with wrong social values. Lee Doo Hak is a young man who was born in a small city in Jeolla Province and grew up innocent with a clever brain. However, he fatefully becomes caught in a whirlpool of events and ends up in the middle of conflict. After going through a real estate fraud group, he becomes a “political gangster” and lives his life to avenge his father’s unjust death.

Release Date:2023-03-06

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:16

Vote Count:14

The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War

Jingbirok, the name of a book written by real-life Joseon historian and scholar Ryu Seong Ryong (Kim Sang Joong),detailing the Imjin War (1592-1598). The drama will be a telling of historical events with the scholar as the central character, in the samevein as “Jung Do Jun”(who influenced the founding of the Joseon dynasty). Ryu Seong Ryong was an official who served during King Seonjo’s reign in the late 16th century. He was a brilliant Confucian scholar who was put in charge of military operations during the Imjin War, and greatly influenced AdmiralLee Soon Shin.

Release Date:2015-02-14

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:50

Vote Count:7

Gye Baek, Warrior’s Fate

Set in the Baekje kingdom in the mid-7th century, the drama chronicles the life and times of the storied warrior General Gyebaek who is remembered in history for leading Baekje's last stand against the Silla in the Battle of Hwangsanbeol.

Release Date:2011-07-25

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:36

Vote Count:10

Yaksha

Set in a tumultuous period where the political scene is murky and various people fought to gain power and the throne, the young king will do anything to strengthen his shaky position in court. His childhood friend Baek Rok leads a secret military force loyal to the king, called the "Black Cloud Swords." Baek Rok lives for his king, his brother Baek Kyul and his lover Jung Yeon, but when his ambitious brother betrays him and leads him into a trap, he finds himself on the run. He becomes a slave and gladiator, eventually returning to Joseon to seek revenge.

Release Date:2010-12-10

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:12

Vote Count:2

Dream

Dream is a 2009 South Korean television series that follows the lives of a sports agent and K-1 fighters. Starring Joo Jin-mo, Kim Bum and Son Dam-bi, it aired on SBS from July 27 to September 29, 2009 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.

Release Date:2009-07-27

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:20

Vote Count:2

Jumong

Jumong  examines the life of Jumong Taewang, founder of the kingdom of Goguryeo. Few details have been found in the historical record about Jumong, so much of the series is fictionalized.

Release Date:2006-05-15

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:81

Vote Count:42

Damo

Damo is a 2003 South Korean fusion historical drama, starring Ha Ji-won, Lee Seo-jin, and Kim Min-joon. Set in the Joseon Dynasty, it tells the story of Chae-ok, a damo relegated to the low-status job of a female police detective who investigates crimes involving women of the upper class. Chae-ok shares a forbidden love with her mentor and superior Hwangbo Yoon, but while working undercover on a counterfeit ring case, she finds herself drawn to Jang Sung-baek, the mysterious leader of the rebel army she has infiltrated. It aired on MBC from July 28 to September 9, 2003 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 21:55 for 14 episodes.

Release Date:2003-07-28

Department:Writing

Job:Writer

Episode Count:14

Vote Count:11

Steal It If You Can

When Gang-jo got bored with his yuppie lifestyle, he did what any normal person would do – he used his expert knowledge in high-tech gadgetry to live the life of a super-thief, of course. But when Gang-jo steals from Sang-tae, a happily married but mundane family man, and embarrasses him in front of his family, he is about to find out that the toughest opponents come in the strangest packages.

Release Date:2002-09-27

Department:Writing

Job:Screenplay

Vote Count:9