Kim Soon-ok (screenwriter)

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Not to be confused with Kim Soo-hyun, whose birth name is Kim Soon-ok.
Kim Soon-ok
Born (1971-05-25) May 25, 1971 (age 53)
South Korea
EducationEwha Womans University – Korean Language and Literature
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active2000–present
Agent(s)Jidam Inc. (formerly Yein E&M)[1] (2012 to 2016)
SM Life Design Group[2] (2017 to 2019)
Chorokbaem Media[3] (2020 to present)
Korean name
Hangul
김순옥
Revised RomanizationGim Sunok
McCune–ReischauerKim Sunok

Kim Soon-ok (Korean: 김순옥; born May 25, 1971) is a South Korean television screenwriter.[4] Kim is best known for writing the television dramas Temptation of Wife (2008–2009), Jang Bo-ri is Here! (2014), My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol (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.[5][6]

  1. ^ "ABOUT US > Writer". Jidam Inc. Retrieved February 27, 2017. (see: 작가 김순옥)
  2. ^ "Writer". SM Life Design Group. Retrieved March 19, 2017. (see: 김순옥 작가)
  3. ^ "Writer". Chorokbaem Media. Retrieved August 28, 2022. (see: 김순옥)
  4. ^ "김순옥" [Kim Soon-ok]. Naver (in Korean). Retrieved 2015-01-03.
  5. ^ Kim, Hyung-eun (16 November 2009). "Now showing on evening TV: provocative, racy themes". Korea Joongang Daily. Retrieved 2015-01-03.
  6. ^ Ko, Jae-wan (4 January 2010). "Jang Seo-hee wins grand prize at SBS Drama Awards". 10Asia. Retrieved 2015-01-03.