Nam Hye-seung

Nam Hye-seung
NationalityKorean
CitizenshipSouth Korea
EducationYonsei University – Classical composition
Occupations
  • Composer
  • music director
Years active1989–present
Korean name
Hangul
남혜승
Revised RomanizationNam Hye-seung
McCune–ReischauerNam Hye-seung

Nam Hye-seung (Korean남혜승) is a South Korean composer and music director. She is considered one of the best musicians in the country and is a fluent player of multiple musical instruments.[1][2][3] Nam majoring in classical composition at Yonsei University.[4]

Having mastered various genres of content, starting with entertainment in 1989, Nam Hye-seung has become a veteran in the industry. She began her career as an EBS broadcast music writer in 1989 and has since worked on numerous successful projects. Nam Hye-seung served as the music director for hit dramas such as Guardian: The Lonely and Great God, It's Okay to Not Be Okay, Crash Landing on You, and Mr. Sunshine, among others. Throughout her career, she has collaborated with renowned artists such as IU, Heize, EXO's Baekhyun and Chanyeol, Seventeen's Seungkwan, Mamamoo's Wheein, Lee Hi, and many more. With an impressive discography of 77 Korean dramas, Director Nam has established herself as one of the most sought-after composers in the Korean television industry.[5][6]

  1. ^ "남혜승" [Hyeseung Nam]. 벅스! (in Korean). Retrieved 2021-10-18.
  2. ^ ""'청춘기록' 작업하면서 누구나 고민은 비슷하구나 느껴"" ["While working on 'Record of Youth', I felt that everyone had the same worries"]. OhmyStar (in Korean). 2020-11-18. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
  3. ^ "'사이코지만 괜찮아' 남혜승 음악감독 "한 장면을 위해 몇 시간동안 고민"" ['Psycho But It's Okay' Nam Hye-seung, music director "I pondered for hours for one scene"]. 스타투데이 (in Korean). 2020-07-23. Retrieved 2021-10-18.
  4. ^ "곡 나와라 뚝딱… 내가 OST계의 도깨비". ChosunBiz (in Korean). 2021-03-20. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
  5. ^ 류, 지윤 (2020-09-24). "개미 vs 남혜승 vs 송동운…드라마 OST시장, 프로듀서 3파전". 데일리안 (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-03-03.
  6. ^ "Music Director Nam Hye Seung on creating soundtracks for K-dramas – Record of Youth, It's Okay To Not Be Okay, Crash Landing on You, and more". Music Director Nam Hye Seung on creating soundtracks for K-dramas – Record of Youth, It's Okay To Not Be Okay, Crash Landing on You, and more | Bandwagon | Music media championing and spotlighting music in Asia. 2020-11-11. Retrieved 2024-03-03.