Oh Chung-hwan

Oh Chung-hwan
Alma materSeoul National University
Occupation(s)Drama director, producer
Years active2006–present
Employers
Korean name
Hangul
오충환
Hanja
吳忠煥
Revised RomanizationO Chunghwan
McCune–ReischauerO Ch'unghwan

Oh Chung-hwan (Korean오충환) is a South Korean drama television director best known for his television dramas series My Love from the Star (2013–2014), The Doctors (2016), While You Were Sleeping (2017), Hotel del Luna (2019), Start-Up (2020), Big Mouth (2022), and Castaway Diva (2023).

Career

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Oh began his career in the broadcasting industry through the 2006 SBS New Employee Open Recruitment for drama production director position.[1] In 2009, Yoo worked as assistant director for directors Son Jung-hyun and Cho Young-Hwang on a 21-episode drama series called Temptation of an Angel written by Kim Soon-ok.

In 2013, Oh co-directed drama My Love from the Star with director Jang Tae-yoo.[2]

Oh first work as lead director in full feature-length drama was in 2016 SBS medical drama The Doctors. The drama won Excellence Award in The 'Seoul Drama Awards 2017'. When receiving the award, Oh paid tribute to the late Kim Young-ae.[3]

In 2021, Oh co-founded Next Scene, a drama production company, with director Park Shin-woo. On March 28, 2022, Studio Dragon announced that it has signed an equity investment contract with Next Scene.[4]

Filmography

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Television series

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Year Title Credited as Ref.
English Korean Assistant Director Co-director Director
2009 Temptation of an Angel 천사의 유혹 Yes No No
2010 The Miracle of Love 사랑의 기적 Yes No No also cameo[5]
2010–2011 Pure Pumpkin Flower 호박꽃 순정 Yes No No [6]
2012 History of a Salaryman 샐러리맨 초한지 Yes No No [7]
Five Fingers 다섯 손가락 Yes No No [8]
The Birth of a Family 가족의 탄생 No Yes No [9]
2013-2014 My Love from the Star 별에서 온 그대 No Yes No [10]
2015 Run towards Tomorrow 내일을 향해 뛰어라 No No Yes [11]
A Girl Who Sees Smells 냄새를 보는 소녀 No Yes No [12]
2016 The Doctors 닥터스 No No Yes [4]
2017 While You Were Sleeping 당신이 잠든 사이에 No No Yes [13]
2019 Hotel del Luna 호텔 델루나 No No Yes [14][15][16]
2020 Start-Up 스타트업 No No Yes [17]
2022 Big Mouth 빅 마우스 No No Yes [18]
2023 Castaway Diva 무인도의 디바 No No Yes [19]

Casting

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Oh frequently re-casts actors whom he has worked with on previous dramas.

Recurring casts
Actor
Work
Bae Suzy
Temptation of an Angel
Pure Pumpkin Flower
History of a Salaryman
Five Fingers
The Birth of a Family
My Love from the Star checkY checkY
Run towards Tomorrow
A Girl Who Sees Smells
The Doctors
While You Were Sleeping checkY checkY checkY
Hotel del Luna checkY checkY checkY
Start-Up checkY checkY checkY checkY
Big Mouth checkY checkY
Castaway Diva checkY

Awards and nominations

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Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
50th Baeksang Arts Awards 2014 Best Director–Television[a] My Love from the Star Nominated [20][21]
7th Korea Drama Awards Best Production Director[a] Nominated [22]
3rd APAN Star Awards Best Production Director[a] Won [23]
27th Grimae Awards Best Production Director[a] Won [24]
Seoul International Drama Awards 2021 Outstanding Korean Drama Start-Up Won [25][26]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d Co-directing with Jang Tae-yoo

References

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  1. ^ "SBS 신입사원 공채 최종 합격자 명단" [List of final successful applicants for SBS new employee recruitment]. SBS NEWS (in Korean). 2006-09-08. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  2. ^ Cho Sung-jin. "[T포토] 오충환 "'별그대' 많이 사랑해 주셔서 감사합니다"(한국PD대상)" [[T Photo] Oh Chung-hwan "Thank you for loving 'Star You' a lot" (Korea PD Award)]. entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  3. ^ "'서울드라마어워즈' 오충환PD, 故 김영애 추모 "꼭 기억하겠다"" ['Seoul Drama Awards' PD Oh Choong-hwan, the late Kim Young-ae's memorial "I will definitely remember"]. tvdaily.co.kr. 2017-09-07. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  4. ^ a b "Park Shin-hye, Kim Rae-won to star in new drama". Kpop Herald. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  5. ^ ""영원한 끝은 없어…100살 되면 은퇴할 것"" [“There is no eternal end... I will retire when I turn 100”]. PD저널 (in Korean). 2010-04-27. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  6. ^ "배우 임현식, "호박꽃 순정"서 오영감으로 부활" [Actor Lim Hyun-sik, revived as Oh Young-gam from "Pupper Flower Pure"]. 배우 임현식, "호박꽃 순정"서 오영감으로 부활 스포츠월드 (in Korean). 2010-11-14. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  7. ^ "정려원 욕, 실제로 들어봤더니…" [Jung Ryeo-won's swearing, I've actually heard of it...]. sports.khan.co.kr (in Korean). 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  8. ^ "'다섯' 측 "진세연은 홍다미 역과 싱크로율 100%"" ['Five' side "Jin Se-yeon has 100% synchronisation rate with Hong Dami Station"]. mosen.mt.co.kr (in Korean). 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  9. ^ Kang, Seon-ae (2013-01-16). "'가족의 탄생' 이소연, 후배 이채영의 '안티 고민' 해결" ['Birth of a Family' Lee So-yeon, junior Lee Chae-young's 'anti-conceal' solution]. SBS연예뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  10. ^ "[한국PD대상] '별그대' 작품상 수상…오충환PD "좋은 선배 덕분" - 열린세상 열린방송 MBN" [[Korea PD Awards] Won the 'Star You' Best Picture Award... Oh Choong-hwan PD "Thanks to Good Seniors" - Open World Open Broadcasting MBN]. star.mbn.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  11. ^ Hong, Mi-kyung (2015-02-09). "설특집 '내일을 향해 뛰어라' 오충환PD, 손글씨 카드 격려 '훈훈'". 뉴스웨이 (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  12. ^ "'냄새를 보는 소녀' 박유천, 팔색조 연기 비결은 '꼼꼼한 모니터링'… 제작진도 감탄한 '열정'" [Park Yoo-cheon, the secret of 'a girl who smells' and eight-coloured acting is ' meticulous monitoring'... 'passion' that the production team also admired]. 뉴스인사이드 (in Korean). 2015-05-21. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  13. ^ "[단독] '닥터스' 오충환 PD, '이종석-수지' 손잡고 차기작 – 한국스포츠경제". Spor Biz (in Korean). Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  14. ^ Yeo, Ye-rim (March 7, 2019). "IU, Yeo Jin-goo cast in tvN drama". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  15. ^ Shim, Eon-gyeong (March 6, 2019). "아이유X여진구, '호텔 델루나' 출연 확정…기대되는 '믿보배' 조합 [공식입장]". OSEN (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on June 23, 2019. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  16. ^ Lee, Jae-lim (July 9, 2019). "Welcome to 'Hotel Del Luna,' have a spooky stay". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on July 18, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
  17. ^ "[단독]김선호, tvN '샌드박스' 주연 확정". Naver (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. January 6, 2020. Archived from the original on April 10, 2021. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
  18. ^ Ham Nayan (September 1, 2021). "이종석X임윤아, 부부 된다…'빅마우스' 출연 [공식]" [Lee Jong-suk X Im Yoon-ah, become a couple... Appearing in 'Big Mouse' [Official]]. Donga (in Korean). Retrieved August 31, 2021 – via Naver.
  19. ^ "박은빈, '무인도의 디바' 출연 확정 오충환X박혜련 의기투합" [Park Eun-bin confirmed to appear in 'The Diva of the Uninhabitance' Oh Chung-hwan X Park Hye-ryun]. 아이뉴스24 (in Korean). 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  20. ^ Hicap, Jonathan M. (April 30, 2014). "Nominees in 50th Baeksang Art Awards revealed". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on May 4, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  21. ^ "Nominees for film and TV categories released for the 50th Baeksang Arts Awards". Daily K Pop News. April 29, 2014. Archived from the original on May 29, 2014. Retrieved May 28, 2014.
  22. ^ "Kim Soo-hyun wins at drama festival". Korea JoongAng Daily. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 2014-12-24.
  23. ^ "2014 APAN Star Awards, 조인성 대상" [2014 APAN Star Awards, Jo In-sung]. 국제뉴스 (in Korean). 2014-11-16. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  24. ^ "'별그대' 장태유·오충환 PD, 2014 그리메상 연출상 수상" ['Star You' PD Jang Tae-yu and Oh Choong-hwan won the 2014 Grime Award for Directing]. mosen.mt.co.kr (in Korean). 2014-12-12. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
  25. ^ Lee Han-lim (August 20, 2021). "'서울드라마어워즈 2021', 한류드라마상 온라인 투표 진행" [Seoul Drama Awards 2021', online voting for Hallyu Drama Awards] (in Korean). The Fact. Retrieved August 23, 2021 – via Naver.
  26. ^ "(Program) Outstanding Korean Drama Global Vote". Pikkle. Retrieved August 23, 2021.
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