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Hong Kyung-pyo

ホン・ギョンピョ　/　ほん・ぎょんぴょ

Cinematographer

August 11, 1962 (age 63)

cinematographer

My Take

Cinematographers rarely get their due, which is why Hong Kyung-pyo fascinates me. If you have felt the suffocating dread of The Wailing or the cold beauty of Burning and Parasite, you have already been moved by his eye without knowing his name. To me he is proof that a film's soul often lives behind the camera, not in front of it. Winning the Baeksang Grand Prize in 2025 as the first cinematographer to do so feels less like a surprise and more like overdue justice. I find his work quietly authoritative, and I think his name belongs in any serious conversation about modern Korean cinema.

Overview

Hong Kyung-pyo (Korean: 홍경표, born August 11, 1962), also known as Alex Hong, is a South Korean cinematographer. In 2025, he became the first cinematographer to win the Grand Prize for Film at the 61st Baeksang Arts Awards for his work in Harbin. His most known films are Bong Joon Ho's Parasite and Lee Chang-dong's Burning.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Hong Kyung-pyo
Name (Japanese): ホン・ギョンピョ
Reading: ほん・ぎょんぴょ
Born: August 11, 1962 (age 63)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Tiger
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: cinematographer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

2016 Sitges Film Festival Best cinematography

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role	Year
Notable work	The Wailing	—
Notable work	Harbin	—

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9B%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AE%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%94%E3%83%A7

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