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Shin Won-ho

シン・ウォンホ　/　しん・うぉんほ

Television producer from South Korea

August 28, 1975 (age 50)　・　Seoul, South Korea

television producer
television director

My Take

Shin Won-ho is one of the K-drama directors whose name actually makes me hit play sight unseen. The Reply trilogy, 1997, 1994, and especially 1988, is comfort television of the highest order, nostalgic, warm, and quietly devastating in the way it writes family and friendship. Then he pivoted to Prison Playbook and the wonderful Hospital Playlist, proving that signature ensemble warmth travels anywhere. A Seoul National University graduate who moved to CJ E&M and built a whole tonal universe, he is a master of the slow-burn human drama. When his name is on a project, I trust it completely.

Overview

Shin Won-ho (Korean: 신원호; born August 28, 1975) is a South Korean director and television producer. He directed the 2004 sitcom Old Miss Diary, variety shows Star Golden Bell and Qualifications of Men. After moving to CJ E&M in 2011, he directed tvN's anthology series Reply, Prison Playbook, and Hospital Playlist.

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

1. Profile

Name (English): Shin Won-ho
Name (Japanese): シン・ウォンホ
Reading: しん・うぉんほ
Born: August 28, 1975 (age 50)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Virgo / Rabbit
Origin: Seoul, South Korea
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: television producer / television director

2. Background

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

3. Relationships

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

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role
Notable work	Prison Playbook	—
Notable work	Hospital Playlist	—
Notable work	Hospital Playlist, Season 2	—
Notable work	Reply 1994	—
Notable work	Reply 1997	—
Notable work	Reply 1988	—

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%9B%20(%E6%BC%94%E5%87%BA%E5%AE%B6)

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