Yoo Je-won

Yoo Je-won (Korean: 유제원; Hanja: 劉諸元) is a South Korean TV director best known for his television dramas Oh My Ghost (2015) and Netflix Original Series Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha (2021).

In this Korean name, the family name is Yoo.
Yoo Je-won
Born
South Korea
Other namesYu Je-won
OccupationTelevision director
Years active2007-present
EmployerSBS (2007-2012)
Studio Dragon (2015-present)
Spouse(s)Lee Shi-ra (married 2009-present)
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYu Je-won
McCune–ReischauerYu Chewŏn

Career

Early Years

Yoo Je-won started his career at SBS, where he first worked as an assistant director. In 2007 Yoo became an assistant director for Park Gung-ryeol for a 20 episodes drama series written by Park Eon-hee, Salt Doll a.k.a. Victim of Love. Followed by another SBS drama written by Park Eon-hee Sky High a.k.a. Fly To The Sky , Fly High. Directed by Park Kyung-ryul, this 19 episodes drama aired every Friday from August 24 to October 26, 2007 in SBS.

In 2010, Yoo worked as an assistant director in writer Kim Soo-hyun’s drama Life Is Beautiful a.k.a. La Vida es Bella. This 63 episodes family drama was directed by Jung Eul-young and aired in SBS from March 20, 2010 to November 7, 2010 every Saturday and Sunday.

Main Director

High School King of Savvy[1] was Yoo's first drama series as director. The drama genre was a lighthearted rom-com penned by writer Yang Hee-seung. Starring Seo In-guk, Lee Ha-na, Lee Soo-hyuk and Lee Yul-eum, it was broadcast on tvN from June 16 to August 11, 2014. Due to the drama popularity, an episode was added so it became 17 episodes.[2]

It was followed by 25 episodes makjang weekend drama Tears of Heaven (2014). Starring Park Ji-young, Hong Ah-reum, Seo Jun-young and Yoon Seo. It was aired on MBN from October 11, 2014 to January 3, 2015. The drama recorded the highest viewership rating (3.305%) for MBN drama at that time. It held the record for years until 2019, when other drama broke it’s record.[3][4][5]

In 2015, Producer Yoo Je-won and writer Yang Hee-seung met again in fantasy drama Oh My Ghost.[6][7] Starring Park Bo-young, Jo Jung-suk, Lim Ju-hwan and Kim Seul-gi.[8][9][10][11], the 16 episodes drama series aired on tvN from July 3 to August 22, 2015.[12][13]

Yoo was back in 2017 with a time-travel themed fantasy Tomorrow, With You.[14] Starring Shin Min-a and Lee Je-hoon, it was started airing on February 3, 2017 on cable channel tvN.

Yo Je-won reunited with Seo In-guk for a South Korean remake of the 2002 Japanese television series Sora Kara Furu Ichioku no Hoshi. Its adapted korean version english title is The Smile Has Left Your Eyes.[15] Jung So-min and Park Sung-woong also joined this project. It was first aired on tvN on October 3, 2018.[16][17]

In 2019 Yoo reunited with Park Bo-young in tvN drama Abyss. Ahn Hyo-seop and Lee Sung-jae also joined this project. Theme of the drama was about a men and a women who have been resurrected with a 180 degrees different from their original visual with help of a magical bead.[18][19][20]

In 2020, Yoo helmed a fantasy melodrama Hi Bye, Mama! It was highly anticipated because it’s Kim Tae-hee’s comeback drama after five years, joined by rising stars Lee Kyu-hyung, and Go Bo-gyeol. It was aired on tvN from February 22 to April 19, 2020.[21][22]

Yoo was back into doing a remake of 2004 South Korean film Mr. Handy, Mr. Hong.[23] Final title is Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha. [24][25] It was first announced on December 21, 2020, under the working title of Hong Ban-jang (홍반장) with Kim Seon-ho and Shin Min-a being offered the lead roles.[26] This is a healing romance drama about a realist dentist Yoon Hye-jin (Shin Min-a) and an all-rounder, Hong Banjang (Kim Seon-ho), a sea village called Gongjin. A genius variety producer Ji PD (Lee Sang-yi) then select Gongjin as setting for his new show. This 16 episodes drama were aired from August 28 to October 17, 2021, on tvN's Saturdays and Sundays at 21:00 (KST) time slot.[27][28] It was also available for streaming on Netflix.[29]

Branded as healing drama, Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha received favorable reviews from domestic and foreign viewers.[30][31] It became one of the highest-rated series on cable television history.[32][33] It ranked first place during its entire run for eight weeks, and the last episode achieved 12.665% nationwide rating, with over 3.2 million views.[34]

Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha also one of 2021 most-watched non-English television on Netflix. According to FlixPatrol,[lower-alpha 1] the series placed number 8 on Netflix global chart. Netflix's one of its longest-running hits as it spent 16 weeks in global top ten ranking in more than 20 countries.[36][37][38] It also remained on Netflix's Top 10 Chart for television shows for more than two months from its last episode.[39][40]

In December 21, 2020 Kim Soo-hyun Drama Art Hall, Cheongju City Culture Industry Promotion Foundation, selected Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha as '2021 Good Drama of the Year'. Shin Ha-eun as writer and Yoo Jewon as director are recognized in the certificate of award.

Filmography

As Asistant Director
Year English Title Original Title Network Schedulle Note
2007 Salt Doll a.k.a. Victim of Love Korean:소금인형; RR: Sokeum inhyeong lit=Salt Doll SBS Friday at 20:55 (KST)
2007 Fly to The Sky or Sky High or Fly High Korean: 날아오르다; RR: Nalaoreuda Friday
2010 Life Is Beautiful or La Vida es Bella Korean: 인생은 아름다워; RR: Insaengeun Areumdawo Saturday-Sunday
2012 Rooftop Prince Korean: 옥탑방 왕세자; RR: Oktapbang Wangseja Wednesday-Thursday [41]
2017 Stranger (TV series) Korean: 비밀의 숲; RR: Bimileui Sup; lit. Secret Forest tvN Saturday Sunday [42]
2020 The King: Eternal Monarch Korean: 더 킹: 영원의 군주; Hanja: 더 킹: 永遠의 君主; RR: Deo King: Yeong-wonui Gunju Saturday Sunday [43]


As Director
Year English Title Original Title Network Schedulle Note
2014 High School King of Savvy Korean: 고교처세왕; RR: Gogyocheosewang tvN Mondays-Tuesdays at 23:00 (KST)
2014 Tears of Heaven Korean: 천국의 눈물; RR: Chungukeui Nunmul MBN Saturday-Sunday at 18:20 (KST)
2015 Oh My Ghost Korean: 오 나의 귀신님; RR: Naui Gwisinnim; lit. Oh My Ghost tvN Fridays-Saturdays at 20:30 (KST)
2017 Tomorrow, With You Korean: 내일 그대와 숲; RR: Nae-il Geudaewa Friday-Saturday at 20:00 (KST)
2018 The Smile Has Left Your Eyes Korean: 하늘에서 내리는 일억개의 별; RR: Haneureseo Naerineun Ireokgaeui Byeol; MR: lit. Hundred Million Stars From the Sky Wednesday-Thursday at 21:30 (KST)
2019 Abyss Korean: 어비스; RR: Eobiseu Mondays-Tuesdays at 21:30 (KST)
2020 Hi Bye, Mama! Korean: 하이바이, 마마!; RR: Haibai, Mama Saturday-Sunday at 21:00 (KST)
2021 Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha Korean: 갯마을 차차차; RR: Gaenmaeul Chachacha; MR: lit. Seaside Village Chachacha) Saturday-Sunday at 21:00 (KST)

Awards and Nominations
Year, name of the award ceremony, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Year Award Category Nominee Result Ref.
2021 Kim Soo-hyun Drama Art Hall
(Cheongju Cultural Industry Promotion Foundation)		 Serial Drama Category – Good Drama of the Year Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha Won [44]

Listicles
Year Listed, Name of publisher, name of listicle, and placement
Year Publisher Listicle Placement Ref.
2021 NME The 10 best Korean dramas of 2021 8th [45]
Variety The Best International TV Shows of 2021 6th [46]

Notes
    1. FlixPatrol is a portal that provide provides VOD charts and streaming ratings worldwide, includes the Netflix charts (Netflix TOP 10 or what is Trending on Netflix), iTunes charts, Amazon Prime charts and HBO charts. These charts are based on the official trending or the most popular movies and the most popular TV shows on VOD. TOP 10 lists are updated daily.[35]

    References
    1. Jeon, Ah-ram (14 April 2014). "Seo In Guk and Lee Ha Na Cast as Leads for New Rom-Com Drama". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 18 April 2014. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
    2. Oh, Jean (11 June 2014). "Seo In-guk back in summer rom-com". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
    3. Bae, Sun-young (7 October 2014). '천국의 눈물'의 키워드, 사전제작, 편성시간, 그리고 막장논란. TenAsia (in Korean). Retrieved 2015-02-04.
    4. Nawael, Khelil (7 October 2014). "Melodrama Tears of Heaven Will Bring Tears Out". BNTNews. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
    5. "Yoon Seo, Park Ji-young and Hong Ah-reum pose at a press junket for their new TV series". The Chosun Ilbo. 8 October 2014. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
    6. "Oh My Ghost (2015)". CJ ENM. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
    7. tf.co.kr (2015-06-30). "[TF포커스] '오 나의 귀신님', 대세 뭉친 완전체 로코물 탄생할까". 더팩트 (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-04-16.
    8. Ghim, Sora (6 May 2015). "Park Bo Young And Jo Jung Suk To Act Together". BNTNews. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
    9. "Park, Jo picked for follow-up drama". Korea JoongAng Daily. 7 May 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
    10. Jeon, Su-mi (14 May 2015). "Park Bo Young, Jo Jeong Seok, Im Joo Hwan, Kim Seul Gi, and Park Jung Ah Confirm for Oh My Ghostess". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
    11. "Finger hearts and first kisses for Oh My Ghostess". Dramabeans. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
    12. Ghim, Sora (4 June 2015). "Oh My Ghost Will Take Responsibility For Summer". BNTNews. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
    13. "Thailand remakes 3 Korean TV shows". 2018-03-14.
    14. "Tomorrow, with You (2017)". CJ ENM. CJ ENM CO., Ltd. Archived from the original on October 3, 2021. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
    15. The Smile Has Left Your Eyes [티저] 불에 탄 사진 속 세 사람, 이들에게 찾아온 충격적 운명은? 180926 EP.1. YouTube (in Korean). tvN Drama. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
    16. "[종합] "서인국·정소민+서은수·박성웅"..'1억개의 별' 황금 라인업 완성". Osen (in Korean). July 9, 2018.
    17. ‘하늘에서 내리는 1억개의 별’ 서인국→이홍빈, 대본리딩 현장 공개. Seoul Economic Daily (in Korean). August 10, 2018.
    18. Park, So-young (January 11, 2019). "tvN, 상반기 드라마 라인업 후끈..이종석 이나영에 송중기까지 '지상파 압도'". OSEN (in Korean). Retrieved March 15, 2019.
    19. Ahn, Tae-hyun (February 11, 2019). "'어비스' 박보영X안효섭, 출연…영혼 부활 커플로 만난다[공식]". Herald Corporation (in Korean). Retrieved March 15, 2019.
    20. "'Abyss' cast excited by show's script". Korea JoongAng Daily. 4 May 2018.
    21. MacDonald, Joan (January 9, 2020). "Ten Highly Anticipated K-Dramas Planned For 2020". Forbes. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
    22. Kim, Hye-young (December 28, 2019). "김태희, 5년 만에 '인생캐' 만나 복귀 "연기 그리울 때 좋은 작품 만나 감사해"". iMBC (in Korean). Retrieved January 31, 2020.
    23. "어디선가 누군가에 무슨 일이 생기면 틀림없이 나타난다 홍반장". Naver Movie (in Korean). Naver Corp. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
    24. "Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha Official Website". TVING (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-04-24.
    25. "Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha EP.0". YouTube (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-04-24.
    26. Kim, Jin-seok (December 21, 2020). "[단독]"굿 조합…" 김선호·신민아, 드라마 '홍반장' 주인공(종합)". Ilgan Sports (in Korean). Retrieved June 23, 2021.
    27. Jeong Tae-gun (July 20, 2021). "[공식] 신민아X김선호 '갯마을 차차차', 8월 28일 첫 방송". Naver (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved July 20, 2021.
    28. "[HanCinema's News] Shin Min-a and Kim Seon-ho Confirmed for "Seashore Village Chachacha"". HanCinema. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
    29. "New K-DRAMA Rom-Com HOMETOWN CHA-CHA-CHA, Starring SHIN MIN-A AND KIM SEON-HO, Coming to NETFLIX". Netflix. Retrieved June 23, 2021.
    30. "Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha Studio Dragon Website". Studio Dragon (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-04-24.
    31. "Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha CJ ENM Website". CJENM (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-04-24.
    32. Lee Min-ji (October 11, 2021). "'갯마을 차차차' 신민아X김선호 로맨스에 11.6% 또 자체 최고 시청률". Naver (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved October 13, 2021.
    33. Kang Jin-a (October 18, 2021). "'갯마을 차차차' 신민아 김선호, 결혼 해피엔딩…12.7% 종영" (in Korean). Newsis. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Naver.
    34. "케이블 일일". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Archived from the original on October 18, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
    35. "What are people around the world streaming right now? • FlixPatrol". FlixPatrol. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
    36. "K-Drama 'Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha' No. 8 On Global Charts Following 'Squid Game' Success". Forbes. October 6, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
    37. "Biggest Hits on Netflix". Bloomberg News. March 13, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
    38. "Netflix Top 10 - Global (TV: Non-English)".
    39. Lee Yu-na (November 26, 2021). "[공식] 김선호 '갯차' 위엄..넷플릭스 전 세계 순위 TOP10 '롱런'" (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Naver.
    40. Kang Bo-ra (December 9, 2021). "신민아·김선호 '갯차', 종영 2달인데…넷플릭스→트위터 화력 계속" (in Korean). Single List. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
    41. "[tvN] 새 일일드라마 , 박지영 주인공 확정! | CJ그룹". www.cj.net (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-05-03.
    42. "[단독]'내그대' 유제원 감독, '비밀의 숲' B팀 투입". 다음뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-04-29.
    43. Codrops (2020-05-08). "[단독] 부진 겪는 '더 킹', 유제원 PD 추가 투입". m.mydaily.co.kr. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
    44. "김수현아트홀, 올해의 좋은 드라마 '갯마을 차차차' 선정" (in Korean). News1 Korea. December 21, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Naver News.
    45. "The 10 best Korean dramas of 2021". NME. December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
    46. "The Best International TV Shows of 2021". Variety. December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 21, 2021.
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.