Kim Seonghun 김성훈 born February 20 1971 in Gangneung Gangwon Province South Korea is a South Korean film and television director He attended Hankuk University of Foreign Studies for his upper division studies Kim Seonghun began his filmmaking career as an assistant director on the romantic comedies Oh Happy Day 2003 starring Jang Nara and Park Jungchul and He Was Cool 2004 starring Jeong Dabin and Song Seungheon In 2006 he directed his first feature film How the Lack of Love Affects Two Men 2006 starring Baek Yoonsik Bong Taegyu and Lee Hyeyoung which follows a widower and his son who both fall for and fight over their new basement tenant Following the films mediocre reception Kim had trouble setting up his next project but after years of honing his sophomore script he eventually released the dark action comedythriller A Hard Day 2014 starring Lee Sunkyun and Cho Jinwoong The film follows the present life of a corrupt homicide detective who hides the body of a hitandrun victim in his mothers coffin only to find himself terrorized by a mysterious yet formidable blackmailer The film received numerous awards and nominations and Kim won Best Director at the 51st Grand Bell Awards the 1st Korean Film Producers Association Awards the 6th KOFRA Film Awards the 20th Chunsa Film Art Awards and 51st Baeksang Arts Awards as well as Best Screenplay at the 15th Busan Film Critics Awards and 35th Blue Dragon Film Awards After a heading a few more films Kim was brought on board to direct the first Netflix original Korean series Kingdom Korean 킹덤 2019 starring Ju Jihoon Ryu Seungryong and Bae Doona the show set a high bar by balancing its appeal for a wider audience and combining Eastern and Western concepts the Joseon Dynasty and the zombie horror genre
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