Jin Hyuk

In this Korean name, the family name is Jin.

Jin Hyuk is a South Korean television director. He directed Brilliant Legacy (2009), City Hunter (2011), Prosecutor Princess (2010), Master's Sun (2013), Doctor Stranger (2014), and The Legend of the Blue Sea (2016).^[1]

Jin Hyuk
Born	South Korea
Other names	Chin Hyuk
Education	Yonsei University - Business Administration
Occupation	Television director
Years active	2003–present
Korean name
Hangul	진혁
Hanja	陳赫
Revised Romanization	Jin Hyeok
McCune–Reischauer	Chin Hyŏk

Career

Jin Hyuk graduated from Yonsei University in 2001 with a degree in Business Administration, then joined the TV network Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS). He first worked as a producer, became an assistant director from 2003 to 2007, then a second unit director in 2008.

In 2009, Jin directed his first television drama, Brilliant Legacy (also known as Shining Inheritance). A Cinderella-esque story about a poor, kind-hearted girl who becomes the sole heiress of a rich, elderly woman who wants to teach her spoiled family a lesson, Brilliant Legacy became an unexpected hit, reaching a peak viewership rating of 47.1%, and catapulted its relatively unknown stars Han Hyo-joo and Lee Seung-gi to fame.^[2] Jin won Best Drama PD^[3] at the 17th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards, and was nominated for Best New Television Director at the 46th Baeksang Arts Awards.

He and Brilliant Legacy screenwriter So Hyun-kyung collaborated again for Prosecutor Princess (2010), a romantic comedy/legal drama in which a vain and shallow law graduate is forced to work as a public prosecutor which gradually changes her outlook on the world.^[4] City Hunter followed in 2011, which Jin considered a prequel of the same-titled manga by Tsukasa Hojo, transforming its protagonist into a Blue House IT expert by day, and a vengeful, justice-seeking vigilante by night.^[5] Despite middling domestic ratings for both series, Kim So-yeon (previously typecast in dramatic roles) drew praise for her comic acting in Prosecutor Princess, while her co-star Park Si-hoo and City Hunter lead actor Lee Min-ho increased their overseas fanbase due to their respective series.^[6] Jin received a Best Production Director nomination at the 4th Korea Drama Awards for City Hunter.

He then worked with the Hong sisters for Master's Sun (2013), a horror/romantic comedy starring So Ji-sub and Gong Hyo-jin about a selfish shopping mall CEO who finds himself falling for a woman who can communicate with ghosts.^[7] In 2014, Jin cast Lee Jong-suk as a genius doctor who defected from North Korea then encounters the doppelgänger of his dead first love in Doctor Stranger.^[8][9][10]

Jin is set to direct FHM 2, the sequel to the 2011 Chinese television drama FHM, which revolves around the friendship, desires, and ambitions of men in their thirties. Starring Park Hae-jin, Zhang Liang and Joker Xue, FHM 2 is a joint venture between a Chinese production company and Korean conglomerate CJ E&M and will air in 2015.^[11]

Filmography

Television series

Television series scriptsTelevision series directing credit

Year	Title		Network	Credited as		Ref.
	English	Korean		Assistant Director	Main Director
2003	South of the Sun	태양의 남쪽	SBS	Jin Hyuk	Kim Soo-ryong
2004	Human Market	인간시장		Jin Hyuk Seo Jang-won	Hong Seong-chang Son Jung-hyun
2005	Queen's Conditions	여왕의 조건		Jin Hyuk	Park Young-soo
2006	Single Life	독신천하			Kim Jin-geun
2007	Blue Fish	푸른 물고기			Kim Soo-ryong
2007	Get Karl! Oh Soo-jung	칼잡이 오수정		Jin Hyuk Park Hyung-ki	Kwon Hyuk-chan
2008	Bichunmoo	비천무		Jin Hyuk Hong Jong-chan	Kim Young-jun	[12]
	On Air	온에어		Jin Hyuk	Shin Woo-chul
	Painter of the Wind	바람의 화원			Jang Tae-yoo
2009	Brilliant Legacy	찬란한 유산		—	Jin Hyuk	[13][14]
2010	Prosecutor Princess	검사 프린세스
2011	City Hunter	시티헌터
2015	The Chaser	추적자		Jin Hyuk Jo Young-kwang	Jo Nam-kook
2013	Master's Sun	주군의 태양		—	Jin Hyuk	[15][16]
2014	Doctor Stranger	닥터 이방인		Hong Jong-chan		[17]
2016	The Legend of the Blue Sea	푸른 바다의 전설	Park Seon-ho	—		[18]
2021	Sisyphus: The Myth	시지프스: the myth	JTBC			[19]
2024	The Tale of Lady Ok	옥씨부인전				[20]

Accolades

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Recipient	Result	Ref.
2009	17th Korea Culture and Entertainment Awards	Drama PD Award	Jin Hyuk	Won	[21][22]
2010	46th Baeksang Arts Awards	Best Drama	Brilliant Legacy	Nominated	[23]
		Best New Director (TV)		Nominated
	37th Korea Broadcasting Awards	Best Serial Drama		Won	[24]
	14th YWCA Good TV Program Award	Female Drama Category		Won	[25]
2011	44th WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival	Platinum Remi Award	Brilliant Legacy	Won	[26]
	17th Shanghai Television Festival Magnolia Awards	Foreign TV Series Special Award		Won	[27]
2011	4th Korea Drama Awards	Best Director	City Hunter	Nominated
2012	7th Seoul International Drama Awards	Outstanding Korean Drama		Nominated

State honors

Name of country, year given, and name of honor

Country/Organization	Year	Honor	Ref.
South Korea	2009	Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism commendation