Kim Sung-hoon
Kim Sung-hoon (born 1974) is a South Korean film director debuted with the musical drama film My Little Hero (2013). His second feature was the fast-paced action film Confidential Assignment (2017) which starred Hyun Bin. A box office hit with more than 7.8 million admissions and grossing over US$56.4 million, the film was sold to 42 territories, including the U.S, the Middle East, India, the Philippines and Mongolia.
Kim Sung-hoon
- Name
- Kim Sung-hoon
- Born
- 1974
- Birthplace
- South Korea
- Occupation
- Film director
- Education
- Whimoon High School · Art Center College of Design
- Languages
- Korean
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• Name — Kim Sung-hoon • Born — 1974 • Birthplace — South Korea • Occupation — Film director
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• Love (1999) - assistant director • My Little Hero (2013) - director • Confidential Assignment (2017) - director • Rampant (2018) - director • Chief Detective 1958 (2024) (TV series) – director • Gold Land (2026) (TV Series) - director
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• Year — Award — Category — Nominated work — Result • 2017 — Brilliant Korean Film Star Award — Best Director — Confidential Assignment
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- 1.Borowiec, Steven. What a film featuring a K-Pop star reveals about North Korea's relationship with Seoul. South China Morning Post. 11 February 2017.
- 2.Paquet, Darcy. Confidential Assignment. www.fareastfilm.com. 2017.
- 3.Lee, Hyo-won. South Korean Film Confidential Assignment Sells to Multiple Territories. The Hollywood Reporter. 27 January 2017.
- 4.Schwartz, William. [HanCinema's Film Review] "My Little Hero". Hancinema. 18 January 2013.
- 5.Schwartz, William. [HanCinema's Film Review] "Confidential Assignment". Hancinema. 4 February 2017.
- 6.Jie, Ye-eun. Hyun Bin confirms role in Changgwol. The Korea Herald. 11 April 2017.
- 7.Jang Dong-gun offered a role in Rampant with Hyeon Bin. Hancinema. 11 May 2017.
- 8.iMBC.
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