Choi Wan Gyu ( 최완규, born August 18, 1964) is a South Korean screenwriter.[1] Selected for MBC Best Theater Scenario Contest "Boring love, funny movie" (1993, his screenwriting debut).
| Choi Wan-gyu | |
| Hangul | 최완규 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | Choi Wangyu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Wankyu |
Other notable things in his career: He dropped out of Incheon University English Literature Department;[2] In 2008, he was sued for breach of contract by Always Uki Co., Ltd. and ICBN Co., Ltd;[3] In 2022 he was emprisoned[4] (charges not known).[5][6] In 2019 he was listed as a habitual high-amount tax delinquent by the South Korean National Tax Service.[5] In 2018, under the South Korean Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Laws, etc., he was sentenced to two years of probation in prison for charges (possibly fraud and gambiing).[5]
Major works edit
- General Hospital (1994)
- Legend of Ambition (1998)
- Ho-joon's Road to a Court Physician (1999)
- Air Force (2000)
- Shodo (Sand) (2001)
- The Merchant (2001)
- All-in Fateful Love (2003)
- Into the Storm (2004)
- Love Story in Harvard (2004)
- Jumong (2006)
- Lobbyist (2007)
- Catcher (2008)
- Wind Country or The Kingdom of the Winds (2008) (nominated for an Emmy Award in 2009[7][8]
- General Hospital 2 (2008)
- Swallow the Sun (2009)[9]
- Prison flower (2016)[9]
Awards edit
- 1994 MBC Broadcasting Awards Writer Award
- 2003 30th Korean Broadcasting Awards Writer Award
- 2006 MBC Drama Awards Television Division Achievement Award
- 2007 19th Korean Broadcasting Producer Awards TV Writer Category Production Category Award
- 2007 43rd Baeksang Arts Awards TV Category Screenplay Award
- 2010 1st Seoul Culture & Arts Awards Drama Writer Division Grand Prize
References edit
- ^ "Wan-Gyu Choi". IMDb. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "Focus - 심도있는 정보 제공, 포커스 Choi Wan-gyu". focus.chosun.com. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ 김, 은미. "드라마 '올인' 작가, "시나리오 집필 계약 어겼다" 피소 (Drama 'All In' writer sued for "violation of scenario writing contract")". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "'허준', '주몽' 쓴 국민작가 최완규, 징역살이 중… 안타까운 몰락 (National writer Choi Wan-gyu, who wrote 'Heo Jun' and 'Jumong', is in prison... sad downfall)". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 20 May 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ^ a b c "[단독] '허준아이리스' 최완규 작가, 안타까운 근황 교도소行 (Writer Choi Wan-gyu of 'Heo Jun' and 'Iris', the unfortunate current situation in prison)". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 20 May 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "'허준', '주몽' 쓴 국민작가 최완규, 징역살이 중… 안타까운 몰락 ( 'Heo Jun' and 'Iris' writer Choi Wan-gyu, sad current situation in prison)". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 20 May 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
- ^ "2009 INTERNATIONAL EMMY® AWARD NOMINEES". International Emmy Awards. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "Veja os indicados ao Emmy Internacional 2009". Tele Serie. 11 October 2013. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014.
- ^ a b "Wan-Gyu Choi (credits)". IMDb. Retrieved 28 March 2023.