KIM Dai-seung honed his filmmaking skills by working for [IM Kwon-taek], the most representative of all Korean movie directors, on major projects such as <Sopyonje> (1993), <The Tae Baek Mountains> (1994), and <Chunhyang> (2000). KIM made his directorial debut with <Bungee Jumping of Their Own> (2001), a melodrama about homosexuality, which was and still is something of a taboo subject in Korea, let alone its movie industry. When the movie hit screens ...More

KIM Dai-seung honed his filmmaking skills by working for [IM Kwon-taek], the most representative of all Korean movie directors, on major projects such as <Sopyonje> (1993), <The Tae Baek Mountains> (1994), and <Chunhyang> (2000). KIM made his directorial debut with <Bungee Jumping of Their Own> (2001), a melodrama about homosexuality, which was and still is something of a taboo subject in Korea, let alone its movie industry. When the movie hit screens however, the talk of the town was the veteran-like presentation of a novice director and the outstanding acting performances of young actors such as [LEE Byung-hun] and [LEE Eun-ju], instead of the movie’s subject matter. KIM subsequently directed <Blood Rain> (2005), a mystery thriller set in the late Chosun Dynasty, and <Traces of Love> (2007), which borrowed its story from the collapse of a department store building that symbolized the uncovered problems of developmental drives by Korea’s dictatorial regimes of the past decades. In 2011, KIM directed <100 Questions, 100 Answers>, an episode from <If You Were Me 5>, a film project of The National Human Rights Commission of Korea. Starring [KIM Hyun-joo], a major star in the Korean film industry. This film denounced sexual abuse inside the workplace and the social trend of Korea, which is still male-centered in nature. KIM returned to feature filmmaking in 2012 with the erotic period drama <The Concubine> starring [JO Yeo-jeong], [KIM Dong-wook] and [KIM Min-jun]. The film, which explores sexual politics and its role in a power struggle within the royal court, was a hit following its early summer release. Continuing his expertise in period films, KIM returned with the Joseon Era film <The Magician>, featuring young star YOO Seung-ho, love interest GO A-ra and antagonist KWAK Do-won.Less