Jin Hyuk

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.{{cite web|last1=Park|first1=Sun-young|title=Brilliant drama leaving its own legacy|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=2907810|website=Korea JoongAng Daily|accessdate=2014-12-07|date=16 July 2009}} Jin won Best Drama PD"PD" stands for Production Director. 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.{{cite web|last=Yoon|first=Ina|title=Preview: SBS TV series Prosecutor Princess|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010032413364357168|website=10Asia|accessdate=2014-12-07|date=24 March 2010}} 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.{{cite web|last1=Hwang|first1=Hyo-jin|title=Preview: SBS TV series City Hunter|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2011051820482919220|website=10Asia|accessdate=2014-12-07|date=18 May 2011}} 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.{{cite web|last1=Hong|first1=Lucia|title=Park Si-hoo to promote Princess Prosecutor in Japan|url=http://www.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2010110212575811785|website=10Asia|accessdate=2014-12-07|date=2 November 2010}} 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.{{cite web|last1=Jeon|first1=Su-mi|title=So Ji Sub and Kong Hyo Jin Cast for The Sun of the Lord|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/34887/so-ji-sub-and-kong-hyo-jin-to-appear-as-leads-of-the-sun-of-the-lord|website=enewsWorld|accessdate=2014-12-07|date=26 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113164625/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/34887/so-ji-sub-and-kong-hyo-jin-to-appear-as-leads-of-the-sun-of-the-lord|archive-date=13 November 2014|url-status=dead}} 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.{{cite web|last1=Lee|first1=Na-rae|title=Doctor Stranger PD Reminisces over Working with Lee Jong Suk in His Debut Drama|url=http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/64802/jinhyuk-pd-and-leejongsuk-meet-again-in-doctor-stranger|website=enewsWorld|accessdate=2014-12-07|date=29 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017115724/http://mwave.interest.me/enewsworld/en/article/64802/jinhyuk-pd-and-leejongsuk-meet-again-in-doctor-stranger|archive-date=17 October 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Dr. Stranger Producer Jin Hyuk Mystery And Mellow|url=http://www.kdramastars.com/articles/27190/20140701/dr-stranger-producer-jin-hyuk-mystery-and-mellow.htm|website=KDramaStars|accessdate=2014-12-07|date=1 July 2014}}{{cite web|last1=Hope|first1=Diane|title=A Shining Career - excerpts from an exclusive interview with director Jin Hyeok|url=http://www.hancinema.net/kickstarter-a-shining-career--excerpts-from-an-exclusive-interview-with-director-jin-hyeok-73611.html|website=Kickstarter via Hancinema|accessdate=2014-12-07|date=22 September 2014}}

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.{{cite web|title=Park Hae Jin and director Jin Hyuk head to China for FHM 2 discussions|url=http://kpopfighting.com/2014/12/04/park-hae-jin-and-director-jin-hyuk-head-to-china-for-fhm-2-discussions/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141207211858/http://kpopfighting.com/2014/12/04/park-hae-jin-and-director-jin-hyuk-head-to-china-for-fhm-2-discussions/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=December 7, 2014|website=Kpop Fighting|accessdate=2014-12-07|date=4 December 2014}}

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