Kim Tae-ho (television director)
{{short description|South Korean television director}}
{{family name hatnote|Kim||lang=Korean}}
{{use mdy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{other people||Kim Tae-ho (disambiguation){{!}}Kim Tae-ho}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Kim Tae-ho
| image = KIMTH.2009.jpg
| caption = Kim in 2009
| birth_name = Kim Tae-ho
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|05|04}}
| birth_place = Daecheon (Boryeong),
{{nowrap|South Chuncheong}}, {{nowrap|South Korea}}
| education = Bachelor of Journalism
| alma_mater = Korea University
| occupation = Television director
| years_active = 2002–present
| known_for =
| notable_works = Infinite Challenge, Hangout with Yoo
| spouse = {{marriage|Unnamed|2009}}
| children = 1
| module = {{Infobox Korean name|child=yes|headercolor=transparent
|hangul = 김태호
|hanja = 金泰浩
|rr = Gim Taeho
|mr = Kim T'aeho
}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.cyworld.com/naomix75}}
| footnotes =
}}
Kim Tae-ho ({{korean|김태호}}; born May 4, 1975) is a South Korean television director.
Biography
Kim graduated from Korea University. In July 2009 he married his wife, a make-up artist.{{cite news|title='무한도전' 김태호 PD, "7월에 장가갑니다"|url=http://isplus.live.joins.com/news/article/article.asp?total_id=3664260&cloc=|publisher=joins.com|date=June 26, 2009|language=Korean}}{{cite news|title='무한도전' 김태호PD, 19일 메이크업 아티스트와 결혼|url=http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2009/07/19/2009071900197.html|work=The Chosun Ilbo|date=July 19, 2009|language=Korean}} Their son was born in December 2014.{{cite news|title='무한도전' 김태호 PD 아빠 됐다… 결혼 5년 만에 득남|url=http://news.kmib.co.kr/article/view.asp?arcid=0008965399&code=61181111&sid1=spe|work=Kukmin Ilbo|date=December 19, 2014|language=Korean}}
Career
Kim joined the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) in 2002 and worked largely on the channel's Sunday night programs aired on Sunday Sunday Night. He gained prominence amongst viewers as the director of Infinite Challenge due to his use of humorous subtitles and captions. His work on Infinite Challenge has garnered him popular and professional recognition and earned him nominations for various awards.
From September to November 2017 Kim was one of several thousand employees of MBC and KBS who participated in a joint labor union strike over unfair company practices at their respective broadcasting stations.{{cite news|title=MBC programs will return to air|url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/article.aspx?aid=3040783|work=Korea JoongAng Daily|date=November 15, 2017}}{{cite web|title=MBC Variety Show Producers Including Kim Tae Ho From "Infinite Challenge" Join General Strike Against Company|url=https://www.soompi.com/2017/08/21/mbc-variety-show-producers-including-kim-tae-ho-infinite-challenge-join-general-strike-company/|publisher=Soompi|date=August 21, 2017}} He was reported to have won an award at the annual KCC Broadcasting Awards that August but refused to attend out of solidarity for his colleagues.{{cite news|title=MBC '무한도전' 김태호 PD, 방송의날 포상 거부|url=http://news.joins.com/article/21891338|work=JoongAng Ilbo|date=August 30, 2017|language=Korean}} As a result of the strike, popular programs on both MBC and KBS such as Infinite Challenge, Happy Together, Music Bank, Show! Music Core and others were canceled for up to twelve weeks.
On September 7 2021, MBC announced that Kim would be leaving the company by the end of that year.{{Cite web|last=Si-jin|first=Lee|date=2021-09-07|title=Star TV director Kim Tae-ho to leave MBC after 20-year career|url=http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20210907001080|access-date=2021-09-13|website=The Korea Herald|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Gyu-lee|first=Lee|date=2021-09-08|title=Star producer Kim Tae-ho to leave MBC|url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2021/09/688_315237.html|access-date=2021-09-13|website=The Korea Times|language=en}}
Kim founded his own production company TEO in 2022 where he is currently the CEO.{{Cite web |date=2022-10-10 |title=[단독] 김태호 PD의 '테오' 1년도 안돼 몸값 1000억 |url=https://www.sedaily.com/NewsView/26CANFVGJB/GD0702 |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=서울경제 |language=ko}}
Filmography
- Infinite Challenge
- Comedy House (Assistant Director)
- Nonstop 4 (Assistant Director)
- Saturday - Rash Challenge (Assistant Director)
- Sunday Sunday Night - Imagine Expedition
- Sunday Sunday Night - Live Cooking Show! Mr. King of Cook
- Sunday Sunday Night - Food Sports Mr. King of Cook
- Super Recommended Saturday - Excessive Challenge
- Super Recommended Saturday - Muhan Dojeon - Master of Quiz
- The Hungry and the Hairy (2020, Netflix)
- Funding Together (같이 펀딩) (August 2019~November 2019)
- Hangout With Yoo (July 2019 - December 2021)
- Seoul Check-in (2022, TVING){{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=144&aid=0000789496|author=Hwang Hyo-yi|title=이효리 손잡은 김태호PD, '서울체크인' 첫 신호탄|trans-title= Kim Tae-ho, PD Lee Hyori's hand, the first signal of 'Seoul Check-in'|publisher=Sports Kyunghyang|via=Naver|date=January 26, 2022|access-date= January 26, 2022|language=ko}}
Awards
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| align=center|2010
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| align="center"|2009
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| align="center"|2008
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| align="center"|2007
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| align="center"|2006
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=State honors=
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Twitter}} {{in lang|ko}}
- [http://www.cyworld.com/naomix75 Kim Tae-ho] on Cyworld {{in lang|ko}}
- [http://www.imbc.com/broad/tv/ent/challenge/pd/index.html Brief introduction page of the producing team of Muhan Dojeon] {{in lang|ko}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070810034019/http://granite.korea.ac.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=163 Infinite Challenge to His Life] (Article from The Granite Tower, June 5, 2007)
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Category:South Korean television directors
Category:Korea University alumni