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Lee Eung-bok was born on 1969 in South Korea, is a South Korean television director (born 1972). Discover Lee Eung-bok's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 55 years old?

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Born 1969
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1972

Lee Eung-bok (born 1972) is a South Korean television director.

2001

In 2001, Lee started his career in television after passing the 28th PD Public Recruitment at KBS and started working in Drama Department.

2002

In 2002, a book titled "PD Who and How" was being compiled.

It served as an introductory guide to the PD profession and was jointly written by 27 PDs from the three broadcasting companies, along with an outsourced production company.

KBS PD Lee Eung-bok contributed a chapter titled "Broadcasting company recruitment trends and industry trends in the broadcasting industry" to the book.

2003

Jung Kyung-ho appears in his first one-act play since his joined KBS in 2003.

2009

His first work was Hometown of Legends - Forbidden Books for the KBS in 2009.

In 2009, Lee made his debut as director in KBS2's Monday-Tuesday drama Hometown of Legends - Forbidden Books written by Bang Ji-young.

The story depicts a cursed banned book that summons ghosts, and contains the extreme maternal love of Hyeon-deok (played by Kim Seong-eun) to save her son who read the banned book, and the secrets of Jeong-hee (played by Yoon Hee-seok) involved in the banned book.

A year prior, in January 2009, media outlets reported that Bae Yong-joon, hallyu actor and chairman of KeyEast, would collaborate with Park Jin-young's entertainment company JYP to co-produce a television drama.

They established a joint venture called Holym, a television drama production company.

2010

In 2010, Lee teamed up with director Jeon Woo-seong to direct The Reputable Family (Myeongga), written by Baek Young-sook and Yoon Young-soo.

It was the first KBS historical drama to be restored from KBS2 to KBS1.

It was also noteworthy as Cha In-pyo's first attempt at a historical drama since his debut.

The drama aimed to make us think about the true value of wealth by introducing the anecdote of the richest family in Gyeongju, Korea's representative prestigious family that practiced the spirit of noblesse oblige.

In the same year, Lee teamed up with writer Yoon Ji-hee for KBS 2TV Drama Special Episode 7 The Great Gye Chun-bin.

It is a romantic comedy melodrama that revolves around kindergarten teacher Gye Chun-bin (Jung Yu-mi) and art therapist Wang Ki-nam (Jung Kyung-ho).

In April 2010, CJ Media joined the production team by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Holym.

Bae served as the creative producer of the drama, contributing to the overall concept, goals, and ideas, while Park composed the music and choreographed the dance for the series.

Towards the end of 2010, it was announced that the screenplay was written by Park Hye-ryun, and the series was directed by Lee Eung-bok and Kim Seong-yoon.

Bae Yong-joon also appeared in the drama, starring in four episodes, which marked his return to the small screen after a three years.

Additionally, Park Jin-young made his acting debut in the series.

The main cast included Ok Taec-yeon and Jang Wooyoung from the group 2PM, Bae Suzy from Miss A, Hahm Eun-jung from T-ara, singer IU, and Kim Soo-hyun.

Kim Soo-hyun was the only non-idol among the cast, but he studied music and dance at JYP Entertainment for three months in order to portray his role.

2012

In 2012, Lee co-directed School 2013, the fifth installment of KBS's School series, alongside Lee Min-hong.

The drama, written by Lee Hyun-joo and Go Jung-won, garnered double-digit viewership ratings and was well received by young viewers.

It also gained popularity overseas, contributing to increased recognition for its cast members, including Kim Woo-bin and Lee Jong-suk.

Since October 2012, while still working on School 2013, Lee already set his new project, Secret Love, Choi Ho-cheol's award-winning script from the KBS Miniseries Script Contest in 2012.

Lee was impressed by the story and had been preparing for nearly a year, holding frequent meetings with Choi Ho-cheol.

Chief Producer Hwang Ui-kyung recommended writer Yoo Bo-ra to join the project.

The roles were well-defined, with writer Yoo Bo-ra responsible for infusing the emotional and feminine elements, while writer Choi Ho-cheol handled the mystery and thriller aspects.

Secret Love starred Hwang Jung-eum, Ji Sung, Bae Soo-bin, and Lee Da-hee in the lead roles.

2013

He is also known for directing other popular shows such as School 2013 (2012), Secret Love (2013), and Descendants of the Sun (2016).

The 16-episode series aired on KBS2 from September 25 to November 14, 2013, with episodes broadcast on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55.

Secret Love garnered positive reviews consistently for its well-structured portrayal of a passionate melodrama involving four individuals intertwined with revenge and desire.

It secured the top position among Wednesday-Thursday dramas, achieving a viewership rating of 16%.

With two rookie writers, it successfully held its ground in direct competition with SBS drama by star writer Kim Eun-sook's The Heirs.

2016

After joining Studio Dragon, he continued his director career with works like Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016–17) and Mr. Sunshine (2018).

2020

In 2020, Lee directed his first Netflix Original Series, Sweet Home, which is based on the Naver webtoon of the same name by Kim Carnby and Hwang Young-chan.

The series received positive reception, and a second season was released in 2023.