Kim Tae-ho (; born May 4, 1975) is a South Korean television director.

Biography

Kim graduated from

Korea University Korea University (KU, ) is a private research university in Seoul, South Korea, established in 1905. The university is included as one of the SKY universities, a popular acronym referring to Korea's three most prestigious universities. The ...

. In July 2009 he married his wife, a make-up artist. Their son was born in December 2014.

Career

Kim joined the

Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC; ) is one of the leading South Korean television and radio broadcasters. ''Munhwa'' is the Sino-Korean word for "culture". Its flagship terrestrial television station MBC TV broadcasts as channel 11. Es ...

(MBC) in 2002 and worked largely on the channel's Sunday night programs aired on ''

Sunday Sunday Night ''Sunday Night'' () is the longest-running South Korean television entertainment programme airing on MBC. It runs for 175 minutes, including roughly fifteen minutes of advertising. Previously named ''Big March of Sunday Night'' () when it debut ...

''. He gained prominence amongst viewers as the director of ''

Infinite Challenge ''Infinite Challenge'' (; abbreviated as ''Mudo'') is a South Korean television entertainment program, distributed and syndicated by MBC, that ran from 2005 to 2018. As of January 2013, it had the largest market share for its timeslot; with ...

'' 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. 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. As a result of the strike, popular programs on both MBC and KBS such as ''Infinite Challenge'', '' Happy Together'', ''

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'', ''

Show! Music Core ''Show! Music Core'' (), or simply ''Music Core'' is a South Korean music television program broadcast by MBC. It airs live every Saturday at 15:30 (KST). The show features some of the latest and most popular artists who perform live on stage. ...

'' 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.

Filmography

* Infinite Challenge * ''Comedy House'' (Assistant Director) * ''Nonstop 4'' (Assistant Director) * ''Saturday - Rash Challenge'' (Assistant Director) * ''

- Imagine Expedition'' * ''

- Live Cooking Show! Mr. King of Cook'' * ''

- 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 Funding Together () is a South Korean reality show program on MBC. It airs on MBC starting from August 18, 2019 on Sundays at 18:30 ( KST). Synopsis In this show, the 4 casts, You Hee-yeol, Yoo Jun-sang, Noh Hong-chul, Yoo In-na and Jang Do-ye ...

'' (같이 펀딩) (August 2019~November 2019) *''

Hangout With Yoo ''Hangout with Yoo'' () is a South Korean reality/variety show broadcast by MBC TV. It premiered on July 27, 2019, and airs on Saturdays at 18:30 ( KST). Synopsis This is a show that was started in order to find out what Yoo Jae-suk would be ...

'' (July 2019 - December 2021) * ''Seoul Check-in'' (2022,

TVING TVING () is a South Korean online streaming service operated by TVING Corporation, a joint venture of CJ E&M (CJ Group), Naver and JTBC. It is a platform that streams dramas, entertainment shows, exclusive television films and specials. Histor ...

)

Awards

State honors

Notes

References

External links

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Cyworld Cyworld () is a South Korean social network service. Cyworld was originally part of SK communication, and became an independent company in 2014. Members cultivate relationships by forming ''Ilchon'' (, Hanja: ) or "friendships" with each other ...

Brief introduction page of the producing team of Muhan Dojeon

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