Yoon Seok-ho (; born 4 June 1957) is a South Korean

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. He was the director of four TV series produced by KBS that are sometimes collectively referred to as '' Endless Love'', each containing the name of one of the four seasons in its title. The series were immensely popular throughout Asia, especially ''

Winter Sonata ''Winter Sonata'' () is a 2002 South Korean television drama series, starring Bae Yong-joon and Choi Ji-woo. It is the second part of the season-themed tetralogy '' Endless Love'' drama series directed by Yoon Seok-ho. Filming primarily took ...

'', and intensified a surge in popularity of

Korean popular culture The contemporary culture of South Korea developed from the traditional culture of Korea which was prevalent in the early Korean nomadic tribes. By maintaining thousands of years of ancient Korean culture, with influence from ancient Chinese cult ...

known as '' Hallyu''.

Profile

*Joined KBS in 1985 *Worked as senior producer/production director for KBS *Current president o
Yoon's Color Ltd.

Work

*''

Love Rain ''Love Rain'' () is a 2012 South Korean television series directed by Yoon Seok-ho. Set in the seventies and the present day, it tells a love story over two generations, with Jang Keun-suk and Im Yoon-ah playing dual roles. It aired on KBS2 from ...

'' (KBS2, 2012) *''

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'' (KBS, 2009) *'' Endless Love'' **''

Spring Waltz ''Spring Waltz'' () is a 2006 South Korean television series starring Seo Do-young, Han Hyo-joo, Daniel Henney and Lee So-yeon. It is the fourth and final installment of season-themed tetralogy '' Endless Love series'' directed by Yoon Seok-h ...

'' (KBS, 2006) **''

Summer Scent ''Summer Scent'' () is a 2003 South Korean television series starring Song Seung-heon, Son Ye-jin, Ryu Jin, and Han Ji-hye. It is the third installment of season-themed tetralogy '' Endless Love'' drama series directed by Yoon Seok-ho. It aired ...

'' (KBS, 2003) **''

'' (KBS, 2002) **''

Autumn in My Heart ''Autumn in My Heart'' () is a 2000 South Korean romantic television drama starring Song Seung-heon, Song Hye-kyo, and Won Bin. The series is the first installment of season-themed tetralogy '' Endless Love'' drama series directed by Yoon Seok-h ...

'' (KBS, 2000) *'' Invitation'' (KBS, 1999)

Awards

*Best TV Director, 38th

Baeksang Arts Awards The Baeksang Arts Awards (), also known as the Paeksang Arts Awards, are awards for excellence in film, television and theatre in South Korea. The awards were first introduced in 1965 by Chang Key-young, the founder of the Hankook Ilbo newspap ...

(2002) *Drama Work Award, Korea Broadcasting Grand Awards *Merit Award from Kinema Junbo, Japan *Selected as the Person of the Year in 2004 by

UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) aimed at promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture. It ...

Seoul Association

References

Interview: ''Producer Yun Seok-ho, the creator of Yonsama and the "hallyu" frenzy''
(KBS Global, 2005-01-17)

External links

Profile (empas)

Profile (epg)

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yoon, Seok-ho South Korean television directors Yonsei University alumni Konkuk University alumni People from Seoul 1957 births Living people