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Portrait of JK Youn

Directing

JK Youn

Career

Active from 2000 to 2022, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score61/100
Highest rated
Poster for Pawn
Pawn
GoodWatch score78/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 26 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.9Style
JK Youn Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    1.4, average 2.6
  • Uncanny
    1.7, average 2.5
  • Fantasy
    0.9, average 1.7
  • Pop Culture
    1.4, average 2.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Korean Cinema 5
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Character-Driven 2
  • Fast-Paced 2
  • Political Intrigue 2
  • Emotional Impact 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

35
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

3 titles
Belladonna
Belladonna

Writer, Producer

Ode to My Father 2
Ode to My Father 2

Director

K-Pop: Lost in America
K-Pop: Lost in America

Director

2020s

9 titles Β· average score 68
Sunshine Women's Choir
Sunshine Women's Choir (2025)
GoodWatch score 68

Original Film Writer

Call Me Dad
Call Me Dad (2025)
GoodWatch score 74

Original Film Writer

인생이 μ˜ν™”
인생이 μ˜ν™” (2025)

TV show

Dog Days
Dog Days (2024)
GoodWatch score 71

Executive Producer, Adaptation

Dirty Money
Dirty Money (2024)
GoodWatch score 56

Executive Producer

Dr. Cheon and the Lost Talisman
Dr. Cheon and the Lost Talisman (2023)
GoodWatch score 66

Co-Executive Producer

Hero
Hero (2022)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Executive Producer

Confidential Assignment 2: International
Confidential Assignment 2: International (2022)
GoodWatch score 70

Executive Producer, Adaptation

Pawn
Pawn (2020)
GoodWatch score 78

Writer, Executive Producer

2010s

12 titles Β· average score 54
The Negotiation
The Negotiation (2018)
GoodWatch score 56

Executive Producer, Adaptation

Keys to the Heart
Keys to the Heart (2018)
GoodWatch score 58

Executive Producer

Confidential Assignment
Confidential Assignment (2017)
GoodWatch score 53

Adaptation, Executive Producer

Like for Likes
Like for Likes (2016)
GoodWatch score 46

Co-Executive Producer

The Himalayas
The Himalayas (2015)
GoodWatch score 39

Adaptation, Executive Producer

Ode to My Father
Ode to My Father (2014)
GoodWatch score 68

Executive Producer, Director

The Spy: Undercover Operation
The Spy: Undercover Operation (2013)

Executive Producer, Screenplay

Dancing Queen
Dancing Queen (2012)
GoodWatch score 61

Adaptation, Executive Producer

Sector 7
Sector 7 (2011)
GoodWatch score 38

Executive Producer, Screenplay

Quick
Quick (2011)
GoodWatch score 48

Adaptation, Screenplay

Harmony
Harmony (2010)
GoodWatch score 75

Executive Producer, Writer

My Dear Desperado
My Dear Desperado (2010)
GoodWatch score 56

Executive Producer

2000s

11 titles Β· average score 61
Tidal Wave
Tidal Wave (2009)
GoodWatch score 56

Writer, Executive Producer

Secret
Secret (2009)
GoodWatch score 64

Executive Producer

Sex Is Zero 2
Sex Is Zero 2 (2007)
GoodWatch score 56

as (uncredited)

Miracle on 1st Street
Miracle on 1st Street (2007)
GoodWatch score 64

Director, Producer

All for Love
All for Love (2005)
GoodWatch score 67

Producer

A Bold Family
A Bold Family (2005)

Producer

Romantic Warriors
Romantic Warriors (2003)

Director, Screenplay

Sex Is Zero
Sex Is Zero (2002)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Screenplay

Steal It If You Can
Steal It If You Can (2002)
GoodWatch score 61

as Sang-tae's Employee 1

My Boss, My Hero
My Boss, My Hero (2001)
GoodWatch score 61

Writer, Director

Black Honeymoon
Black Honeymoon (2000)

Writer