Kim Jong-hak | |
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Born | |
Died | July 23, 2013 | (aged 61)
Cause of death | Suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning |
Education | Kyung Hee University - Journalism |
Occupation(s) | Television director, Television producer, Film producer |
Years active | 1981-2013 |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 김종학 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Kim Jong-hak |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Jonghak |
Kim Jong-hak (November 5, 1951 – July 23, 2013) was a South Korean television director and producer, best known for the seminal and highly rated Korean dramas Eyes of Dawn (1991) and Sandglass (1995). After financial losses incurred by the big-budget fantasy series The Legend (2007) and Faith (2012), Kim was under investigation when he committed suicide in 2013.[1]