Lee Woo-jung

Lee Woo-jung is a South Korean television screenwriter. She is best known for writing the tvN television dramas Reply series: Reply 1997 (2012), Reply 1994 (2013) and Reply 1988 (2015–2016). She also wrote the popular variety-reality shows 2 Days & 1 Night, Qualifications of Men, Grandpas Over Flowers, Sisters Over Flowers, Youth Over Flowers and Three Meals a Day.[2]

Lee Woo-jung
Born
EducationSookmyung Women's University
OccupationScreenwriter
Agent(s)CJ ENM E&M Division
Egg Is Coming[1]
Korean name
Hangul
이우정
Hanja
李祐汀
Revised RomanizationI U-jeong
McCune–ReischauerI U-chŏng

She was given a presidential commendation for her work on Grandpas Over Flowers at the 2013 Korea Content Awards, which praised her for its depiction of "four elderly backpackers with humor and warmth."[3]

In 2018, she established the production company Egg Is Coming and appointed ex-KBS and Monster Union PD Ko Jeong-seok as CEO.[4] The company was acquired by CJ ENM four years later.[5]

Filmography

As variety show writer

Year Title Network
2004-2006 Heroine 6 KBS2
2007–2008 High-Five
2007–2012 2 Days & 1 Night (Season 1)
2009–2013 Qualifications of Men
2013–2018 Grandpas Over Flowers (Season 1 – 5) tvN
2013-2014 Sisters Over Flowers
2014-2018 Youth Over Flowers (Season 1 - 5)
2014-2021 Three Meals a Day (Season 1 - 10)
2015-2020 New Journey to the West (Season 1 - 8) Naver TV Cast, tvN
2017-2018 Youn's Kitchen (Season 1 - 2) tvN
2019 Coffee Friends
Korean Hostel in Spain
2020 Three Meals for Four
Summer Vacation
2021 Youn's Stay
The Game Caterers
2022 Unexpected Journey[6] tvN
Earth Arcade[7]

Television series

Title Broadcaster and timeslot Broadcast period Episodes Highest rating Lowest rating Average rating
Reply 1997 tvN, Tuesday 11:00 p.m. July 24, 2012 - September 18, 2012 16 5.109% 0.629% 2.151%
Reply 1994 tvN, Friday-Saturday 8:40 p.m. October 18, 2013 - December 28, 2013 21 11.509% 2.264% 7.236%
Reply 1988 tvN, Friday-Saturday 8:00 p.m. November 6, 2015 - January 16, 2016 20 18.803% 6.118% 12.428%
Prison Playbook
Credited as creator
tvN, Wednesday-Thursday 9:10 p.m. November 22, 2017 - January 18, 2018 16 11.195% 4.638% 7.559%
Hospital Playlist tvN, Thursday 9:00 p.m. March 12, 2020 - May 28, 2020 (Season 1) 12 14.142% 6.325% 10.964%
Hospital Playlist 2 tvN, Thursday 9:00 p.m. June 17, 2021 - September 16, 2021 (Season 2) 12 14.080% 10.007% 12.003%

Accolades

Awards and nominations

List of award
Year Award ceremony Category Recipient Result Ref.
2008 7th KBS Entertainment Awards Best Variety Show Writer 2 Days & 1 Night Won
2013 49th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Screenplay (TV) Reply 1997 Nominated [8]
2016 52nd Baeksang Arts Awards Best Screenplay Reply 1988 Nominated
2020 56th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Screenplay Hospital Playlist Nominated [9]
2020 Asia Contents Awards Best Writer Hospital Playlist Nominated [10]

State honors

State honor
Country Award Ceremony Year Honor Ref.
South Korea[note 1] Korean Content Awards 2013 (4th) Presidential's Commendation (Grandpas Over Flowers)
2020 (12th) Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Commendation for Contribution to the development of the broadcasting and video industry (Hospital Playlist) [11]

Notes

  1. Honors are given at the Korean Content Awards (대한민국 콘텐츠 대상) arranged by the Korea Creative Content Agency and hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The 2022 Korea Content Awards Ceremony , which started in 2009 and celebrated its 14th this year, aims to inspire pride in the content industry and develop the Korean cultural content industry by discovering and awarding contributors and excellent content that have contributed to the development of the content industry in 2022. It is a place to promote. The winners (works) of honor, which are recommended through the website of the Korea Creative Content Agency (www.kocca.kr) and announced through careful examination by experts and three-step verification, play a leading role in shining the Korean content industry in the world.

    References

    1. "'연봉 40억원' 나영석, 에그 이즈 커밍에 힘 보태기". 28 May 2019.
    2. Ko, Hong-ju (23 September 2012). "Get a Glimpse Into the Life of the Scriptwriter through Reply 1997". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
    3. Bae, Ji-sook (15 December 2013). "Cable TV programs emerge as mainstream player in showbiz". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
    4. 스타뉴스 (2020-08-19). "에그이즈커밍 고중석 대표 "이우정 작가, 나PD·신PD가 더 빛나길 바라"(인터뷰①)[스타메이커]". 스타뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2023-01-23.
    5. "[단독] 이명한X나영석X신원호 PD, CJ ENM 떠나 이우정 작가 제작사行" [[Exclusive] Lee Myeong-han X Na Young-seok X Shin Won-ho PD leave CJ ENM for Lee Woo-jung's production company]. 1bang.kr (in Korean). Retrieved February 24, 2023.
    6. Park Jeong-seon (March 2, 2022). "[단독] 나영석·윤여정·이서진 LA 간다…새 예능서 재회" [[Exclusive] Na Yeong-seok, Yun Yeojeong, Yi Seojin go to LA... Reunion in a new entertainment book] (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved March 2, 2022 via Naver.
    7. Lee Duk-haeng (June 3, 2022). "나영석 PD 신규 예능 '뿅뿅 지구오락실' 24일 첫 방송" [Producer Na Yeong-seok's new variety show "Bbyong Bbyong Earth Arcade" will air on the 24th] (in Korean). STARNEWS KOREA. Retrieved July 6, 2022 via Naver.
    8. "49th Baeksang Arts Awards – Best TV Screenplay Nominees". IS Plus (in Korean). Archived from the original on June 29, 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
    9. MacDonald, Joan (May 8, 2020). "Baeksang Arts Awards Announces Nominees And Plans To Proceed Without An Audience". Forbes. Archived from the original on May 10, 2020. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
    10. "Asian Contents & Film Market 2020 2020 Nominees". ACFM. Archived from the original on October 24, 2021. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
    11. Kim Han-bin (December 12, 2022). "2022 대한민국 콘텐츠 대상" [2020 Korea Content Award Winner] (in Korean). Korea Content Award. Retrieved December 21, 2022.


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