With his strength in the comedy genre, Won Dong-yeon produced <200 Pounds Beauty> by KIM Yong-hwa. He co-founded Genesis Pictures with JUNG Tae-sung, and produced <The Wolf Returns>, a comedy starring HWANG Jung-min. After JUNG Tae-sung left for a position in Showbox, WON pulled off a huge box office success with <200 Pounds Beauty> by working with KM Culture. He later produced the crime thriller <Marine Boy> and the omnibus advertising film <The In...More

With his strength in the comedy genre, Won Dong-yeon produced <200 Pounds Beauty> by KIM Yong-hwa. He co-founded Genesis Pictures with JUNG Tae-sung, and produced <The Wolf Returns>, a comedy starring HWANG Jung-min. After JUNG Tae-sung left for a position in Showbox, WON pulled off a huge box office success with <200 Pounds Beauty> by working with KM Culture. He later produced the crime thriller <Marine Boy> and the omnibus advertising film <The Influence>, in which LEE Byung-hun played three roles. It was directed by LEE Je-kyu, who also directed the popular TV series <The Beethoven Virus>, and subsequently released on the Internet and through IPTV. In 2012, he created a new model of film production with <Masquerade> and instigated an argument about the role of producers and production companies in Korea. Traditionally, Korean film producers have been more willing to plan and develop their own ideas into movies, but WON picked up the film’s script, which the major investor-distributor CJ E&M had been developing on their own for a long time. During the production of the film, he proved his strength and know-how by casting top actors and providing stable production services to complete the film. As a result, the film attracted more than 10 million viewers, becoming one of the most successful Korean films of all time. He was scrutinized for suggesting a new model for production companies, and had to confront criticism that film producers shouldn’t succumb to the power of large conglomerates. However, there is no doubt that WON has made his best efforts to create a new ecosystem for Korean film producers to survive in the new filmmaking landscape. Currently he is developing his own project with director KIM Tae-yong, based on the popular Korean comic book <With God>.Less