Kim Joon-seok

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Kim Joon-seok
Born (1974-03-31) March 31, 1974
Seoul
Genresfilm, television
Occupations
Years active1998–present
Spouse
Jeong Se-rin
Korean name
Hangul
김준석
RRGim Junseok
MRKim Chunsŏk

Kim Joon-seok (Korean: 김준석; born March 31, 1974) is a South Korean composer and music director. He won the award for Best Music at the 2009 Chunsa Film Art Awards for his work on the film Lifting Kingkong (2009). For his work on the film Hi-Five (2025), he was nominated for Best Music at the 2025 Blue Dragon Film Awards and won Best Music at the 2025 Buil Film Awards.

His credits include the films Lifting King Kong, A Frozen Flower and Swing Kids (2008), and the television series Stranger (2017), My Mister (2018), The Penthouse: War in Life, Flower of Evil and Itaewon Class (2020), and The Glory (2022). He is the leader of the band Movie Closer.

Personal life

Kim is married to Jeong Se-rin, a fellow music director. Jeong announced the marriage on her Instagram account, sharing photos taken by actress Moon Chae-won during a dinner outing with the three of them. The meeting followed the team's collaboration on the score for Flower of Evil, in which Moon starred.[1]

Filmography

Soundtrack list by Movie Closer, led by Kim Joon-seok and Jeong Se-rin.[2][3]

Film

Year Title Notes Ref.
1999 Nowhere to Hide with Jo Seong-woo
2001 Say Yes with Jo Seong-woo
Take Care of My Cat with Jo Seong-woo, Park Ki-heon
2004 Once Upon a Time in High School
2005 Mapado
Duelist with Jo Seong-woo
The Art of Seduction
2006 Cruel Winter Blues
2007 Someone Behind You
Bank Attack
2008 Crazy Waiting
Lovers of Six Years
The Chaser
2009 Goodbye Mom
2010 A Barefoot Dream
2011 Unbowed
2012 Howling
2023 It's Okay!
2025 Hi-Five [4]

Television series

Year Title Network note Ref.
2008 Star's Lover SBS TV
My Sweet Seoul
2009 Friend, Our Legend MBC TV
Giant SBS TV
2011 Royal Family MBC TV
2012 I Do, I Do
Moon Embracing the Sun
The King's Doctor
2013 Jang Ok-jung, Living by Love SBS TV
Medical Top Team MBC TV
2014 Big Man KBS2
Misaeng: Incomplete Life tvN with Park Seong-il
ugly love KBS2 Drama Special
2015 Beating Again JTBC
Mask SBS TV
She Was Pretty
2016 Signal tvN with Park Seong-il
Flowers of the Prison MBC TV
W [5]
Woman with a Suitcase
2017 Tunnel OCN
Stranger tvN
Save Me OCN [6]
Children of the 20th Century MBC TV
Two Cops
I'm Not a Robot
2018 Return SBS TV
My Mister tvN [7]
Your Honor SBS TV
Lovely Horribly KBS2
100 Days My Prince tvN
My Secret Terrius MBC TV [7]
Room No. 9 tvN music director Jeong Se-rin
Top Star U-back
The Last Empress SBS TV
Memories of the Alhambra tvN music director Jeong Se-rin
The Time MBCTV
Mother tvN
2019 Item MBC TV
Kill It OCN
Confession tvN
Save Me 2 OCN
Arthdal Chronicles tvN [7]
Justice KBS2
When the Devil Calls Your Name tvN
Secret Boutique SBS TV music director Jeong Se-rin [8]
2020 Find Me in Your Memory MBC TV
Kkondae Intern [9]
Stranger 2 tvN
Flower of Evil [10]
Itaewon Class JTBC With Park Seung-il [7]
Private Lives JTBC
The Penthouse: War in Life SBS TV [10]
2021 She Would Never Know JTBC
The Penthouse: War in Life 2 SBS TV [10]
The Penthouse: War in Life 3
Chimera OCN
The One and Only As a music director only
The Devil Judge tvN music director Jeong Se-rin [11]
2022 Ghost Doctor tvN [12]
Shooting Stars
Grid Disney+
Insider JTBC [13]
Shaden Freude Episode 1 [14]
Love in Contract tvN
Under the Queen's Umbrella [15]
May I Help You? MBC TV [16]
Trolley SBS TV
The Glory Netflix
2023 Queenmaker
Delightfully Deceitful tvN [17]
Revenant SBS TV [18]
Celebrity Netflix
The Escape of the Seven SBS TV
The Kidnapping Day ENA
2024 Doctor Slump JTBC [19]
The Escape of the Seven 2 SBS TV As a music director only
Blood Free Disney+
Connection SBS TV
Dongjae, the Good or the Bastard TVING
Player tvN
Namib ENA
2025 I Am a Running Mate TVING music director Koo Bon-choon [20]
My Dearest Nemesis tvN [21]
The Witch Channel A As a music director only [22]
Marry My Husband (私の夫と結婚して) Prime Vidio Japanese drama
Shin's Project tvN [23]
Surely Tomorrow JTBC Music director Jeong Se-rin [24]
2026 Honour ENA [25]
Filing for Love tvN [26]
The Legend of Kitchen Soldier TVING Ft. Koo Bon-choon [27]
The East Palace Netflix [28]
Four Hands, Two Sonatas tvN [29]
Make Me Tingle TVING
2027 Awakening SBS TV
The Koreans Disney+

Animated television

Year Title Notes Ref.
2003 Spheres

Accolades

Accolades

Award Year Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Blue Dragon Film Awards 2025 Best Music Hi-Five Nominated [30]
Buil Film Awards 2025 Best Music Won [31]
Chunsa Film Art Awards 2009 Best Music Lifting Kingkong Won

References

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