Lee Jung-hyo (director)

Lee Jung-hyo
Born
South Korea
Alma materKyungnam University
(Bachelor of Sociology)
Occupationtelevision director
Years active2000 to present
Korean name
Hangul
이정효
RRI Jeonghyo
MRI Chŏnghyo

Lee Jung-hyo (Korean이정효) is a South Korean television director, known for his drama Crash Landing on You.

Career

Lee started his career in MBC TV. He debuted with MBC Dramanet's Seoul Martial Arts Story (2008–2009).[1]

Filmography

Year Title Role Ref.
2000–2001 Prince Ondal Assistant director
2001–2002 Maybe it's okay
2002–2003 Inspector Park Mun-su [2]
2003 2003 New Cowherd and Weaver Girl
2004 People of Water Flower Village
2005 Fashion 70s Co-director [3]
2005–2006 Seodongyo Assistant director
2006 Best Theater - How Are You, Youth? Solo production
2006–2007 Lover Assistant director
2007–2008 Winter Bird
2007 Auction House Co-director [4]
2008–2009 Seoul Warrior Story Director [5]
2010 OB & GY Assistant director
2011 I Need Romance
2012 I Need Romance 2012 Director [6][7]
2013 Heartless City [8]
2014 Witch's Romance [9]
2015 My First Time [10]
2016 The Good Wife [11]
2018 Life on Mars [12]
2019 Romance is a Bonus Book [12][13]
2019–2020 Crash Landing on You [12]
2023 Doona! [12]
2025 The Price of Confession [12]
TBA Long Vacation

Accolades

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Recipient Result Ref.
Asia Contents Awards 2020 Best Asian Drama Crash Landing on You Nominated [14]
Best Creative Nominated
Asian Academy Creative Awards 2020 Best Drama Series (Korea) Crash Landing on You Won [15]
Best Drama Series (Grand Final) Won [16]
7th APAN Star Awards 2020 Drama of the Year Crash Landing on You Nominated
3rd Annual Global TV Demand Awards 2020 Most In-Demand Korean Drama Series Crash Landing on You Won [17]
56th Baeksang Arts Awards 2020 Best Drama Crash Landing on You Nominated [18]
Best Director Lee Jung-hyo Nominated
Korea Cable TV Broadcasting Association 2020 Global Award (VOD Category) Crash Landing on You Won [19]
2021 PP Special Award (VOD Category) Won [20]
Korea Communications Commission Broadcasting Awards 2021 Grand Prize Crash Landing on You Won [21]
15th Seoul International Drama Awards 2020 Outstanding Korean Drama Crash Landing on You Won
Best Mini-series Nominated
30th Seoul Music Awards 2020 OST Award "Flower" (Yoon Mi-rae) Nominated [22]
Tokyo Drama Award 2020 2020 Overseas Drama Special Award Crash Landing on You Won [23]

References

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  2. ^ 월화 수목 드라마 입맛대로 골라본다. 29 January 2003.
  3. ^ "'패션70s', 월화 넘보지마!". 중앙일보 (in Korean). 13 July 2005. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  4. ^ "(채널돋보기)베스트극장 PD들이 뭉친 시즌제 드라마". 매일신문 (in Korean). 27 September 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
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  7. ^ Choi, Eun-hwa (18 June 2012). "Jung Yu Mi Hesitated to Appear in I Need a Romance 2". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 11 January 2013. Retrieved 18 November 2012.
  8. ^ Lee, Sun-min (21 May 2013). "Cruel City gets a glitzy start". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 29 June 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  9. ^ <'연하남' 로맨틱 코미디의 정석...'마녀의 연애'>. Yonhap (in Korean). 9 April 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  10. ^ 박소담, 샤이니 민호와 연기 호흡…'로맨스를 필요해' 작가·감독 '기대감 증폭'. HEI (in Korean). 3 July 2015. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  11. ^ Jung, Min-kyung (12 May 2016). "Sneak peek of tvN drama 'The Good Wife'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
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  13. ^ "9년 만에 드라마 복귀"..이나영 '로맨스는 별책부록' 확정, 이종석과 호흡. Korea Kyungje (in Korean). 15 October 2018. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
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  16. ^ "'Crash Landing' and 'Garden of Evening Mists' Win Asian Academy Creative Awards Gold". variety.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  17. ^ "3rd Annual Global TV Demand Awards announces Game Of Thrones most in-demand show in the world and The Last Dance most in-demand global series debut of 2020". Parrot Analytics. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
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