Oh Chung-hwan
Oh Chung-hwan is a South Korean drama television director best known for his television dramas series My Love from the Star, The Doctors, While You Were Sleeping, Hotel del Luna, Start-Up, Big Mouth, and Castaway Diva.
Career
Oh began his career in the broadcasting industry through the 2006 SBS New Employee Open Recruitment for drama production director position. In 2009, Yoo worked as assistant director for directors Son Jung-hyun and on a 21-episode drama series called Temptation of an Angel written by Kim Soon-ok.In 2013, Oh co-directed drama My Love from the Star with director Jang Tae-yoo.
Oh first work as lead director in full feature-length drama was in 2016 SBS medical drama The Doctors. The drama won Excellence Award in The Seoul Drama Awards 2017. When receiving the award, Oh paid tribute to the late Kim Young-ae.
In 2021, Oh and director Park Shin-woo co-founded Next Scene, a drama production company. Studio Dragon announced on March 28, 2022, that it had signed an equity investment contract with Next Scene, securing a 19.98% stake. In April 2025, Studio Dragon acquired 8,002 shares of Next Scene for 16 billion won, making it a wholly owned subsidiary.
Filmography
Television series
Casting
Oh frequently re-casts actors whom he has worked with on previous dramas.| Temptation of an Angel | ||||||
| Pure Pumpkin Flower | ||||||
| History of a Salaryman | ||||||
| Five Fingers | ||||||
| The Birth of a Family | ||||||
| My Love from the Star | ||||||
| Run towards Tomorrow | ||||||
| A Girl Who Sees Smells | ||||||
| The Doctors | ||||||
| While You Were Sleeping | ||||||
| Hotel del Luna | ||||||
| Start-Up | ||||||
| Big Mouth | ||||||
| Castaway Diva |