Hyunwoo Thomas Kim (김현우)
| Hyunwoo Thomas Kim (김현우) | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 18, 1973 |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Yonsei University (BBA)
Waseda University (MBA) UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television |
| 💼 Occupation | |
Hyunwoo Thomas Kim[lower-alpha 1] (born 18 December, 1973) is a South Korean entrepreneur and film producer.[1] He is the CEO of South Korean production company Kross Pictures.[2][3] He has produced films and TV series in territories including South Korea, India, China, and Vietnam with works such as Cheese in the Trap (2016), The Sound of Your Heart (2016) The Devotion of Suspect X (2017), and Oh! Baby (2019). He is also the co-founder and president of Kross Komics[4], a webtoon platform and app in India which launched in 2019.[5]
Early life and Education[edit]
Born and raised in Seoul, Kim, immigrated with his family to New York City during the 1980's. He attended Yonsei University in South Korea, where he received his bachelor's degree in business. He then went on to study management and received an MBA from Waseda University in Japan.[6] He later studied film producing in the Professional Producer Program at UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television in the US.
Career[edit]
Kim began his professional career as a management consultant at Bain & Company's Seoul Office, then worked as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs & Co. in Hong Kong. After a stint at Softbank and e-Samsung, Samsung Group's VC arm, in Tokyo, he moved to Los Angeles to start his entertainment career at Walt Disney.[7] He then co-founded Kross Entertainment with a partner, which went on to become Kross Pictures, and established its operations in Los Angeles, Seoul, and Mumbai, focusing on acquiring and developing Asian IPs into both domestic and global film and TV content.[2] Starting with the 2012 South Korean TV series Dr. Jin, he has since produced major films in territories including India and China, as well as major TV series in South Korea and China.
In 2019, Kim launched Kross Komics, a mobile application servicing Korean webtoons in India. As of September 2021, Kross Komics reached 43 million downloads and 45,000 active daily users.[8] Kross Komics branched out into mobile gaming with the launch of Kross Games in September 2020.
Filmography[edit]
Films[edit]
Films produced
| Year | Film | Country | Director | Cast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | God's Eye View | South Korea | Lee Jang-ho | Oh Kwang-rok |
| 2016 | Te3n | India | Ribhu Dasgupta | Amitabh Bachchan, Vidya Balan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui |
| 2017 | The Devotion of Suspect X | China | Alec Su | Wang Kai, Zhang Luyi, Ruby Lin |
| 2018 | 100 Days of Sunshine | Vietnam | Phoenix Vu | Jun Pham, Kha Ngan, B Tran |
| 2019 | Oh! Baby | India | B. V. Nandini Reddy | Samantha Akkineni, Lakshmi, Naga Shaurya, Rajendra Prasad |
| 2021 | Netrikann | India | Milind Rau | Nayanthara |
| 2021 | Blind (post-production) | India | Shome Makhija | Sonam Kapoor, Purab Kohli, Vinay Pathak, Lillete Dubey |
| TBA | Midnight Runners[9][10] | India | Sudheer Varma | Nivetha Thomas, Regina Cassandra |
Upcoming films
- Indian remake of South Korean movie Miracle in Cell No. 7 in Hindi language[11]
- Indian remake of South Korean movie A Hard Day in Hindi language[12]
- Indian remake of South Korean movie Miss Granny in Hindi language[13]
- South Korean remake of the Indian movie Kahaani[14]
- Indian remake of South Korean movie Tunnel in Hindi language
- Indian remake of South Korean movie Midnight Runners in Hindi language
- Indian remake of South Korean movie Dancing Queen in Hindi language
Television[edit]
TV series produced
| Year | TV Series | Country | Cast |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Dr. Jin | South Korea | Song Seung-heon, Park Min-young |
| 2016 | Cheese in the Trap (TV series) | South Korea | Park Hae-jin, Kim Go-eun, Seo Kang-joon |
| 2016 | The Sound of Your Heart (TV series) | South Korea | Lee Kwang-soo, Jung So-min |
| 2017 | I Cannot Hug You (TV series) | China | Xing Zhaolin, Zhang Yuxi |
| 2018 | The Sound of Your Heart (TV series) Season 2 and Season 3 | South Korea | Sung Hoon, Kwon Yuri |
| 2022 | A Business Proposal[15][16] | South Korea | Kim Se-jeong, Ahn Hyo-seop |
| 2022 | Again My Life[17] | South Korea | Lee Joon-gi, Kim Ji-eun |
Upcoming TV series
- A Business Proposal, a South Korean live-action adaptation of the webtoon published on KakaoPage.[15][16]
- Again My Life, a South Korean live-action adaptation of the webnovel and webtoon of the same name.[18]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
References[edit]
- ↑ Frater, Patrick (2017-10-16). "Busan: Kross Pictures Finds Fertile Ground in India-Korea Remakes". Variety. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Why Kross Pictures' South Korea CEO Thomas Kim is happy with India". Indian Television Dot Com. 2017-05-05. Retrieved 2018-08-27.
- ↑ "Once Upon A Time In Korea..." Forbes India. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
- ↑ "Love K-Pop and everything Korean? Then you'll definitely love this Korean webtoons app. Check it out". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
- ↑ "Once Upon A Time In Korea..." Forbes India. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
- ↑ "'K콘텐츠 인도판' 본격 제작하는 김현우 크로스픽쳐스 대표". hankyung.com (in 한국어). 2018-04-19. Retrieved 2018-10-25.
- ↑ "Hyunwoo (Thomas) Kim". summit.techsauce.co. Retrieved 2021-06-11.
- ↑ "Once Upon A Time In Korea..." Forbes India. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
- ↑ "Sudheer varma remakes 'Midnight Runners' in Telugu! - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
- ↑ "Shakini Dhakini, Telugu remake of Midnight Runners, resumes shoot". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
- ↑ "Umesh Shukla to direct Hindi remake of Korean hit Miracle in". India Today. Retrieved 2018-08-20.
- ↑ https://m.peepingmoon.com/tag/kross-picture
- ↑ "Shraddha Kapoor in the Hindi remake of Korean film Miss Granny?". Box Office India. June 6, 2019.
- ↑ Frater, Patrick; Frater, Patrick (October 16, 2017). "Busan: Kross Pictures Finds Fertile Ground in India-Korea Remakes".
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 "카카오페이지, 글로벌 겨냥한 드라마 '사내 맞선' 기획·제작". 팍스경제TV (in 한국어). Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Correspondent, B. O. (2021-08-09). "Kross Komic's best-selling webtoon – A Business Proposal to be remade into a K-drama; expected to air in early 2022". Bold Outline : India's leading Online Lifestyle, Fashion & Travel Magazine. Retrieved 2021-09-06.
- ↑ 이데일리 (2021-10-06). "[사설]빚폭탄 2030세대의 패닉 바잉, 이제라도 자제하길". 이데일리 (in 한국어). Retrieved 2021-10-20.
- ↑ "Lee Joon Gi And Kim Ji Eun Confirmed To Star In New Drama". Soompi. 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2021-10-20.
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