Choi Wan-gyu

Choi Wan Gyu ( 최완규, born August 18, 1964) is a South Korean screenwriter.[1] He is a winner of many awards for his screenwriting.[2] He is said to be the first Korean writer to have written screenplays for both Oriental and Western medical dramas.[2] Selected for MBC Best Theater Scenario Contest "Boring love, funny movie" (1993, his screenwriting debut).

Choi Wan-gyu
Hangul
Revised RomanizationChoi Wangyu
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Wankyu

Other notable things in his career: He dropped out of Incheon University English Literature Department;[3] In 2008, he was sued for breach of contract by Always Uki Co., Ltd. and ICBN Co., Ltd;[4] In 2022 he was emprisoned[5] (charges not known).[6][7] In 2019 he was listed as a habitual high-amount tax delinquent by the South Korean National Tax Service.[6] In 2018, under the South Korean Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Laws, etc., he was sentenced to two years of probation in prison for charges (possibly fraud and gambiing).[6]

Major works

See also Category:Television Shows written by Choi Wan-kyu

Awards
  • 1994 MBC Broadcasting Awards Writer Award
  • 2003 30th Korean Broadcasting Awards Writer Award
  • 2006 MBC Drama Awards Television Division Achievement Award
  • 2007 19th Korean Broadcasting Producer Awards TV Writer Category Production Category Award
  • 2007 43rd Baeksang Arts Awards TV Category Screenplay Award
  • 2010 1st Seoul Culture & Arts Awards Drama Writer Division Grand Prize

References
  1. "Wan-Gyu Choi". IMDb. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  2. "Wankyu Choi". namu.wiki. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  3. "Focus - 심도있는 정보 제공, 포커스 Choi Wan-gyu". focus.chosun.com. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  4. 김은미. "드라마 '올인' 작가, "시나리오 집필 계약 어겼다" 피소 (Drama 'All In' writer sued for "violation of scenario writing contract")". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  5. 조선일보 (20 May 2022). "'허준', '주몽' 쓴 국민작가 최완규, 징역살이 중… 안타까운 몰락 (National writer Choi Wan-gyu, who wrote 'Heo Jun' and 'Jumong', is in prison... sad downfall)". 조선일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  6. 조선일보 (20 May 2022). "[단독] '허준아이리스' 최완규 작가, 안타까운 근황 교도소行 (Writer Choi Wan-gyu of 'Heo Jun' and 'Iris', the unfortunate current situation in prison)". 조선일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  7. 조선일보 (20 May 2022). "'허준', '주몽' 쓴 국민작가 최완규, 징역살이 중… 안타까운 몰락 ( 'Heo Jun' and 'Iris' writer Choi Wan-gyu, sad current situation in prison)". 조선일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  8. "2009 INTERNATIONAL EMMY® AWARD NOMINEES". International Emmy Awards. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  9. "Veja os indicados ao Emmy Internacional 2009". Tele Serie. 11 October 2013. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014.
  10. "Wan-Gyu Choi (credits)". IMDb. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
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