Lee Myoungwoo

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Myoungwoo (Korean: 이명우) is a South Korean television director best known for his works on Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) television series, Punch (2014–2015), The Fiery Priest (2019) and Backstreet Rookie (2020). In January 2021, he established the production company The Studio M.^[1]

Lee Myoungwoo
이명우
Born	South Korea
Occupation	television director
Years active	2010–present
Spouse(s)	married, undisclosed
Korean name
Hangul	이명우
Revised Romanization	I Myeongu
McCune–Reischauer	I Myŏngu

Filmography

• Boyhood (Coupang Play, 2023) - Showrunner
• One Ordinary Day (Coupang Play, 2021) - Director^[2]
• Backstreet Rookie (SBS, 2020) - Director
• The Fiery Priest (SBS, 2019) - Director
• Whisper (SBS, 2017) - Director
• Punch (SBS, 2014–2015) - Director
• You're All Surrounded (SBS, 2014) - Director
• Two Women's Room (SBS, 2013–2014) - Director
• Fashion King (SBS, 2012) - Director
• Warrior Baek Dong-soo (SBS, 2011)
• Ja Myung Go (SBS, 2009)
• Bad Couple (SBS, 2007)

Awards

• 2022 Asian Television Awards: Best Direction(One Ordinary Day)^[3]
• 2019 International Drama Festival in Tokyo: Special Award for Foreign Drama (The Fiery Priest)^[4]
• 2019 46th Korea Broadcasting Awards: Best Mid-Length TV Drama (The Fiery Priest)^[5]
• 2019 14th Seoul International Drama Awards: Hallyu Drama Top Excellence Award (The Fiery Priest)^[6]
• 2015 Korean Broadcasting Critic's Association Critic's Circle Awards: Best TV Drama (Punch)^[7]
• 2015 Yoido Club Broadcaster of the Year: PD Award (Punch)^[8]
• 2015 42nd Korea Broadcasting Awards: Best Mid-Length TV Drama (Punch)^[9]