# Kim Soon-ok (screenwriter)

Kim Soon-ok (Korean: 김순옥; born May 25, 1971) is a South Korean television screenwriter. Kim is best known for writing the television dramas Temptation of Wife (2008–2009), Jang Bo-ri is Here! (2014), My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol (2015–16), and The Penthouse: War in Life (2020–21), all of which are criticized for their provocative themes but are currently the highest-rated dramas ever aired in their respective time slots.

## Filmography
### As writer

| Title | Korean title | Cast | Director | Broadcaster and timeslot | Broadcast period | Episodes | Highest rating | Lowest rating | Average rating |
| MBC Best Theater: "Respect For Love" | MBC 베스트극장 - 사랑에 대한 예의 | Kim Jung-nan, Kim Il-woo | Im Hwa-min | MBC, Friday 10:55 p.m. | August 4, 2000 (episode 413) | 1 | | | |
| MBC Best Theater: "Father's Autumn" | MBC 베스트극장 - 아버지의 가을 | Lee Ho-jae, Jung Seung-ho, Kim Hae-sook | Im Hwa-min | MBC, Friday 10:55 p.m. | October 13, 2000 (episode 421) | 1 | | | |
| MBC Best Theater: "Fish at the End of the Sea" | MBC 베스트극장 - 바다 끝 물고기 | Ha Jae-young, Shin Eun-jung, Lee Dong-wook | Im Hwa-min | MBC, Friday 10:50 p.m. | August 3, 2001 (episode 455) | 1 | | | |
| MBC Best Theater: "Till Winter Goes Away" | MBC 베스트극장 - 겨울이 갈 때까지 | Kim Hae-sook, Myung Gye-nam | Choi Won-seok | MBC, Friday 9:55 p.m. | January 11, 2002 (episode 475) | 1 | | | |
| MBC Best Theater: "Baking Bungeoppang in Heaven" | MBC 베스트극장 - 붕어빵을 굽도다... 천국에서 | Song Ok-sook | Choi Nak-kwon | MBC, Friday 9:55 p.m. | October 25, 2002 (episode 510) | 1 | | | |
| Freezing Point | 빙점 | Choi Soo-ji, Sunwoo Jae-duk, Yoo Tae-woong, Kim Hyun-jung | Kang Byung-moon | MBC, Monday-Saturday 9:00 a.m. | October 4, 2004 – January 8, 2005 | 82 | | | |
| Hearts of Destiny | 그래도 좋아! | Kim Ji-ho, Lee Chang-hoon, Go Eun-mi, Shim Hyung-tak | Kim Woo-seon | MBC, Monday-Friday 7:50 a.m. | October 1, 2007 – April 11, 2008 | 138 | 23.4% | 7.6% | 16.4% |
| Temptation of Wife | 아내의 유혹 | Jang Seo-hee, Kim Seo-hyung, Byun Woo-min, Lee Jae-hwang, Jung Ae-ri | Oh Se-kang | SBS, Monday-Friday 7:20 p.m. | November 3, 2008 – May 1, 2009 | 129 | 37.5% | 11.7% | 26.8% |
| Temptation of an Angel | 천사의 유혹 | Bae Soo-bin, Han Sang-jin, Lee So-yeon, Jin Tae-hyun, Hong Soo-hyun | Son Jung-hyun | SBS, Monday-Tuesday 8:50 p.m. | October 12, 2009 – December 22, 2009 | 21 | 22.6% | 10.0% | 17.0% |
| Smile, Mom | 웃어요, 엄마 | Yoon Jung-hee, Lee Jae-hwang, Go Eun-mi, Lee Mi-sook, Kang Min-kyung, Kim Jin-woo, Seo Jun-young | Hong Sung-chang | SBS, Saturday-Sunday 8:50 p.m. | November 6, 2010 – April 24, 2011 | 50 | 17.0% | 9.7% | 13.3% |
| Five Fingers | 다섯 손가락 | Chae Shi-ra, Ju Ji-hoon, Ji Chang-wook, Jin Se-yeon | Choi Young-hoon | SBS, Saturday-Sunday 9:50 p.m. | August 18, 2012 – November 25, 2012 | 30 | 14.1% | 8.4% | 11.4% |
| The Birth of a Family | 가족의 탄생 | Lee So-yeon, Lee Kyu-han, Sung Hoon, Lee Chae-young, Kim Jin-woo | Go Heung-shik | SBS, Monday-Friday 7:20 p.m. | March 6, 2013 – May 17, 2013 | 53 | 11.2% | 6.6% | 9.4% |
| Jang Bo-ri is Here! | 왔다! 장보리 | Oh Yeon-seo, Kim Ji-hoon, Lee Yoo-ri, Oh Chang-seok | Baek Ho-min | MBC, Saturday-Sunday 8:45 p.m. | April 5, 2014 – October 12, 2014 | 52 | 37.3% | 9.6% | 20.8% |
| My Daughter, Geum Sa-wol | 내 딸 금사월 | Baek Jin-hee, Yoon Hyun-min, Park Se-young, Do Sang-woo, Jeon In-hwa | Baek Ho-min, Lee Jae-jin | MBC, Saturday-Sunday 10:00 p.m. | September 5, 2015 – February 28, 2016 | 51 | 34.9% | 14.7% | 26.1% |
| Band of Sisters | 언니는 살아있다 | Jang Seo-hee, Kim Ju-hyeon, Oh Yoon-ah | Choi Young-hoon | SBS, Saturday 8:45 p.m. | April 15, 2017 - October 14, 2017 | 68 | 24.0% | 6.1% | 14.0% |
| The Last Empress | 황후의 품격 | Jang Na-ra, Shin Sung-rok, Choi Jin-hyuk, Shin Eun-kyung, Lee Elijah | Joo Dong-min | SBS, Wednesday-Thursday 10:00 p.m. | November 21, 2018 - February 21, 2019 | 52 | 17.9% | 5.7% | 12.2% |
| The Penthouse: War in Life | 펜트하우스 | Lee Ji-ah, Kim So-yeon, Eugene, Um Ki-joon, Yoon Jong-hoon, Shin Eun-kyung, Bong Tae-kyu, Park Eun-seok, Yoon Joo-hee | Joo Dong-min | SBS, Monday and Tuesday at 22:00 | October 26, 2020 – January 5, 2021 | 21 | 28.8% | 6.7% | 16.4% |
| The Penthouse 2 | 펜트하우스 II | Lee Ji-ah, Kim So-yeon, Eugene, Um Ki-joon, Yoon Jong-hoon, Shin Eun-kyung, Bong Tae-kyu, Park Eun-seok, Yoon Joo-hee | Joo Dong-min | SBS, Friday and Saturday at 22:00 | February 19, 2021 – April 2, 2021 | 13 | 29.2% | 15.1% | 22.2% |
| The Penthouse 3 | 펜트하우스 III | Lee Ji-ah, Kim So-yeon, Eugene, Um Ki-joon, Yoon Jong-hoon, Shin Eun-kyung, Bong Tae-kyu, Park Eun-seok, Yoon Joo-hee | Joo Dong-min | SBS, Friday at 22:00 | June 4, 2021 – September 10, 2021 | 14 | 19.5% | 14.4% | 17.1% |
| The Escape of the Seven | 7인의 탈출 | Um Ki-joon, Hwang Jung-eum, Lee Joon, Lee Yu-bi, Shin Eun-kyung, Yoon Jong-hoon, Jo Yoon-hee, Jo Jae-yoon, Lee Deok-hwa | Joo Dong-min | SBS, Friday and Saturday at 22:00 | September 15, 2023 – November 17, 2023 | 17 | 7.7% | 5.2% | 6.2% |
| The Resurrection of the Seven | 7인의 부활 | Um Ki-joon, Hwang Jung-eum, Lee Joon, Lee Yu-bi, Shin Eun-kyung, Yoon Jong-hoon, Jo Yoon-hee, Jo Jae-yoon, Lee Deok-hwa | Oh Joon-hyuk, Oh Song-hee | SBS, Friday and Saturday at 22:00 | March 2024 – April 2024 | 16 | TBD | TBD | TBD |

### As creator

* Pandora: Beneath the Paradise (판도라: 조작된 낙원) (tvN, 2023)

## Awards

* 2014 MBC Drama Awards: Writer of the Year (Jang Bo-ri is Here!)
* 2021 SBS Drama Awards: Lifetime Achievement Award (The Penthouse: War in Life)