Kim Tae-ho (television director)
Kim Tae-ho (Korean: 김태호; born May 4, 1975) is a South Korean television director, best known for both creating and producing the popular comic-variety programme Infinite Challenge.
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 Kim Tae-Ho in 2009 | |
| Born | Kim Tae-Ho May 4, 1975 |
| Other names | TEO PD |
| Education | Bachelor of Journalism |
| Alma mater | Korea University |
| Occupation | Television director |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Employer | Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation |
Notable work | Infinite Challenge |
| Spouse(s) | Unnamed (m. 2009) |
| Children | 1 |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김태호 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Tae-ho |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim T'aeho |
| Website | www |
Biography
Kim graduated from Korea University. In July 2009 he married his wife, a make-up artist.[1][2] Their son was born in December 2014.[3]
Career
Kim joined the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) in 2002 and worked largely on the channel's Sunday night programs aired on Sunday Sunday Night. He gained prominence amongst viewers as the director of Infinite Challenge due to his use of humorous subtitles and captions. His work on Infinite Challenge has garnered him popular and professional recognition and earned him nominations for various awards.
From September to November 2017 Kim was one of several thousand employees of MBC and KBS who participated in a joint labor union strike over unfair company practices at their respective broadcasting stations.[4][5] He was reported to have won an award at the annual KCC Broadcasting Awards that August but refused to attend out of solidarity for his colleagues.[6] As a result of the strike, popular programs on both MBC and KBS such as Infinite Challenge, Happy Together, Music Bank, Show! Music Core and others were canceled for up to twelve weeks.
Filmography
- Comedy House (Assistant Director)
- Nonstop 4 (Assistant Director)
- Saturday - Rash Challenge (Assistant Director)
- Sunday Sunday Night - Imagine Expedition
- Sunday Sunday Night - Live Cooking Show! Mr. King of Cook
- Sunday Sunday Night - Food Sports Mr. King of Cook
- Super Recommended Saturday - Excessive Challenge
- Super Recommended Saturday - Muhan Dojeon - Master of Quiz
- Infinite Challenge (May 2006~March 2018)
- How Do You Play? (놀면 뭐하니?) (July 2019~present)
- Funding Together (같이 펀딩) (August 2019~present)
Awards
| Year | Awards |
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| 2010 |
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| 2009 |
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| 2008 |
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| 2007 |
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| 2006 |
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References
- "'무한도전' 김태호 PD, "7월에 장가갑니다"" (in Korean). joins.com. June 26, 2009.
- "'무한도전' 김태호PD, 19일 메이크업 아티스트와 결혼". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). July 19, 2009.
- "'무한도전' 김태호 PD 아빠 됐다… 결혼 5년 만에 득남". Kukmin Ilbo (in Korean). December 19, 2014.
- "MBC programs will return to air". Korea JoongAng Daily. November 15, 2017.
- "MBC Variety Show Producers Including Kim Tae Ho From "Infinite Challenge" Join General Strike Against Company". Soompi. August 21, 2017.
- "MBC '무한도전' 김태호 PD, 방송의날 포상 거부". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). August 30, 2017.
External links
- Kim Tae-ho on Twitter
- Kim Tae-ho on Cyworld (in Korean)
- Brief introduction page of the producing team of Muhan Dojeon (in Korean)
- Infinite Challenge to His Life (Article from The Granite Tower, June 5, 2007)