Baek Mi-kyung

Baek Mi-kyung
Born1971 (age 54–55)
South Korea
OccupationScreenwriter
Years active2014–present
OrganizationKorea Television and Radio Writers Association
AgentStory Phoenix
Korean name
Hangul
백미경
RRBaek Migyeong
MRPaek Migyŏng

Baek Mi-kyung (born 1971) is a South Korean television and film screenwriter. She has written dramas such as Strong Girl Bong-soon (JTBC, 2017) and The Lady in Dignity (JTBC, 2017).

Early life

Baek won numerous writing awards during her elementary school years, though she initially did not aspire to become a writer. At the time, she associated the profession with financial difficulty. During high school, a disciplinary incident resulted in a year-long assignment to write reflective essays, which prompted her to begin chronicling her life. Recognizing her talent, a teacher subsequently encouraged her to pursue writing as a career.[1]

Career

Beginning

Baek's writing career began in 2000 when she won the Excellence Award at the 1st MBC Production Film Screenplay Contest. However, following the plagiarism of her winning work, she temporarily abandoned the profession. She relocated to Daegu, where she opened a successful private English academy and established herself as a prominent instructor.[1][2]

She eventually resumed writing and gained recognition after winning the Grand Prize at the 2013 SBS Screenplay Contest. Her winning script was adapted into the one-act drama The Story of Kang-goo, a series depicting the lives of a man and a woman in Ganggu Port, Yeongdeok, which marked her official debut as a television screenwriter.[1]

JTBC dramas

Following her Grand Prize win at the 2013 SBS Screenplay Contest, Baek received numerous scriptwriting offers from major terrestrial networks. In an unusual move, she declined these offers and chose to partner with JTBC instead. Her first full-length television series was My Love Eun-dong (JTBC, 2015). Rejecting an offer from MBC to air the project on a terrestrial channel, Baek opted for JTBC because she preferred a deliberate, unhurried approach to production over simply rushing to a major network.[3]

Her subsequent project, Strong Woman Do Bong-soon (JTBC, 2017), focused on a female protagonist with superhuman strength passed down through her maternal lineage. Baek later noted on a television talk show that this was the project she held the deepest affection for. The series achieved critical and commercial acclaim, with its final episode recording 8.96% nationwide viewership, which temporarily made it the highest-rated drama in JTBC history.[4][5]

Baek incorporated elements of her past experiences into her next series, The Lady in Dignity (JTBC, 2017), notably featuring a character who directs an English academy, mirroring Baek's earlier career. Although two terrestrial channels expressed interest in the project, she chose to work with JTBC once more on a fully pre-produced format. The drama held the record as JTBC's highest-rated series for a year and a half until Sky Castle surpassed it in 2018.[6][7] Through these consecutive successes, Baek played a central role in revitalizing JTBC's dramatic programming block following a period of declining viewership.[3]

Branching out to other networks

Following her success with JTBC, Baek expanded her work to other networks. The Miracle We Met (KBS2, 2018) is a human melodrama starring Kim Myung-min, Kim Hyun-joo, Ra Mi-ran, Ko Chang-seok, and Joseph Lee, which follows an ordinary family man who unexpectedly finds himself living the life of another man who shares his name and age but possesses a completely opposite lifestyle.[8]

She later collaborated with tvN for Melting Me Softly (2019), starring Ji Chang-wook, Won Jin-ah, and Yoon Se-ah. Created by Studio Dragon and produced by Baek's own company, Story Phoenix, the series centers on a man and a woman who participate in a 24-hour cryogenic freezing project only to wake up twenty years later.[9][10]

Baek continued her work with tvN in 2021 by partnering with director Lee Na-jeong on Mine. Initially titled "Blue Diamond," the series explores the lives of wealthy family members and their servants, focusing on women who defy societal prejudices to find their true selves.[11][12] Mine made history as the first Korean drama to feature a lesbian character in a leading role, broadening representation in the industry.[13][14][15]

Baek subsequently returned to JTBC with Strong Girl Nam-soon (2023), a spin-off of her 2017 series Strong Girl Bong-soon. Starring Lee Yoo-mi alongside Kim Jung-eun, Kim Hae-sook, Ong Seong-wu, and Byeon Woo-seok.[16] The series aired on JTBC and streamed globally on Netflix,[17] achieving strong commercial success with its final episode recording a nationwide rating of 10.42%.[18][19]

Filmography

Film

Writing credit for feature film
Year Title Screenwriter Ref.
2018 Heung-boo: The Revolutionist Yes [20]

Television series

Writing credit for television series
Year Title Broadcaster Credited as Ref.
Creator Scriptwriter Executive Producer
2014 The Story of Kang-goo SBS No Yes No [21]
2015 This Is My Love JTBC No Yes No [22]
2017 Strong Girl Bong-soon No Yes No [23]
The Lady in Dignity No Yes No [24]
2018 The Miracle We Met KBS2 No Yes No [25]
2019 Melting Me Softly tvN No Yes Yes [26]
2021 Mine No Yes No [27]
2024 Strong Girl Nam-soon JTBC No Yes Yes [28]
Dreaming of a Freaking Fairy Tale TVING Yes No No [29]

Accolades

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations
Award Year Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
58th Baeksang Arts Awards 2022 Best Screenplay Mine Nominated [30]
[31]
Bechdel Day 2024 Bechdelian of the Year (Drama Category) Strong Girl Nam-soonWon [32]
10th Gyeongsangbuk-do Video Content Scenario Contest 2012 Encouragement Award Baek Mi-kyungWon [2]
1st MBC Production Film Scenario Contest 2000 Excellence AwardWon
MBC Screenplay Contest 2014 Outstanding Work in the Miniseries CategoryWon
SBS Screenplay Contest 2013 Grand Prize The Story of Kang-gooWon

State honors

Name of country, year given, and name of honor
Country Award Ceremony Year Honor Ref.
South Korea 7th Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards 2017 Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism's Commendation [33]

Listicle

Name of publisher, year listed, name of listicle, and placement
Publisher Year List Placement Ref.
Cine21 2023 22 Writers Shortlisted [34][35][1]

Notes

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 차별·억압과 싸우는 사랑은 힘이 세다, <마인>의 백미경 [Love that fights discrimination and oppression is powerful, the Baek Mi-kyung of <Mine>]. The Hankyoreh (in Korean). Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "백미경 작가, 이전 직업은 잘나가던 영어강사…작품·수상경력은?" [Writer Baek Mi-kyung, an English instructor who was popular in his previous job... What is his work and award-win experience?]. Busan Ilbo (in Korean). August 24, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  3. 1 2 한국일보 (August 18, 2017). "[최지윤의 뻔한가요] 백미경이라는 괴물-사회ㅣ한국일보". 한국일보 (in Korean). Retrieved August 11, 2026.
  4. ↑ Park, Jin-young. [美친시청률] '도봉순' 로맨스 타고 시청률 또 터졌다..9.66% 새 기록. Naver (in Korean). OSEN. Archived from the original on July 24, 2018. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  5. ↑ Jie, Ye-eun (April 16, 2017). "'Strong Woman Do Bong-soon' ends with JTBC's top viewership". Kpop Herald. Herald Corporation. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved October 10, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Screenwriter tries something new". Korea JoongAng Daily. April 7, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  7. ↑ Mukhopadhyay, Riddhiman (January 2, 2020). "Strong Woman Do Bong Soon writer didn't expect her new drama Woman of Dignity to do even better". International Business Times. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  8. ↑ Woo Jae-yeon (March 29, 2018). "'The Miracle We Met': a heart-warming, twist-packed story". Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on April 6, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
  9. ↑ Kim, Ji-won (August 27, 2019). '날 녹여주오', 9월 28일 첫방...'가장 뜨거운 온도 33도' 지창욱X원진아 포스터. The Korea Economic Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Silly cryogenic plot device may work in 'Melting Me Softly': Freeze two characters, thaw them out 20 years later, and then see what happens". Korea JoongAng Daily. September 23, 2019. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  11. ↑ 이나정 PD, "‘여성스러움’이란 단어를 재정의하고 싶었다" [PD Ina Jung, "I wanted to redefine the word 'femininity'"]. Cine21 (in Korean). July 8, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  12. ↑ 임수연 기자의 '마인' 리뷰, "연대가 여성을 자유롭게 하리라" [Reporter Lim Soo-yeon's 'Mine' review, "The Solidarity Will Free Women"]. Cine21 (in Korean). July 8, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  13. ↑ Park, Soo-in (June 28, 2021). '마인' 김서형 "성소수자 멜로 원했다‥한국판 '캐롤'도 만났으면"[EN:인터뷰] ['Mine' Kim Seo-hyung: "I wanted an LGBT melodrama..I also wanted the Korean version of 'Carol'" [EN: Interview]]. Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved November 21, 2022 – via Naver.
  14. ↑ Nitura, Jam; Caoile, Jhanine (June 30, 2021). "Kim Seo Hyung Reveals She Chose "Mine" for the K-Drama's LGBT Love Story". Preview. Archived from the original on January 17, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
  15. ↑ 재벌가 여성에 대한 고정관념 깬 ‘마인’ 이나정 PD ['Mine' Na-jung PD who broke the stereotypes about women in chaebols]. Woman DongA (in Korean). Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  16. ↑ Puah, Ziwei (September 7, 2023). "Here's when 'Strong Woman Gang Nam-soon' premieres". NME. Archived from the original on September 16, 2023. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  17. ↑ Zamora, Claudia (September 19, 2023). "'Nam-soon, una chica superfuerte' en Netflix: tráiler, fecha de estreno, reparto y más del k-drama" ['Strong Girl Nam-soon' on Netflix: trailer, release date, cast and more from the k-drama]. la Repubblica (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 25, 2023. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  18. ↑ Lee, Min-ji (November 27, 2023). '힘쎈여자 강남순' 결국 시청률 10% 돌파, 유종의 미 ['Strong Woman Gangnam-soon' finally surpasses 10% viewership rating, Yu-jong's beauty] (in Korean). Newsen. Archived from the original on December 4, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  19. ↑ "'Strong Girl Namsoon' concludes with record-breaking ratings in a gripping finale". Times of India. November 27, 2023. Archived from the original on December 1, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.
  20. ↑ Kang, Hee-jung (August 25, 2017). 백미경 작가 시나리오 '흥부' 정우X김주혁X정진영 크랭크업 [Screenplay by Baek Mi-kyung 'Heungbu' starring Jung Woo, Kim Joo-hyuk, and Jung Jin-young wraps up filming]. Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved August 11, 2026.
  21. ↑ "SBS, 세계 최초 3D 드라마 '강구이야기' 공개". 뉴스1 (in Korean). March 14, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2026.
  22. ↑ Shim, Wo-il (July 18, 2015). '사랑하는 은동아' 종영 앞두고 최고 시청률 경신, 김사랑 주진모 '주홍글씨'에 잡힌 사랑 ['My Beloved Eun-dong' Breaks Record for Highest Ratings Ahead of Finale; Kim Sa-rang and Joo Jin-mo's Love Captured in the 'Scarlet Letter']. Women's Economic News (in Korean).
  23. ↑ "Strong Girl Bong-soon". JTBC Worldwide. Archived from the original on April 5, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
  24. ↑ "The Lady in Dignity". JTBC Worldwide. Archived from the original on February 16, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
  25. ↑ "Screenwriter tries something new". Korea JoongAng Daily. April 6, 2018. Archived from the original on April 8, 2018. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  26. ↑ "Silly cryogenic plot device may work in 'Melting Me Softly': Freeze two characters, thaw them out 20 years later, and then see what happens". Korea JoongAng Daily. September 23, 2019. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved September 23, 2019.
  27. ↑ Kim, Hyun-rok (October 17, 2020). 이보영X고소영, 백미경 작가 '마인'으로 뭉치나 "여성파워 조합"[종합] [Lee Bo-young x Ko So-young, Baek Mi-kyung, the artist 'Mine', "Woman Power Combination" [Comprehensive]]. Spotvnews (in Korean). Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  28. ↑ Park, Jeong-sun (May 27, 2022). 김정은·이유미·김해숙·옹성우·변우석, 백미경 작가 새 드라마 출연 [Kim Jong-un·Lee Yoo-mi·Kim Hae-sook·Ong Seong-wu·Byeon Woo-seok, appear in writer Baek Mi-kyung's new drama] (in Korean). JTBC. Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved October 3, 2022 – via Naver.
  29. ↑ Hwang, So-young (June 14, 2023). [단독] '품위녀' 백미경 작가, 신작 크리에이터로 김지은 만난다 [[Exclusive] 'Dignity Woman' writer Baek Mi-kyung meets Kim Ji-eun as creator of new work] (in Korean). JTBC. Archived from the original on June 3, 2024. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Naver.
  30. ↑ "제 58회 백상예술대상" [58 Nominees · Works]. Baeksang Arts Awards (in Korean). April 11, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  31. ↑ Ahn Byung-gil (April 11, 2022). "58회 백상예술대상 후보 공개…영광의 주인공은?" [58th Baeksang Arts Awards nominations revealed... Who is the hero of glory?]. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  32. ↑ Na, Won-jeong (August 28, 2024). "[비하인드컷] K무비 판 뒤집는 여자들" [[Behind the Scenes Cut] Women Who Turn K-Movies Around]. 중앙일보 (in Korean). Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  33. ↑ "Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards announces winners". Kpop Herald. October 25, 2016. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
  34. ↑ "[이주현 편집장] 22명의 드라마 작가를 만났습니다" [[Lee Joo-hyun Editor] I met 22 drama writers]. 씨네21 (in Korean). March 12, 2023. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  35. ↑ "'21'도 드라마다" ['21' is also a drama.]. 한겨레21. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
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