Byun Sung-hyun

Byun Sung-hyun
Born1980 (age 45–46)
South Korea
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active2010–present
Korean name
Hangul
변성현
RRByeon Seonghyeon
MRPyŏn Sŏnghyŏn

Byun Sung-hyun (Korean: 변성현; born 1980) is a South Korean film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his films The Merciless (2017), Kingmaker (2022), and Kill Boksoon (2023).[1]

Filmography

Film

Year Film Credited as Ref.
Director Writer Producer
2012 Whatcha Wearin'? Yes Yes No [2]
2017 The Merciless Yes Yes No [3]
2022 Kingmaker Yes Yes No [4]
2023 Kill Boksoon Yes Yes No [5][6][7]
2025 Good News Yes Yes No [8][9]

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2017 54th Grand Bell Awards Best Director The Merciless Nominated [10]
38th Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Director Nominated [11]
2022 58th Baeksang Arts Awards Best Film Kingmaker Nominated [12][13][14]
Best Director Won
Best Screenplay[a] Nominated
Chunsa Film Art Awards 2022 Best Director Nominated [15]
31st Buil Film Awards Best Director Nominated [16]
43rd Blue Dragon Film Awards Best Film Nominated [17]
Best Director Nominated
Best Screenplay[a] Nominated
58th Grand Bell Awards Best Film Nominated [18][19]
Best Director Won
Best Screenplay[a] Nominated
2025 29th Chunsa Film Art Awards Best Director in OTT Film Good News Won [20]
2026 62nd Baeksang Arts Awards Best Director Nominated [21][22]
Best Screenplay Won
35th Buil Film Awards Best Director Pending [23]
Best Screenplay Pending

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 with Kim Min-soo

References

  1. ↑ "Byun Sung-hyun". MUBI. Retrieved 2025-10-07.
  2. ↑ Park, Eun-jee (7 December 2012). "Love at first phone sex: Erotic rom-com hits cinemas". Korea JoongAng Daily. {{cite web}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ "'The Merciless' is a Korean bromance with style". Archived from the original on August 11, 2017.
  4. ↑ Park Jae-hwan (November 16, 2021). ""사람을 믿지 말고 욕심을 믿으세요!" 설경구 대선도전 '킹메이커" ["Don't trust people, trust your greed!" Seol Kyung-gu's presidential election 'Kingmaker']. KBS Media (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved November 27, 2021.
  5. ↑ Jeon Hyo-jin (January 4, 2022). "넷플릭스 '길복순', 전도연·설경구·이솜·구교환 출연 [공식]" [Netflix 'Gil Bok-soon', Jeon Do-yeon, Seol Kyung-gu, Esom, and Koo Gwan-hwa appeared [Official]]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved September 20, 2022 – via Naver.
  6. ↑ Kim Ji-won (January 17, 2023). "'더글로리' 파트2→'D.P.' 시즌2…넷플릭스, 올해 한국 작품 28편 공개" ['The Glory' Part 2 → 'DP' Season 2... Netflix to release 28 Korean titles this year]. Ten Asia (in Korean). Retrieved January 17, 2023 – via Naver.
  7. ↑ Choi Yonna (February 2, 2023). "A급 킬러 된 전도연…'길복순', 3월 31일 공개 확정" [Jeon Do-yeon, who became an A-class killer... 'Kil Bok-soon' confirmed to be released on March 31st]. Sports Donga (in Korean). Retrieved February 2, 2023 – via Naver.
  8. ↑ "Alejandro Amenábar's The Captive, Steven Soderbergh's The Christophers, Sung-hyun Byun's Good News, Nia DaCosta's Hedda, and Chandler Levack's Mile End Kicks". Toronto International Film Festival. June 26, 2025. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
  9. ↑ John Hazelton (June 26, 2025). "Toronto film festival first wave includes Steven Soderbergh's 'The Christophers', Nia DaCosta's 'Hedda'". ScreenDaily. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Stars shine at Daejong awards: A successful year for film industry celebrated at annual ceremony". Korea JoongAng Daily. October 27, 2017. Archived from the original on October 5, 2021. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
  11. ↑ [공식입장] '제38회 청룡영화상' 후보 공개, '불한당'vs'택시' 대격돌 (in Korean). Sports Chosun. 2017-11-06. Archived from the original on 2021-03-08. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  12. ↑ "제 58회 백상예술대상" [58 Nominees · Works]. Baeksang Arts Awards (in Korean). April 11, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ Park Seo-yeon (May 6, 2022). "[제58회 백상]'모가디슈' 류승완-'오겜' 대상 영예..이준호X김태리 '2관왕'(종합)" [[58th Baeksang] 'Mogadishu' Ryu Seung-wan - 'Ogem' Grand Prize ... Jun-ho Lee X Tae-ri Kim 'Two Crowns' (Comprehensive)]. Herald Pop (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
  15. ↑ "후보자(후보작) 리스트" [Candidate (Nominations) List]. Chunsa Film Festival (in Korean). August 26, 2022. Archived from the original on September 28, 2021. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
  16. ↑ Nam Yoo-jung (October 6, 2022). "2022 부일영화상, 박해일·탕웨이 '최고의 별'" [2022 Buil Film Awards, Park Hae-il and Tang Wei's 'Best Stars']. Busan Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved October 6, 2022 – via Naver.
  17. ↑ "43회 청룡영화상 후보 발표, 박찬욱 감독 '헤어질 결심' 13개 부문 최다 노미네이트" [Nominations announced at the 43rd Blue Dragon Film Awards, Director Park Chan-wook's 'Decision to break up' received the most nominations in 13 categories]. KBS Star (in Korean). Naver. November 8, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  18. ↑ Park, Jae-hwan (12 October 2022). "제 58회 대종상 영화제 내달 9일 개최... '헌트' 12개, '헤어질 결심' – '한산' 11개 부분 노미네이트" [The 58th Daejong Film Festival to be held on the 9th of next month... 12 nominations for 'Hunt', 'Decision to break up' – 11 parts for 'Hansan] (in Korean). KBS Media. Retrieved 12 October 2022 – via Naver.
  19. ↑ Han Hyeon-jeong (December 9, 2022). "'대종상' 작품상은 '헤어질 결심'..박해일·염정아 주연상[종합]" ['Daejongsang' Best Picture is 'Decision to break up'..Park Hae-il · Yeom Jung-ah Best Actor]. Maeil Economy (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
  20. ↑ Kim Bo-young (December 24, 2025). "'세계의 주인' 연말 영화상 6관왕 싹쓸이...20만 돌파 목전" ["Master of the World" sweeps six year-end film awards... nearing 200,000 admissions]. EDaily (in Korean). Retrieved December 24, 2025.
  21. ↑ Lee, Da-gyeom (April 13, 2026). '제62회 백상예술대상' 후보 발표...'왕과 사는 남자' 7개 부문 노미네이트 ['62nd Baeksang Arts Awards' Nominees Announced...The King's Warden Nominated in 7 Categories]. Star Today (in Korean). Retrieved May 8, 2026.
  22. ↑ McCarthy, Thomas; Jin, Eun-soo; Kim, Ju-yeon; Shin, Han-nee (May 8, 2026). "Veteran actors Yoo Hae-jin, Ryu Seung-ryong win Baeksang Grand Prizes — as it happened". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved May 8, 2026.
  23. ↑ Kim Ji-hye (August 20, 2026). "부일영화상, 10월 7일 개최…'어쩔수가없다' 9개 부문 '최다 후보'" [Buil Film Awards to be held on October 7… 'Unavoidable' receives 'most nominations' in 9 categories]. SBS Entertainment News (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved August 20, 2026.

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