Kim Woo-taek | |
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김우택 | |
| Born | July 4, 1964 South Korea |
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| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Years active | 2000–present |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김우택 |
| Hanja | 金禹澤 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Utaek |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Ut'aek |
Kim Woo-taek (Korean: 김우택; born July 4, 1964) is a South Korean producer and entertainment executive. He is the founder and current chairman of Next Entertainment World (NEW), which started as a film investment and distribution company and expanded into the musical, record, and drama business. Kim establishing himself as a prominent content producer in South Korea after producing major hit with the drama Descendants of the Sun, as well as film Miracle in Cell No. 7 and Train to Busan, which garnered 10 million viewers.[1]
Kim's name made into the shortlist of Cine21 magazine's '50 Most Powerful Men in Korean Cinema' for seven consecutive years, spanning from 2001 to 2007.