Kim Eun-sook

Writer and actor · Born January 1, 1973 (53) · Gangneung, Gangwon, South Korea

Kim Eun-sook (born 1973), is a South Korean screenwriter. She wrote the popular television dramas Lovers in Paris (2004), Secret Garden (2010), A Gentleman's Dignity (2012), The Heirs (2013), Descendants of the Sun (2016), Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016–2017), Mr. Sunshine (2018), The King: Eternal Monarch (2020), The Glory (2022–2023) and Genie, Make a Wish (2025).

What are Kim Eun-sook's films like?

Across their 9 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight

Bonds

52%

Self

16%

Society

13%

Morality

7%

Ideas

6%

Survival

4%

Power

2%

Romantic love6 Friendship2 Community2 Identity2 Fate2

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Romantic

4

Melancholic

5

Tense

3

Joyful

3

Warm

4

Other

5

How their films linger

Feel-good4 Hopeful4 Bittersweet2 Thought-provoking2 Haunting2 Fun2

How their films end · 1 with a twist

Happy4
Bittersweet4
Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Kim Eun-sook's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (7).

Also on these channels

KOCOWA2 titles, show their 2 titles on KOCOWA
CJ ENM Selects1 title, show their title on CJ ENM Selects
Toku1 title, show their title on Toku

Subscription and free streaming for Kim Eun-sook's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

23 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

Genie, Make a Wish(2025)
Show 13 episodes · Creator · Screenplay · Writer
Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
The Glory(2022)
Show 16 episodes · Creator · Writer
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Scripting Your Destiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Show 10 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer
The King: Eternal Monarch(2020)
Show 16 episodes · Writer
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all shows
Mr. Sunshine(2018)
Show 24 episodes · Creator · Writer
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Confidential Assignment(2017)
Writer
Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films
Guardian: The Lonely and Great God(2016)
Show 16 episodes · Creator · Writer
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows
Descendants of the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Show 16 episodes · Writer
Heirs(2013)
Show 20 episodes · Creator · Writer
Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all shows
A Werewolf Boy(2012)
as Military Chief (uncredited)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
A Gentleman's Dignity(2012)
Show 20 episodes · Creator · Writer
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows
Pilla Zamindar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Original Story
Secret Garden(2010)
Show 20 episodes · Creator · Writer
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all shows
City Hall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Show 20 episodes · Writer
On Air (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Show 21 episodes · Writer
Lovers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Show 20 episodes · Creator · Writer
Fly High (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Writer
A Millionaire's First Love(2006)
Screenplay
Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all films
Once in a Summer(2006)
Writer
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Lovers in Prague (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Show 18 episodes · Creator · Writer
Lovers in Paris (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Show 20 episodes · Creator · Writer
South Of the Sun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Show 16 episodes · Writer
M (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Show 10 episodes · as Park Soo kyung [Park Ma Ri's older sister]

Career shape

A full career of 21 titles from 1994 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Confidential Assignment (2017)

$56M worldwide

Highest rated

Guardian: The Lonely and Great God (2016)

Midcredits 98^th

Film career

2012Screen debut· A Werewolf Boy

By role

only this rolewith another role

Acting2 of 21Writing18 of 21 · 88^thProducing1 of 21Other crew11 of 21 · 88^th

21 titles, 11 with more than one role — writing and other crew overlap on 10 of them.

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s8 · crew2010s8 · 1 acting · 7 crew2020s4 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Is Kim Eun-sook's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films

Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 42 · moderate

Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 11 · minimal

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Kim Eun-sook work with?

People who share at least 2 of Kim Eun-sook's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Kim Woo-bin shares the most, 3.