Producer Kim Jong-hak, who is now deceased, is now forgotten, but until the 2000s, Kim Jong-hak was selected as the best drama producer in Korea
These are masterpieces that have made a mark in the Korean drama industry like the drama lineup that this person made
He was such a successful producer that he even set up a production company himself, and in this production, Kim Jong-hak declared that he would make a masterpiece of his life
During the reign of King Taewangsa, broadcasters rushed to produce historical dramas related to Goguryeo against the Goguryeo Northeast Project, and King Taewangsasingi was a fusion historical drama designed by the Goguryeo drama boom
Bae Yong-joon was cast as the main character, Gwanggaeto the Great, but it was a casting with Japan’s Yon-sama craze in mind
In fact, the production cost of Taewangsasingi exceeded 50 billion won, so it was impossible to recover the production cost by domestic box office success alone, and Kim Jong-hak also devoted more effort to exporting to overseas, especially Japan
However, the Japanese response of Taewangsasingi, a fusion historical drama aimed at the younger generation, was lukewarm because it was a time when the younger generation was slowly dying out in Japan, and the image was that only older women liked Korean culture
To make matters worse, the set built on Jeju Island at a cost of tens of billions of won was just demolished due to the lack of effect of attracting tourists
Originally, in anticipation of the huge domestic success of Taewangsasingi, we planned to build a theme park around the set of Taewangsasingi in Jeju Island and attract many tourists, but it was actually ruined in Japan, and people’s interest quickly cooled down after the drama ended
Kim Jong-hak, who quickly became a debtor in Korea’s top producer, ended his life with briquettes after the prosecution began investigating him for unpaid wages after failing to pay his production staff and actors