
Directing
Lee Yong-seok
Born
1978-03-06 (48)
Place of birth
South Korea
Known for
Directing
Credits
9 titles
Lee Yong-seok is a korean director.
Known for
4.0Sung-jae, an aspiring filmmaker, writes a screenplay set in the beautiful Czech city of Karlovy Vary, wins several competitions, and even secures funding to make his film. It seems like everything he has ever dreamed of is finally coming true. After completing the shoot in Korea, all that remains is to travel to Karlovy Vary for the final scenes. But then, disaster strikes, the entire production budget suddenly vanishes. With no money left and no way to abandon the project, Sung-jae and his friends must somehow finish the film without ever setting foot in Karlovy Vary. Can they pull off the impossible and save their movie?
Karlovy Vary
2026
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Out of My Island
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NROne question. Seven worlds. In an unidentified space, among participants suspicious of one another, a woman wearing the number tag "4235" steps into an interview chamber. Waiting for her are an unsettling interviewer and a mysterious black spherical device. With the question, "What are you most afraid of?", she is thrown into worlds of deep oceans, collapsing airplanes, ruined cities, frozen wastelands, and hell-like realms, where she confronts buried memories, guilt, and the darkest corners of human nature. As participants begin disappearing one by one, she realizes that the interview is not a simple test, but a massive experiment designed to examine the boundaries of human nature and existence itself.
Ask Me Anything
2026
NRThe third installment of a Korean seasonal drama is based on Kang Hye-ji's short animation "Michael". This youth-oriented comic thriller follows three friends who, after facing workplace bullying, open a hamburger restaurant on a tight budget. While preparing the site, they discover a skeleton, a bag containing 300 million won, and name the skeleton "Michael." Using the money as "investment funds," they unwittingly entangle themselves in unraveling the mystery of Michael's death.
Michael: The Iron and Skeleton Corpse
2024
4.5On November 19th, 2023, a well-off couple in their 40s enters Bum Jin’s restaurant, Umi. However, upon waking up after a brief memory loss, Bum Jin finds a note with their order written on his hand, which also contains strange numbers of 2311192359.
Fester
2024
NRKIM Young-Chul runs a small liquor store on the outskirts of an American city. Before he dies, he dreams of returning to his hometown in Korea, but the money he has saved over a lifetime is not enough to buy a home in Seoul. Worse, he has lost contact with his son, Steve Kim. One day, Kim Chul-Gi, a church butler, approaches him. An undocumented immigrant, Chul-Gi secretly drives an illegal call taxi and takes on shady jobs for wealthy international students. Behind the scenes, he is planning a fraud involving stolen identities of Korean Americans and foreign students. Meanwhile, Kim Sun-Ho, who came to the United States to obtain a degree and permanent residency, crosses paths with Steve Kim, Young-Chul’s estranged son. Four men become entangled like a Möbius strip, each chasing a different version of the same promise. What does the “American Dream” truly mean for those who live outside it?
4Kims
2026
Behind the camera
4.0Sung-jae, an aspiring filmmaker, writes a screenplay set in the beautiful Czech city of Karlovy Vary, wins several competitions, and even secures funding to make his film. It seems like everything he has ever dreamed of is finally coming true. After completing the shoot in Korea, all that remains is to travel to Karlovy Vary for the final scenes. But then, disaster strikes, the entire production budget suddenly vanishes. With no money left and no way to abandon the project, Sung-jae and his friends must somehow finish the film without ever setting foot in Karlovy Vary. Can they pull off the impossible and save their movie?
Karlovy Vary
2026
4.0Sung-jae, an aspiring filmmaker, writes a screenplay set in the beautiful Czech city of Karlovy Vary, wins several competitions, and even secures funding to make his film. It seems like everything he has ever dreamed of is finally coming true. After completing the shoot in Korea, all that remains is to travel to Karlovy Vary for the final scenes. But then, disaster strikes, the entire production budget suddenly vanishes. With no money left and no way to abandon the project, Sung-jae and his friends must somehow finish the film without ever setting foot in Karlovy Vary. Can they pull off the impossible and save their movie?
Karlovy Vary
2026
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Out of My Island
—
NROne question. Seven worlds. In an unidentified space, among participants suspicious of one another, a woman wearing the number tag "4235" steps into an interview chamber. Waiting for her are an unsettling interviewer and a mysterious black spherical device. With the question, "What are you most afraid of?", she is thrown into worlds of deep oceans, collapsing airplanes, ruined cities, frozen wastelands, and hell-like realms, where she confronts buried memories, guilt, and the darkest corners of human nature. As participants begin disappearing one by one, she realizes that the interview is not a simple test, but a massive experiment designed to examine the boundaries of human nature and existence itself.
Ask Me Anything
2026
NRThe third installment of a Korean seasonal drama is based on Kang Hye-ji's short animation "Michael". This youth-oriented comic thriller follows three friends who, after facing workplace bullying, open a hamburger restaurant on a tight budget. While preparing the site, they discover a skeleton, a bag containing 300 million won, and name the skeleton "Michael." Using the money as "investment funds," they unwittingly entangle themselves in unraveling the mystery of Michael's death.
Michael: The Iron and Skeleton Corpse
2024
4.5On November 19th, 2023, a well-off couple in their 40s enters Bum Jin’s restaurant, Umi. However, upon waking up after a brief memory loss, Bum Jin finds a note with their order written on his hand, which also contains strange numbers of 2311192359.
Fester
2024
4.5On November 19th, 2023, a well-off couple in their 40s enters Bum Jin’s restaurant, Umi. However, upon waking up after a brief memory loss, Bum Jin finds a note with their order written on his hand, which also contains strange numbers of 2311192359.
Fester
2024
NRKIM Young-Chul runs a small liquor store on the outskirts of an American city. Before he dies, he dreams of returning to his hometown in Korea, but the money he has saved over a lifetime is not enough to buy a home in Seoul. Worse, he has lost contact with his son, Steve Kim. One day, Kim Chul-Gi, a church butler, approaches him. An undocumented immigrant, Chul-Gi secretly drives an illegal call taxi and takes on shady jobs for wealthy international students. Behind the scenes, he is planning a fraud involving stolen identities of Korean Americans and foreign students. Meanwhile, Kim Sun-Ho, who came to the United States to obtain a degree and permanent residency, crosses paths with Steve Kim, Young-Chul’s estranged son. Four men become entangled like a Möbius strip, each chasing a different version of the same promise. What does the “American Dream” truly mean for those who live outside it?
4Kims
2026
NRKIM Young-Chul runs a small liquor store on the outskirts of an American city. Before he dies, he dreams of returning to his hometown in Korea, but the money he has saved over a lifetime is not enough to buy a home in Seoul. Worse, he has lost contact with his son, Steve Kim. One day, Kim Chul-Gi, a church butler, approaches him. An undocumented immigrant, Chul-Gi secretly drives an illegal call taxi and takes on shady jobs for wealthy international students. Behind the scenes, he is planning a fraud involving stolen identities of Korean Americans and foreign students. Meanwhile, Kim Sun-Ho, who came to the United States to obtain a degree and permanent residency, crosses paths with Steve Kim, Young-Chul’s estranged son. Four men become entangled like a Möbius strip, each chasing a different version of the same promise. What does the “American Dream” truly mean for those who live outside it?
4Kims
2026
