Kim Dong-yeon

Kim Dong-yeon is a South Korean playwright and theater director. Kim, is nicknamed Blue Chip Director of Daehak-ro, made his directorial debut in 2003 through the play Fantasy Fairy Tale (2003). South Korean Musical Maybe Happy Ending that was premiered in 2017 is his most famous work as director. He is known for his two military musicals, The Shinheung Military Academy (2018) and Return (2019). He is also known as director of South Korean adaptation of stage play Human (2010), The Pride (2014), M. Butterfly (2017), and Shakespeare R&J (2018). Career Early career Kim Dong-yeon joined theater club in high school to achieve his dream to be an actor. He worked hard practicing his vocalization in the backyard near his high school. Then enrolled in theater department at Chung-Ang University. He performed on stage as an actor throughout his college days. However, he found that he's more suitable to be a theatre director.