Kim Joon-seok (; born March 31, 1974) is a South Korean composer and music director. He won the award for Best Music at the 2009 Chunsa Film Art Awards for his work on the film Lifting Kingkong (2009). For his work on the film Hi-Five (2025), he was nominated for Best Music at the 2025 Blue Dragon Film Awards and won Best Music at the 2025 Buil Film Awards.
His credits include the films Lifting King Kong, A Frozen Flower and Swing Kids (2008), and the television series Stranger (2017), My Mister (2018), The Penthouse: War in Life, Flower of Evil and Itaewon Class (2020), and The Glory (2022). He is the leader of the band Movie Closer.
Personal life Kim is married to Jeong Se-rin, a fellow music director. Jeong announced the marriage on her Instagram account, sharing photos taken by actress Moon Chae-won during a dinner outing with the three of them. The meeting followed the team's collaboration on the score for Flower of Evil, in which Moon starred.
Filmography Soundtrack list by Movie Closer, led by Kim Joon-seok and Jeong Se-rin. Film YearTitleNotesRef.1999Nowhere to Hidewith 2001Say Yeswith Jo Seong-wooTake Care of My Catwith Jo Seong-woo, Park Ki-heon2004Once Upon a Time in High School2005MapadoDuelistwith Jo Seong-wooThe Art of Seduction2006Cruel Winter Blues2007Someone Behind You2008Crazy WaitingLovers of Six YearsThe Chaser2009Goodbye Mom2010A Barefoot Dream2011Unbowed2012Howling2023It's Okay!2025 Hi-Five
Television series YearTitleNetworknoteRef.2008Star's LoverSBS TVMy Sweet Seoul 2009Friend, Our LegendMBC TVGiantSBS TV2011Royal FamilyMBC TV2012I Do, I DoMoon Embracing the SunThe King's Doctor2013Jang Ok-jung, Living by LoveSBS TVMedical Top TeamMBC TV2014Big ManKBS2Misaeng: Incomplete LifetvNwith Park Seong-ilugly loveKBS2Drama Special2015Beating AgainJTBCMaskSBS TVShe Was Pretty2016SignaltvNwith Park Seong-ilFlowers of the PrisonMBC TVWWoman with a Suitcase2017TunnelOCNStrangertvNSave MeOCNChildren of the 20th CenturyMBC TVTwo CopsI'm Not a Robot2018ReturnSBS TVMy MistertvNYour Honor SBS TVLovely HorriblyKBS2100 Days My PrincetvNMy Secret TerriusMBC TVRoom No. 9tvNmusic director Jeong Se-rinTop Star U-backThe Last EmpressSBS TVMemories of the AlhambratvNmusic director Jeong Se-rinThe TimeMBCTVMothertvN2019ItemMBC TVKill ItOCNConfessiontvNSave Me 2OCNArthdal ChroniclestvNJusticeKBS2When the Devil Calls Your NametvNSecret BoutiqueSBS TVmusic director Jeong Se-rin2020Find Me in Your MemoryMBC TVKkondae InternStranger 2tvNFlower of EvilItaewon ClassJTBCWith Park Seung-ilPrivate LivesJTBCThe Penthouse: War in LifeSBS TV2021She Would Never KnowJTBCThe Penthouse: War in Life 2SBS TVThe Penthouse: War in Life 3ChimeraOCNThe One and OnlyAs a music director onlyThe Devil JudgetvNmusic director Jeong Se-rin2022Ghost DoctortvNShooting StarsGridDisney+InsiderJTBCShaden FreudeEpisode 1Love in ContracttvNUnder the Queen's UmbrellaMay I Help You?MBC TVTrolleySBS TVThe GloryNetflix 2023QueenmakerDelightfully DeceitfultvNRevenantSBS TVCelebrityNetflix The Escape of the SevenSBS TVThe Kidnapping DayENA2024Doctor SlumpJTBCThe Escape of the Seven 2SBS TVAs a music director onlyBlood FreeDisney+ConnectionSBS TVDongjae, the Good or the BastardTVINGPlayertvNNamibENA2025I Am a Running MateTVINGmusic director Koo Bon-choonMy Dearest NemesistvNThe WitchChannel AAs a music director onlyMarry My Husband (私の夫と結婚して)Prime VidioJapanese dramaShin's ProjecttvNSurely TomorrowJTBCMusic director Jeong Se-rin 2026HonourENAFiling for LovetvNThe Legend of Kitchen SoldierTVINGFt. Koo Bon-choonThe East PalaceNetflixFour Hands, Two SonatastvNMake Me TingleTVING2027AwakeningSBS TVThe KoreansDisney+
Animated television YearTitleNotesRef.2003Spheres
Accolades Accolades AwardYearCategoryRecipient(s)Result Blue Dragon Film Awards2025Best MusicHi-Five Buil Film Awards 2025 Best Music Chunsa Film Art Awards 2009 Best Music Lifting Kingkong
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Kim Joon-seok or Naver