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Park Joon-hwa

Park Joon-hwa (박준화) is one of the defining commercial directors of modern Korean television, a filmmaker whose clean pacing and star-facing polish helped shape the premium rom-com and fantasy lane at tvN. His run through Let's Eat, Because This Is My First Life, What's Wrong with Secretary Kim, Touch Your Heart, and Alchemy of Souls turned him into a dependable shorthand for big-cast series that still know how to land intimate character beats.

That consistency matters because Park is not just attached to hits. He is attached to format. His work repeatedly sits where glossy cable ambition, romance chemistry, and high replay value meet, which is why his name keeps resurfacing on upper-tier launches tied to STUDIO329, Kakao Entertainment, and now MBC. With Love Your Enemy in 2024 and 21st Century Grand Prince Lady in 2026, Park remains one of the safest directors to bet on when a Korean drama needs scale without losing emotional control.

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Filmography

2026
21st Century Grand Prince LadyK-Drama
Director
2024
Love Your EnemyK-Drama
Director
2022
Alchemy of SoulsK-Drama
Director
2022
Alchemy of Souls: Light and ShadowK-Drama
Director
2019
Touch Your HeartK-Drama
Director
2018
What's Wrong with Secretary KimK-Drama
Director
2017
Because This Is My First LifeK-Drama
Director
2016
Bring It On, GhostK-Drama
Director
2015
Let's Eat 2K-Drama
Director
2013
Let's EatK-Drama
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Fans Also Ask

What dramas has Park Joon-hwa directed?
Park Joon-hwa directed titles including Let's Eat, Bring It On, Ghost, Because This Is My First Life, What's Wrong with Secretary Kim, Touch Your Heart, Alchemy of Souls, Love Your Enemy, and 21st Century Grand Prince Lady. That run explains why he is treated as one of the most bankable commercial drama directors in Korea.
Is Park Joon-hwa the director of Alchemy of Souls?
Yes. Park Joon-hwa is one of the directors behind Alchemy of Souls and its 2022 follow-up cycle. The fantasy series expanded his profile beyond rom-com into larger-scale worldbuilding, while keeping the polished character chemistry that already defined much of his tvN work.
What was Park Joon-hwa's breakout drama?
Park Joon-hwa first broke through with Let's Eat in 2013, but What's Wrong with Secretary Kim pushed him into a bigger mainstream tier in 2018. That series sharpened his reputation for turning glossy romance premises into broad-reach commercial hits without flattening the characters.
What company is Park Joon-hwa associated with?
Park Joon-hwa is associated with STUDIO329, the production company behind series including Top Management, Extracurricular, Glitch, and Wedding Impossible. The company is a useful business anchor because it shows how Park's work sits inside a broader premium-drama production network rather than as one-off assignments.
What is Park Joon-hwa working on now?
Park Joon-hwa's current high-visibility title is 21st Century Grand Prince Lady, the 2026 MBC drama tied to a large-scale cast and premium rollout. It follows his 2024 work on Love Your Enemy and reinforces that he remains active on high-budget Korean television rather than living off past hits.

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