Yang Hee-Seung: Biography of a South Korean Television Screenwriter
Yang Hee-Seung is a South Korean television screenwriter and creator known for her work on numerous popular television dramas and sitcoms. Throughout her career, she has collaborated with major South Korean networks including tvN, MBC, KBS2, and JTBC, writing acclaimed romantic comedies and family dramas.
Career and Notable Works
Yang began her career in television writing during the late 1990s, contributing to long-running sitcoms such as Three Guys and Three Girls (MBC, 1996–1999) and Soonpoong Clinic (SBS, 1998–2000). Over the decades, she transitioned into writing primetime television dramas.
Her notable writing credits include:
- Korean Mystery Detective Jung Yak Yong (OCN, 2009–2010)
- High School King of Savvy (tvN, 2014)
- Oh My Ghost (tvN, 2015)
- Weightlifting Fairy Kim Bok-Joo (MBC, 2016–2017)
- Familiar Wife (tvN, 2018)
- Once Again (KBS2, 2020)
- Crash Course in Romance (tvN, 2023)
- A Hundred Memories (JTBC, 2025)
In addition to her primary work as a screenwriter, she is credited as a creator for projects such as Filing for Love (tvN, 2026).
Awards and Recognition
Yang received critical recognition for her work on the long-running KBS2 family drama Once Again, winning the Best Screenplay award at the 2020 KBS Drama Awards on December 31, 2020.