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Cho Young-wuk

  • Composer
  • Music Department
  • Producer
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A hobo finds a strange box in a dumpster. A strange voice tells him whatever he wants is inside the box, all he has to do is to open it...
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The Box (2006)
Cho Young-wuk was born on 1 January 1962 in South Korea. He is a composer and producer, known for Decision to Leave (2022), The Handmaiden (2016) and Oldboy (2003).
BornJanuary 1, 1962
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    • Awards
      • 17 wins & 35 nominations total

    Known for

    Park Hae-il and Tang Wei in Decision to Leave (2022)
    Decision to Leave
    7.2
    • Composer(as CHO Young-wuk)
    • 2022
    Kim Min-hee, Ha Jung-woo, Cho Jin-woong, and Kim Tae-ri in The Handmaiden (2016)
    The Handmaiden
    8.1
    • Composer(as Jo Yeong-wook)
    • 2016
    Oldboy (2003)
    Oldboy
    8.3
    • Composer(as Jo Yeong-wook)
    • 2003
    Song Kang-ho in A Taxi Driver (2017)
    A Taxi Driver
    7.9
    • Composer(as Young-wook Jo)
    • 2017

    Credits

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    Composer

    • Pigpen
      • Composer
      • Post-production
      • TV Series
      • 2026
    • Lee Byung-hun and Son Ye-jin in No Other Choice (2025)
      No Other Choice
      7.5
      • music by
      • 2025
    • Nine Puzzles (2025)
      Nine Puzzles
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Composer (as Cho Youngwuk)
      • 2025
    • Roh Yoon-seo and Hong Kyung in Hear Me: Our Summer (2024)
      Hear Me: Our Summer
      7.5
      • Composer
      • 2024
    • Uprising (2024)
      Uprising
      6.6
      • music by
      • 2024
    • Harbin (2024)
      Harbin
      6.3
      • Composer
      • 2024
    • Revolver (2024)
      Revolver
      5.5
      • Composer
      • 2024
    • Robert Downey Jr., Sandra Oh, Hoa Xuande, and Fred Nguyen Khan in The Sympathizer (2024)
      The Sympathizer
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • score by
      • 2024
    • Park Hae-il and Tang Wei in Decision to Leave (2022)
      Decision to Leave
      7.2
      • Composer (as CHO Young-wuk)
      • 2022
    • Soup and Ideology (2021)
      Soup and Ideology
      7.3
      • Composer
      • 2021
    • Cliff Walkers (2021)
      Cliff Walkers
      6.5
      • music by (as Young Wuk Cho)
      • 2021
    • Gong Yoo and Park Bo-gum in Seobok (2021)
      Seobok
      6.1
      • Composer (as Young-wook Jo)
      • 2021
    • Ha Jung-woo and Kim Nam-gil in The Closet (2020)
      The Closet
      5.7
      • Composer (as Jo Yeong-wook)
      • 2020
    • The Man Standing Next (2020)
      The Man Standing Next
      7.0
      • Composer (as Jo Yeong-wook)
      • 2020
    • Ma Dong-seok and Kim Mu-yeol in The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil (2019)
      The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil
      7.0
      • Composer (as Jo Yeong-wook)
      • 2019
    • Alexander Skarsgård, Michael Shannon, and Florence Pugh in The Little Drummer Girl (2018)
      The Little Drummer Girl
      7.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Composer (as Cho Young Wuk)
      • 2018

    Music Department

    • Lee Byung-hun in A Single Rider (2017)
      A Single Rider
      6.6
      • music director (as Cho Young-Wuk)
      • 2017
    • Kim Nam-gil in Pandora (2016)
      Pandora
      6.7
      • composer: theme music (as Jo Yeong-wook)
      • 2016
    • Song Kang-ho and Kim Ok-bin in Thirst (2009)
      Thirst
      7.1
      • musical director (as Jo Yeong-wook)
      • 2009
    • Lee Yeong-ae in Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005)
      Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
      7.5
      • music director (as Jo Yeong-wook)
      • 2005
    • Bae Jeong-mi and Goo Ja-Hyeong in Blade of the Phantom Master (2004)
      Blade of the Phantom Master
      6.2
      • conductor
      • music supervisor (as Jo Yeong-wook, as Jo Yeong-wook)
      • 2004
    • Lovely Rivals (2004)
      Lovely Rivals
      6.6
      • music supervisor (as Jo Yeong-wook)
      • 2004
    • Ice Rain (2004)
      Ice Rain
      5.6
      • music supervisor (as Jo Yeong-wook)
      • 2004
    • Ahn Sung-ki, Huh Joon-ho, Sul Kyung-gu, and Jeong Jae-yeong in Silmido (2003)
      Silmido
      7.0
      • music supervisor (as Jo Yeong-wook)
      • 2003
    • Oldboy (2003)
      Oldboy
      8.3
      • director of music (as Jo Yeong-wook)
      • 2003

    Producer

    • The Shameless (2015)
      The Shameless
      6.1
      • creative producer
      • 2015
    • Lee Yeong-ae in Sympathy for Lady Vengeance (2005)
      Sympathy for Lady Vengeance
      7.5
      • produced by (as Cho Young Wuk)
      • 2005

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    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Young Wuk Cho
    • Born
      • January 1, 1962
      • South Korea

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