[News] Kim Jae-hyung Producer of 'Ladies of the Palace' pass away.

[News] Kim Jae-hyung Producer of 'Ladies of the Palace' pass away.
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Drama producer Kim Jae-hyung, who is famous for creating TV dramas such as "Ladies of the Palace" and "Tears of the Dragon", died Sunday morning. He was 75.

"My father died this morning after failing to recover from surgery he received four days ago due to gastric perforation", said his second eldest son and CF director Kim Man-du. "My father did not suffer from other illnesses. He was active and taught students of the literary creation department at the College of Arts, at Dongguk University".



Kim was born in Eumseong, North Chungcheong Province, in 1936 and graduated with a major in Korean language and literature. His career began in 1961 at KBS the same year the state-funded broadcaster opened. He was well-known as the producer of "4,000 kms of the Nation", which is the opener of the TV period drama in Korea. The prolific and hard-working TV dramatist directed about 250 soaps and earned a master's in period drama.

He is survived by his wife, two sons and two daughters. Kim's eldest son, Chang-man is a film director. A funeral service will be held at Asan Medical Center in eastern Seoul at 9 a.m., Wednesday.