Bang Jun-seok

Bang Jun-seok
Bang Jun-seok
Born	1 August 1970; South Korea
Died	26 March 2022 (aged 51); New York City, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Film score composer, music director
Years active	1994–2022
Formerly of	U&Me Blue
Korean name
Hangul	방준석
Revised Romanization	Bang Junseok
McCune–Reischauer	Pand Chunsŏk

Bang Jun-seok (1 August 1970 – 26 March 2022) was a South Korean film score composer and music director.^[2] He was also a member of the experimental band U&Me Blue.^[3]

Bang died of stomach cancer on March 26, 2022, in New York City.^[4]

Filmography

Tell Me Something (1999)
Bloody Beach (2000)
Joint Security Area (2000)
The Coast Guard (2002)
Who Are You? (2002) – also producer
A Bizarre Love Triangle (2002)
YMCA Baseball Team (2002)
The Uninvited (2003) – music department staff
...ing (2003)
Oh! Brothers (2003)
Three... Extremes (2004)
So Cute (2004) – music department staff
R-Point (2004) – music department staff
Hi! Dharma 2: Showdown in Seoul (2004)
You Are My Sunshine (2005)
Mr. Socrates (2005) – music department staff
Peso (2005; short film) – also actor
Crying Fist (2005)
The Fox Family (2006)
The City of Violence (2006)
Dasepo Naughty Girls (2006) – music department staff
The Old Garden (2006)
Radio Star (2006)
Drawing Paper (2007)
Nowhere to Turn (2007) – actor
A Good Day to Have an Affair (2007)
Paradise Murdered (2007)
The Happy Life (2007)
Two Faces of My Girlfriend (2007)
Viva! Love (2008)
Like Father, Like Son (2008) – music department staff
Sunny (2008)
Eye for an Eye (2008)
Go Go 70s (2008) – also screenwriter
Lies (2009; short film) – actor
If You Were Me 4 (2009) – segment "Blue Birds on the Desk"
Timeless (2009; short film)
Comfortable Distance (2009; short film)
Girlfriends (2009)
Dance Of Time (2009; documentary)
Insadong Scandal (2009)
A Little Pond (2009)
Camellia (2010) – segment "Love for Sale"
Troubleshooter (2010)
Heartbeat (2011)
Always (2011)
Couples (2011)
The Thieves (2012) – music department staff
Jury (2013; short film) – music department staff
Hope (2013)
Manshin: Ten Thousand Spirits (2013; documentary) – music department staff
Thuy (2013)
The Throne (2015)
Veteran (2015)
The Magician (2015)
A Man and a Woman (2016)
Luck Key (2016)
Spy Nation (2016; documentary)
Misbehavior (2016)
The Prison (2017)
Becoming Who I Was (2017; documentary)
Reset (2017) ^[5]
The Battleship Island (2017)
Anarchist from Colony (2017)
The Swindlers (2017)
Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017)
Be with You (2018)
Sunset in My Hometown (2018)
Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days (2018)
Cheer Up, Mr. Lee (2019)
Tazza: One Eyed Jack (2019)
The Book of Fish (2021)
Escape from Mogadishu (2021)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2005	26th Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best Music	You Are My Sunshine	Nominated
	42nd Grand Bell Awards		Crying Fist	Nominated
	13th Chunsa Film Art Awards		Crying Fist	Won
2006	27th Blue Dragon Film Awards		Radio Star	Nominated
	26th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards		Radio Star	Won
	5th Korean Film Awards		The City of Violence	Nominated
2007	44th Grand Bell Awards		Radio Star	Nominated
	6th Korean Film Awards		Radio Star	Won
	28th Blue Dragon Film Awards		The Happy Life	Won
2008	29th Blue Dragon Film Awards		Sunny	Won
	29th Blue Dragon Film Awards		Go Go 70s	Nominated
	7th Korean Film Awards		Go Go 70s	Won
	17th Buil Film Awards		Sunny	Won
	45th Grand Bell Awards		The Happy Life	Nominated
2009	46th Grand Bell Awards		Go Go 70s	Nominated
2013	34th Blue Dragon Film Awards		Hope	Nominated
2015	36th Blue Dragon Film Awards		The Throne	Won	^[6]
	36th Blue Dragon Film Awards		Veteran	Nominated	^[6]
	35th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards		The Throne	Won	^[7]
	52nd Grand Bell Awards			Nominated
	19th Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival			Won
2016	10th Asian Film Awards	Best Composer		Nominated
	25th Buil Film Awards	Best Music		Nominated
	25th Buil Film Awards		Veteran	Nominated
2017	Korean Film Producers Association Awards		The Battleship Island	Won	^[8]
	26th Buil Film Awards		The Battleship Island	Nominated
	54th Grand Bell Awards		Anarchist from Colony	Nominated
2018	27th Buil Film Awards		Sunset in My Hometown	Nominated	^[9]
2018	55th Grand Bell Awards		Sunset in My Hometown	Nominated	^[10]
2021	30th Buil Film Awards	Best Music Award	Escape from Mogadishu	Won	^[11]
	42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best Music	Escape from Mogadishu	Nominated	^[12]
	42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards	Best Music	The Book of Fish	Won	^[12]
	8th Korean Film Writers Association Awards	Best Music	The Book of Fish	Won	^[13]

State honors

Name of country, year given, and name of honor
Country	Year	Honor Or Award	Ref.
South Korea^{[note 1]}	2022	Presidential Commendation	^[17]

Notes

^ Honors are given at the Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards, arranged by the Korea Creative Content Agency and hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.^[14]^[15] They are awarded to those who have contributed to the arts and South Korea's pop culture.^[16]

References

^ "[Mnet] 방준석". Mnet (in Korean). CJ E&M. Archived from the original on September 1, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
^ "방준석". Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 9, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
^ "BANG Jun-seok". Korean Film Biz Zone. Archived from the original on December 18, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
^ Lee Jae-hoon (March 26, 2022). "유앤미블루 출신 방준석 영화 음악감독 위암으로 별세, 향년 52세(종합2보)" [Bang Jun-seok, former U&Me Blue film music director, dies of stomach cancer, at the age of 52 (2 total)]. Newsis (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
^ "CHANG Wraps Sci-Fi FATAL COUNTDOWN: RESET". Korean Film Biz Zone. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
^ "ASSASSINATION Tops Blue Dragon Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. Archived from the original on March 28, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
^ "THE THRONE Tops Korean Association of Film Critics Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. Archived from the original on March 28, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
^ "THE FORTRESS Tops Korean Film Producers Association Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. Archived from the original on July 1, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
^ "27th Buil Film Awards". Buil Film Awards. October 2018. Archived from the original on September 1, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
^ "제55회 대종상, 각 부문 후보 공개...'공작' 12개 최다부문 노미네이트". Sports Seoul (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 21, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
^ Kim No-eul (October 7, 2021). "'모가디슈' 작품상 포함 6관왕→유아인·전종서 주연상 쾌거(종합)[2021 부일영화상]" ['Mogadishu' 6 awards including Best Picture → Yoo Ah-in and Jeon Jong-seo's Best Leading Achievement (Comprehensive) [2021 Buil Film Awards]]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
^ Kim Nara (November 1, 2021). [제42회 청룡영화상, 후보 발표...류승완 '모가디슈' 최다 부문 노미네이트 [공식] [42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards, nominations announced... Ryoo Seung-wan 'Mogadishu' Nominated for Most Category [Official]]. My Daily (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on November 1, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.
^ Lee Jae-Hoon (December 6, 2021). "'모가디슈', 영화제작가협회상 작품상...고두심·설경구 주연상" ['Mogadishu' wins Best Picture at the Film Producers Association... Go Doo-shim and Seol Kyung-gu Best Actor]. Newsis (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
^ Hicap, Jonathan (October 18, 2018). "BTS, Red Velvet win at Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^ Yeo, Yer-im (October 25, 2018). "BTS gets award upon their return home". Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on November 7, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2021 – via Korea JoongAng Daily.
^ Lee, Sang-won (October 25, 2016). "Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards announces winners". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
^ Park, Hae-shik (November 24, 2022). "강수연·박찬욱, 은관문화훈장 수훈...송강호·허영만은 보관문화훈장" [Kang Soo-yeon and Park Chan-wook, awarded with the Silver Crown Order of Cultural Merit... Song Kang-ho and Heo Young-man received the Order of Cultural Merit] (in Korean). Sports DongA. Archived from the original on November 24, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2022 – via Naver.

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[17] Honors are given at the Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards, arranged by the Korea Creative Content Agency and hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.^[14]^[15] They are awarded to those who have contributed to the arts and South Korea's pop culture.^[16]

[1] "[Mnet] 방준석". Mnet (in Korean). CJ E&M. Archived from the original on September 1, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2018.

[2] "방준석". Naver (in Korean). Archived from the original on May 9, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2018.

[3] "BANG Jun-seok". Korean Film Biz Zone. Archived from the original on December 18, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2018.

[4] Lee Jae-hoon (March 26, 2022). "유앤미블루 출신 방준석 영화 음악감독 위암으로 별세, 향년 52세(종합2보)" [Bang Jun-seok, former U&Me Blue film music director, dies of stomach cancer, at the age of 52 (2 total)]. Newsis (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022.

[5] "CHANG Wraps Sci-Fi FATAL COUNTDOWN: RESET". Korean Film Biz Zone. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved March 25, 2018.

[6] "ASSASSINATION Tops Blue Dragon Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. Archived from the original on March 28, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2018.

[7] "THE THRONE Tops Korean Association of Film Critics Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. Archived from the original on March 28, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2018.

[8] "THE FORTRESS Tops Korean Film Producers Association Awards". Korean Film Biz Zone. Archived from the original on July 1, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2018.

[9] "27th Buil Film Awards". Buil Film Awards. October 2018. Archived from the original on September 1, 2017. Retrieved August 25, 2018.

[10] "제55회 대종상, 각 부문 후보 공개...'공작' 12개 최다부문 노미네이트". Sports Seoul (in Korean). Archived from the original on September 21, 2018. Retrieved September 21, 2017.

[awards:newsen-11] Kim No-eul (October 7, 2021). "'모가디슈' 작품상 포함 6관왕→유아인·전종서 주연상 쾌거(종합)[2021 부일영화상]" ['Mogadishu' 6 awards including Best Picture → Yoo Ah-in and Jeon Jong-seo's Best Leading Achievement (Comprehensive) [2021 Buil Film Awards]]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.

[12] Kim Nara (November 1, 2021). [제42회 청룡영화상, 후보 발표...류승완 '모가디슈' 최다 부문 노미네이트 [공식] [42nd Blue Dragon Film Awards, nominations announced... Ryoo Seung-wan 'Mogadishu' Nominated for Most Category [Official]]. My Daily (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on November 1, 2021. Retrieved November 1, 2021.

[13] Lee Jae-Hoon (December 6, 2021). "'모가디슈', 영화제작가협회상 작품상...고두심·설경구 주연상" ['Mogadishu' wins Best Picture at the Film Producers Association... Go Doo-shim and Seol Kyung-gu Best Actor]. Newsis (in Korean). Naver. Archived from the original on December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.

[14] Hicap, Jonathan (October 18, 2018). "BTS, Red Velvet win at Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on October 18, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

[15] Yeo, Yer-im (October 25, 2018). "BTS gets award upon their return home". Yonhap News Agency. Archived from the original on November 7, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2021 – via Korea JoongAng Daily.

[16] Lee, Sang-won (October 25, 2016). "Korean Popular Culture and Arts Awards announces winners". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on September 29, 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2021.

[18] Park, Hae-shik (November 24, 2022). "강수연·박찬욱, 은관문화훈장 수훈...송강호·허영만은 보관문화훈장" [Kang Soo-yeon and Park Chan-wook, awarded with the Silver Crown Order of Cultural Merit... Song Kang-ho and Heo Young-man received the Order of Cultural Merit] (in Korean). Sports DongA. Archived from the original on November 24, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2022 – via Naver.

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