---
name: "Cho Young-wuk"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jo-yeong-wook"
fi1m_id: "jo-yeong-wook"
imdb_id: "nm0423280"
tmdb_id: 37930
wikidata_id: "Q3179426"
roles: ["Composer"]
born: "1 January 1962"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-09-30T21:30:30.792497+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Cho Young-wuk

## Identity

Cho Young-wuk

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jo-yeong-wook
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jo-yeong-wook
- **IMDb ID:** nm0423280
- **TMDB ID:** 37930
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3179426
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Yeong-wook, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3179426, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0423280/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/37930

Composer. Born 1 January 1962 in South Korea.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Born:** 1 January 1962, South Korea
- **Active:** 2003–present
- **Also known as:** Cho Young-wook, Cho Young-wuk
- **Frequently works with:** [Park Chan-wook](https://film.one/person/park-chan-wook.md), [Don McKellar](https://film.one/person/don-mckellar.md), [Jeong Seo-kyeong](https://film.one/person/chung-seo-kyung.md), [Lim Seung-yong](https://film.one/person/syd-lim.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2000s 85 (1), 2010s 80 (2), 2020s 77 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 77 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Thriller 4, Drama 3, Mystery 2, Romance 2, War & Politics 2, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $113m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Yeong-wook, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3179426, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0423280/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/37930

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Decision to Leave*](https://film.one/film/decision-to-leave.md) (82)
- **Disney+:** [*No Other Choice*](https://film.one/film/no-other-choice.md) (78)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Sympathizer*](https://film.one/tv/the-sympathizer.md) (72)

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## Biography

Jo Yeong-wook, also credited as Cho Young-wook or Cho Young-wuk, is a South Korean film score composer and music director. He was born on 1 January 1962.

He is best known for his frequent collaborations with director Park Chan-wook. Their joint credits include *Joint Security Area* (2000), *Oldboy* (2003), *Lady Vengeance* (2005), *Thirst* (2009), *The Handmaiden* (2016), *Decision to Leave* (2022) and *No Other Choice* (2025). He has also composed for films such as *A Taxi Driver* (2017) and *The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil* (2019).

Yeong-wook has received several awards for his work, including Blue Dragon Film Awards for best music on *Thirst* and *No Other Choice*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, chosun.com, the-numbers.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *No Other Choice* (2025), Fi1m 78, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/no-other-choice.md)
- *The Sympathizer* (2024), Fi1m 72, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sympathizer.md)
- *Decision to Leave* (2022), Fi1m 82, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/film/decision-to-leave.md)
- *The Little Drummer Girl* (2018), Fi1m 76, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-little-drummer-girl.md)
- *The Handmaiden* (2016), Fi1m 85, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/the-handmaiden.md)
- *Oldboy* (2003), Fi1m 85, Original Music Composer, Music — [page](https://film.one/film/oldboy.md)

## Complete filmography (91)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Assassin(s)* (2026), Original Music Composer
- *No Other Love* (2026), Music Director
- *Mr. Kim Goes to the Cinema* (2026), Original Music Composer
- *Humint* (2026), Original Music Composer
- *No Other Choice* (2025), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/no-other-choice.md)
- *Nine Puzzles* (2025), series, Music
- *The Match* (2025), Original Music Composer
- *Harbin* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *Hear Me: Our Summer* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *Uprising* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *Revolver* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *The Sympathizer* (2024), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-sympathizer.md)
- *Troll Factory* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *Under the Light* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *Honeysweet* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *The Devil's Deal* (2023), Original Music Composer
- *Narco-Saints* (2022), series, Original Music Composer
- *Hunt* (2022), Original Music Composer
- *Decision to Leave* (2022), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/decision-to-leave.md)
- *Soup and Ideology* (2022), Music
- *Cliff Walkers* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *Seobok* (2021), Original Music Composer
- *The Closet* (2020), Original Music Composer
- *The Man Standing Next* (2020), Original Music Composer
- *The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *Innocent Witness* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *MAL·MO·E: The Secret Mission* (2019), Original Music Composer
- *The Drug King* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *The Little Drummer Girl* (2018), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-little-drummer-girl.md)
- *The Spy Gone North* (2018), Original Music Composer
- *A Taxi Driver* (2017), Music
- *Decades Apart* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *The Sheriff In Town* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *A Single Rider* (2017), Original Music Composer
- *Pandora* (2016), Original Music Composer
- *The Handmaiden* (2016), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-handmaiden.md)
- *The Tiger* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Inside Men* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *The Beauty Inside* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *The Unfair* (2015), Music
- *The Shameless* (2015), Executive Producer, Original Music Composer
- *Gangnam Blues* (2015), Original Music Composer
- *Kundo: Age of the Rampant* (2014), Original Music Composer
- *Mad Sad Bad* (2014), Music
- *The Attorney* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Tough as Iron* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Hide and Seek* (2013), Music
- *Fists of Legend* (2013), Music
- *New World* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *The Berlin File* (2013), Original Music Composer
- *Mai Ratima* (2012), Music
- *The Spies* (2012), Music
- *Deranged* (2012), Music
- *The Concubine* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *Hand in Hand* (2012), Music
- *Nameless Gangster* (2012), Original Music Composer
- *The Client* (2011), Music
- *If You Were Me 5* (2011), Original Music Composer
- *Glove* (2011), Music
- *The Unjust* (2010), Original Music Composer
- *Moss* (2010), Music
- *Seoul* (2010), Music
- *White Night* (2009), Music
- *Thirst* (2009), Original Music Composer, Music Director
- *Public Enemy Returns* (2008), Music
- *Out of My Intention* (2008), Music
- *Miss Gold Digger* (2007), Music
- *I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Traces of Love* (2006), Music
- *A Dirty Carnival* (2006), Original Music Composer
- *Lady Vengeance* (2005), Producer, Original Music Composer
- *Blood Rain* (2005), Music
- *Flying Boys* (2004), Music
- *Lovely Rivals* (2004), Music
- *Some* (2004), Music
- *Too Beautiful to Lie* (2004), Original Music Composer
- *Silmido* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Oldboy* (2003), Original Music Composer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/oldboy.md)
- *If You Were Me* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Never Ending Peace and Love* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *The Classic* (2003), Original Music Composer
- *Ardor* (2002), Original Music Composer
- *Public Enemy* (2002), Music
- *A Day* (2001), Music
- *Joint Security Area* (2000), Original Music Composer
- *Bloody Beach* (2000), Music
- *Happy End* (1999), Music
- *Tell Me Something* (1999), Original Music Composer
- *If the Sun Rises in the West* (1998), Music
- *The Quiet Family* (1998), Original Music Composer
- *The Contact* (1997), Music Arranger

## Gallery

- ![Jo Yeong-wook](https://film.one/media/person/7275/gallery-049f42b8ac40.jpg) Jo Yeong-wook — Image via TMDB
- ![Jo Yeong-wook](https://film.one/media/person/7275/gallery-cf67b8240aa9.jpg) Jo Yeong-wook — Image via TMDB
- ![Jo Yeong-wook](https://film.one/media/person/7275/gallery-85f3739f4d8b.jpg) Jo Yeong-wook — Image via TMDB

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