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name: "Kim Sung-soo"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/kim-sungsoo"
fi1m_id: "kim-sungsoo"
tmdb_id: 3595492
roles: ["Composer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T21:10:44.487758+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."
---

# Kim Sung-soo

## Identity

Kim Sung-soo

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/kim-sungsoo
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** kim-sungsoo
- **TMDB ID:** 3595492
- **Same entity:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3595492

Composer.

## Details

- **Work:** Composer
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3595492

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Squid Game*](https://film.one/tv/squid-game.md) (81)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Kim Sung-soo, also known by the stage name 23, is a South Korean composer and music director. He studied at the Musicians Institute in Los Angeles and began his career as a producer for indie musicians before moving into musical theatre. He has served as music director for productions including the Korean versions of *Jesus Christ Superstar* and *Bernarda Alba*.

Sung-soo composed additional music for the Netflix series *Squid Game* (2021), including the track "Pink Soldiers". He has worked on other projects such as *Physical: 100* (2022) and received a Korean Musical Award for Best Music as well as an ASCAP Screen Music Award for his contribution to *Squid Game*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, moinnet.com, lmthco.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Squid Game* (2021), Fi1m 81, Music, Original Music Composer — [page](https://film.one/tv/squid-game.md)

## Complete filmography (2)

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

- *Squid Game: Fireplace* (2024), Original Music Composer
- *Squid Game* (2021), series, Original Music Composer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/squid-game.md)

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