Do-ol

Do-ol Kim Yong-ok
Kim in Gwanghwamun Plaza, October 26, 2011
Born (1948-06-14) June 14, 1948 (age 78)
Cheonan, South Korea
EducationKorea University (BPhil)
National Taiwan University (MA)
University of Tokyo (MPhil)
Harvard University (PhD)
Wonkwang University (DOM)
Occupations
Years active1985–present
Korean name
Hangul
김용옥
Hanja
金容沃
RRGim Yongok
MRKim Yongok
Art name
Hangul
도올
Hanja
檮杌
RRDool
MRTool

Kim Yong-ok (Korean: 김용옥; born June 14, 1948) is a South Korean philosopher. His art name is Do-ol. His name is sometimes rendered as To-ol Kim Young-oak.

Career and education

Kim Yong-ok was born June 14, 1948, in Cheonan.

Once a leading professor of the Oriental Classics at Korea University, Kim became a Doctor of Oriental Medicine, a playwright and movie-director, and is now professor emeritus of Chung-ang University. He lectures on KBS TV on his modern interpretations of classical Daoism (Lao-tzu), the Analects of Confucius, and Zen Buddhism (the Diamond Sutra).

Kim graduated from Korea University with a bachelor's degree in philosophy. He received master's degrees at both the National Taiwan University and the University of Tokyo. He received his Ph.D. from Harvard University, his paper being about Wang Fuzhi. He also received a Doctor of Oriental Medicine from Wonkwang University.

Lawsuit

In June 2019, Kim was sued for defamation by the family of former president Syngman Rhee for his speeches on his talk show Do-ol Ah-in Going All Directions, where he allegedly called Rhee a puppet of the United States and the Soviet Union who was responsible for the Division of Korea and the mass murder of Jeju people in the Jeju Uprising.

Personal life

Kim has one daughter, Miru Kim, who works as an artist, photographer, and arts events coordinator.

Filmography

TV lecture show

Year Title Role Note
1994 Story Show Meeting: What is Learning? Lecturer 1 episode
1997 Special Lecture: How Are You? 1 episode
November 1999 - February 2000 Laozi and the 21st Century 56 episodes
October 2000 - May 2001 Do-ol's Analects Stories 64 episodes
August - November 2002 Do-ol, Engaging With India 28 episodes
January - May 2004 Special Korean Philosophy Lectures, Who We Are 26 episodes
September 2004 Special Morning Lecture: Do-ol Kim Yong-ok, Rapper Debut? 1 episode
January - May 2006 Special Lectures: Discoursing About History 6 episodes
July 2007 Farewell Interview: Do-ol Kim Yong-ok 1 episode
October 2007 KBS Special: North-South Summit Special Plan 1 episode
December 2007 The President Who the People Want 1 episode
November 2011 - January 2012 Special Lectures: '중용, 인간의 맛 36 episodes
2013 Story Show: Pounding 1 episode
February - April 2016 Special Lectures: China is Do-ol 12 episodes
2018 Special Lectures: Do-ol Stop 1 episode
January - March 2019 Special Talk Show: Do-ol Ah-in Going All Directions Lecturer
Co-host with actor Yoo Ah-in
 12 episodes
March 2020 Special Talk Show: Do-ol School Babbling Sung-chul Lecturer
Co-host with singer Lee Seung-chul
 12 episodes

TV documentary

Year Title Role Note
December 2004 - August 2005 Dool's Korean Independence Movement Director, host 10 episodes

Film

Year Title Role Note
2002 Chi-hwa-seon (Painted Fire) Screenwriter
2016 Goguryeo Director Documentary film

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "인물: 김용옥(金容沃)". Empas People. Archived from the original on 2007-05-29. Retrieved 2007-02-03.
  2. ↑ "인물: 김용옥(金容沃)". Empas People. Archived from the original on February 13, 2005. Retrieved February 3, 2007.
  3. ↑ "Endorsement by 'Do-ol' Kim Yong-ok". San-shin. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
  4. ↑ "김용옥 (金容沃)". Jongsu (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2014-04-16. Retrieved 2019-02-08.
  5. ↑ "도올 김용옥 사자 명예훼손 고소, 허위사실 용서못한다... 도올 曰 "당연히 국립묘지에서 파내야 한다"". MHN (in Korean). 26 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "도올과 유아인의 만남, KBS '도올아인 오방간다'". KBS Media (in Korean). 28 November 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2018 – via Naver.
  7. ↑ ""인생의 쓴맛 단맛, 철학의 달콤함" 도올학당 수다승철 제작발표회". KBS Media (in Korean). 11 March 2020 – via Naver.
  8. ↑ "GOGURYEO (2016)". KoBiz. November 2018.

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