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Choi Jong-il (b. 1965)

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Alias:
Ch'oi Chong-il
Jong Il Choi
崔鍾日
최종일

Born:
November 5, 1965

Biography from TheMovieDB

Jong Il Choi (최종일?) is the creator of the Flowering Heart series. He was born November 5, 1965. He is the president and CEO of Iconix Entertainment, which produces the series.  Choi is best known as the creator of Pororo, a cartoon penguin which is a global hit.  Choi feels the cartoon's success stems from the fact the penguin and his adventures are all about a kid's daily life, in contrast to western cartoons' penchant for "idealistic" themes, such as saving the world or fighting justice or showing extraordinary bravery. Pororo's popularity has nicknamed the character, "the children's president in south korea".  He opened his first Pororo Park (Korean: 뽀로로 파크) in Seoul five years ago, bringing the total to seven Pororo Parks in South Korea, while there are currently three in China. He was recently in Singapore to open the South-east Asia's first Pororo Park at Marina Square on November 11, 2015.

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Film Production

Writer:
2013  Porong Porong Rescue Mission: Pororo's 10th Anniversary Special

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TV Production

Creator:
2003  Pororo the Little Penguin
2016  Flowering Heart

Executive Producer:
2003  Pororo the Little Penguin
2015  Turning Mecard
2016  Flowering Heart

Writer:
2003  Pororo the Little Penguin
2015  Turning Mecard
2016  Flowering Heart

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