Do-ol

Do-ol Kim Yong-ok
Do-ol Kim Yong-ok
	Kim in Gwanghwamun Plaza, October 26, 2011
Born	June 14, 1948 (age 76); Cheonan, South Korea
Alma mater	Korea University (PhB); National Taiwan University (M.Phil); University of Tokyo (M.Phil); Harvard University (Ph.D); Wonkwang University (DOM)
Occupations	philosopher; screenwriter; filmmaker; professor emeritus of Chung-ang University;
Years active	1985–present
Korean name
Hangul	도올
Hanja	檮杌
Revised Romanization	Do-ol
McCune–Reischauer	To-ol
Birth name
Hangul	김용옥
Hanja	金容沃
Revised Romanization	Gim Yong-ok
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Yong-ok

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 (literally "Gold Dragon Jade") was born June 14, 1948, in Cheonan.^[2]

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).^[3]

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.^[4]

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.^[5]

Personal life

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

Filmography

TV lecture show

Year	Title	Network	Role	Note
1994	Story Show Meeting: What is Learning?	MBC	Lecturer	1 episode
1997	Special Lecture: How Are You?	SBS		1 episode
November 1999 - February 2000	Laozi and the 21st Century	EBS		56 episodes
October 2000 - May 2001	Do-ol's Analects Stories	KBS		64 episodes
August - November 2002	Do-ol, Engaging With India	EBS		28 episodes
January - May 2004	Special Korean Philosophy Lectures, Who We Are	MBC		26 episodes
September 2004	Special Morning Lecture: Do-ol Kim Yong-ok, Rapper Debut?	MBC		1 episode
January - May 2006	Special Lectures: Discoursing About History	Gwangju MBC		6 episodes
July 2007	Farewell Interview: Do-ol Kim Yong-ok	KBS1		1 episode
October 2007	KBS Special: North-South Summit Special Plan	KBS2		1 episode
December 2007	The President Who the People Want	MBC		1 episode
November 2011 - January 2012	Special Lectures: '중용, 인간의 맛	EBS		36 episodes
2013	Story Show: Pounding	KBS1		1 episode
February - April 2016	Special Lectures: China is Do-ol	JTBC		12 episodes
2018	Special Lectures: Do-ol Stop	MBC		1 episode
January - March 2019	Special Talk Show: Do-ol Ah-in Going All Directions	KBS1	Lecturer Co-host with actor Yoo Ah-in ^[6]	12 episodes
March 2020	Special Talk Show: Do-ol School Babbling Sung-chul	KBS2	Lecturer Co-host with singer Lee Seung-chul ^[7]	12 episodes

TV documentary

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

Film

Year	Title	Role	Note
2002	Chi-hwa-seon (Painted Fire)	Screenwriter
2016	Goguryeo ^[8]	Director	Documentary film

Notes

^ "인물: 김용옥(金容沃)". Empas People. Retrieved 2007-02-03.
^ "인물: 김용옥(金容沃)". Empas People. Retrieved 2007-02-03.
^ "Endorsement by 'Do-ol' Kim Yong-ok". San-shin. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
^ "김용옥 (金容沃)". Jongsu (in Korean).
^ "도올 김용옥 사자 명예훼손 고소, 허위사실 용서못한다... 도올 曰 "당연히 국립묘지에서 파내야 한다"". MHN (in Korean). 26 June 2019.
^ "도올과 유아인의 만남, KBS '도올아인 오방간다'". KBS Media (in Korean). 28 November 2018.
^ ""인생의 쓴맛 단맛, 철학의 달콤함" 도올학당 수다승철 제작발표회". KBS Media (in Korean). 11 March 2020.
^ "GOGURYEO (2016)". KoBiz. November 2018.

Bibliography

Hyegang Choe Han-gi wa Yugyo / Tool Kim Yong-ok. Soul-si : Tongnamu, 2004. (Series: Kim, Yong-ok, Selections. 2003 ; 3.) LCCN B5254.C54K538
동양학 어떻게 할 것인가 / minumsa, 1985.
여자란 무엇인가 / Tongnamu, 1986.
중고생을 위한 철학강의 / Tongnamu,
절차탁마 대기만성 / Tongnamu,
독기학설 / Tongnamu,
백두산 신곡, 기철학 강론 / Tongnamu,
기철학 산조 / Tongnamu,
노자철학 이것이다 / Tongnamu,
신한국기 / Tongnamu,
대화 / Tongnamu,
석도화론 / Tongnamu,
건강하세요 / Tongnamu,
너와 나의 한의학 / Tongnamu,
기옹은 이렇게 말했다 / Tongnamu,
태권도 철학의 구성원리 / Tongnamu,
새춘향뎐 / Tongnamu,
시나리오 장군의 아들 / Tongnamu,
천명 개벽 / Tongnamu,
화두 혜능과 세익스피어 / Tongnamu,
도올세설 / Tongnamu,
금강경강해 / Tongnamu, 1999
노자와 21세기 1,2,3 / Tongnamu, 1999
도올 논어 1,2,3 / Tongnamu,2001
요한복음 강해 / Tongnamu, 2007
기독교 성서의 이해 / Tongnamu, 2007
큐복음서 / Tongnamu, 2009
계림수필 / Tongnamu, 2010
논어 역주 / Tongnamu, 2009
효경 역주 / Tongnamu, 2009
맹자-사람의 길 1,2-상,하 / Tongnamu, 2012
대학, 학기 역주 / Tongnamu, 2010
중용역주 / Tongnamu, 2011
중용 인간의 맛 / Tongnamu, 2011
사랑하지 말자 / Tongnamu, 2012
도올의 아침놀 / Tongnamu, 2012
도올의 교육 입국론 / Tongnamu, 2015
도올, 시진핑을 말하다 / Tongnamu, 2016
박원순과 도올 국가를 말하다 / Tongnamu, 2016
도올의 로마서 강해-A Commentary on the Epistle of Paul to the Romans / Tongnamu, 2017