Born in Jongno, Seoul in 1963, the writer began studying novel at Cho Dong Sun's novel crreation class in 2001. After nearly 90 times of failing, he won a Rookie of the Year award for his short novel <Cheese Burger> in 2009 and made a debut as a writer. SBS Weekend TV series <Out! Family>'s original work, <The grandmother has returned> is his first full-length novel and there is <studying for you to have> (2004).