Jung Jae Il

Jung Jae-il (born 1982) is a celebrated South Korean composer, music director, and producer, known for his genre-blending scores, particularly for Bong Joon-ho's films Okja (2017) and Parasite (2019), and Netflix's Squid Game (2021). A multi-instrumentalist, he started young, played bass in the funk band GIGS, and blends traditional Korean music with Western sounds, earning accolades like the Korean Music Awards and an Emmy nomination for Squid Game.