He graduated from Yonsei University in urban engineering and worked in a construction company, which he quit.

He received the Surim Literary Award in 2014 for his novel Yeolgwanggeumji, ebarodeu (열광금지, 에바로드, No enthusiasm, Eva Road); he received the Jeju 4·3 Peace Prize for his novel Daetgeulbudae (댓글부대 The comments army) in 2015; and he received the Munhakdongne Writer Award for Geumeum, ttoneun dangsini segyereul gieokhaneun bangsik (그믐, 또는 당신이 세계를 기억하는 방식 Waning crescent, or the way you remember the world).

He has also written novels Homodominanseu (호모도미난스 Homodominance), Hanguki sileoseo (한국이 싫어서 Because I don’t like Korea), and a short story collection Lumière People (뤼미에르 피플).

[3] He received the Today’s Writer Award in 2016 for Daetgeulbudae (댓글부대 The comments army).

In 2023, Hanguki sileoseo (한국이 싫어서 Because I don’t like Korea), has been adapted into a film of the same name by the director and screenwriter Jang Kun-jae.