[1][2][3][4] He was born in Suseong-ri, Jeongju-eup, Jeongeup-gun, Jeollabuk-do during the Japanese colonial period in 1940 (currently, Suseong-dong, Jeongeup-si).

He debuted on the screen in 1969 with the movie '7 People in the Basement', which is regarded as a masterpiece by director Lee Seong-gu.

The five episodes were filmed in Taiwan,[11][12][13] with an additional two-episode special featuring unaired footage on September 27 and October 4, 2013.

[16][17][18] After a few years' break, a fifth season titled Grandpa Over Flowers Returns aired from June 29 to August 24, 2018, with nine episodes.

Actor Kim Yong-gun joined the cast for the trip filmed in Germany, Czech Republic and Austria.