Heo Hyunwoong was born in Bucheon, and studied production design before turning to directing and learned screenwriting by studying on Heo's own. Heo's short film Man, Hole was selected for the Cannes Short Film Corner and gained attention, leading to invitations from various international festivals. Continuing exploration of genre filmmaking, Heo wrote, directed, shot, and produced the horror short Look, which won the Grand Prize at the BIFAN Fantastic Goedam Short Film Competition. Heo is currently active as a drama writer.