Bang Geul-yi

Bang Geul-yi (born on May 17, 1987, in Seoul) often known by her nickname Bang PD ("PD" is a commonly used term in Korean television that denotes "producer-director" or "production director") is a South Korean director. Bang is best known for directing Season 4 of the popular variety-reality shows 2 Days & 1 Night.

Education
Bang was born in 1987 as a pastor daughter. Bang graduated from Ewha Womans University, College of Social Sciences, Department of Public Administration.

Career
Bang started her career in 2014 as a director at KBS. Bang worked on shows such as Crisis Escape No. 1, Happy Together and The Return of Superman. In 2015, she made a surprise appearance on KBS2's Entertainment Weekly. Later, she was appointed as the main director of Season 4 of 2 Days & 1 Night. This was the first time in 12 years that a female director became the main director of 2 Days & 1 Night.

On January 10, 2023, tvN announced through multiple media outlets that Bang PD is transferring to CJ ENM and will start working from February. Bang's first work on tvN was travel variety show Expedition to Maya, starring actors Cha Seung-won, Kim Sung-kyun, and The Boyz's Ju-yeon. It was aired on tvN from August 4 to September 29, 2023 and available for streaming on domestic OTT Tving.