Director
Keum Kang-sun
Now
Director of Smilegate's new PC/console open-world RPG 'Project Orpheus' · Smilegate RPG
As of 2026-04-19 · source ↗
Known to players simply as 'Gold River', Keum directed Lost Ark through its Korean service and its enormous 2022 global Steam launch — over 20 million users and a 1.32 million concurrent peak within two weeks — before stepping down that year for health reasons. In April 2026 Smilegate announced his return to lead its next open-world RPG, Project Orpheus.
Career
- Project Orpheus2026–Director of Smilegate's open-world RPG 'Project Orpheus'
- Lost Ark–2022Game director through the Korean service and the Feb 2022 global launch; stepped down in 2022 for health reasons
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