Kim Jung-hoon was born in 1982. He began making films at Seoul National University as a member of the film club Yala Shang. He worked in the directing department on Where the Truth Lies (2009), directed by HONG Ki-seon, before enrolling at the Korean Academy of Film Arts. His feature debut, Tinker Ticker (2013), was invited to the Tokyo International Film Festival. Shaving is his second feature film.
