As of July 2026, Neowiz’s turn-based gacha RPG Brown Mud 2 welcomed Soo-yeon Kim as a brand new director alongside present director and producer Jun-hee Lee. The appointment has garnered a lot consideration domestically attributable to Kim’s observe document within the trade.
For about two years beginning mid 2024, Kim was the producer of the mature technique RPG Final Origin (following the sport’s switch to writer Valofe). Throughout her tenure as producer, she gained a fame for “pushing the bounds” with regards to the sport’s fanservice, incomes reward for her contributions to the sport’s extra titillating skins.
Commenting on Kim’s becoming a member of the crew, director Lee said, “Our growth crew stays absolutely dedicated to the inventive philosophy we’ve got beforehand described as ‘Modern Vulgarity.’ That is additionally one of many causes Director Kim Soo-yeon joined the crew.” The brand new director herself lately spoke to South Korean outlet Inven, confirming her involvement beneath a dual-leadership construction with Lee.
Leveraging her expertise, she says she plans to deal with showcasing the charms of Brown Mud 2’s characters higher, guaranteeing that every one features of the sport, together with the story, fight and different content material absolutely mirror them. “My route is to make what’s ‘Brown Mud 2-like’ much more so, and to make sure that appeal could be loved for an extended time by way of story and content material.” When requested whether or not she plans to method the sport with a bolder angle or a extra conservative one, Kim says she’s seeking to make daring modifications, however solely the place they’re needed:
“I’ll preserve what’s working effectively, however I’ll change elements that I decide want enchancment with out being certain by current strategies. In fact, I believe I could obtain criticism within the strategy of making an attempt huge modifications. I think about {that a} duty I need to bear as a director. Nevertheless, I don’t assume doing nothing out of worry of person response is an effective alternative both. I intend to shortly acknowledge and proper errors whereas persevering with to try needed modifications.”