Hot Blood (Korean: 열혈 장사꾼; RR: Yeolhyeol Jangsaggun) is a 2009 South Korean drama based on the Manhwa with the same title by Park In-kwon starring Park Hae-jin, Chae Jung-an, Choi Cheol-ho and Jo Yoon-hee. It aired on Saturdays at 10:15 pm, and Sundays at 10:25 pm for 20 episodes.
| Hot Blood | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Passionate Entrepreneur Hot-Blooded Salesman |
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Baek Hye-joo |
| Based on | Manhwa "Hot Blood" by Park In-kwon[1] |
| Screenplay by | Hong Seung-hyun Yoo Byung-woo Kim Kyung-hoi |
| Directed by | Ji Byung-hyun |
| Creative directors | Lee Na-jeong Lee Suk-young |
| Starring | Park Hae-jin Chae Jung-an Choi Cheol-ho Jo Yoon-hee |
| Opening theme | "Challenger" by Jay Park |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Kim Hyung-il |
| Producers | Song Hyun-wook Yoon Ha-rim |
| Running time | 65 min |
| Production company | Hwa&Dam Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | KBS2 |
| Release | 10 October – 23 December 2009 |
This series depicts the hard-working, life, and love of a car salesman.[2]
The average viewership rating for the series was 9.1%, and the highest viewership rating was recorded on October 18 at 12.5%.[3][4]
Plot
editRevolves around penniless Ha-ryu who is driven by upward mobility and a thirst for personal success. Here is a man who can do whatever it takes to make money. He dreams of raking in 10 billion won by selling cars. Due to this wild idea, he is deemed crazy by everyone, but is ready to sell even his soul to become a billionaire. "I will make myself fully prepared to take every chance that lies ahead of me!!!" --KBS World
Cast
editMain
edit- Park Hae-jin as Ha-Ryoo[5]
- Chae Jung-an as Kim Jae-hee
- Choi Cheol-ho as Kang Seung-joo
- Jo Yoon-hee as Min Da-hae
Supporting
edit- Lee Won-jong as Mae Wang (Choi Go-dong), a car dealer
- Lee Sung-min as Yang Man-chul, a salesman
- Jung Dong-hwan as President Song, the Taepoong Car company's president
- Jang Tae-sung as Yong-Goo, the former car thief
- Kim Gun as a car salesman
People around Ha-Ryoo
edit- Cho Jin-woong as Lee Soon-kil, a car salesman
- Jung Young-sook as Ha-Ryoo's mother
- Choi Jong-won as Ha-Ryoo's father
- Cha Soo-yeon as Se-Yeon, Ha-Ryoo's ex-lover
People around Seung-joo
edit- Song Jae-ho as President Yoo, Daesang group's president
- Kim Kyu-chul as Director Yoon, President Yoo's right-hand man
- Lee Jae-yong as Song Man-deuk
- Kang Jae-sub as Kim Duk-bae, Kang Seung-joo's secretary and driver
People around Da-hae
edit- Han Ye-won as Hong Ji-oh, Da-hae's roommate and best friend
- Jung Sung-ho as Da-hae's father
Others
edit- Yang Taek-jo as Heo Jung-jae
- Oh Yong as Chang-shik, a senior car salesman
- Lee Dong-kyoo as Kim-bin
- Lee Seol-ah as Mi-jung, a car saleswoman
- Kim Sung-hoon as a night sales manager
- Kang Soo-han as Kim Gi-young
- Yun Je-wook
- Choi Yoon-young
- Kim Ki-hyun
- Goo Jung-rim
- – as Ran Yi
- Kwak In-joon
- Heo Jae-ho
- Baek Min
Rating
edit| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 10, 2009 | 9.5% |
| 2 | October 11, 2009 | 10.1% |
| 3 | October 17, 2009 | 7.9% |
| 4 | October 18, 2009 | 12.5% |
| 5 | October 24, 2009 | 9.4% |
| 6 | October 25, 2009 | 10.5% |
| 7 | October 31, 2009 | 8.2% |
| 8 | November 1, 2009 | 10.1% |
| 9 | November 7, 2009 | 8.2% |
| 10 | November 8, 2009 | 11.3% |
| 11 | November 14, 2009 | 7.3% |
| 12 | November 15, 2009 | 10.8% |
| 13 | November 21, 2009 | 7.5% |
| 14 | November 22, 2009 | 9.3% |
| 15 | November 28, 2009 | 6.8% |
| 16 | November 29, 2009 | 9.4% |
| 17 | December 5, 2009 | 8.2% |
| 18 | December 6, 2009 | 9.3% |
| 19 | December 12, 2009 | 7.4% |
| 20 | December 13, 2009 | 9.0% |
References
edit- ^ "만화 '열혈장사꾼' vs 드라마 '열혈장사꾼' 비교". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 3 August 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ "착한 드라마, 시청률도 뺏긴다… 훈훈한 주제에도 경쟁작에 치여 엉성한 줄거리도 문제". Naver News (in Korean). Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ "'열혈 장사꾼' 시청률 9%로 종영". Naver News (in Korean). Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ "KBS '열혈장사꾼' 시청률 9%로 종영". KBS News (in Korean). Retrieved July 10, 2021.
- ^ Hong, Mi-kyung (November 11, 2009). '열혈장사꾼' 박해진, 허술한 듯 슈트 간지 '귀여워'. Inews24 (in Korean). Retrieved April 15, 2018.
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)