Hot Blood (TV series)

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 every Saturdays at 10:15 pm and Sundays at 10:25 pm for 20 episodes.

Hot Blood
Also known asPassionate Entrepreneur
Hot-Blooded Salesman
GenreDrama
Created byBaek Hye-joo
Based onManhwa "Hot Blood" by Park In-kwon[1][2]
Screenplay byHong Seung-hyun
Yoo Byung-woo
Kim Kyung-hoi
Directed byJi Byung-hyun
Creative directorsLee Na-jung
Lee Suk-young
StarringPark Hae-jin
Chae Jung-an
Choi Cheol-ho
Jo Yoon-hee
Opening theme"Challenger" by Jay Park
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producerKim Hyung-il
ProducersSong Hyun-wook
Yoon Ha-rim
Running time65 min
Production companyHwa&Dam Pictures
Release
Original networkKBS2
Original release10 October (2009-10-10) –
23 December 2009 (2009-12-23)

This series depicts the hard-working, life, and love of a car salesman.[3] However, as a love story is added from the middle of the series, it make the plot is blurred and the ratings of 9% were below expectations.[4][5]

Plot

Revolves 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

Main

Supporting

People around Ha-Ryoo

People around Seung-joo
  • 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
  • Han Ye-won as Hong Ji-oh, Da-hae's roommate and best friend
  • Jung Sung-ho as Da-hae's father

Others
  • 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
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
  1. "[만화] 열혈장사꾼". m.blog.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  2. "만화 '열혈장사꾼' vs 드라마 '열혈장사꾼' 비교". www.chosun.com (in Korean). 3 August 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  3. "착한 드라마, 시청률도 뺏긴다… 훈훈한 주제에도 경쟁작에 치여 엉성한 줄거리도 문제". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  4. "'열혈 장사꾼' 시청률 9%로 종영". n.news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  5. "KBS '열혈장사꾼' 시청률 9%로 종영". news.kbs.co.kr (in Korean). Retrieved July 10, 2021.
  6. Hong, Mi-kyung (November 11, 2009). '열혈장사꾼' 박해진, 허술한 듯 슈트 간지 '귀여워'. I news 24 (in Korean). Retrieved April 15, 2018.
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