Blood (TV series)
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Genre | Medical drama Vampire Thriller |
Written by | Park Jae-bum |
Directed by | Ki Min-soo Lee Jae-hoon |
Starring | Ahn Jae-hyun Ji Jin-hee Ku Hye-sun Son Soo-hyun |
Opening theme | "Blood" |
Composer(s) | Lee Pil-ho |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language(s) | Korean English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 20 |
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Executive producer(s) | Go Byung-chul Shin In-soo Kim Sung-geun |
Producer(s) | Jo Woong Yoon Jae-hyuk |
Cinematography | Byun Choon-ho Moon Chang-soo |
Editor(s) | Kim Mi-kyung |
Running time | 65 minutes |
Production company(s) | IOK Media |
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Original network | Korean Broadcasting System |
Picture format | 1080i |
Audio format | Dolby Digital 2.0 |
Original release | February 16 April 21, 2015 |
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Blood (Hangul: 블러드; RR: Beulleodeu) is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Ahn Jae-hyun, Ji Jin-hee, Ku Hye-sun and Son Soo-hyun.[1][2][3][4][5] It aired on KBS2 from February 16 to April 21, 2015 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 for 20 episodes.
Contents
Plot
Park Ji-sang is a doctor specializing in hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery at Taemin Cancer Hospital, the best hospital in the country. He is also a vampire. Despite seeming cold and unfeeling, Ji-sang masks his soft heart and inner pain and yearns for closeness with people. He believes very strongly in the sanctity of human life, and suppresses his thirst for blood to treat terminally ill patients and save lives.
Among his colleagues is Yoo Ri-ta, a hotshot physician who entered medical school at the age of 17 and is also the niece of the chaebol group chairman who owns the hospital. Ri-ta is highly capable but snooty and prideful, yet Ji-sang finds himself falling for her. He also gets drawn into a conflict between good and evil as he encounters Lee Jae-wook, a two-faced hospital chief who gains everyone's trust with his gentle demeanor, but inwardly harbors a dangerous ambition for power and a talent for cruelty.
Cast
Main characters
- Ahn Jae-hyun as Park Ji-sang
- Baek Seung-hwan as young Ji-sang
- Ji Jin-hee as Lee Jae-wook
- Ku Hye-sun as Yoo Ri-ta/Yoo Chae-eun
- Jung Chan-bi as young Chae-eun
- Son Soo-hyun as Min Ga-yeon (First-year resident)
Supporting characters
- Jung Hae-in as Joo Hyun-woo
- Jung Hye-sung as Choi Soo-eun
- Jin Kyung as Choi Kyung-in (Associate Director)
- Ryu Soo-young as Park Hyun-seo (Jisang's father)
- Park Joo-mi as Han Sun-young (Jisang's mother)
- Kim Kap-soo as Yoo Seok-joo
- Son Sook as Sylvia Ahn (Nun)
- Park Tae-in as Seo Hye-ri
- Kwon Hyun-sang as Nam Chul-hoon
- Lee Ji-hoon as J
- Kim Yu-seok as Jung Ji-tae
- Jo Jae-yoon as Woo Il-nam
- Jung Suk-yong as Lee Ho-yong
- Gong Jung-hwan as Gerard Kim
- Park Jun-myun as Lee Young-joo
- Luuvy as Luuvy (Robot)
- Kang Sung-min as Joo In-ho
Ratings
Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
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TNmS Ratings[6] | AGB Nielsen[7] | ||||
Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | ||
1 | February 16, 2015 | 5.3% | 6.0% | 5.2% | 6.0% |
2 | February 17, 2015 | 4.9% | 5.3% | 4.7% | 5.1% |
3 | February 23, 2015 | 6.1% | 6.3% | 6.0% | 6.2% |
4 | February 24, 2015 | 5.8% | 5.9% | 5.5% | 5.6% |
5 | March 2, 2015 | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.1% | 4.0% |
6 | March 3, 2015 | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.4% | 5.4% |
7 | March 9, 2015 | 4.4% | 5.2% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
8 | March 10, 2015 | 4.7% | 4.5% | 4.8% | |
9 | March 16, 2015 | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.3% | 4.3% |
10 | March 17, 2015 | 5.1% | 4.9% | 5.6% | 5.4% |
11 | March 23, 2015 | 4.4% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 3.1% |
12 | March 24, 2015 | 4.9% | 4.0% | 4.5% | 3.6% |
13 | March 30, 2015 | 4.8% | 4.9% | 4.2% | 4.3% |
14 | March 31, 2015 | 5.6% | 6.4% | 5.3% | 5.0% |
15 | April 6, 2015 | 5.3% | 5.5% | 4.4% | 4.6% |
16 | April 7, 2015 | 5.3% | 5.5% | 5.0% | 5.2% |
17 | April 13, 2015 | 5.3% | 5.4% | 3.8% | 3.9% |
18 | April 14, 2015 | 5.3% | 5.0% | 4.4% | 4.1% |
19 | April 20, 2015 | 6.4% | 6.5% | 4.7% | 4.8% |
20 | April 21, 2015 | 5.4% | 5.5% | 5.0% | 5.1% |
Average | 5.2% | 5.3% | 4.7% | 4.8% |
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama | Ahn Jae-hyun | Nominated |
Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama | Ji Jin-hee | Nominated | ||
Excellence Award, Actress in a Mid-length Drama | Ku Hye-sun | Nominated | ||
Best Couple Award | Ahn Jae-hyun and Ku Hye-sun | Nominated | ||
Best Drama Award, Drama in a Mid-length Category | Best Drama | Nominated |
International broadcast
In Hong Kong, September 2015
In Japan, October 2015 on KNTV Channel
In Taiwan, November 2015 on GTV Channel. Also rebroadcast on March 2016
In Thailand, December 2015 on PPTV HD
In Myanmar, March 2016
In Philippines, May 1, 2016 on Cine Mo!, an exclusive channel of ABS-CBN TV Plus
Accolades
Although the rating was low in Korea but internationally it was a success topping the internet for most watch and becoming the number 1 show on Drama Fever, Viki, and My Asian TV throughout its airing and continued on after the final episode. No.1 Hot topic on China’s Weibo and Rank# 6 on Drama Fever Top 10 Most Popular Korean Drama of 2015.
References
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External links
- Blood official KBS website (Korean)
- Blood at HanCinema
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- 2010s South Korean television series
- Korean Broadcasting System television dramas
- Programs acquired by ABS-CBN
- Vampires in television
- South Korean fantasy television series