Hot Blood
Title: 열혈장사꾼 / Yeolhyeol Jangsaggun / Hot Blood
Chinese Title: 热血商人
Also known as: Passionate Entrepreneur / Hot-Blooded Salesman
Genre: Drama
Episodes: 20
Broadcast Network: KBS2
Broadcast period: 2009-Oct-10 to 2009-Dec-13
Air time: Saturday & Sunday 21:30
Synopsis
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!!!”
Cast
Park Hae Jin as Ha Ryu (31, car salesman)
Chae Jung Ahn as Kim Jae Hee (31, car saleswoman)
Choi Chul Ho as Kang Seung Joo (32, Hwain Motors manager)
Jo Yoon Hee as Min Da Hae (26, Insurance company worker)
Extended cast
Cha Soo Yun as Sae Yeon (Ha Ryu’s ex-lover)
Han Ye Won as Ji Oh (Da Hae’s roommate & best friend)
Choi Jong Won as Ha Ryu’s father (60)
Jung Young Sook as Ha Ryu’s mother (late 50s)
Song Jae Ho as President Yoo (60, Dae Sang group president)
Kim Gyu Chul as Director Yoon (right-hand man of Dae Sang group president)
Lee Sung Min as Yang Man Chul (late 40s, salesman)
Jo Jin Woong as Lee Soon Gil (Mid 30s, car salesman)
Lee Won Jong as Mae Wang (Early 50s, car dealer)
Kang Jae Sub (강재섭) as Kim Duk Bae (late 30s, Kang Seung Joo’s secretary and driver)
Yun Je Wook
?? as President Song
?? as Chul Gu (early 20s, former car thief)
?? as Ran Yi
Production Credits
Original Writing: Park In Kwon (박인권)
Screenwriter: Hong Seung Hyun (홍승현), Yoo Byung Woo (유병우)
Director: Kang Il Soo (강일수)
Producer: Ji Byung Hyun
Note
The drama is an adaptation from a manhwa with the same title.
Episode Ratings
| Date | Episode | Nationwide | Seoul |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10-10 | 1 | 9.5 (13th) | 9.4 (13th) |
| 2009-10-11 | 2 | 9.6 (16th) | 10.2 (13th) |
| 2009-10-17 | 3 | 7.8 | (<8.7) |
| 2009-10-18 | 4 | 11.3 (11th) | 11.6 (10th) |
| 2009-10-24 | 5 | 9.3 (15th) | 9.0 (17th) |
| 2009-10-25 | 6 | 10.2 (12th) | 10.9 (12th) |
| 2009-10-31 | 7 | 8.3 (20th) | (<8.6) |
| 2009-11-01 | 8 | 10.5 (14th) | 10.7 (14th) |
| 2009-11-07 | 9 | 9.2 (14th) | 9.7 (16th) |
| 2009-11-08 | 10 | 11.0 (15th) | 11.5 (14th) |
| 2009-11-14 | 11 | 7.3 | (<8.2) |
| 2009-11-15 | 12 | 9.9 (20th) | (<10.0) |
| 2009-11-21 | 13 | 7.9 (20th) | (<8.7) |
| 2009-11-22 | 14 | 9.8 (15th) | 10.9 (10th) |
| 2009-11-28 | 15 | 6.8 (30th) | (<8.3) |
| 2009-11-29 | 16 | 9.2 (20th) | 9.2 (20th) |
| 2009-12-05 | 17 | (<8.9) | (<9.6) |
| 2009-12-06 | 18 | 8.6 (24th) | (<9.3) |
| 2009-12-12 | 19 | 7.5 | (<7.8) |
| 2009-12-13 | 20 | 10.1 (15th) | 10.6 (14th) |
Source: TNS Media Korea
June 24th, 2010 at 4:34 pm
i love korean drama..
June 23rd, 2010 at 9:47 am
i like korean drama…
i wanna watch this.. ^^
June 22nd, 2010 at 6:32 am
i wanna watch this.. looks like so interesting..
June 21st, 2010 at 8:53 pm
i feel upset of this drama,, hmm
June 18th, 2010 at 5:21 pm
i wanna see this, it seems interesting
June 13th, 2010 at 11:14 pm
i just started watching this drama & i’m liking it, like other kdramas this one is also addictive! i like ha ryu i think he’s determined and a very honest guy!
June 11th, 2010 at 7:00 pm
it’s interesting, i’m gonna watch this…
June 9th, 2010 at 5:35 pm
i really didn’t like MDH, she is very2 ugly,,
Jae Hee more beautiful than MDH,,
Uhrggg,,
June 1st, 2010 at 3:28 pm
i love so mush this drama
March 25th, 2010 at 12:16 am
OH HOW I HATE THIS DRAMA!!!!! THE ENGLISH SUBTITLE IS GIVING ME SO MUCH HEADACHE. THEIR TRANSLATION IS GRAMMATICALLY INCORRECT. WHEEW!!! IT MADE ME DIZZY. THE ACTRESS JO YOON HEE IS SO UGLY AND POOR IN ACTING.
March 2nd, 2010 at 7:33 pm
whole drama with English sub @ http://www.dlaznmovies.com/2010/02/hot-blood.html
January 24th, 2010 at 9:42 am
Question: In esp. 4 how could Kang Seung Joo drove his car with a hand break on. Wonder if anybody can move their car while having the hand break on like he does hehehe:)
January 5th, 2010 at 3:12 pm
It is a inspire movie. Like to watch it so much. I think it’s good that Ra Hye Da Hae be together. Like those couple
January 3rd, 2010 at 12:15 pm
seriously!! ha ryu and dae hee end up together… poor jae hee
i wanted jae hee nd ha ryu to end up together 
((( i dnt wnt to wtch this drama anymore..
December 31st, 2009 at 2:34 am
its definite NOT ok if jae hee and ha ryu dont end up together!!!
i want them together.
dae hee character is pretty lame and blank.
the drama is good but pairing is not!
December 28th, 2009 at 9:44 am
Is this drama good?i’ll try to watch…
December 19th, 2009 at 12:46 pm
I want jae hee and ryu but is ok if not…hot blood is very good drama dont judge the the drama base on rating alone he he korean drama is so good!
December 14th, 2009 at 8:01 am
Haryu and Da Hae will end up toghether
I finally watch the latest ep.
Jae Hee ended up alone >.
December 13th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
love hot blood so much!!! i love Da Hae and Ha Ryu!!
hope dey end up together^.^
December 13th, 2009 at 11:28 am
i lOvE hOt bLood sO mUcH!
eVen tHough i dOnt uNderstand thE liNes,,
bUt thAnKs tO tHe sUbtItLe,,
iT dOesNt fAil tO mAkE mE cRy iN eVery ePisOde!!
hOpE tHat iT wIlL aIr iN thE phIliPpinEs sOonEr oR lAter!!!
kAnSamIdA!!!
aNnyOnG!!!
December 13th, 2009 at 10:42 am
The songs sound good though. Any info on the OST?