Title: 열혈장사꾼 / 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
Kwak In Joon as movie director
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
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March 27th, 2012 at 1:14 pm
i like dahae with ryu….
August 24th, 2012 at 10:13 pm
it has a good ending… worth watching 😛
April 17th, 2013 at 2:58 am
I love it, and i love the Haryu and Dahae pairing despite what anyone says! It was already predictable that Jaehee would end up alone because she wad in for the competition of car selling against seungjo
October 18th, 2013 at 3:03 am
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