Blood (TV series)

Blood
Promotional poster
Genre Medical drama
Vampire
Thriller
Romance
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
Production
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
Release
Original network Korean Broadcasting System
Picture format 1080i
Audio format Dolby Digital 2.0
Original release February 16 (2015-02-16) – April 21, 2015 (2015-04-21)
External links
Website

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.

Plot

Park Ji Sang(Ahn Jae-hyun) is a doctor specializing in hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery in the best cancer research 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(Ku Hye-sun), 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 director 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

Supporting characters

Ratings

Episode # Original broadcast date Average audience share
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% 6.5%
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%
Average5.2%5.3%4.7%4.8%

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2015
KBS Drama Awards
 Excellence Award, Actor in a Mid-length Drama Ahn Jae-hyun Nominated
Popularity Award, Actor 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

Country Network Airing dates
South Korea South Korea KBS2 February 16, 2015 - April 21, 2015 (KBS月火連續劇 / 한국방송공사 월화드라마)
Hong Kong Hong Kong Drama Channel/HD Drama Channel (有線劇集台／有線高清劇集台) September 12, 2015 - October 17, 2015 (Saturday 19:00 - 00:00, September 12 22:45 - 23:45)
Japan Japan Mnet Japan Channel October 2015 ()
Taiwan Taiwan GTV September 26, 2015 - December 19, 2015 (Saturday 21:30 - 23:30, December 5 22:00 - 00:00)
 Thailand PPTV HD [8] December 14, 2015 - January 12, 2016 (Every Monday to Friday from 21.15 to 22.45.)
Channel 9 MCOT HD May 17, 2018 - (PREMIUM SERIES Every Monday to Friday 23:05 - 23:58)
Myanmar Myanmar Channel 7 March 2016 - (Monday to Friday, 18:30 - 19:15)
Canada Canada Fairchild TV July 23, 2016 - October 22, 2016 (Saturday 21:50 - 23:30, September 24 Pauses the broadcast)
 Philippines Cine Mo! May 1, 2016 - July 2, 2016 (Week 13:00 - 15:00, from 12:00-2:00PM.)
Jeepney TV October 8, 2016 (from 7:00PM)
Malaysia Malaysia Astro Wah Lai Toi September 30, 2017 - December 17, 2017 (Saturday to Sunday 13:30 - 14:30)
Vietnam Vietnam HRT 2 June 28, 2016 - (from 9:00PM)
Algeria Algeria DTV One. , 2016 - ()

Accolades

Although the rating was low in Korea, internationally it was a success topping the internet for most watched and becoming the number 1 show on Drama Fever, Viki, and My Asian TV throughout its airing and continued on after the final episode. It was the No.1 Hot topic on China's Weibo and Rank# 6 on Drama Fever Top 10 Most Popular Korean Dramas of 2015.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ahn, Sung-mi (February 12, 2015). "Little brother from My Love gets shot at big time". The Korea Herald. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  2. ↑ Kim, Min-ji (December 1, 2014). "Ahn Jae Hyeon Considering Lead Role for Drama Blood". enewsWorld. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  3. ↑ Park, Ah-reum (January 19, 2015). "Ahn Jae Hyeon, Ku Hye Sun, Ji Jin Hee and More Attend Script Reading for Blood". enewsWorld. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  4. ↑ Choi, Shin-ae (January 21, 2015). "Ahn Jae Hyeon Dresses Up as a Vampire Doctor for Blood's First Filming". enewsWorld. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  5. ↑ Park, Seul-gi (January 28, 2015). "New Drama Blood Team Wishes For The Best". BNTNews. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  6. ↑ "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Archived from the original on November 28, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  7. ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  8. ↑ "--Blood link". PPTV (in Thai).
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