Asphalt Man

Asphalt Man (Korean: 아스팔트 사나이; RR: Aseupalteu Sanai) is a 1995 South Korean television series starring Lee Byung-hun, Choi Jin-sil, Jung Woo-sung, and Lee Young-ae. Based on the 1991 comic of the same title by manhwa artist Huh Young-man, it aired on SBS from May 17 to July 6, 1995 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.

Asphalt Man
Also known asThe Man on the Asphalt
The Man from the Asphalt Street
Dream Racers
Based onAsphalt Man
by Huh Young-man
Written byPark Hyun-joo
Directed byLee Jang-soo
StarringLee Byung-hun
Choi Jin-sil
Jung Woo-sung
Lee Young-ae
Composer(s)Choi Kyung-shik
Country of originSouth Korea
Original language(s)Korean
No. of episodes16
Production
Production location(s)Korea
United States
Running timeWednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST)
Release
Original networkSeoul Broadcasting System
Original releaseMay 17 (1995-05-17) –
July 6, 1995 (1995-07-06)
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationAseupalteu Sanai
McCune–ReischauerAsŭp‘alt‘ŭ Sanai

Plot

Kang Dong-joon (Lee Byung-hun) is a young car designer who dreams of starting his own car company in Korea. He tries to get assistance from his father (Park In-hwan), but the family is in financial trouble. His younger brother Dong-seok (Jung Woo-sung) hates their father, and leaves the country to become a car racer in the United States. Meanwhile, his sister Dong-hee (Lee Young-ae) also flees to the U.S. after conceiving a child with a U.S. army soldier.

Cast

Kang family

Other people

Production

Asphalt Man began shooting in late 1994 with an estimated production budget of ₩1 billion per episode. Filming took 5 months, at the Hyundai auto factory plant in Ulsan and in Dongducheon, including 45 days of overseas location shoots in the United States, which was rare at that time for a Korean drama. The U.S. scenes were filmed in Death Valley and Silver Peak, Alpine County in California. The snow rally in the drama's climax was shot in Utah, though several cast and crew members reportedly suffered from oxygen deficiency.

As the drama's official sponsor, Hyundai Motor Company contributed more than ₩1.2 billion. Various models of Hyundai Motors were featured in the drama as concept cars, production models and Rally vehicles, such as the Accent and the Elantra/Avante. In particular, the Tiburon was first introduced in the scene of Dong-joon's Death Valley Rally.

References
  1. Mudge, James (18 August 2008). "Lee Byung Hun - Man of the World". YesAsia. Retrieved 2013-05-25.
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