| Hot Blood | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Passionate Entrepreneur Hot-Blooded Salesman |
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Baek Hye-joo |
| Based on | Manhwa "Hot Blood" by Park In-kwon[1] |
| Screenplay by | Hong Seung-hyun Yoo Byung-woo Kim Kyung-hoi |
| Directed by | Ji Byung-hyun |
| Creative directors | Lee Na-jeong Lee Suk-young |
| Starring | Park Hae-jin Chae Jung-an Choi Cheol-ho Jo Yoon-hee |
| Opening theme | "Challenger" by Jay Park |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Kim Hyung-il |
| Producers | Song Hyun-wook Yoon Ha-rim |
| Running time | 65 min |
| Production company | Hwa&Dam Pictures |
| Original release | |
| Network | KBS2 |
| Release | 10 October – 23 December 2009 |
Hot Blood (Korean: 열혈 장사꾼; RR: Yeolhyeol Jangsaggun) is a 2009 South Korean drama based on the Manhwa with the same title by Park In-kwon starring Park Hae-jin, Chae Jung-an, Choi Cheol-ho and Jo Yoon-hee. It aired every Saturdays at 10:15 pm and Sundays at 10:25 pm for 20 episodes.
This series depicts the hard-working, life, and love of a car salesman.[2] However, as a love story was added from the middle of the series, it made the plot is blurred and the ratings of 9% were below expectations.[3][4]
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!!!" --KBS World
| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 10, 2009 | 9.5% |
| 2 | October 11, 2009 | 10.1% |
| 3 | October 17, 2009 | 7.9% |
| 4 | October 18, 2009 | 12.5% |
| 5 | October 24, 2009 | 9.4% |
| 6 | October 25, 2009 | 10.5% |
| 7 | October 31, 2009 | 8.2% |
| 8 | November 1, 2009 | 10.1% |
| 9 | November 7, 2009 | 8.2% |
| 10 | November 8, 2009 | 11.3% |
| 11 | November 14, 2009 | 7.3% |
| 12 | November 15, 2009 | 10.8% |
| 13 | November 21, 2009 | 7.5% |
| 14 | November 22, 2009 | 9.3% |
| 15 | November 28, 2009 | 6.8% |
| 16 | November 29, 2009 | 9.4% |
| 17 | December 5, 2009 | 8.2% |
| 18 | December 6, 2009 | 9.3% |
| 19 | December 12, 2009 | 7.4% |
| 20 | December 13, 2009 | 9.0% |