Vampire Prosecutor
Promotional poster
GenreMystery
Police procedural
Thriller
Written byHan Jung-hoon (season 1-2)
Yang Jin-ah (season 1)
Park Hyung-jin (season 1)
Lee Seung-hoon (season 2)
Kang Eun-sun (season 2)
Directed byKim Byung-soo (season 1)
Yoo Seon-dong (season 2)
StarringYeon Jung-hoon
Lee Won-jong
Lee Young-ah
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes23
Production
ProducerLee Seung-hoon
CinematographyKim Tae-seong
Running time60 minutes
Production companyCMG Chorok Stars
Original release
NetworkOCN
ReleaseOctober 2, 2011 (2011-10-02) –
November 18, 2012 (2012-11-18)
Related
The Vampire Detective
Korean name
Hangul
뱀파이어 검사
Hanja
뱀파이어 檢査
Revised RomanizationBaempaieo Geomsa
McCune–ReischauerPaemp'aiŏ Kŏmsa

Vampire Prosecutor (Korean: 뱀파이어 검사; RR: Baempaieo Geomsa) is a South Korean television series, starring Yeon Jung-hoon, Lee Won-jong, Lee Young-ah and Kim Joo-young. The crime procedural drama tells the story of a prosecutor who hides his identity of being a vampire and solves crimes with his special powers.[1][2][3][4][5]

The first season aired on cable channel OCN from October 2 to December 18, 2011 on Sundays at 23:00 for 12 episodes.

The second season aired on OCN from September 9 to November 18, 2012 on Sundays at 23:00 for 11 episodes.[6][7][8]

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedTime slot
First airedLast aired
112October 2, 2011 (2011-10-02)December 18, 2011 (2011-12-18)Sundays at 23:00 (KST)
211September 9, 2012 (2012-09-09)November 18, 2012 (2012-11-18)Sundays at 23:00 (KST)

Synopsis

Min Tae-yeon is a respected prosecutor who gets bitten and becomes a vampire. His strong sense of justice and aloof personality is shaped by his own painful past. He drinks the blood of the deceased victim, even though it causes him physical pain, in order to find out what happened to them and bring the perpetrator to justice. His close associate Detective Hwang Soon-bom is the only member of the team who knows about his secret.

Season 1

Cast

Main characters

Supporting characters

Guest appearances

Ratings

Episode Original airdate Title AGB Nielsen[9][10]
Average rating
1 October 2, 2011 The Room with the French Dolls 2.05%
2 October 9, 2011 Death Scene 2.82%
3 October 16, 2011 Memories of a Rapist 2.70%
4 October 23, 2011 Trauma 2.87%
5 October 30, 2011 Truth Game 2.70%
6 November 6, 2011 Fight Club 3.30%
7 November 13, 2011 Syndrome 2.758%
8 November 20, 2011 Moon 3.82%
9 November 27, 2011 Good Friends 3.20%
10 December 4, 2011 Marriage 4.00%
11 December 11, 2011 Finale, Part 1 3.02%
12 December 18, 2011 Finale, Part 2 4.30%
Average 3.12%

Season 2

Cast

Main characters

Supporting characters

Guest appearances

†Denotes crossover characters from Rude Miss Young-ae.

Ratings

Episode Original airdate Title AGB Nielsen[9][10]
Average rating
1 September 9, 2012 The History of Violence 1.86%
2 September 16, 2012 Good Luck 2.21%
3 September 23, 2012 Any Justice 1.91%
4 September 30, 2012 Interview with a Vampire
5 October 7, 2012 Trap 1.61%
6 October 14, 2012 Models 1.17%
7 October 21, 2012 Stalker 1.40%
8 October 28, 2012 Rude Tae-yeon 1.70%
9 November 4, 2012 Cold Blood vs. Bad Blood
10 November 11, 2012 Birth of a Devil
11 November 18, 2012 Return of the Vampire 1.70%
Average

Reception

In its first season, the series topped its time-slot for 11 consecutive weeks,[11][12] and recorded a peak viewership rating of 4.3%, the highest for a Korean cable drama in 2011.[6][7][13]

It was exported to several foreign countries, including Japan, where it aired on cable channel BS-TBS.[14][15][16][17][18][19]

See also

References

  1. ^ Choe, Min-ji (September 15, 2011). "Stills for Vampire Prosecutor Revealed". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on April 13, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  2. ^ Choe, Min-ji (September 28, 2011). "Yeon Jeong Hun's Vampire Role Inspired by G-Dragon". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on April 13, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  3. ^ Choe, Min-ji (September 20, 2011). "Vampire Prosecutor Preview Gets Bit for 'Inappropriate Content'". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on April 13, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  4. ^ Lee, In-kyung (October 2, 2011). "Vampire Prosecutor Follows After The Crucible?". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on April 13, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  5. ^ "5 Korean Horror Dramas You Should Watch During Halloween | Viu". Viu. October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Yeon Jung-hoon to return for 2nd season of OCN's Vampire Prosecutor". 10Asia. July 25, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  7. ^ a b Kim, Erika (July 26, 2012). "Vampire Prosecutor to Return in September with Second Season". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on April 13, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  8. ^ Kim, Erika (August 8, 2012). "Official Poster and Character Cuts for Vampire Prosecutor 2 are Out". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on April 13, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  9. ^ a b AGB 닐슨 미디어리서치 홈페이지 Archived June 19, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
  10. ^ a b This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which has a relatively small audience compared to free TV/public broadcasters (SBS, KBS, MBC).
  11. ^ Kim, Ji-yeon (October 4, 2011). "Vampire Prosecutor on Top". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on April 13, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  12. ^ Choe, Min-ji (October 17, 2011). "Vampire Prosecutor Tops Cable Ratings Three Weeks In a Row". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on April 13, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  13. ^ "Vampire Prosecutor Hit 4% Highest Ratings to Break Cable TV Record". Drama Haven. December 8, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  14. ^ Hong, Lucia (November 11, 2011). "Cable TV series Vampire Prosecutor, TEN sold to Japan". 10Asia. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  15. ^ Lee, In-kyung (November 11, 2011). "Yeon Jeong Hun and Joo Sang Wook to Enter Japan with Cable Dramas". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Archived from the original on April 13, 2013. Retrieved March 19, 2013.
  16. ^ "CJ E&M makes 13.3 bil. won in TV drama exports". The Korea Times. October 30, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2012.
  17. ^ Sunwoo, Carla (October 31, 2012). "CJ E&M sees its programs spread far and wide". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on November 5, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2013.((cite web)): CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  18. ^ "Bs-TBS 韓国ドラマ「ヴァンパイア検事」".
  19. ^ "韓国ドラマ「ヴァンパイア検事」".

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