2011–2012 South Korean television series
Vampire Prosecutor Promotional poster
Genre Mystery Police procedural Thriller Written by Han 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 by Kim Byung-soo (season 1) Yoo Seon-dong (season 2) Starring Yeon Jung-hoon Lee Won-jong Lee Young-ah Country of origin South Korea Original language Korean No. of seasons2 No. of episodes23 Producer Lee Seung-hoon Cinematography Kim Tae-seong Running time 60 minutes Production company CMG Chorok Stars Network OCN Release October 2, 2011 (2011-10-02 ) – November 18, 2012 (2012-11-18 ) The Vampire Detective
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
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
Gong Jung-hwan as Park Hoon (ep 1, 10)
Choi Yong-min as President Gum (ep 1, 2)
Lee Ah-jin (ep 3)
Song Min-jung as Seo Ji-yeon (ep 2)
Seo Woo-jin as Oh Min-ho (ep 3)
Choi Min as Nam Gun-wook (ep 4)
Jang Young-nam as Yoon Ji-hee (ep 4, 8, 11)
Jo Jung-eun as Park Hyun-joo (ep 5)
Kim Ye-ryeong as Hyun-joo's mother (ep 5)
Yoon Gi-won as Choi Wook (ep 7)
Jung Da-hye as Yoon Se-hwa (ep 8)
Jung Eui-chul as Min Jung-woo (ep 8)
Lee Jong-hyuk as Prosecutor Jin (ep 8)
Kim Hyun-sung as Lee Jung-moon (ep 12)
Jang Gwang as Kwak No-seung
Kim Hyo-sun
Kim Jong-kook
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
Gong Jung-hwan as Park Hoon/Kim Sung-hoon
Park Jae-hoon as Ra Jae-wook
Kim Bo-young as Joo Hyun-ah, chief prosecutor
Yuriko Yoshitaka as Luna
Kim Ji-young as Lee Ji-ae
Seo Soo-min as Jo Hye-in
Guest appearances
Kim Jong-gu as Heo Hak-beom (ep 1)
Song Ji-hyun as Oh Min-young (ep 2)
Kim In-seo as Bae Ji-yeon (ep 2)
Jeon Hee-soo as young Ji-yeon (ep 2)
Lee Ji-oh as young Jo Jung-hyun (ep 3)
Hong Seok-cheon as Gabriel Jang (ep 6)
Han Seol-ah as Han Mina (ep 6)
Shim Yi-young as Park Hae-ri (ep 7)
Kim Dong-hyun as killer (ep 7)
Kim Hyun-sook as Lee Young-ae (ep 8)†
Yoo Hyung-kwan as Yoo Hyung-kwan (ep 8)†
Jung Ji-soon as Jung Ji-soon (ep 8)†
Im Seo-yeon as Byun Ji-won (ep 8)†
Yoon Seo-hyun as Yoon Seo-hyun (ep 8)†
Jang Hyun-sung as Jang Chul-oh (ep 10)
†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
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^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 Korean Horror Dramas You Should Watch During Halloween | Viu" . Viu . October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017 .
^ a b "Yeon Jung-hoon to return for 2nd season of OCN's Vampire Prosecutor " . 10Asia . July 25, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2013 .
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ a b AGB 닐슨 미디어리서치 홈페이지 Archived June 19, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
^ 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 ).
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ "Vampire Prosecutor Hit 4% Highest Ratings to Break Cable TV Record" . Drama Haven . December 8, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2013 .
^ Hong, Lucia (November 11, 2011). "Cable TV series Vampire Prosecutor , TEN sold to Japan" . 10Asia . Retrieved March 19, 2013 .
^ 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 .
^ "CJ E&M makes 13.3 bil. won in TV drama exports" . The Korea Times . October 30, 2012. Retrieved December 5, 2012 .
^ 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 }}
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