Vampire Prosecutor
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]
Vampire Prosecutor | |
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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(s) | Korean |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 23 |
Production | |
Producer(s) | Lee Seung-hoon |
Production location(s) | Seoul, South Korea |
Cinematography | Kim Tae-seong |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company(s) | CMG Chorok Stars |
Distributor | OCN |
Release | |
Original network | OCN |
Picture format | 480i SDTV |
Audio format | Dolby Digital DTS Digital Sound Sony Dynamic Digital Sound |
Original release | October 2, 2011 – November 18, 2012 |
Chronology | |
Related shows | The Vampire Detective |
External links | |
Website |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 뱀파이어 검사 |
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Hanja | 뱀파이어 檢査 |
Revised Romanization | Baempaieo Geomsa |
McCune–Reischauer | Paemp'aiŏ Kŏmsa |
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]
Season 1
Cast
Main characters
- Yeon Jung-hoon as Min Tae-yeon, prosecutor
- Lee Young-ah as Yoo Jung-in, prosecutor
- Lee Won-jong as Hwang Soon-bom, detective
- Kim Joo-young as Choi Dong-man, intern
Supporting characters
- Jang Hyun-sung as Jang Chul-oh, chief prosecutor
- Park Jae-hoon as Bartender
- Kim Ye-jin as Soo-hee, coroner
- Kim Eung-soo as Yoo Won-kook
- Min Woo-hyuk as Kim Jin-ha
Guest appearances
- Gong Jung-hwan as Park Hoon (ep 1, 10)
- Choi Yong-min as President Gum (ep 1, 2)
- Choi 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] | |
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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
- Yeon Jung-hoon as Min Tae-yeon
- Lee Young-ah as Yoo Jung-in
- Lee Won-jong as Hwang Soon-bom
- Lee Geung-young as Jo Jung-hyun, coroner
- Kim Joo-young as Choi Dong-man
- Kwon Hyun-sang as L
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)
- Dong Hyun Kim 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)
Ratings
Episode | Original airdate | Title | AGB Nielsen[9][10] | |
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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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- "5 Korean Horror Dramas You Should Watch During Halloween | Viu". Viu. October 16, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
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- AGB 닐슨 미디어리서치 홈페이지 Archived June 19, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- 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.
- "Bs-TBS 韓国ドラマ「ヴァンパイア検事」".
- "韓国ドラマ「ヴァンパイア検事」".
External links
- Vampire Prosecutor – Season 1 official OCN website (in Korean)
- Vampire Prosecutor – Season 2 official OCN website (in Korean)
- Vampire Prosecutor – Season 1 at HanCinema
- Vampire Prosecutor – Season 2 at HanCinema
- Vampire Prosecutor on IMDb