Vampire Prosecutor
| Vampire Prosecutor | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster for Vampire Prosecutor | |
| Genre | Mystery Police procedural Thriller |
| Written by | Han Jung-hoon Kang Eun-sun |
| Directed by | Kim Byung-soo |
| Starring | Yeon Jung-hoon Lee Won-jong Lee Young-ah |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Lee Seung-hoon |
| Production locations | Seoul, South Korea |
| Cinematography | Kim Tae-sung |
| Running time | Sundays at 23:00-24:00 |
| Production company | CMG Chorok Stars |
| Original release | |
| Network | OCN |
| Release | 2 October – 18 December 2011 |
| Related | |
| Vampire Prosecutor 2 | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 뱀파이어 검사 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 뱀파이어 檢査 |
| Revised Romanization | Baempaieo Geomsa |
| McCune–Reischauer | Paemp'aiŏ Kŏmsa |
Vampire Prosecutor (Korean: 뱀파이어 검사; RR: Baempaieo Geomsa) is a 2011 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] It aired on cable channel OCN from October 2 to December 18, 2011 on Sundays at 23:00 for 12 episodes.
A second season aired in September 2012.[5][6][7]
Plot
Min Tae-yeon isn't your typical prosecutor. He has the uncanny ability to tell where the victim of his cases died, and how they died based on their blood's smell and taste. Only some people know that Tae-yeon is actually a vampire, and he drinks blood sold on the black market in the posh bars of Seoul. Along with detective Hwang Soon-bum, rookie prosecutor Yoo Jung-in and intern Choi Dong-man, they solve murder cases, and each time Tae-yeon uses his "powers" to find leads on cases that seem unsolvable. But the one thing he can't solve is the identity of the vampire who turned him seven years ago. And Jung-in soon becomes suspicious of Tae-yeon's "questionable" tactics in solving cases...[8]
Cast
- Yeon Jung-hoon as Min Tae-yeon, prosecutor
- Lee Young-ah as Yoo Jung-in, prosecutor
- Lee Won-jong as Hwang Soon-bum, detective
- Kim Joo-young as Choi Dong-man, intern
Extended cast
- 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
Guest appearances
- Gong Jung-hwan as Park Hoon (ep 1, 10)
- Choi Yong-min as President Gum (ep 1, 2)
- 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-ryung 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
Reception
The series topped its timeslot for 11 consecutive weeks,[9][10] and recorded a peak of 4% viewership ratings, the highest for a Korean cable drama in 2011.[11][6][5]
It was exported to several foreign countries, including Japan.[12][13][14][15]
References
- ^ Choe, Min-ji (15 September 2011). "Stills for Vampire Prosecutor Revealed". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
- ^ Choe, Min-ji (28 September 2011). "Yeon Jeong Hun's Vampire Role Inspired by G-Dragon". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
- ^ Choe, Min-ji (20 September 2011). "Vampire Prosecutor Preview Gets Bit for 'Inappropriate Content'". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
- ^ Lee, In-kyung (2 October 2011). "Vampire Prosecutor Follows After The Crucible?". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
- ^ a b "Yeon Jung-hoon to return for 2nd season of OCN's Vampire Prosecutor". 10Asia. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
- ^ a b Kim, Erika (26 July 2012). "Vampire Prosecutor to Return in September with Second Season". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
- ^ Kim, Erika (8 August 2012). "Official Poster and Character Cuts for Vampire Prosecutor 2 are Out". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
- ^ "Vampire Prosecutor Season 2 - Synopsis". CJ Entertainment. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
- ^ Kim, Ji-yeon (4 October 2011). "Vampire Prosecutor on Top". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
- ^ Choe, Min-ji (17 October 2011). "Vampire Prosecutor Tops Cable Ratings Three Weeks In a Row". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
- ^ "Vampire Prosecutor Hit 4% Highest Ratings to Break Cable TV Record". Drama Haven. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
- ^ Hong, Lucia (11 November 2011). "Cable TV series Vampire Prosecutor, TEN sold to Japan". 10Asia. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
- ^ Lee, In-kyung (11 November 2011). "Yeon Jeong Hun and Joo Sang Wook to Enter Japan with Cable Dramas". enewsWorld. CJ E&M. Retrieved 2013-03-19.
- ^ "CJ E&M makes 13.3 bil. won in TV drama exports". The Korea Times. 30 October 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-05.
- ^ Sunwoo, Carla (31 October 2012). "CJ E&M sees its programs spread far and wide". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2013-03-19.