Blood (TV series)


Blood is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Ahn Jae-hyun, Ji Jin-hee, Ku Hye-sun and Son Soo-hyun. It aired on KBS2 from February 16 to April 21, 2015 on Mondays and Tuesdays at 22:00 for 20 episodes.

Plot

Park Ji-sang is a doctor specializing in hepato-pancreato-biliary surgery in the best cancer research hospital in the country. He is also a vampire. Despite seeming cold and unfeeling, Ji-sang masks his soft heart and inner pain and yearns for closeness with people. He believes very strongly in the sanctity of human life, and suppresses his thirst for blood to treat terminally ill patients and save lives. Among his colleagues is Yoo Ri-ta, a hotshot physician who entered medical school at the age of 17 and is also the niece of the chaebol group chairman who owns the hospital. Ri-ta is highly capable but snooty and arrogant, yet Ji-sang finds himself falling for her. He also gets drawn into a conflict between good and evil as he encounters Lee Jae-wook, a two-faced hospital director who gains everyone's trust with his gentle demeanor, but inwardly harbors a dangerous ambition for power and a talent for cruelty.

Cast

Main characters

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Ratings

Awards and nominations

International broadcast

CountryNetworkAiring dates
South KoreaKBS2 February 16, 2015 - April 21, 2015
Hong KongDrama Channel/HD Drama Channel September 12, 2015 - October 17, 2015
JapanMnet Japan ChannelOctober 2015
TaiwanGTVSeptember 26, 2015 - December 19, 2015
PPTV HDDecember 14, 2015 - January 12, 2016
Channel 9 MCOT HDMay 17, 2018 -
MyanmarChannel 7March 2016 -
CanadaFairchild TVJuly 23, 2016 - October 22, 2016
Cine Mo!May 1, 2016 - July 2, 2016
Jeepney TVOctober 8, 2016
Asianovela ChannelDecember 10, 2018 - January 18, 2019
MalaysiaAstro Wah Lai ToiSeptember 30, 2017 - December 17, 2017
VietnamHRT 2June 28, 2016 -
Algeria:fr:DTV|DTV One2016 -

Reception

Although the rating was low in Korea, internationally it was a success topping the internet for most watched and becoming the number 1 show on Drama Fever, Viki, and My Asian TV throughout its airing and continued on after the final episode. It was the No.1 Hot topic on China's Weibo and Rank# 6 on Drama Fever Top 10 Most Popular Korean Dramas of 2015.