Vampire Prosecutor () 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.
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.
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 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 forensic scientist
Supporting characters Jang Hyun-sung as Jang Chul-oh, chief prosecutor and Min's boss Park Jae-hoon as Bartender/Ra Jae-wook Kim Ye-jin as Soo-hee, coroner Kim Eung-soo as Yoo Won-kook Min Woo-hyuk as Kim Jin-ha Oh Hee-joon as Lee Seung-hak
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 NielsenAGB 닐슨 미디어리서치 홈페이지 This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which has a relatively small audience compared to free TV/public broadcasters (SBS, KBS, MBC). 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) 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 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, and recorded a peak viewership rating of 4.3%, the highest for a Korean cable drama in 2011.
It was exported to several foreign countries, including Japan, where it aired on cable channel BS-TBS.
See also The Vampire Detective (spin-off) List of vampire television series
References
External links Vampire Prosecutor – Season 1 official OCN website Vampire Prosecutor – Season 2 official OCN website