Blade Man
| Blade Man | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Also known as | Iron Man |
| Genre | Romance Fantasy Drama Comedy |
| Created by | KBS Drama Production |
| Written by | Kim Kyu-wan |
| Directed by | Kim Yong-soo Kim Jong-yeon |
| Starring | Lee Dong-wook Shin Se-kyung |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 18 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Bae Kyung-soo KBS Drama |
| Producer | Im Se-joon |
| Production location | Korea |
| Production companies | iHQ Gazi Contents |
| Original release | |
| Network | Korean Broadcasting System |
| Release | September 10 – November 13, 2014 |
Blade Man (Korean: 아이언맨; RR: Aieonmaen; lit. Iron Man) is a 2014 South Korean television series starring Lee Dong-wook and Shin Se-kyung. It aired on KBS2 from September 10 to November 13, 2014, for 18 episodes.[1][2][3]
Plot
[edit]Joo Hong-bin (Lee Dong-wook) is a wealthy man with a prickly demeanor who develops a supernatural ability - his anger and mental pain manifest as knives sprouting from his body. He meets Son Se-dong (Shin Se-kyung), a warmhearted girl who becomes entangled in his life. As they fall in love, she slowly heals his heart and he learns to deal with his inner pain and newfound power.[4]
Cast
[edit]Main characters
[edit]- Lee Dong-wook as Joo Hong-bin
- Shin Se-kyung as Son Se-dong
- Kim Kap-soo as Joo Jang-won
- Han Eun-jung as Kim Tae-hee
Supporting characters
[edit]- Jung Yoo-geun as Joo Chang
- Lee Mi-sook as Madam Yoon
- Han Jung-soo as Secretary Go
- Lee Joo-seung as Joo Hong-joo
- Kim Sun-woong as Kyung Ho
- Yoon Da-kyung as Yeon Mi-jung
- Song Kyung-chul as Gardener
- Shin Seung-hwan as Seung-hwan
- Sun Woong as Kyung-ho
- Kim Jae-young as Je-gil
- Kang Da-bin as Soo-jae
- Jin Ju-hyung as Jung-joon
- Lee Seung-ho as Go Yoon-seok
- Kim Hyung-bum as Se-dong's senior colleague
- Ra Mi-ran as Elisa Park
- Jung Jin as Oh Joong-shik
- Lee Dal-hyung as Chauffeur
- Choi Young-in as Housekeeper
- Kim Mi-kyung as Housekeeper
- Kim Poo-reun Ba-da as Kim Sun-woo
- Kim Kyu-chul as Jo Bong-gu
- Kim Sun-hye as Tae-hee's colleague
- Lee Seung-ho as Yoon-seok
- Son Young-hak
- Park Gun-rak
Original soundtrack
[edit]| Blade Man OST | |
|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Recorded | 2014 |
| Genre | Soundtrack |
| Language | |
| Label | Sony Music |
Part 1
[edit]| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hello" (비밀낙원) | Park Gyu-ri and Han Seung-yeon | 3:21 |
| 2. | "Hello" (Inst.) | 3:21 | |
| Total length: | 6:42 | ||
Part 2
[edit]| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Love You" (비밀낙원) | Jisook and Hyunyoung (Rainbow) | 3:39 |
| 2. | "I Love You" (Inst.) | 3:39 | |
| Total length: | 7:38 | ||
Part 3
[edit]| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sad Love Waltz" (비밀낙원) | Nemesis | 4:46 |
| 2. | "Sad Love Waltz" (Inst.) | 4:46 | |
| Total length: | 8:42 | ||
Part 4
[edit]| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I Love, but It's Not Love" (비밀낙원) | Lee Soo-young | 4:12 |
| 2. | "I Love, but It's Not Love" (Inst.) | 4:12 | |
| Total length: | 8:24 | ||
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Justice for All" (Opening Title) | Various Artists | 3:32 |
| 2. | "After Love" | Various Artists | 4:14 |
| 3. | "Curious Mandolin" | Various Artists | 1:49 |
| 4. | "Curious Man" | Various Artists | 3:15 |
| 5. | "Black Crow" | Various Artists | 3:52 |
| 6. | "Happy Dayz" | Various Artists | 1:42 |
| 7. | "Iron Tango" | Various Artists | 1:51 |
| 8. | "No Question" | Various Artists | 2:15 |
| 9. | "Origin of Love" | Various Artists | 4:09 |
| 10. | "Where Is Love?" | Various Artists | 3:24 |
Ratings
[edit]| Episode # | Original broadcast date | Average audience share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TNmS Ratings[5] | AGB Nielsen[6] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | ||
| 1 | September 10, 2014 | 6.0% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 7.0% |
| 2 | September 11, 2014 | 4.8% | 5.7% | 5.7% | 5.8% |
| 3 | September 17, 2014 | 5.0% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.5% |
| 4 | September 18, 2014 | 4.6% | 5.1% | 5.0% | 5.0% |
| 5 | September 24, 2014 | 4.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.7% |
| 6 | September 25, 2014 | 5.7% | 6.3% | 6.9% | 7.1% |
| 7 | October 1, 2014 | 4.8% | 5.6% | 5.0% | 5.1% |
| 8 | October 8, 2014 | 3.5% | 4.7% | 4.3% | 4.1% |
| 9 | October 9, 2014 | 4.1% | 5.0% | 4.7% | 4.5% |
| 10 | October 15, 2014 | 3.3% | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.2% |
| 11 | October 16, 2014 | 3.8% | 4.8% | 4.3% | 4.1% |
| 12 | October 22, 2014 | 4.6% | 4.7% | 5.1% | 5.1% |
| 13 | October 23, 2014 | 4.0% | 4.5% | 4.1% | 3.6% |
| 14 | October 29, 2014 | 5.1% | 6.1% | 5.2% | 5.3% |
| 15 | October 30, 2014 | 3.4% | 3.5% | 4.3% | 4.5% |
| 16 | November 6, 2014 | 2.9% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 4.6% |
| 17 | November 12, 2014 | 2.8% | 3.6% | 3.2% | 3.8% |
| 18 | November 13, 2014 | 2.2% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 3.9% |
| Average | 4.1% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 4.9% | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Shin Se Kyung and Lee Dong Wook Show Great Chemistry at the First Iron Man Script Reading". Soompi. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-11-06. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
- ^ "Shin Se-kyung and Lee Dong-wook smile at a press event for their new TV series". The Chosun Ilbo. 3 September 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
- ^ Park, Ah-reum (2 September 2014). "Lee Dong Wook Had Hard Time Filming Iron Man with Special Armor On". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 25 November 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
- ^ Lee, Min-ji (25 August 2014). "Lee Dong Wook Explodes in Transformation into Angry Iron Man". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 2014-08-26.
- ^ "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2013-11-28. Retrieved 2014-09-10.
- ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2013-12-26. Retrieved 2014-09-10.