Blade Man

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]

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 (2014-09-10) – November 13, 2014 (2014-11-13)

Plot

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

Main characters

• 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

• 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

Blade Man OST
Soundtrack album by Various artists
Recorded	2014
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean English
Label	Sony Music

Part 1

Released on September 24, 2014 (2014-09-24)

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

Released on October 2, 2014 (2014-10-02)

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

Released on October 16, 2014 (2014-10-16)

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

Released on October 29, 2014 (2014-10-29)

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

Disc 2:

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

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%