Bloodhounds (South Korean TV series)

Bloodhounds is a South Korean action drama television series directed by Kim Joo-hwan, and starring Woo Do-hwan, Lee Sang-yi, Park Sung-woong, and Huh Joon-ho. The first season was released on Netflix on June 9, 2023. A second season has been confirmed.

Synopsis
Two young boxers band together with a benevolent moneylender to take down a ruthless loan shark who preys on the financially desperate.

Main

 * Woo Do-hwan as Kim Geon-woo
 * A sincere and considerate boxing prospect and a former Marine.


 * Lee Sang-yi as Hong Woo-jin
 * Geon-woo’s partner in action and a former Marine.


 * Park Sung-woong as Kim Myeong-gil
 * The CEO of Smile Capital, and a notorious illegal loan shark who reigns above the law.


 * Huh Joon-ho as Choi Tae-ho
 * Formerly a legend of the private loan industry, he currently provides loans with no interest to people who have no money for medical treatment.

Supporting

 * Kim Sae-ron as Cha Hyun-joo
 * Tae-ho's successor and foster granddaughter.


 * Yoon Yoo-sun as Yoon So-yeon
 * Geon-woo's mother.


 * Lee Hae-yeong as Hwang Yang-jung
 * Tae-ho's right-hand man who runs a Japanese restaurant.


 * Min Kyung-jin as Oh In-mook
 * Tae-ho's driver who was originally the security guard for Tae-ho's building.


 * Choi Young-joon as Min Kang-yong
 * The team leader of the Serious Crime Investigation Division of the National Investigation Headquarters, and an older cousin of Min-beom.


 * Park Ye-ni as Kang Tae-young
 * The team leader of Cyber Crimes Investigation Division.


 * Tae Won-seok as Kang In-beom
 * Myeong-gil's underling who he met in prison.


 * Cheon Dong-bin as Cheon Dong-woo
 * Ha Soo-ho as Im Jang-do
 * The strategy management director of Smile Capital.


 * Jo Wan-gi as Kim Jun-min
 * A sales manager of Smile Capital.


 * Bae Jae-gi as Yang Jae-myeong
 * An underling of Myeong-gil who pretends to be a homeless man, in order to steal identification cards for loan purposes.


 * Hong Jun-young as Captain Jung
 * The service representative of Smile Capital, and a former fighter.


 * Park Min-jung as Madame Im
 * A business partner and Myeong-gil's lover.


 * Jung Da-eun as Oh Da-min
 * The granddaughter of In-mook, and an archer.

Special appearances

 * Lee Joong-ok as a drunkard
 * Choi Si-won as Hong Min-beom
 * A 3rd-generation conglomerate of I'll Corporation, and is Kang-yong's younger cousin.


 * Park Hoon as Moon Kwang-moo
 * A private loan shark who formerly worked under President Choi, and a former Marine.


 * Ryu Soo-young as Lee Doo-young
 * Tae-ho's left arm who is loyal to him.


 * Lim Hwa-young as Min-ji
 * Doo-young's wife.


 * Kim Min-jae as Kim Jae-min
 * A corrupt officer of the Serious Crime Investigation Division Unit 1, and a junior of Kang-yong.

Production
Actress Kim Sae-ron played the role of Cha Hyun-joo, but on June 2, 2022, Netflix Korea announced Kim would be removed from the series, following a DUI incident.