Kim Joo-hwan’s action-filled crime series, Bloodhounds, has been collecting tons of great reviews recently, from critics and viewers alike, mainly owing to its classic yet interesting plot coupled with skilled actors that make the show worth a watch.
This series’ director, as well as screenwriter Kim Joo-hwan, has already worked in great shows and movies like My Heart Puppy, Midnight Runners, The Divine Fury, and many others. The dramatic storyline centers around Kim Gun-woo and Hong Woo-jin, two boxers that get involved in the world of personal loans and debt collecting only to find out that something bigger is already at play. Although Gun-woo and Woo-jin first get in it to earn money, they eventually are caught up in a complicated mess and have no choice but to bring down the biggest shark in this dirty business.
The cast of Bloodhounds consists of good actors like Woo Do-hwan in the role of Kim Geon-woo, Lee Sang-yi as Hong Woo-jin, Park Sung-Woong plays Kim Myeong-gil, and Huh Joon-ho stars as Choi Tae-ho. Other recurring cast members include Kim Sae-Ron, Yoon Yoo-sun, and Park Min-Jung. Special appearances have been made on Bloodhounds by Lee Joong-ok, Choi Si-won, Park Hoon, and Kim Min-Jae.
Bloodhounds: Plot of the Show
After having an interesting match together, Gun-woo and Hong Woo-jin decide to become friends. Both of these strong boxers share a history of working in the Marines, which is why they’re able to connect very easily. Woo-jin realizes that Gun-woo is a sincere and hardworking boxer that could go a long way as his strength is way over the normal levels. After seeing his mother threatened after taking a loan, Gun-woo decides to come up with a plan that could guarantee him good money.
When he finds out that Woo-jin is interested in the plan as well, they team up and go after the biggest sharks in the loan world as they discover that they were wrongfully extorting money from poor and helpless people by trapping them in their evil schemes. Kim Myeong-gil is shown as the CEO of Smile Capital, the main man behind the money business. Choi Tae-ho is another loan shark who’s past his evil days and now is seen giving people who can’t afford treatment money without any interest.
Bloodhounds: Trailer
Bloodhounds: Episode Guide
Bloodhounds season 1 has around 8 episodes which premiered on the streaming platform on June 9th, 2023. Each episode of this Netflix K-drama lasts for 60-65 minutes.
Episode 1:
Kim Gun-woo and Hong Woo-jin end up having a great match together and become friends soon after realizing they get along well. Meanwhile, Kim Myeong-gil’s evil ambitions are revealed when he tries to come up with wrongful ways of getting ahold of more money.
Episode 2:
Gun-woo has a meeting with Choi Tae-ho to talk about the debt his mother had collected after a conversation with Hong Min-beom turns sour, Myeong-gil plants to take revenge for this degradation.
Episode 3:
Now having known each other from a better perspective, Gun-woo and Woo-jin can help each other escape the trap of personal loans. After going deep down the rabbit hole of loans, they find out that a whole business thrives on poor people’s money and they start thinking of ways to bring the whole thing down.
Episode 4:
President Choi comes up with a foolproof plan to escape his enemies, but things seem to be going exactly the opposite of what he wished for.
Episode 5:
Gun-woo and Woo-jin barely manage to escape a threat and try to make themselves better prepared for what is coming for them. President Choi tries to get ahold of more info to help with his plan.
Episode 6:
Feeling completely exposed after what happened to him, Myeong-gil decides to fix President Choi as his target. Gun-woo and the others continue their preparations.
Episode 7:
As much as they’d wanted things to go according to plan, all of Woo-jin and Gun-woo’s efforts go in vain after facing a setback. Gun-woo and the others then decide to carry out a revenge plan and team up with someone we’d least expect.
Episode 8:
The Bloodhounds season finale shows Gun-woo and Woo-jin trying to take down Myeong-gil with everything they’ve got. With their hearts filled with emotion and brains with their rightful duty, Woo-jin and Gun-woo could have fate on their side.
Bloodhounds: Streaming Guide
All of Bloodhounds’ Episodes will be available to stream on Netflix, in most regions globally. If there happens to be a second season, it’s likely that Bloodhounds Season 2 episodes will also be released on Netflix altogether. To stream a variety of thrilling K-dramas filled with action just like Bloodhounds, you’d have to have a Netflix membership that costs around $6.99 up to $19.99.
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