Netflix's newest hit K-drama is a journey through the violent world of yami finance, balancing intense fight choreography with a surprisingly sweet bromance. Based on Jung Chang's webcomic "Sanyanggedul," "Bloodhounds" takes place when COVID was all the rage in Seoul. Rising boxers Gang-woo (Woo Do-hwan) and Woo-jin (Lee Sang-yi) team up to take down a corrupt loan company that tricked Gang-woo's mother into signing a predatory loan.

Woo and Lee, who hail from Netflix's Korean TV show, play the titular duo, and the all-star cast of Bloodhounds includes versatile actors and legends of the Korean film industry. Read on to learn more about the familiar faces in the series.

Gun-woo is an up-and-coming young boxer who uses his winnings and the money he earns from several part-time jobs to help his mother, who is struggling to run a coffee shop in the middle of COVID. His dreams are thwarted when his mother signs a contract with a loan shark.

Woo is an up-and-coming actor, best known for his appearances in the dramas The King: The Eternal Monarch, Save Me, Temptation, Mad Dog, and The Joseon Prosecutor: Morality. In 2021, he won the Korean Golden He won the Best New Actor Award at the Korean Golden Cinema Festival in 2021 for his role in the film "The Wrath of God.

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Woo-jin is a fellow boxer living in the shadow of his Olympic bronze medalist father. At first he is disappointed that he lost to newcomer Gun-woo, but the two former Marines quickly become friends. Woo-jin's past working as a loan shark comes in handy when he and Gun-woo decide to stand up to Myung-gil.

Lee has appeared in hit dramas such as "Hometown Cha Cha Cha," "Romance Rush," "May's Youth," and "When Camellias Bloom."

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Myung-gil, an evil loan shark, grew his own formidable business after Tae-ho's injury. Now his ironically named company, Smile Capital, has expanded its nefarious activities to exploit the same people Tae-ho is trying to help, targeting conglomerate heirs and even government officials.

Park is a prolific film and television actor who originally studied law to please his father. His decades-long career includes the dramas Le Girl, Life on Mars, I'm in Love with Your Eyes, and Unlock My Boss. He will next be seen in the late summer drama "National Death Vote."

Tae-ho is a former loan shark who now provides zero-interest loans to sick people who cannot afford medical treatment. Paralyzed from the waist down in an old fight with Myung-gil, he now worries about the safety of his adopted granddaughter, Hyun-joo. Tae-ho hires Gang-woo and Woo-jin as her guards.

The son of famed Korean actor Ho Jang-kang, Ho has had a prolific career as a character actor in film, television, and musical theater. His notable credits include: the dramas Kingdom and Missing: The Other Side; the films The Divine Weapon, Hwasan-go, Silmido, and Escape from Mogadishu.

Instagram Tae-ho's adopted daughter Hyun-joo is played by Kim, a 22-year-old who made her debut as a child actress in the film "A Brand New Life" at the age of 9 and soon won the Best New Actress Award at the 8th Korean Film Awards for "Where Do You Come From? She has also appeared in the dramas "Ears to the Ground", "The Queen's Classroom", "Secret Healer", and "The Great Shaman Gadusim".

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Min-bum is the son of a wealthy family, and his goal of owning his own hotel falls apart when a pandemic breaks out. Until Myung-gil provides financial support.

Choi is a member of the K-pop group Super Junior. He has previously appeared in dramas such as She Was Beautiful, Revolutionary Love, Love Is For Suckers, and Work Later, Drink Now.

Gun-woo's kind mother is played by Yoon, who began her career as a child actor in 1975 and continues to work in films and dramas, and is known for playing mothers in hit dramas such as Save Me, Rain or Shine, Abyss, Yumi's Cell, Tomorrow, and Welcome to Wedding She is best known for playing the role of a mother in hit dramas such as "Hell.

Instagram Choi's former subordinate Doo Young is played by Ryu, an actor and model who debuted in the early 2000s. He is known for his roles in dramas such as "Seoul 1945," "The Ojakkyo Brothers," "Two Weeks," "Dad Is Strange," and "Nice Witch. He also made his Netflix debut earlier this year in "The Queene Maker," playing mayoral candidate Baek Jae-min.

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Myung-Gil's muscular henchman (left) is played by Tae, who made his acting debut in 2010. He has since starred in the dramas Player and Private Lives, and has made guest appearances in The K2, Suspicious Partners, Prison Playbook, Sisyphus: The Myth, Glitch, Under the Queen's Umbrella," etc.

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