Written by Park Hyun-joo Composer(s) Choi Kyung-shik Final episode date 6 July 1995 Number of episodes 16 | Directed by Lee Jang-soo First episode date 17 May 1995 | |
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Also known as The Man on the AsphaltThe Man from the Asphalt StreetDream Racers Starring Lee Byung-hunChoi Jin-silJung Woo-sungLee Young-ae Awards PaekSang Arts Award for Best New Actor in Television Similar Mr Q, Tomorrow Love, White Nights 398, Happy Together, Age of Innocence | ||
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Asphalt Man (Hangul: 아스팔트 사나이; RR: Aseupalteu Sanai) is a 1995 South Korean television series starring Lee Byung-hun, Choi Jin-sil, Jung Woo-sung, and Lee Young-ae. Based on the 1991 comic of the same title by manhwa artist Huh Young-man, it aired on SBS from May 17 to July 6, 1995 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.
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Plot
Kang Dong-joon (Lee Byung-hun) is a young car designer who dreams of starting his own car company in Korea. He tries to get assistance from his father (Park In-hwan), but the family is in financial trouble. His younger brother Dong-seok (Jung Woo-sung) hates their father, and leaves the country to become a car racer in the United States. Meanwhile, his sister Dong-hee (Lee Young-ae) also flees to the U.S. after conceiving a child with a U.S. army soldier.
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Production
Asphalt Man began shooting in late 1994 with an estimated production budget of ₩1 billion per episode. Filming took 5 months, at the Hyundai auto factory plant in Ulsan and in Dongducheon, including 45 days of overseas location shoots in the United States, which was rare at that time for a Korean drama. The U.S. scenes were filmed in Death Valley and Silver Peak, Alpine County in California. The snow rally in the drama's climax was shot in Utah, though several cast and crew members reportedly suffered from oxygen deficiency.
As the drama's official sponsor, Hyundai Motor Company contributed more than ₩1.2 billion. Various models of Hyundai Motors were featured in the drama as concept cars, production models and Rally vehicles, such as the Accent and the Elantra/Avante. In particular, the Tiburon was first introduced in the scene of Dong-joon's Death Valley Rally.