The Kidnapping Day TV Series Details:
| Also known as | The Abduction Day |
| Hangul | 유괴의 날 |
| Hanja | 誘拐의 날 |
| Revised Romanization | Yugoe-ui nal |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yugoeŭi nal |
| Based on | The Kidnapping Day by Jung Hae-yeon |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Genre | Mystery, Thriller, Action, Comedy |
| Season | 1 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Release date | September 13 – October 25, 2023 |
| Aired on | Wednesday, Thursday |
| Running time | 60 min |
| Age rating | 16+ |
| Starring | Yoon Kye-sang Park Sung-hoon Jeon Yu-na Kim Shin-rok |
| Directed by | Park You-young |
| Written by | Kim Je-young |
| Produced by | Lee Sang-baek Yoon Jae-soon Kim Ha-na |
| Executive producers | Han Sang-jae Lee Young-hwa |
| Music by | Movie Closer |
| Production Companies | AStory KT Studio Genie |
| Distributor | ENA |
The Kidnapping Day TV Series Cast & Character:
- Main
- Yoon Kye-sang as Kim Myung-joon: A former judoka and a desperate father who becomes an unlikely kidnapper to raise the necessary funds to pay for his sick daughter’s hospital bills, but is unexpectedly pursued as a murder suspect.
- Oh Seung-jun as young Kim Myung-joon
- Park Sung-hoon as Park Sang-yoon: A violent crime detective.
- Jeon Yu-na as Choi Ro-hee: An 11-year-old genius girl who has lost her memory.
- Kim Shin-rok as Seo Hye-eun: Myung-joon’s ex-wife.
- Supporting
- Kim Sang-ho as Park Cheol-won: An employee of a security company.
- Seo Jae-hee as Mo Eun-seon: A neurosurgeon.
- Kang Young-seok as Jayden: A fund manager.
- Woo Ji-hyun as Choi Taek-gyun: A lawyer.
- Jung Soon-won as Chae Jung-man: A detective who is the partner of Sang-yoon.
- Go Ha as So Jin-yu: Ro-hee’s mother.
- Jeon Kwang-jin as Choi Jin-tae: Ro-hee’s father who is the director of Hyegwang Hospital.
- Choi Eun-woo as Kim Hee-ae: Myung-joon and Hye-eun’s daughter.
- Kim Dong-won as Ho-young
- Song Jae-ryong as Beonggeoji
- Min Kyung-jin as Gi-sun
- Park Jin-woo as Jung-do
- Kwak Ja-hyung as a police team leader
Storyline:
Myung-joon decides to kidnap Ro-hee to pay for his daughter’s hospital bills. On his way, someone collapses before his car, which turns out to be Ro-hee. She doesn’t remember anything, and Myeong-jun claims to be her dad and contacts her parents for the ransom but fails. He witnesses her parents’ bodies being carried away at their house and leaves the scene. Ro-hee grows suspicious of Myeong-jun.
About The Kidnapping Day TV Series:
The Kidnapping Day (Korean: 유괴의 날) is a South Korean mystery thriller action-comedy television series directed by Park You-young and starring Yoon Kye-sang, Park Sung-hoon, Jeon Yu-na, and Kim Shin-rok.
It is based on a novel of the same title by writer Jung Hae-yeon. For the series, Jeon Yu-na was cast as Choi Ro-hee after an audition involving 500 participants.
The series aired on ENA from September 13 to October 25, 2023, every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:00 (KST). It is also available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video in selected regions.
The Kidnapping Day TV Series Episodes List:
| Episodes | Original Broadcast Date | Average Audience Share (Nationwide) | Average Audience Share (Seoul) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 13, 2023 | 1.833% (4th) | 1.840% (4th) |
| 2 | September 14, 2023 | 1.450% (5th) | 1.445% (5th) |
| 3 | September 20, 2023 | 3.094% (3rd) | 2.713% (3rd) |
| 4 | September 21, 2023 | 3.605% (1st) | 3.382% (1st) |
| 5 | September 27, 2023 | 3.495% (2nd) | 3.452% (3rd) |
| 6 | September 28, 2023 | 3.195% (1st) | 3.548% (2nd) |
| 7 | October 5, 2023 | 3.955% (1st) | 4.038% (1st) |
| 8 | October 11, 2023 | 4.144% (1st) | 4.439% (2nd) |
| 9 | October 12, 2023 | 4.177% (1st) | 4.258% (1st) |
| 10 | October 18, 2023 | 4.262% (1st) | 4.345% (1st) |
| 11 | October 19, 2023 | 4.269% (1st) | 4.522% (1st) |
| 12 | October 25, 2023 | 5.245% (1st) | 5.495% (1st) |
| Average | 3.560% | 3.623% |
