The Kidnapping Day Explained

Alt Name:The Abduction Day[1]
Native Name:
Hangul:유괴의 날
Hanja:誘拐의 날
Rr:Yugoe-ui nal
Mr:Yugoeŭi nal
Genre:
Director:Park You-young
Starring:
Music:Movie Closer[5]
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Num Episodes:12
Executive Producer:
  • Han Sang-jae
  • Lee Young-hwa
Producer:
  • Lee Sang-baek
  • Yoon Jae-soon
  • Kim Ha-na
Runtime:60 minutes[6]
Company:
Network:ENA

The Kidnapping Day[8] is a 2023 South Korean television series 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. It aired on ENA from September 13 to October 25, 2023, every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:00 (KST).[7] [9] It is also available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video in selected regions.[10]

Synopsis

The series is about the collaboration of a clumsy kidnapper, and a genius girl who has lost her memory.[11]

Cast

Main

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.[12] [13]

A violent crime detective.[13]

An 11-year-old genius girl who has lost her memory.[11]

Myung-joon's ex-wife.[14]

Supporting

An employee of a security company.[15]

A neurosurgeon.[16]

A fund manager.[2]

A lawyer.[17]

A detective who is the partner of Sang-yoon.[18]

Ro-hee's mother.[19]

Ro-hee's father who is the director of Hyegwang Hospital.[20]

Myung-joon and Hye-eun's daughter.[21]

Special appearances

Production and release

Actress Jeon Yu-na was selected for the role of Choi Ro-hee through an audition with 500 participants.[2]

In May 2023, production company AStory announced that it had signed a license supply contract with Amazon for the overseas broadcasting rights of the series.[27]

Reception

Viewership

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Original broadcast dateAverage audience share
(Nielsen Korea)[28]
NationwideSeoul
1September 13, 20231.833% 1.840%
2September 14, 2023
3September 20, 20233.094% 2.713%
4September 21, 20233.605% 3.382%
5September 27, 20233.495% 3.452%
6September 28, 20233.195% 3.548%
7October 5, 20233.955% 4.038%
8October 11, 20234.144% 4.439%
9October 12, 20234.177% 4.258%
10October 18, 20234.262% 4.345%
11October 19, 20234.269% 4.522%
12October 25, 2023
Average
  • In the table above, the represent the lowest ratings and the represent the highest ratings.
  • This series aired on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS, MBC and EBS).

Accolades

Award ceremony! scope="col"
YearCategoryNomineeResult
APAN Star Awards2023Best Child ActressJeon Yu-na[29]
Baeksang Arts Awards2024Best New Actress[30]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lee Gyu-lee. Blockbuster action shows to comedies set to hit small screen this month. The Korea Times. September 5, 2023. September 5, 2023. September 5, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230905001509/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2023/09/688_358473.html. live.
  2. Web site: Hwang Soo-yeon. '유괴의 날' 500대 1 경쟁률 뚫은 유나, 윤계상과 호흡…하반기 첫방 [공식입장]]. Xports News. Naver. February 14, 2023. March 8, 2023. ko. March 8, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230308194021/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001557296. live.
  3. Web site: Ahn Yun-ji. 윤계상, '우영우' 제작사 만난다..'유괴의 날' 출연 확정[공식]]. Star News. Naver. October 13, 2022. March 8, 2023. ko. June 24, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230624124622/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0003095797. live.
  4. Web site: Lee Gyu-lee. Yoon Kye-sang to deliver heartfelt message about family with 'The Kidnapping Day'. The Korea Times. September 14, 2023. September 14, 2023. September 14, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230914104648/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2023/09/688_359159.html. live.
  5. Web site: July 20, 2023. ko:Moviecloser의 음악팀은 현재 ENA 수목드라마 <유괴의 날>의 작업을 진행중에 있습니다.. Moviecloser's music team is currently working on ENA's Wednesday-Thursday drama .. https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=941695620258636&amp;set=a.509896800105189. Facebook. July 20, 2023. Movie Closer (무비클로저). ko. July 20, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230720201602/https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=941695620258636&set=a.509896800105189. live.
  6. Web site: 유괴의 날. The Kidnapping Day. September 14, 2023. Studio Genie. ko. September 5, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230905182139/https://studiogenie.co.kr/works/all/28. live.
  7. Web site: Ha Soo-jeong. '유괴의 날' 윤계상·박성훈·김신록, 드림팀 연기 포텐 터진 대본리딩. OSEN. Naver. June 14, 2023. June 14, 2023. ko. June 14, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230614075412/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=109&aid=0004869649. live.
  8. channel_ENA. ENA. ENA (South Korean TV channel). 1701804208390074651. 유괴의날 제작발표회 현장. ko. September 13, 2023. September 13, 2023.
  9. Web site: Choi Hee-jae. July 18, 2023. 윤계상X박성훈 '유괴의 날', 포스터 속 비밀은?…세계관 담았다. July 18, 2023. Xports News. ko. Naver. July 18, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230718004529/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=311&aid=0001617042. live.
  10. primevideomy. Prime Video Malaysia. Amazon Prime Video. 1692506635862708515. A father turned clumsy kidnapper and a genius child get tangled in unexpected circumstances. The Kidnapping Day premieres 13 Sept on Prime.. August 18, 2023. August 28, 2023.
  11. Web site: Kang Ae-ran. [방송소식] 유나, ENA 드라마 '유괴의 날' 캐스팅]. Yonhap News Agency. Naver. February 14, 2023. March 8, 2023. ko. March 8, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230308194025/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=001&aid=0013755584. live.
  12. Web site: Kim Tae-hee in Twenty-Five Twenty-One director's thriller A House with a Yard; Rowoon, Jo Bo-ah eyed for Irresistible Love – K-drama casting latest. Pierce Conran. South China Morning Post. October 22, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221214035001/https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-pop/k-drama/article/3196733/kim-tae-hee-twenty-five-twenty-one-directors-thriller-house-yard-rowoon-jo-bo-ah-eyed-irresistible. December 14, 2022. April 22, 2023. live. limited.
  13. Web site: Lee Myung-joo. 박성훈, '유괴의 날' 출연 확정…윤계상 쫓는 강력반 형사. Dispatch. Naver. February 14, 2023. March 8, 2023. ko. March 8, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230308194026/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=433&aid=0000090762. live.
  14. Web site: Ahn Yun-ji. '재벌집' 김신록, '유괴의 날' 출연 확정..윤계상과 호흡 [공식]]. Star News. Naver. February 14, 2023. March 8, 2023. ko. March 8, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230308194031/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0003128937. live.
  15. Web site: Yoon Seong-yeol. 김상호 '유괴의 날' 출연 확정..'킹덤' 박유영 감독과 재회 [공식]]. Star News. Naver. February 15, 2023. March 8, 2023. ko. March 8, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230308194020/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=108&aid=0003129314. live.
  16. Web site: Cha Hye-young. 서재희, '유괴의 날' 출연 확정…윤계상·박성훈과 호흡. Ten Asia. Naver. February 14, 2023. March 8, 2023. ko. March 8, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230308194026/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=312&aid=0000596496. live.
  17. Web site: Hwang So-young. '안나' 우지현, ENA '유괴의 날' 출연 확정‥윤계상과 호흡. JTBC. Naver. February 15, 2023. March 8, 2023. ko. March 8, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230308194023/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=437&aid=0000332273. live.
  18. Web site: Yoo Jun-ha. 정순원, ENA 오리지널 드라마 '유괴의 날' 출연 확정. E Daily. Naver. February 17, 2023. March 8, 2023. ko. March 8, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230308194022/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=018&aid=0005426647. live.
  19. Web site: Jeon Hyo-jin. '옷소매' 고하, '유괴의 날' 출연…천재소녀 엄마된다. Sports Dong-a. Naver. February 17, 2023. March 8, 2023. ko. March 8, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230308194018/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0001033700. live.
  20. Web site: Ahn Byung-gil. August 10, 2023. 전광진 '유괴의 날' 출연, 윤계상·김신록과 호흡. August 10, 2023. Sports Kyunghyang. ko. Naver. August 10, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230810231521/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=144&aid=0000905785. live.
  21. Web site: Jo Seong-woon. "무조건 지켜줄게, 꼭" 윤계상, 괴물 본능 활활 (유괴의 날). September 22, 2023. September 22, 2023. Sports Dong-a. Naver. ko. September 29, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230929001343/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0001077273. live.
  22. Web site: Bae Jae-ryeon. '유괴의 날' 윤계상, 유나 떠나기로 결심→밀항선 급습 '숨멎 엔딩'. Herald Pop. Naver. September 28, 2023. September 30, 2023. ko. October 2, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231002091107/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=112&aid=0003655921. live.
  23. Web site: Yoo Jung-min. 'D.P.2' 송재룡, '유괴의 날' 출연 확정...윤계상과 호흡 예고. September 5, 2023. September 5, 2023. Ten Asia. Naver. ko. September 5, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230905015704/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=312&aid=0000626778. live.
  24. Web site: Jang Ah-reum. 신스틸러 곽자형, '유괴의 날' 합류…경찰 팀장 활약. September 12, 2023. September 12, 2023. News1 Korea. Naver. ko. September 29, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230929001342/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0007044152. live.
  25. Web site: Hwang So-young. 주현영 '유괴의 날' 특별 출연 존재감 빛냈다. October 19, 2023. October 24, 2023. JTBC. Naver. ko. November 1, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231101093716/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=437&aid=0000363892. live.
  26. Web site: Hong Se-young. October 24, 2023. 강하늘 '유괴의 날' 최종회 특별출연…강영석 지원사격 [공식]]. Kang Ha-neul makes a special appearance in the final episode of 'The Kidnapping Day'… Kang Young-seok Support Fire [Official]. October 24, 2023. Sports Dong-a. Naver. ko. November 1, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231101093609/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0001082783. live.
  27. Web site: Shin Min-kyung. 에이스토리, 아마존과 '유괴의 날' 해외방영 라이선스 공급계약 [주목 e공시]]. The Korea Economic Daily. Naver News. May 12, 2023. May 12, 2023. ko. May 12, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230512071110/https://n.news.naver.com/mnews/article/015/0004843689. live.
  28. Nielsen Korea ratings:
    • Web site: Ep. 1. Nielsen Korea. ko. September 13, 2023. September 14, 2023.
    • Web site: Ep. 2. Nielsen Korea. ko. September 14, 2023. September 15, 2023.
    • Web site: Ep. 3. Nielsen Korea. ko. September 20, 2023. September 21, 2023.
    • Web site: Ep. 4. Nielsen Korea. ko. September 21, 2023. September 22, 2023. September 28, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230928234742/https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00&begin_date=20230921. live.
    • Web site: Ep. 5. Nielsen Korea. ko. September 27, 2023. September 28, 2023. September 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230927231534/https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00&begin_date=20230927. live.
    • Web site: Ep. 6. Nielsen Korea. ko. September 28, 2023. September 29, 2023. September 29, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230929001342/https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00&begin_date=20230928. live.
    • Web site: Ep. 7. Nielsen Korea. ko. October 5, 2023. October 6, 2023. October 7, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231007012800/https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00&begin_date=20231005. live.
    • Web site: Ep. 8. Nielsen Korea. ko. October 11, 2023. October 12, 2023. October 12, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231012234805/https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00&begin_date=20231011. live.
    • Web site: Ep. 9. Nielsen Korea. ko. October 12, 2023. October 13, 2023. October 12, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231012234806/https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00&begin_date=20231012. live.
    • Web site: Ep. 10. Nielsen Korea. ko. October 18, 2023. October 19, 2023. October 19, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231019233543/https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00&begin_date=20231018. live.
    • Web site: Ep. 11. Nielsen Korea. ko. October 19, 2023. October 20, 2023. October 24, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231024041242/https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00&begin_date=20231019. live.
    • Web site: Ep. 12. Nielsen Korea. ko. October 25, 2023. October 26, 2023. November 12, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231112205545/https://www.nielsenkorea.co.kr/tv_terrestrial_day.asp?menu=Tit_1&sub_menu=3_1&area=00&begin_date=20231025. live.
  29. Web site: Kang Joo-il. January 2, 2024. 유나, '2023 서울콘 에이판 스타 어워즈' 청소년 아역상 수상. Sports Kyunghyang. ko. January 2, 2024. Naver.
  30. Web site: ko:'무빙'→'서울의 봄' 대상..'파묘'는 4관왕 [제60회 백상예술대상][종합]. 'Moving' → 'Seoul Spring' Grand Prize..'Buried Grave' wins 4 awards [60th Baeksang Arts Awards] [Comprehensive]. https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/108/0003233830. Naver. Star News. ko. Lee. Seung-hoon. May 7, 2024. May 7, 2024. May 7, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240507120856/https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/108/0003233830. live.

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