5 reasons to watch the Korean drama ‘The Kidnapping Day’
The Korean drama “The Kidnapping Day” premiered on Prime Video in the Philippines and more than 240 countries and regions worldwide on Sept. 13.
It stars Yoon Kye-sang (“Kiss Sixth Sense”), Park Sung-hoon (“The Glory”), Yoo Na, and Kim Shin-rock (“Moving,” “Reborn Rich”).
The 12-episode “The Kidnapping Day” will have new episodes every Wednesday and Thursday.
"The Kidnapping Day" stars (from left) Yoon Kye-sang, Yoo Na, Park Sung-hoon and Kim Shin-rock (Prime Video)
Scenes from "The Kidnapping Day" (Prime Video)
Here are five reasons to watch “The Kidnapping Day”:
1. Multi-genre adventure
“The Kidnapping Day” is about clumsy kidnapper Kim Myeong-jun (Yoon Kye-sang) who abducts child genius Choi Ro-hee (Yoo Na). But things do not go as planned. Director Park Yu-young said, “You can consider ‘The Kidnapping Day’ as an assorted genre gift box. A variety of genres including comedy, action, buddy, thriller, and human are all wrapped up enticingly in this drama. I think this series will make viewers laugh and also be touched.”
(From left) Yoon Kye-sang, Yoo Na, Park Yu-young, Kim Shin-rock and Park Sung-hoon (Prime Video)
2. Great original story and message
“The Kidnapping Day” is based on a hit novel of the same name. Park Yu-young explained, “The original novel focuses on detective Park Sang-yun after the first third and becomes more investigative. Making it a 12-episode series, we were able to expand upon characters and their stories. For our series, we focused on the chemistry between Kim Myeong-jun and Choi Ro-hee. The focus was on the comedy and humanistic elements that come from their relationship. They begin to become like a family. I think you can also reconsider what it means to be a family after watching our series.”
3. Father-daughter chemistry
The heart of the series is the relationship between Kim Myeong-jun and Choi Ro-hee. Choi Ro-hee experiences memory loss and mistakes Myeong-jun as her father and become a family. Yoon Kye-sang said, “I was so happy. Working with Yoo Na made me think it would be nice to have a daughter. It was so much fun.” Yoo Na said, “Working with Yoon Kye-sang was really fun. I really had a good time. At first I thought he was a cool actor but as we filmed, I became a fan of his. I think the reason why the set was fun was because of Yoon Kye-sang.”
4. Yoo Na is a rising child actor
For the role, Yoo Na beat out about 500 contenders. Park Yu-young said, “Child actors usually play supporting characters or younger versions of main characters. In our case, a child actor is a main character.” The audition took five rounds and the last round had 12 candidates including Yoo Na, who said, “I did feel pressure. To say I didn’t feel any pressure would be a lie. It was my first time having so many scenes in one drama. I had a lot of lines to learn, so I focused on trying to act naturally.”
Yoo Na (Prime Video)
5. The actors themselves are fans
The stars of the series said they loved the script. Park Sung-hoon said, “I had work in Japan, so I read the script on a plane but I read through it really quickly. It was so interesting that as soon as I landed in Japan, I called and said I would do it.” Yoon Kye-sang said, “The script was so fun and the setup was interesting. The twist is really great.” Kim Shin-rock also said she enjoyed reading the script and was thankful to work on the series.
