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5 reasons to watch the Korean drama 'The Kidnapping Day'

Published Sep 14, 2023 04:57 pm

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.

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"The Kidnapping Day" stars (from left) Yoon Kye-sang, Yoo Na, Park Sung-hoon and Kim Shin-rock (Prime Video)

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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.”

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(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.”

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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.”

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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.”

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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.

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