The Day of the Kidnapping

The Day of the Kidnapping (Korean: 유괴의 날) is an upcoming South Korean television series starring Yoon Kye-sang, Park Sung-hoon, Yu-na, Kim Shin-rok, Kim Sang-ho, Seo Jae-hee, and Kang Young-seok. It is based on a novel of the same title by writer Jung Hae-yeon. It is scheduled for release on ENA in the second half of 2023.[2]

The Day of the Kidnapping
Also known asThe Abduction Day[1]
Hangul
유괴의 날
Revised RomanizationYugoe-ui Nal
Genre
Based onThe Day of the Kidnapping
by Jung Hae-yeon
Written byKim Je-young[3]
Directed byPark Yoo-young[3]
Starring
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
Production
Production companyAStory[3]
Release
Original networkENA

Synopsis

The series is about the collaboration of a clumsy kidnapper, and a genius girl who has lost her memory.[4]

Cast

Main
  • Yoon Kye-sang as Kim Myung-joon: 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[5][6]
    • Oh Seung-jun as young Kim Myung-joon[7]
  • Park Sung-hoon as Park Sang-yoon: a violent crime detective[6]
  • Yu-na as Choi Ro-hee: an 11-year-old genius girl who has lost her memory[4]
  • Kim Shin-rok as Seo Hye-eun: Myung-joon's ex-wife[8]
  • Kim Sang-ho as Park Cheol-won: an employee of a security company[9]
  • Seo Jae-hee as Mo Eun-seon: a neurosurgeon[10]
  • Kang Young-seok as Jayden: a fund manager[2]

Supporting
  • Woo Ji-hyun as Choi Taek-gyun: a lawyer[11]
  • Jung Soon-won as Chae Jung-man: a detective who is the partner of Sang-yoon[12]
  • Go Ha as So Jin-yu: Ro-hee's mother[13]
  • Kim Dong-won[14]

Production and release

Actress 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.[15]

References
  1. "The Abduction Day". AStory. Archived from the original on March 27, 2023. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  2. Hwang Soo-yeon (February 14, 2023). "'유괴의 날' 500대 1 경쟁률 뚫은 유나, 윤계상과 호흡…하반기 첫방 [공식입장]" (in Korean). Xports News. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Naver.
  3. Ahn Yun-ji (October 13, 2022). "윤계상, '우영우' 제작사 만난다..'유괴의 날' 출연 확정[공식]" (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Naver.
  4. Kang Ae-ran (February 14, 2023). "[방송소식] 유나, ENA 드라마 '유괴의 날' 캐스팅" (in Korean). Yonhap News. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Naver.
  5. Pierce Conran (October 22, 2022). "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". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on December 14, 2022. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
  6. Lee Myung-joo (February 14, 2023). "박성훈, '유괴의 날' 출연 확정…윤계상 쫓는 강력반 형사" (in Korean). Dispatch. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Naver.
  7. "Oh Seung-jun to Join "The Day of the Kidnapping" as Young Yoon Kye-sang". HanCinema. OSEN. February 20, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  8. Ahn Yun-ji (February 14, 2023). "'재벌집' 김신록, '유괴의 날' 출연 확정..윤계상과 호흡 [공식]" (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Naver.
  9. Yoon Seong-yeol (February 15, 2023). "김상호 '유괴의 날' 출연 확정..'킹덤' 박유영 감독과 재회 [공식]" (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Naver.
  10. Cha Hye-young (February 14, 2023). "서재희, '유괴의 날' 출연 확정…윤계상·박성훈과 호흡" (in Korean). Ten Asia. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Naver.
  11. Hwang So-young (February 15, 2023). "'안나' 우지현, ENA '유괴의 날' 출연 확정‥윤계상과 호흡" (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Naver.
  12. Yoo Jun-ha (February 17, 2023). "정순원, ENA 오리지널 드라마 '유괴의 날' 출연 확정" (in Korean). E Daily. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Naver.
  13. Jeon Hyo-jin (February 17, 2023). "'옷소매' 고하, '유괴의 날' 출연…천재소녀 엄마된다" (in Korean). Sports DongA. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Naver.
  14. Son Bong-seok (February 15, 2023). "배우 김동원, 윤계상과 호흡 맞춘다···'유괴의 날' 출연" (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved March 8, 2023 – via Naver.
  15. Shin Min-kyung (May 12, 2023). "에이스토리, 아마존과 '유괴의 날' 해외방영 라이선스 공급계약 [주목 e공시]" (in Korean). The Korea Economic Daily. Retrieved May 12, 2023 – via Naver News.
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