The Day of the Kidnapping
# 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 in the second half of 2023, and will air on ENA every Wednesday and Thursday.

## Synopsis

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

## 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
   * Oh Seung-jun as young Kim Myung-joon
* Park Sung-hoon as Park Sang-yoon: a violent crime detective
* 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
* 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

### Supporting

* 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
* Kim Dong-won

## Production and release

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

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.

