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.[4][13][14]
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.[28]
Reception
Viewership
The Kidnapping Day : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on
Phabricator and on
MediaWiki.org.
Season
Episode number
Average
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
1
417
321
658
696
798
708
813
925
946
997
953
1178
784
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by
Nielsen Korea.[29]
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers 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
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
^Moviecloser의 음악팀은 현재 ENA 수목드라마 <유괴의 날>의 작업을 진행중에 있습니다. [Moviecloser's music team is currently working on ENA's Wednesday-Thursday drama <The Kidnapping Day>.]. Facebook (in Korean). Movie Closer (무비클로저). July 20, 2023.
Archived from the original on July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
^"유괴의 날" [The Kidnapping Day]. Studio Genie (in Korean).
Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
^Jang Ah-reum (September 12, 2023).
"신스틸러 곽자형, '유괴의 날' 합류…경찰 팀장 활약". News1 Korea (in Korean).
Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023 – via
Naver.
^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]]. Sports Dong-a (in Korean).
Archived from the original on November 1, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via
Naver.
^Lee, Seung-hoon (May 7, 2024).
'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]] (in Korean). Star News.
Archived from the original on May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024 – via
Naver.
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.[4][13][14]
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.[28]
Reception
Viewership
The Kidnapping Day : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on
Phabricator and on
MediaWiki.org.
Season
Episode number
Average
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
1
417
321
658
696
798
708
813
925
946
997
953
1178
784
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by
Nielsen Korea.[29]
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers 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
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
^Moviecloser의 음악팀은 현재 ENA 수목드라마 <유괴의 날>의 작업을 진행중에 있습니다. [Moviecloser's music team is currently working on ENA's Wednesday-Thursday drama <The Kidnapping Day>.]. Facebook (in Korean). Movie Closer (무비클로저). July 20, 2023.
Archived from the original on July 20, 2023. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
^"유괴의 날" [The Kidnapping Day]. Studio Genie (in Korean).
Archived from the original on September 5, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
^Jang Ah-reum (September 12, 2023).
"신스틸러 곽자형, '유괴의 날' 합류…경찰 팀장 활약". News1 Korea (in Korean).
Archived from the original on September 29, 2023. Retrieved September 12, 2023 – via
Naver.
^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]]. Sports Dong-a (in Korean).
Archived from the original on November 1, 2023. Retrieved October 24, 2023 – via
Naver.
^Lee, Seung-hoon (May 7, 2024).
'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]] (in Korean). Star News.
Archived from the original on May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024 – via
Naver.