{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-28T22:53:05.408Z","story":{"id":"r_6cea7872f233427e9bec698b","slug":"lee-joon-gi-and-alice-ko-join-kentaro-sakaguchi-drama-kidnap-game","url":"https://yomimono.id/lee-joon-gi-and-alice-ko-join-kentaro-sakaguchi-drama-kidnap-game","headline":"Lee Joon-Gi and Alice Ko Join Kentaro Sakaguchi Drama kiDnap GAME","summary":"Fuji TV has announced the overseas cast for its upcoming October drama \"kiDnap GAME,\" starring Kentaro Sakaguchi. The series follows simultaneous kidnappings across seven Asian cities-Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei, Singapore, Bangkok, Naha, and Manila-where victims' families receive an email inviting them to a deadly game: only one loved one can be saved. Sakaguchi plays detective Toshiro Niide, whose wife is kidnapped. South Korean actor Lee Joon-gi (\"The King and the Clown\") joins as Han Ki-joo, a top surgeon whose blind daughter is taken. Lee commented that he was happy to be involved in an international drama again and that the scale of the project made him wonder \"Can we really film this?\" Taipei's Alice Ko (\"Lost in Time\") plays influencer housewife Christina. Hong Kong's Stanley Yau, a member of boy group MIRROR, plays international lawyer Andy. Singapore's Carrie Wong (\"The Journey: Tumultuous Times\") plays flight attendant Janice. Manila's Joel Torre (\"Jose Rizal\") plays taxi driver Miguel. Bangkok's Plearnarponkamol Chaisaeng (\"Master of the House\") plays hostess Ayun. Filming took place across multiple cities with partner companies in Hong Kong and South Korea. Broadcast and distribution are set for 18 countries and regions. Yusuke Kato produces and directs.","why_it_matters":"The casting of Lee Joon-gi and other pan-Asian stars signals Fuji TV's ambition to produce a regionally co-produced thriller that can travel across markets without relying on a single star's domestic pull.","published_at":"2026-05-21T22:45:44.000Z","source_count":2,"sources":["Eiga Natalie","Cinema Today"],"citations":[{"source":"Eiga Natalie","title":"Lee Joon-gi, Alice Ko and other overseas cast announced for Kentaro Sakaguchi-starring drama \"kiDnap GAME\" (with comments)","url":"https://natalie.mu/eiga/news/672924"},{"source":"Cinema Today","title":"Lee Joon-gi to Co-star with Sakaguchi Kentaro: Asian Stars Gather for Fuji TV's October Drama \"kiDnap GAME\" | Cinema Today","url":"https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0154945"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":[],"people":["坂口健太郎","イ・ジュンギ","アリス・クー"],"type":"announcement","domain":"other","is_roundup":false}}}