An Ill-Fated Masterpiece Completely Alienated Despite the Unprecedented Casting of Lee Joon-gi, Sakaguchi Kentaro, and Alice Ko: Kidnap Game
Lee Joon-gi of South Korea, Sakaguchi Kentaro of Japan, and Alice Ko of Taiwan. Just hearing their names, these are top stars representing their respective countries and commanding massive fandoms all across Asia. The fact that any one of these three could generate tremendous buzz by taking on a solo lead role in their own country makes their collaboration as co-leads in a single project more than enough to make the hearts of Asian drama fans flutter even before the broadcast. Unbelievably, however, the public is scarcely aware that the drama Kidnap Game, which boasts this spectacular and overwhelming cast, is currently airing. Pushed aside by the massive marketing waves of giant OTT platforms like Netflix and TVING, as well as the onslaught of public broadcasting networks, this unprecedented project is continuing its run far too quietly and lonely, completely out of the public's spotlight. Currently, the buzz in the South Korean drama market is tightly gripped by Netflix original ...
