‘The Kidnapping Day’ sets record-breaking ratings

Yoon Kye Sang

and

Yoo Na

's drama ‘

The Kidnapping Day

’ is experiencing a surge in viewership. Nielsen Korea reported that the tenth episode of the show achieved an impressive nationwide viewership rating of 4.3 percent. This marks a significant milestone as it's the fourth consecutive episode to set a new all-time high since episode 7.
In the drama ‘The Kidnapping Day,’ the storyline revolves around

Kim Myung Joon

, portrayed by Yoon Kye Sang, who is a financially struggling man with a kind heart.

Faced with the urgent need to secure money for his ailing daughter's operation, he reluctantly agrees to his ex-wife's suggestion to kidnap a child from a wealthy family.
However, as he sets out to kidnap Choi Ro Hee, played by Yoo Na, he meets with an accident, resulting in injuring the very child he was meant to abduct. The twist of fate is that

Choi Ro Hee

loses her memory in the process.
To cover up his actions and protect her, Kim Myung Joon pretends to be her father and brings Choi Ro Hee home after her hospital stay. But when he reaches out to her parents for ransom, his calls go unanswered. To unravel the mystery, he decides to visit their home, only to witness a grim scene - the lifeless bodies of her parents being carried out on stretchers. Adding to the complexities, Choi Ro Hee gradually discovers the truth, including the fact that Kim Myung Joon is not her real father, leading to a web of deceit and intrigue in the unfolding story.

In contrast, MBC's "

A Good Day to Be a Dog

," starring

Park Gyu Young

and ASTRO's Cha

Eun Woo

, faced a slight dip in ratings. The third episode of the drama recorded an average nationwide rating of 1.9 percent, down from the previous episode's 2.8 percent rating.
"A Good Day to Be a Dog" is adapted from a webtoon and follows the story of Han Hae Na, a woman cursed to transform into a dog when she kisses a man. Her colleague Jin Seo Won, portrayed by Cha Eun Woo, is the only one who can break the curse, but he is plagued by a fear of dogs due to a traumatic event he can no longer remember.