Lee Joon Gi as Dr Han Ki Joo: The Hunt for The Red Rose in Kidnap Game

 

LEE JOON GI

 AS

DR HAN KI JOO

 

 

THE HUNT

FOR

THE RED ROSE

 

IN

 

KIDNAP GAME

Seven cities. Seven lives on the line. One ultimate survivor. Co-produced across South Korea (SimStory), Japan (Fuji TV), and Hong Kong (MakerVille), the global psychological thriller Kidnap Game is set to redefine the high-stakes survival genre - anchored by a powerhouse performance from global superstar Lee Joon Gi.     THE PREMISE   A BRUTAL BATTLE OF WITS     When synchronized kidnappings strike seven major Asian cities - Seoul, Tokyo, Taipei, Singapore, Bangkok, Manila, and Naha, seven strangers from vastly different worlds are dragged into a cruel, 10-day game of survival. Each player is handed custom-tailored missions to complete under a ticking clock. The catch? Only one victim can return alive.   To save the person they love most, participants must eliminate their competitors, turning allies into adversaries in a ruthless race against time.     DR. HAN KI JOO AT THE CORE   MORALITY VS. DEVOTION     Leading the series is Lee Joon Gi as Dr. Han Ki Joo, a brilliant surgeon whose life mission has always been to save lives. Forced into the game to rescue his visually-impaired daughter, Han Ki Joo is driven to the absolute edge - torn between his sacred medical oath and the primal urge to protect his child.   Opposite Lee Joon Gi stands Japan’s Kentaro Sakaguchi as Nīide Toshiro, an elite Tokyo detective facing a parallel nightmare to save his wife. As fear, paranoia, and psychological warfare peak, Han Ki Joo’s razor-sharp mind becomes his greatest weapon as he navigates a treacherous web of distrust to outsmart the mastermind behind the chaos.     ‘How far would you go to save someone you love? Only one can survive’.     VISUAL INTRIGUE   THE RED ROSE   The newly released teaser poster places Lee Joon Gi centre stage alongside Kentaro Sakaguchi, set against the striking motif of a giant red rose. The ensemble cast forms the surrounding petals - a haunting symbol of how disparate lives are intertwined within the mastermind's twisted design.     MAIN CHARACTERS AND CAST       HAN KI JOO  (LEE JOON GI)   Han Ki Joo is a world-renowned surgeon with a constant stream of patients seeking his services. He was at the time of his visually-impaired daughter's abduction, away from the medical field for unknown reasons. His wife is the owner of a cosmetic brand. The instructions that he has been given are incredibly difficult for a doctor. Will he be forced to abandon his medical oath and convictions to save his kidnapped elementary-school daughter?     According to the Fuji TV website, Lee Joon Gi ‘delivers a passionate performance in multiple languages ​​as a surgeon whose beloved daughter is kidnapped.’ https://www.fujitv.co.jp/kidnap-game/news/index03.html   Lee Joon Gi will probably speak in English, Japanese and Korean.   Yusuke Kato, the director and producer of Kidnap Game, is effusive in his praise for the South Korean superstar. ‘Lee Joon G's acting skills in ‘Flower of Evil’ and ‘Again, My Life’, the action he showed in Hollywood films like ‘Resident Evil: The Final Chapter’, and his fluency in both English and Japanese made him the perfect fit for the role of Han Ki Joo, the doctor in Seoul’.    YUSUKE KATO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAoGT6IN8Os https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%8A%A0%E8%97%A4%E8%A3%95%E5%B0%86      NIIDE TOSHIRO (KENTARO SAKAGUCHI)   He plays a highly capable Tokyo detective with a strong sense of justice. Unfazed by danger, he stops at nothing to apprehend criminals, often resorting to seemingly reckless tactics. Though demanding schedules keep them busy, he shares a happy life with his wife, who had been his classmate in school. When his wife is kidnapped, he is forced to investigate the truth behind his wife's kidnapping and to identify the mastermind. CHRISTINA LIN (ALICE KO)   A housewife in Taipei, who is also active as a model and influencer. She has two children, one in elementary school and one in kindergarten. She has projected her own dream onto her child's dream of becoming a pianist and had found meaning in raising her child but her husband is kidnapped. ANDY (STANLEY YAU) He plays Andy, a formidable international lawyer from Hong Kong with a sharp legal mind. He is defined by his fierce determination to win and he will stop at nothing to secure a win.        JANICE LAU (CARRIE WONG)   She plays a cheerful and kind flight attendant from Singapore. She wants to marry her fiance and become a housewife but her fiance is kidnapped.        MIGUEL GARCIA (JOEL TORRE)   He plays a friendly taxi driver in Manila. Having known only poverty in youth, Miguel remains deeply attached to wealth, driven to shield future generations from his painful past. However, his life is upended when his favourite grandchild  is kidnapped.      AM THANAWAN (PREO NARPORNKAMON CHAISAENG)   She plays a hostess working at a nightclub in Bangkok. With a free-spirited personality, she engages in illegal activities, such as drug-trafficking to match the lifestle of her roommate, the daughter of a wealthy family but to her dismay, her friend is kidnapped.       KURANOSUKE HIGA  (SHINNOSUKE MITSUSHIMA)   The founder of a startup company and a systems engineer in Naha. His mother, his only family member, is kidnapped.       HARUKI URUSHIBARA (SHO KASAMATSU)   A mysterious young man connected to the game       SAORI NIIDE  (YUKI SAKURAI )   Niide Toshiro's wife who has been kidnapped       AKINA ISOBE  (SAE OKAZAKI)   Saori's best friend - a TV news reporter, who tries to uncover the truth behind the game     RYOHEI HYODO (RYUTARO YAMAZAKI) A Shinjuku police station detective, who works alongside Niide Toshiro in the investigation MASAAKI TAKASUKI (MAKITA SPORTS) Head of the Community Safety Division in Shinjuku Police Station   Prepare for an unforgettable masterclass in suspense, emotion, and action as Lee Joon Gi pushes the limits of love, sacrifice, and human nature.       https://www.instagram.com/jg_k_drama/reel/DditmwtSkhE/?hl=en     Kidnap Game premieres 6 October 2026 at 10 PM KST on Channel A.

 

 

 

Kidnap Game: The Ultimate Global Thriller Starring The Unstoppable Lee Joon Gi

 

KIDNAP GAME

 

THE

ULTIMATE

GLOBAL THRILLER

 

 

STARRING

 

THE

UNSTOPPABLE

LEE JOON GI

Get ready for the most pulse-pounding, high-stakes television event of the decade. While busy dominating the screen filming Dochabi, the incomparable Lee Joon Gi is about to blow global audiences away in the upcoming blockbuster suspense series, Kidnap Game.   https://www.instagram.com/simstory_drama/reel/DdS6TyhEb2i/   Recently, Lee Joon Gi teamed up with co-star Kentaro Sakaguchi for a hilarious, high-energy 5-syllable challenge promo for South Korea's Channel A, where their undeniable chemistry stole the show.  https://www.instagram.com/channela_series/reel/DdTO6EsCasG/   https://www.instagram.com/simstory_drama/reel/DdInBXdqGQa/   https://www.instagram.com/jg_k_drama/reel/DdTSuBFSsVt/?hl=en   Lee Joon Gi even closed out the session with a thrilling reminder: Kidnap Game premieres on 6 October 2026, at 10 PM (KST) on Channel A, airing every Tuesday!  And the global promotion doesn't stop there - Disney+ has officially joined the fun, guaranteeing a simultaneous global release, alongside broadcasters VIU and Fuji TV.     THE ULTIMATE CLASH OF TITANS   LEE JOON GI LEADS THE CHARGE     Spanning seven major global hubs and cities (Tokyo, Seoul, Taipei, Singapore, Bangkok, Naha, and Manila), across countries and cultures, this gripping international masterpiece forces seven strangers into a brutal, life-or-death survival game. Their mission? Complete twisted individual instructions to save their kidnapped loved ones - because only one person can ultimately be saved. At the absolute center of this explosive narrative is the magnetic rivalry and emotional clash between two major characters, Dr Han Ki Joo and Toshiro Niide portrayed respectively by powerhouse leads, Lee Joon Gi and Kentaro Sakaguchi. The question is: Will the surgeon and the detective join forces to defeat the enemy?   Lee Joon Gi as Dr. Han Ki Joo (Seoul): A legendary, world-renowned neurosurgeon who has stepped away from practice. When his young, visually impaired daughter is abducted, his world collapses. Pushed to his absolute limits, Lee Joon Gi portrays a desperate father forced to choose between his sacred oath as a life-saving doctor and his raw impulses to save his child.   https://www.instagram.com/simstory_drama/reel/DdS6TyhEb2i/   The Producers' Praise: The creative team notes, ‘Lee Joon Gi has breathed life into his character with great depth and complexity, a desperate father who pushes himself to the limit to save his beloved daughter. We are convinced that this densely layered suspense only actor Lee Joon-gi can make happen will create even more powerful synergy’.     Kentaro Sakaguchi as Toshiro Niide (Tokyo): An elite, fearless Japanese detective whose own beloved wife is taken in the simultaneous multi-city abductions, setting the stage for an unforgettable head-to-head showdown with Dr Han Ki Joo portrayed by Lee Joon Gi.       SYMBOLISM AND THE MYSTERY OF THE RED ROSE The psychological depth of Kidnap Game is woven through haunting visual motifs, most notably the red rose, a symbol of ultimate devotion, passion, and the painful thorns of love.   Nothing is more arresting or haunting than the recurring motif of the red rose.     THE FALLEN RED ROSE AND DR. HAN KI JOO https://www.instagram.com/leejoongiitalianfamily/reel/DdLwU_lKddp/     In one of the most breathtaking promotional visuals released for the series, Lee Joon Gi’s character, Dr. Han Ki Joo, is seen picking up a single fallen red rose from the ground.     THE SYMBOLISM   A red rose resting on the earth is a universal cinematic shorthand for profound sorrow, sacrifice, a shattered heart, and a life cut tragically short.     THE NARRATIVE CLUE   Because it is Lee Joon Gi's desperate, retired-surgeon-turned-father who stoops to pick it up, it acts as a devastating narrative omen - suggesting that despite his genius and his fierce devotion, he may already have lost his young, visually impaired daughter to the sadistic mastermind's game, pushing him past the brink of mere desperation into outright vengeance.     THE BURNING RED ROSE   Flames and flora collide in the main promotional teaser as a pristine red rose is aggressively set on fire.     THE SYMBOLISM   While a red rose naturally embodies deep romantic love, passion, and ultimate devotion, setting it ablaze is a volatile, destructive act. It represents extreme anger, a burning resentment, heartbreak, and a toxic passion turned lethal.   THE NARRATIVE CLUE   This points directly to broken oaths, catastrophic betrayals of trust, and the shattering of secret alliances among the seven global cities. The fire signals that whatever bonds once protected these individuals have been scorched beyond recognition.     THE ROSE ACROSS THE MOUTH (SHO KASAMATSU’S TEASER) Another striking, unsettling image features Japanese actor Sho Kasamatsu's character speaking angrily, but framed at an angle where a red rose deliberately blocks his mouth.     THE SYMBOLISM   This jarring juxtaposition of beauty and violence explores the fragile line between suppression and expression.     THE NARRATIVE CLUE   It reveals that behind every bitter, cruel, or furious word spoken in this deadly game lies deep, unhealed trauma, wounded love, or a profound vulnerability that the speaker is desperately trying to mask. It suggests a tragic truth: in this survival game, lashing out in anger hurts the speaker just as much as it hurts the target.       While the entire global project centers on the electrifying tension and rivalry driven by the most important characters portrayed by Lee Joon Gi and Kentaro Sakaguchi, Kidnap Game boasts a breathtaking, multi-national ensemble cast. Spanning seven major global hubs across regions, these phenomenal actors bring rich cultural depth, distinct backgrounds, and high-stakes drama to the ultimate survival game.     THE CORE GAME PARTICIPANTS AND KEY ROLES     SEOUL SOUTH KOREA     Dr. Han Ki Joo (Played by Lee Joon Gi): The absolute anchor of the entire series. A legendary, retired genius neurosurgeon forced into the underground game when his young, visually impaired daughter is snatched. Lee Joon Gi commands the screen, torn between his sacred oath as a life-saving surgeon and the raw, desperate instincts of a father pushed past his absolute breaking point. TOKYO JAPAN   Toshiro Niide (Played by Kentaro Sakaguchi): An elite, fearless detective with an incredible arrest rate. When his beloved wife is taken in the simultaneous multi-city abductions, he enters the game to hunt down the mastermind - setting up an intense, razor-thin rivalry and dramatic clash directly with Lee Joon Gi's character.     TAIPEI TAIWAN   Christina (Played by Alice Ko): An influencer and housewife whose husband has been kidnapped, plunging her unexpectedly into the dangerous mechanics of the game.     SINGAPORE   Janice (Played by Carrie Wong): A dedicated flight attendant thrust into the horrifying ordeal after her fiancé is abducted.     MANILA PHILIPPINES   Miguel (Played by Joel Torre): A gritty, grounded taxi driver fighting tooth and nail because his beloved grandson has been taken hostage.     BANGKOK THAILAND   Ayun (Played by Praew Narupornkamol Chaisang): A nightclub hostess forced into the survival arena to save her good friend.     NAHA JAPAN Shinnosuke Mitsushima: Representing Japan's second map slot in Naha (Okinawa) alongside Tokyo, his mysterious character's true role and connection to the game remain heavily shrouded in suspense.     THE GLOBAL CONNECTIONS AND SUPPORTING POWERHOUSES     Because the multi-city thriller spans simultaneous kidnappings across distinct regional locations, Japan uniquely commands two slots on the map (Tokyo and Naha). The international web is further reinforced by key figures and supporting players.       HONG KONG CHINA Andy (Played by Stanley Yau): A ruthless multinational corporate lawyer. Intriguingly positioned outside the core group of forced survival contestants, his corporate international role suggests he may be operating from an entirely different angle in the overarching conspiracy.     TOKYO SUPPORT AND SUPPORTING CAST     Featuring talents like Sae Okazaki and Show Kasamatsu, whose striking promotional imagery with a red rose blocking his mouth hints at deep, suppressed trauma behind angry words. With an international cast of this caliber supporting Lee Joon Gi as he anchors the most intense role of his career, Kidnap Game is shaping up to be an absolute masterclass in global suspense.       GLOBAL PREMIERE SCHEDULE   The stage is set for a massive World Premiere on 2 October 2026 (Friday), featuring the star-studded international cast, including Lee Joon Gi, Kentaro Sakaguchi, Alice Ko, Stanley Yau, Carrie Wong, Joel Torre, and Praew Narupornkamol Chaisang.     https://www.fujitv.co.jp/kidnap-game/news/index06.html       FUJI TV (JAPAN)   Premieres 6 October 2026, airing every Tuesday at 9:00 PM (with an extended 15-minute premiere).     VIU Kidnap Game premieres on VIU TV Network platform on 6 October 2026.   CHANNEL A (SOUTH KOREA)   Premieres 6 October 2026, airing every Tuesday at 10:00 PM (KST)   DISNEY+   Releasing simultaneously starting 6 October 2026.   Who is the mastermind orchestrating this deadly game?   Find out as Lee Joon Gi delivers what is bound to be the most gripping performance of his career.