LEE JOON
GI’S
FILM
KIDNAPPING
GAME
A
THRILLING
REINVENTION
THAT’S
CROSSING
MANY
BORDERS
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When Lee Joon Gi drops
behind-the-scenes photos, you know the internet is going to combust. And
combust it did. The sexy global heartthrob recently shared sizzling, playful
BTS snaps from the Kidnapping Game (working title) – a sleek multinational
production believed to unite Taiwanese and Japanese film powerhouses. But Lee isn’t the type to
stay locked up in hotel rooms memorising film scripts on off days. Between
takes in Nagoya and Taipei, he’s out exploring, strolling city streets and
sharing meals with his team.               https://www.instagram.com/actor_jg/reel/DU4v5bTD0O4/?hl=en
Sure, hours in production
vans and intense filming schedules can be brutal but this multihyphenate master
knows the art of balance.  Kidnapping Game has a cast
that speaks the world. This isn’t just a film that has been reimagined; it’s a
linguistic feast. The director helming it seems to be Lin Yu Hsien.
Starring alongside Lee Joon
Gi are Carrie Wong, Singapore’s screen darling; Alice Ko, Taiwan’s versatile
star; and Kentaro Sakaguchi, Japan’s charismatic actor. 
Now, here’s where it gets
deliciously global.
Lee Joon Gi speaks Korean,
Japanese and English and has hinted on mastering a language which is suspected
to be Chinese Mandarin.
 Carrie Wong speaks Chinese Mandarin, English and Cantonese and is
rumoured to mimic Korean convincingly.
 Alice Ko moves effortlessly between Chinese Mandarin and
Taiwanese Hokkien.
 Kentaro Sakaguchi speaks Japanese and Korean, the latter
sharpened during his 2024 drama work. On set? Expect a whirlwind of Mandarin, English, Korean, and
Japanese. To international fans, that’s music to the ears.
The film is based on Keigo Higashino’s 2002 novel,
The Name of The Game is Kidnapping. The original thriller follows Sakuma, a brilliant advertising
executive, who, after being humiliated and fired by his obscenely wealthy
client, decides to stage a fake kidnapping of his client’s daughter, Juri.
It’s revenge. It’s strategy. It’s ego versus ego.
Lee Joon Gi is expected tp portray Sakuma and Carrie Wong may
portray the ‘kidnapped’ daughter, Juri. Alice Ko is reportedly playing a mother
of two. Kentaro Sakaguchi appears to be an accomplice – a crime partner in this
high-stakes psychological chess match.
Singapore. South Korea. Japan. Taiwan. Multiple cultures.
Multiple motives. One dangerous game.
That airport moment. A fan video even captured Lee Joon Gi and Kentaro
Sakaguchi at Taoyuan international airport. Lee Joon Gi was carrying a
suspiciously bulging bag.
      Ransom money? Well, in reality, Taiwan strictly regulates
undeclared cash beyond certain limits. So, if the bag is full of ransom cash …
the imagination runs wild.
 Romance? Betrayal? A Soundtrack
Moment?
Could Juri fall for Sakuma?
Will they be ‘DANCING IN The
MOONLIGHT’ under neon city skies?
 Or, betrayal hit the ‘DELETE’ button on their story? And, here’s the question fans
are whispering. Will Lee Joon Gi get to sing for the soundtrack? With a globe-spanning cast,
multilingual chemistry, and a razor-sharp psychological premise, Kidnapping Game
seems to be a complete reinvention.
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