7 Thrilling Korean Dramas and Movies About Kidnapping - Some Based on True Stories

Kapanlagi.com - For those of you who enjoy exciting and thrilling crime dramas, here are some recommendations for Korean dramas and movies about kidnapping that can be your entertainment choice.

These recommendations for Korean dramas and movies about kidnapping have the best stories that you wouldn't want to miss, especially since some of them are based on true stories.

What are these dramas and movies? Here is a list of recommendations for Korean dramas and movies about kidnapping that are thrilling and popular. Let's check them out right away KLovers.

1. VOICE OF THE MURDERER (2007)

Film Voice Of The Murderer (credit: hancinema.net)

Rating	6.7 IMDB
Episode	Movie
Durasi	122 minutes
Tayang	VIU
Pemain	Sol Kyung Gu, Kim Nam Joo, Kim Yeong Cheol

Recommendation for Korean drama and film about kidnapping, the first one is a film titled VOICE OF THE MURDERER. This film is adapted from a true story that happened in South Korea in 1991. It tells the story of Han Kyung Bae's son, a famous news anchor who was kidnapped by someone without a trace.

The kidnapper immediately contacted Oh Ji Sun and demanded 100 thousand dollars as ransom. Together with the police, they immediately devised a plan to rescue their kidnapped child. However, the kidnapper always managed to deceive the police and demanded Kyung Bae to immediately place his money.

While watching this film, you will feel an extraordinary fear and tension, KLovers. You will be confused, whether the child is still alive or already dead. You will also feel annoyed with every scene in this film.

2. CHILDREN (2011)

Film Children (credit: hancinema.net)

Rating	7.1 IMDB
Episode	Movie
Durasi	132 minutes
Tayang	Vidio
Pemain	Park Yong Woo, Ryu Seong Ryong, Sung Dong Il

Rekomendasi drama dan film Korea tentang penculikan kedua ada film berjudul CHILDREN. Film CHILDREN was released in 2011 and tells the story of the disappearance of five children in Gunung Waryong since 1991. After more than a decade, bones were found that turned out to be the remains of the missing children.

Then the detectives try to uncover the case behind the deaths of the children. Moreover, there were peculiarities when a mysterious young man also went to the mountain when the children were declared missing. This film is based on a true story whose case remains unsolved to this day.

3. THE CLASSIFIED FILE (2015)

Film The Classified File (credit: hancinema.net)

Rating	6.5 IMDB
Episode	Movie
Durasi	108 minutes
Tayang	VIKI, Prime Video, Tubi
Pemain	Kim Yoon Seok, Yoo Hae Jin, Song Young Chang

Then there is the movie THE CLASSIFIED FILE which is also one of the Korean dramas and films about kidnapping. This film based on a true story tells about a 33-day kidnapping case in Busan in 1978. It is told that Eun Joo suddenly disappeared.

Until two weeks later, the police assumed that Eun Joo had already died. However, Eun Joo's mother did not believe it easily. So she went to see Kim Joong San, a famous fortune teller, and declared that her daughter was still alive.

Fortune teller Joong San then took her to Gong Gil Yong, a veteran detective, and soon they found Eun Joo. With all their efforts to solve the puzzle, the two of them had to face something they had never imagined before.

4. SIGNAL (2016)

Drama Signal (credit: hancinema.net)

Rating	8.5 IMDB
Episode	16 episodes
Duration	65 minutes
Streaming	Disney+ Hotstar, VIKI, TUBI, Prime Video, WeTV, iQIYI, Netflix
Cast	Lee Je Hoon, Kim Hye Soo, Jo Jin Woong

This drama based on a true story is set in two different times, the past in the 1980s and the present in 2016. SIGNAL tells the story of Park Hae Yeong, a police lieutenant and criminal profiler who lives in 2016. One day, he discovers a walkie talkie with a mystical aura.

Through the walkie talkie, he is able to connect with a detective who went missing in 1989. Secretly, the two time-crossed detectives then work together to solve cases from the past and the present. But the cases in this drama are real.

Yes, this is the case of the abduction of Park Chorong Bitnari in Gyeonggi Province in 1997 and the serial murders in Hwaseong from 1986 to 1994. All these cases remain unsolved, and this drama aims to honor the victims and remind the audience to never forget.

5. TRAP (2019)

Drama Trap (credit: hancinema.net)

Rating	7.1 IMDB
Episode	7 episode
Durasi	70 minutes
Tayang	OCN
Pemain	Lee Seo Jin, Sung Dong Il, Im Hwa Young

There is a drama titled TRAP which is a Korean drama and film about the next kidnapping. This drama tells the tragedy that befalls the family of a famous reporter, Kang Woo Hyun. It is told that Woo Hyun, a national news reader, has a happy family. One day, Woo Hyun went on vacation with his family to a villa far from the city.

Until suddenly, a tragedy struck Woo Hyun's family. His child and wife were kidnapped by several unknown people. Meanwhile, Woo Hyun himself was found unconscious on the side of the road with a body full of injuries and his tongue cut off. A junior detective named Bae Nam Soo is assigned to investigate this case.

Unfortunately, Nam Soo is also killed in the investigation process. Seeing that this case is getting more terrifying, a veteran detective named Ko Dong Kook finally steps in to handle the case. And it becomes one of the Korean dramas and films about kidnapping that must be on your watch list.

6. VOICE OF SILENCE (2020)

Film Voice Of Silence (credit: hancinema.net)

Rating	6.4 IMDB
Episode	Movie
Durasi	99 minutes
Tayang	VIKI, TUBI, Prime Video, iQIYI, Netflix
Pemain	Yoo Ah In, Yoo Jae Myung, Moon Seung Ah

This film tells the story of Tae In and Chang Bok who work for a criminal organization. They both have the task of cleaning up all the chaos left behind by the criminal group. Until one day they get an unexpected job from their client named Yong Seok.

They are ordered to find an 11-year-old boy named Cho Hee who has been kidnapped. The next day, when they were about to bring Cho Hee to Yong Seok, they instead found Yong Seok dead. This ultimately puts Tae In and Chang Bok in an unexpected situation with Cho Hee, who is the kidnapping victim.

7. THE KIDNAPPING DAY (2023)

Drama The Kidnapping Day (credit: hancinema.net)

Rating	9.2 IMDB
Episode	12 episodes
Duration	42 minutes
Airing	Netflix, Prime Video
Cast	Yoon Kye Sang, Park Sung Hoon, Yu Na

And the latest Korean drama and film about kidnapping is THE KIDNAPPING DAY.This drama, which premiered in 2023, tells the story of Kim Myung Joon, a poor man with a warm heart who desperately needs money to fund his sick daughter's operation.

His ex-wife suggests that he kidnaps a child, and in desperation, Kim Myung Joon agrees to do so. While on his way to kidnap Choi Ro Hee, Kim Myung Joon gets into an accident and hits a young girl, who turns out to be Choi Ro Hee.

Unfortunately, Choi Ro Hee loses her memory. Pretending to be her father, Kim Myung Joon brings Choi Ro Hee to his house from the hospital. Every time he contacts Choi Ro Hee's parents to ask for ransom money, his calls go unanswered.

Eventually, Kim Myung Joon decides to go to their house and witnesses the dead bodies of Choi Ro Hee's parents being brought in on a stretcher. And to make matters worse, Choi Ro Hee has now uncovered many of Kim Myung Joon's lies, including the fact that he is not her father.

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