Three Days (TV series)
2014 South Korean television series
Three Days (Korean : 쓰리 데이즈 ; RR : Sseuri Deijeu ) is a 2014 South Korean action -thriller television series starring Park Yoo-chun , Son Hyun-joo , Park Ha-sun , Yoon Je-moon , So Yi-hyun , Jang Hyun-sung and Choi Won-young .[ 1] [ 2] It aired on SBS from March 5 to May 1, 2014 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 9:55 p.m. for 16 episodes.[ 3]
Inspired by the "real time " format of American series 24 ,[ 4] the narrative of Three Days is divided into three parts; Part 1: The Prelude, Part 2: The Showdown, and Part 3: Judgement, with each segment lasting for 72 hours.
Plot
The President of South Korea goes on holiday at a private villa. In the middle of the night, three gunshots are fired, and the president goes missing. His bodyguards, led by elite agent Han Tae-kyung, have three days to find the president and escort him safely back to the Blue House .
Three Days follows the intertwining fates of those sworn to protect the president, the president himself, his political staff, and the true power players in the shadows who decide whether he lives or dies.
Cast
Main characters
Supporting characters
Staff of PSS
Ahn Gil-kang as Kim Sang-hee, Chief Director of Presidential Bodyguards
Kwon Min as Chief of the Situation Center
Kim Jung-hak as Moon Sung Min
Jo Young-jin as Blue House's Senior Civil Affairs
Yoon Seo-hyun as president's bodyguard
Kim Min-jae as Hwang Yoon Jae
Park Hyuk-kwon as Goo Ja Kwang
Jin Hyuk as Park Sang Gyu
Kim Hak-sun as Kim Hyo Sun
Seo Gun-woo as president's bodyguard
Joo Yung-ho as president's bodyguard
Kim Han-joon as president's bodyguard
Yoo Sang-jae as team leader of 2nd support staff reporting to the president
Yoo Jung-rae as Jung Rae
Extended Cast
David No as Ahn Kyung-nam
Dong Ha as Killer Yo-han
Lee Dae-yeon as Han Ki Joon (Han Tae Kyung's father)
Go In-bum as Yang Dae Ho
Kim Hyung-kyu as Yo Han
Lee Jae-yong as Choi Ji Hoon
Min Sung-wook as Oh Young Min
Jo Hee-bong as Lee Jae Woong
Jung Won-joong as Kwon Jae Yun
Lee Kyung-young as Kim Ki Bum
Jang Dong-jik as Major Ri Chul Kyu
Jun Jin-ki as Hwang Kyung Joon
Nam Myung-ryul as Min Hyun Ki
Kim Jong-soo as Byun Tae Hoon
Jung Wook as Kwon Yong Han
Park Sung-hoon as Lee Dong Sung
Lee Hyun-wook as Kim Do Jin's right-hand man
Ha Jun as Presidential guard
Jang In-sub as Policeman
Jin Seon-kyu as Tattoo man killer
Kim Hak-sun
Woo Sang-wook
Ahn Ji-hye
Kim Myung-jin
Nam Moon-chul
Heo Joon-suk
Son Jong-hak
Baek Seo-bin
Lee Jae-won
Kim Tae-yoon
Production
Three Days initially encountered pre-production difficulties. After negotiations stalled between production company Golden Thumb Pictures and broadcaster SBS , on December 4, 2013, SBS removed the drama from its February 2014 programming slate. Five days later, SBS changed its mind and placed the drama back in its original airing schedule. But lead actor Park Yoochun , who had already re-adjusted his shooting schedule for the film Haemoo after the supposed cancellation of Three Days' timeslot, found the schedules of those two projects overlapping, leaving his casting uncertain.[ 10] On December 20, 2013, a press release confirmed that Park was still the lead actor, and that his scheduling problems had been resolved.[ 11] [ 12] Park then underwent training in fighting and defense skills for his role as a presidential bodyguard.[ 13] [ 14] He continued filming despite suffering a shoulder injury on set.[ 15]
Screenwriter Kim Eun-hee (who previously penned Sign and Phantom ) had worked on the show's concept for over two years. Prior to filming, she had already written 6 episodes of the 16-episode series, in order to give the cast ample time to prepare and get into character.[ 16]
The first script reading took place on November 13, 2013 at SBS Ilsan Production Center.[ 17] With a budget of ₩10 billion, filming of the series began on December 26, 2013,[ 18] and the broadcasting ended on May 1.[ 19]
Ratings
Episode #
Original broadcast date
Average audience share
TNmS Ratings[ 20]
AGB Nielsen[ 21]
Nationwide
Seoul National Capital Area
Nationwide
Seoul National Capital Area
1
March 5, 2014
12.8%
16.4%
11.9%
12.5%
2
March 6, 2014
12.3%
15.0%
11.1%
12.0%
3
March 12, 2014
12.5%
14.8%
11.7%
12.9%
4
March 13, 2014
14.5%
17.4%
12.7%
14.2%
5
March 19, 2014
13.0%
15.0%
12.2%
14.0%
6
March 20, 2014
12.8%
15.7%
12.9%
14.1%
7
March 26, 2014
12.4%
14.9%
11.3%
12.5%
8
March 27, 2014
12.1%
14.2%
11.0%
11.2%
9
April 2, 2014
11.3%
13.9%
10.4%
11.1%
10
April 3, 2014
12.2%
14.3%
11.9%
12.6%
11
April 9, 2014
12.0%
14.5%
11.3%
12.6%
12
April 10, 2014
12.2%
14.8%
12.0%
12.4%
13
April 23, 2014
10.5%
11.8%
11.1%
12.4%
14
April 24, 2014
11.5%
13.1%
11.9%
12.9%
15
April 30, 2014
10.9%
12.6%
12.3%
13.9%
16
May 1, 2014
13.2%
15.4%
13.8%
15.9%
Average
12.3%
14.6%
11.8%
13.0%
Awards and nominations
International broadcast
It aired in Malaysia on ONE TV ASIA via Astro Channel 393 with English, Chinese and Malay subtitles and later on Astro Shuang Xing via Channel 324 and Channel 307 (HD) starting April 12, 2015 at 7.00 PM.
It aired in Indonesia and Singapore on ONE TV ASIA .
In China, the rights to stream the drama online were sold for US$50,000 per episode.[ 23]
It aired in Japan on cable channel KNTV on Saturdays at 8:00 p.m. beginning August 9, 2014.[ 24] [ 25]
It aired in Thailand on PPTV HD on Mondays & Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m. from June 22 to August 18, 2015.[ 26]
References
^ Lee, Cory (November 4, 2013). "Park Yuchun to Be Back to the Small Screen" . TenAsia . Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2014 .
^ Baek, Hee-youn (November 5, 2013). "Park Yu-chun set to tackle drama role" . Korea JoongAng Daily . Retrieved February 17, 2014 .
^ Oh, Jean (February 26, 2014). "Park Yu-chun tackles high-stakes thriller" . The Korea Herald . Retrieved February 27, 2014 .
^ "Three Days aims to be Korean 24 " . Dramabeans . March 28, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2014 .
^ Hong, Grace Danbi (February 26, 2014). "JYJ's Park Yoo Chun Wanted to Be in Three Days After Receiving the First Script" . enewsWorld . Archived from the original on March 3, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2014 .
^ Kim, Hee-eun (March 5, 2014). "Yu-chun joins thriller 3 Days " . Korea JoongAng Daily . Retrieved March 6, 2014 .
^ Lee, Jawon (March 19, 2014). "Park Yoo Chun Makes Comments On His Appearance In Three Days " . TenAsia . Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2014 .
^ " '쓰리데이즈' 손현주, 무한대로 시청자를 이끄는 '배우의 힘', The power of Son Hyun-joo" . TV Report . Retrieved April 10, 2014 .
^ Lee, Cory (November 14, 2013). "So E-hyun, Yoon Je-moon Join Park Yuchun's New TV Series" . TenAsia . Archived from the original on March 24, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2014 .
^ Lee, Cory (December 12, 2013). "Park Yuchun Faces Difficulty Starring in New TV Series" . TenAsia . Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2014 .
^ Lee, Cory (December 20, 2013). "Park Yuchun to Start Filming New TV Series Next Month" . TenAsia . Archived from the original on March 24, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2013 .
^ Lee, Sun-min (December 21, 2013). "Drama fixes date, keeps star" . Korea JoongAng Daily . Retrieved February 17, 2014 .
^ Hong, Grace Danbi (January 23, 2014). "JYJ's Park Yoo Chun Practices Being a Body Guard for Three Days " . enewsWorld . Retrieved February 17, 2014 .
^ Lee, So-dam (February 7, 2014). "JYJ's Park Yoo Chun Gets Suited Up for Three Days " . enewsWorld . Retrieved February 17, 2014 .
^ Lee, Na-rae (February 21, 2014). "JYJ Park Yoo Chun Continues Filming Despite Shoulder Injury" . enewsWorld . Retrieved February 27, 2014 .
^ Lee, Na-rae (December 20, 2013). "JYJ Park Yoo Chun's New Drama Three Days to Start Filming This Month" . enewsWorld . Archived from the original on February 5, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2014 .
^ Hong, Grace Danbi (December 30, 2013). "Park Yoo Chun and the Cast of Three Days Hold First Script Reading" . enewsWorld . Archived from the original on February 8, 2014. Retrieved February 17, 2014 .
^ Yoo-min, Kim (November 13, 2013). "Park Ha Sun confirmed for SBS TV drama Three Days " . Korea Star Daily via Yahoo! . Retrieved November 15, 2013 .
^ "100억원과 시청률 1위, 수치로 평가할 수 없는 '쓰리데이즈' 의미, The meaning of Three days which we can't evaluate with numbers" . Munwha Ilbo . May 2, 2014.
^ "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu" . TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved March 5, 2014 .
^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu" . AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved March 5, 2014 .
^ Kim, Min-jin (January 1, 2015). "Park Yoo-chun swipes screen industry in 2014" . K-Pop Herald . Retrieved January 7, 2015 .
^ "New Korean drama series sells for $120,000 per episode in China" . The Korea Herald . July 4, 2014. Retrieved July 25, 2014 .
^ "Micky Yoochun's drama to be shown in Japan" . Hancinema . July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 17, 2014 .
^ "KNTV ドラマ 3days(原題)" . Archived from the original on October 9, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2014 .
^ "Three Days ล่าทะลุฟ้า ท้าลิขิตชีวิต" . PPTV Thailand (in Thai). Retrieved May 7, 2016 .
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