Three Days (TV series)

Three Days

Promotional poster for Three Days
Also known as 3 Days
Genre Action
Thriller
Written by Kim Eun-hee
Directed by Shin Kyung-soo
Hong Chang-wook
Starring Park Yoochun
Son Hyun-joo
Park Ha-sun
So Yi-hyun
Country of origin Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 16
Production
Executive producer(s) Kim Young-sub
Producer(s) Lee Sang-min
Song Jin-seon
Location(s) Korea
Running time 70 minutes
Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production company(s) Golden Thumb Pictures
C-JeS Entertainment
Broadcast
Original channel Seoul Broadcasting System
Original run 5 March 2014 – 1 May 2014
Chronology
Preceded by My Love from the Star
Followed by You're All Surrounded
External links
Website
Korean name
Hangul 쓰리데이즈
Revised Romanization Sseu-ri-dae-i-jeu

Three Days (Hangul: 쓰리 데이즈; RR: Sseuri Deijeu) is a 2014 South Korean action-thriller television series starring Park Yoochun, 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===

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 5 March 2014 12.8% 16.4% 11.9% 12.5%
2 6 March 2014 12.3% 15.0% 11.1% 12.0%
3 12 March 2014 12.5% 14.8% 11.7% 12.9%
4 13 March 2014 14.5% 17.4% 12.7% 14.2%
5 19 March 2014 13.0% 15.0% 12.2% 14.0%
6 20 March 2014 12.8% 15.7% 12.9% 14.1%
7 26 March 2014 12.4% 14.9% 11.3% 12.5%
8 27 March 2014 12.1% 14.2% 11.0% 11.2%
9 2 April 2014 11.3% 13.9% 10.4% 11.1%
10 3 April 2014 12.2% 14.3% 11.9% 12.6%
11 9 April 2014 12.0% 14.5% 11.3% 12.6%
12 10 April 2014 12.2% 14.8% 12.0% 12.4%
13 23 April 2014 10.5% 11.8% 11.1% 12.4%
14 24 April 2014 11.5% 13.1% 11.9% 12.9%
15 30 April 2014 10.9% 12.6% 12.3% 13.9%
16 1 May 2014 13.2% 15.4% 13.8% 15.9%
Average 12.3% 14.6% 11.8% 13.0%

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2014
3rd APAN Star Awards
 Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Park Yoochun Nominated
SBS Drama Awards
 Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries[22] Park Yoochun Won
Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Park Ha-sun Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Miniseries Son Hyun-joo Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries So Yi-hyun Won
Special Award, Actor in a Miniseries Jang Hyun-sung Nominated
Top 10 Stars Park Yoochun Won
Netizen Popularity Award Park Yoochun Nominated
Best Couple Award Park Yoochun and Park Ha-sun Nominated

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 12 April 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]

References

  1. ↑ Lee, Cory (4 November 2013). "Park Yuchun to Be Back to the Small Screen". TenAsia. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  2. ↑ Baek, Hee-youn (5 November 2013). "Park Yu-chun set to tackle drama role". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  3. ↑ Oh, Jean (26 February 2014). "Park Yu-chun tackles high-stakes thriller". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  4. ↑ "Three Days aims to be Korean 24". Dramabeans. 28 March 2013. Retrieved 2014-03-11.
  5. ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (26 February 2014). "JYJ's Park Yoo Chun Wanted to Be in Three Days After Receiving the First Script". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  6. ↑ Kim, Hee-eun (5 March 2014). "Yu-chun joins thriller 3 Days". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  7. ↑ Lee, Jawon (19 March 2014). "Park Yoo Chun Makes Comments On His Appearance In Three Days". TenAsia. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
  8. ↑ "‘쓰리데이즈’ 손현주, 무한대로 시청자를 이끄는 ‘배우의 힘’, The power of Son Hyun-joo". TV Report. Retrieved 2014-04-10.
  9. ↑ Lee, Cory (14 November 2013). "So E-hyun, Yoon Je-moon Join Park Yuchun's New TV Series". TenAsia. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  10. ↑ Lee, Cory (12 December 2013). "Park Yuchun Faces Difficulty Starring in New TV Series". TenAsia. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  11. ↑ Lee, Cory (20 December 2013). "Park Yuchun to Start Filming New TV Series Next Month". TenAsia. Retrieved 2013-12-20.
  12. ↑ Lee, Sun-min (21 December 2013). "Drama fixes date, keeps star". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  13. ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (23 January 2014). "JYJ's Park Yoo Chun Practices Being a Body Guard for Three Days". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  14. ↑ Lee, So-dam (7 February 2014). "JYJ's Park Yoo Chun Gets Suited Up for Three Days". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  15. ↑ Lee, Na-rae (21 February 2014). "JYJ Park Yoo Chun Continues Filming Despite Shoulder Injury". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-02-27.
  16. ↑ Lee, Na-rae (20 December 2013). "JYJ Park Yoo Chun's New Drama Three Days to Start Filming This Month". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  17. ↑ Hong, Grace Danbi (30 December 2013). "Park Yoo Chun and the Cast of Three Days Hold First Script Reading". enewsWorld. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  18. ↑ Yoo-min, Kim (13 November 2013). "Park Ha Sun confirmed for SBS TV drama Three Days". Korea Star Daily via Yahoo!. Retrieved 2013-11-15.
  19. ↑ "100억원과 시청률 1위, 수치로 평가할 수 없는 ‘쓰리데이즈’ 의미, The meaning of Three days which we can't evaluate with numbers". Munwha Ilbo. 2014-05-02.
  20. ↑ "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  21. ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved 2014-03-05.
  22. ↑ Kim, Min-jin (1 January 2015). "Park Yoo-chun swipes screen industry in 2014". K-Pop Herald. Retrieved 2015-01-07.
  23. ↑ "New Korean drama series sells for $120,000 per episode in China". The Korea Herald. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-25.
  24. ↑ "Micky Yoochun's drama to be shown in Japan". Hancinema. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-17.
  25. ↑ http://www.kntv.co.jp/prog/detail/?p=28242

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