Kairos (TV series)

Kairos (Korean: 카이로스; RR: Kairoseu) is a South Korean television series starring Shin Sung-rok, Lee Se-young, Ahn Bo-hyun, Nam Gyu-ri, and Kang Seung-yoon.^[1][2] Directed by Park Seung-woo, the main themes of the series are opportunity and choice. It premiered on MBC TV on October 26 to December 22, 2020 and aired every Monday and Tuesday at 21:20 (KST).^[3]

Kairos
Promotional poster
Hangul	카이로스
Genre	Fantasy Thriller
Created by	MBC Production Plan (Kwon Seong chang)
Written by	Lee Soo-hyun
Directed by	Park Seung-woo
Starring	Shin Sung-rok Lee Se-young Ahn Bo-hyun Nam Gyu-ri Kang Seung-yoon
Composer	Jang Young-kyu
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	16
Production
Producers	Son Ok-hyun Ju Bang-ok
Running time	70 minutes
Production companies	OH Story Blossom Story
Original release
Network	MBC TV
Release	October 26 (2020-10-26) – December 22, 2020 (2020-12-22)

The series is the last Monday-Tuesday drama project (월화 드라마 ) of MBC.

Synopsis

Kim Seo-jin (Shin Sung-rok) is a successful and workaholic construction company director. One day, his daughter goes missing with no trace. Shortly after, his wife, Kang Hyun-chae (Nam Gyu-ri), commits suicide due to the shock.

Han Ae-ri (Lee Se-young) is a hard-working daughter whose mother goes missing in a hospital. She then receives a phone call from Seo-jin. He lives one month ahead of Ae-ri. He asks her to prevent the horrific events that destroyed his family and in return, she wants him to find her mother.

Cast

Main

• Shin Sung-rok as Kim Seo-jin
  • Lee Jung-joon as young Kim Seo-jin^[4]
• Lee Se-young as Han Ae-ri
• Ahn Bo-hyun as Seo Do-gyun
• Nam Gyu-ri as Kang Hyun-chae, Seo-jin's wife and Kim Da-bin's mother
• Kang Seung-yoon as Im Geon-wook

Supporting

People associated with Seo-jin

• Shim Hye-yeon as Kim Da-bin, Kim Seo-jin and Kang Hyun-chae's daughter
• So Hee-jung^[5] as Jung Hye-kyeong, Da-bin's babysitter

People associated with Ae-ri

• Hwang Jung-min as Kwak Song-ja, Ae-ri's mother
• Lee Ju-myoung as Park Soo-jung, Ae-ri's best friend

Yujung Construction

• Shin Goo as Yoo Seo-il, Chairman of Yujung Construction
• Cho Dong-in as Lee Taek-gyu, Kim Seo-jin's personal assistant

Detectives

• Lim Chul-hyung as Park Ho-young
• Jeon Kwang-jin as Choi Deok-ho
• Jung Sung-joon as Lee Tae-woo
• Lee Tae-gu as Kang Byeong-suk

Others

• Choi Deok-moon as Kim Yoo-seok
• Kwon Hyuk as Han Tae-gil
• Ko Kyu-pil as Kim Jin-ho

Special appearances

• Lee Si-eon^[6] as delivery man, suspect in Da-bin's kidnapping case (Ep. 1–2)
• Sung Ji-ru
• Jung Hee-tae

Original soundtrack

Untitled
Soundtrack album by Various Artists
Released	2020
Genre	Soundtrack
Language	Korean English
Label	Warner Music Korea

Part 1

Released on October 26, 2020 (2020-10-26)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Like a Star"	Norwegian Wood iT's	Norwegian Wood iT's Gu Ye-bin	iT's	2:37
2.	"Like a Star" (Inst.)		Norwegian Wood iT's Gu Ye-bin		2:37
Total length:					5:14

Part 2

Released on November 3, 2020 (2020-11-03)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"I Live a Day" (너라는 하루를 살아)	Juho B.O.K	Juho B.O.K	Juho	4:03
2.	"I Live a Day" (Inst.)		Juho B.O.K		4:03
Total length:					8:06

Part 3

Released on November 7, 2020 (2020-11-07)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Own Pain"	Yoon Sang-jo Kang Yeon-wook	Yoon Sang-jo Kang Yeon-wook	Hajin	3:26
2.	"Own Pain" (Inst.)		Yoon Sang-jo Kang Yeon-wook		3:26
Total length:					6:52

Part 4

Released on November 9, 2020 (2020-11-09)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Next Story" (다음이야기)	Kim Na-ra	Kim Na-ra Yoon Sang-jo Kang Yeon-wook	Jeong Dong-won	4:25
2.	"Next Story" (Inst.)		Kim Na-ra Yoon Sang-jo Kang Yeon-wook		4:25
Total length:					8:50

Part 5

Released on November 14, 2020 (2020-11-14)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Pray"	Ursa Major Park Shi-on	Ursa Major Park Shi-on	Tart	3:10
2.	"Pray" (Inst.)		Ursa Major Park Shi-on		3:10
Total length:					6:20

Part 6

Released on November 16, 2020 (2020-11-16)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Scattered" (흩어져가)	Kim Tae-hyun (The Brothers)	Kim Tae-hyun (The Brothers) Ursa Major	Kim Tae-hyun (The Brothers)	3:49
2.	"Scattered" (Inst.)		Kim Tae-hyun (The Brothers) Ursa Major		3:49
Total length:					7:38

Part 7

Released on November 22, 2020 (2020-11-22)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Stopped" (헤어진 그날에 모든게 멈춰져 있어)	Pil Seung Bool Pae Almond	Pil Seung Bool Pae 1L2L	Gawon	2:34
2.	"Stopped" (Inst.)		Pil Seung Bool Pae 1L2L		2:34
Total length:					5:08

Part 8

Released on November 24, 2020 (2020-11-24)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Can You Hear Me"	Pil Seung Bool Pae Almond	Han Sang-won	Kang Seung-yoon (WINNER)	2:51
2.	"Can You Hear Me" (Inst.)		Han Sang-won		2:51
Total length:					5:42

Part 9

Released on November 28, 2020 (2020-11-28)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Where Are You"	Pil Seung Bool Pae Almond	Pil Seung Bool Pae	A.C.E	3:41
2.	"Where Are You" (Inst.)		Pil Seung Bool Pae		3:41
Total length:					7:22

Part 10

Released on November 30, 2020 (2020-11-30)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Stay With Me"	Pil Seung Bool Pae Jamie Almond	Pil Seung Bool Pae Jamie	Jung Ga-yi (Wine Loop)	3:45
2.	"Stay With Me" (Inst.)		Pil Seung Bool Pae Jamie		3:45
Total length:					7:30

Part 11

Released on December 6, 2020 (2020-12-06)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"I Cry and Miss You" (울다가 또 너를 그리워 하다가)	Pil Seung Bool Pae Yoo Ji-hee Almond	Pil Seung Bool Pae Yoo Ji-hee	The Daisy	3:45
2.	"I Cry and Miss You" (Inst.)		Pil Seung Bool Pae Yoo Ji-hee		3:45
Total length:					7:30

Part 12

Released on December 7, 2020 (2020-12-07)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Somehow We" (어쩌다 우리)	Pil Seung Bool Pae Almond	Pil Seung Bool Pae Park Ji-man	Seo Seong-hyuk	4:12
2.	"Somehow We" (Inst.)		Pil Seung Bool Pae Park Ji-man		4:12
Total length:					8:24

Part 13

Released on December 12, 2020 (2020-12-12)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Why Is It" (왜 이런 건가요)	Pil Seung Bool Pae Almond	Pil Seung Bool Pae	Damu	3:29
2.	"Why Is It" (Inst.)		Pil Seung Bool Pae		3:29
Total length:					6:58

Part 14

Released on December 15, 2020 (2020-12-15)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Heart Feels Cold" (가슴이 시리도록)	Pil Seung Bool Pae Jamie Almond	Pil Seung Bool Pae Jamie Laconic	The Lime	3:54
2.	"Heart Feels Cold" (Inst.)		Pil Seung Bool Pae Jamie Laconic		3:54
Total length:					7:48

Part 15

Released on December 20, 2020 (2020-12-20)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"One Day Is a Mess" (하루가 엉망이야)	Pil Seung Bool Pae Yoo Ji-hee Almond	Pil Seung Bool Pae Yoo Ji-hee	Lydia	4:21
2.	"One Day Is a Mess" (Inst.)		Pil Seung Bool Pae Yoo Ji-hee		4:21
Total length:					8:42

Part 16

Released on December 21, 2020 (2020-12-21)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Artist	Length
1.	"Yet" (아직)	Langyee	Langyee Kim Sung-hyuk	Langyee	4:28
2.	"Yet" (Inst.)		Langyee Kim Sung-hyuk		4:28
Total length:					8:56

Ratings

Average TV viewership ratings

Ep.	Part	Original broadcast date	Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[7]
1	1	October 26, 2020	2.7%
	2		3.7%
2	1	October 27, 2020	2.7%
	2		3.1%
3	1	November 2, 2020	3.0%
	2		3.3%
4	1	November 3, 2020	3.0%
	2		3.5%
5	1	November 10, 2020	3.1%
	2		3.4%
6	1	November 16, 2020	3.3%
	2		3.0%
7	1	November 24, 2020	2.6%
	2		2.7%
8	1		3.0%
	2		3.8%
9	1	November 30, 2020	3.4%
	2		3.2%
10	1	December 1, 2020	3.5%
	2		2.8%
11	1	December 7, 2020	3.1%
	2		2.7%
12	1	December 8, 2020	2.9%
	2		2.6%
13	1	December 14, 2020	2.9%
	2		2.7%
14	1	December 15, 2020	3.5%
	2		2.6%
15	1	December 21, 2020	2.7%
	2		2.2%
16	1	December 22, 2020	3.3%
	2		3.3%
Average			3.0%
The blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominee / Work	Result	Ref.
MBC Drama Awards	2020	Drama of the Year	Kairos	Nominated	[8]
		Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries / Short Drama	Shin Sung-rok	Won
		Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries / Short Drama	Lee Se-young	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries / Short Drama	Ahn Bo-hyun	Nominated
		Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries / Short Drama	Nam Gyu-ri	Won
		Best Supporting Actor	Ko Kyu-pil	Nominated
		Best Supporting Actress	Hwang Jung-min	Nominated
		Best New Actor	Ahn Bo-hyun	Won
			Kang Seung-yoon	Nominated
		Best New Actress	Lee Joo-myoung	Nominated
		Best Couple Award	Shin Sung-rok and Lee Se-young	Nominated
Seoul International Drama Awards	2021	Outstanding Korean Drama	Kairos	Won	[9][10] [11]
		Outstanding Korean Actress	Lee Se-young and Lee Il-hwa	Nominated	[9][12][13]