Kairos () is a South Korean television series starring Shin Sung-rok, Lee Se-young, Ahn Bo-hyun, Nam Gyu-ri, and Kang Seung-yoon. 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).
The series is the last Monday-Tuesday drama project () 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 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 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 as delivery man, suspect in Da-bin's kidnapping case (Ep. 1–2) Sung Ji-ru Jung Hee-tae
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Ratings + Average TV viewership ratings Ep. Part Original broadcast date Average audience share(Nielsen Korea)1 1October 26, 2020 2.7% 2 3.7%2 1October 27, 2020 2.7% 2 3.1%3 1November 2, 2020 3.0% 2 3.3%4 1November 3, 2020 3.0% 2 3.5%5 1November 10, 2020 3.1% 2 3.4%6 1November 16, 2020 3.3% 2 3.0%7 1November 24, 2020 2.6% 2 2.7%8 1 3.0% 2 9 1November 30, 2020 3.4% 2 3.2%10 1December 1, 2020 3.5% 2 2.8%11 1December 7, 2020 3.1% 2 2.7%12 1December 8, 2020 2.9% 2 2.6%13 1December 14, 2020 2.9% 2 2.7%14 1December 15, 2020 3.5% 2 2.6%15 1December 21, 2020 2.7% 2 16 1December 22, 2020 3.3% 2 3.3%Average
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 MBC Drama Awards 2020 Drama of the Year Kairos Top Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries / Short Drama Shin Sung-rok Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries / Short Drama Lee Se-young Excellence Award, Actor in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries / Short Drama Ahn Bo-hyun Excellence Award, Actress in a Monday-Tuesday Miniseries / Short Drama Nam Gyu-ri Best Supporting Actor Ko Kyu-pil Best Supporting Actress Hwang Jung-min Best New Actor Ahn Bo-hyun Kang Seung-yoon Best New Actress Lee Joo-myoung Best Couple Award Shin Sung-rok and Lee Se-young Seoul International Drama Awards 2021 Outstanding Korean Drama Kairos Outstanding Korean Actress Lee Se-young and Lee Il-hwa
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