What if you were trapped in a car with a serial killer? Introducing “A Bloody Lucky Day”, a Korean drama that unfolds as a thriller and horror genre as a kindhearted taxi driver makes a long-distance drive with a serial killer.

A taxi driver named ‘Oh-Taek’ had a lucky day, earning a lot of money by picking up a lot of passengers all day after having a dream of a pig. Oh-Taek meets his last customer, ‘Kim Hyuk-Soo’, who asks for a long-distance ride and offers to pay 1 million won. Oh-Taek happily starts driving after picking him up. While having a conversation in the car, Kim Hyuk-Soo brings up a meaningful story about killing people, and the atmosphere in the car becomes serious instantly. Inside the taxi, which has changed into a suffocatingly scary atmosphere, Oh-Taek continues to drive while feeling threatened, and Kim Hyuk-Soo gradually reveals his true nature.

The kindhearted taxi driver‘Oh-Taek’ is played by Lee Seong-Min. Lee Seong-Min is one of the leading actors in Korea, and has received high praise for his acting skills in “Misaeng”, “Golden Time”, etc. He was recognized once again by the public for his performance as ‘Jin Yang-Cheol’ in the Korean drama “Reborn Rich” which aired in 2022.

The stress felt by the character ‘Oh-Taek’ in the drama is enormous, to the point that Lee Seong-Min said he felt mentally exhausted while playing the role of the taxi driver Oh-Taek. Pay attention to whether Oh-Taek will be able to free himself from the serial killer Kim Hyuk-Soo and how he will change as he confronts the secrets hidden in his encounter with Kim Hyuk-Soo. Watching the drama with that in mind will make the drama even more enjoyable.

Yoo Yeon-Seok plays the role of the serial killer‘Kim Hyuk-Soo’ Yoo Yeon-Seok gained popularity among the public through “Hospital Playlist” and “Reply 1994” where he appeared with kind and warm images. This time, he shocked the public by taking on the role of a brutal serial killer, a completely opposite image.

Yoo Yeon-Seok revealed that he filmed “A Bloody Lucky Day” where he plays the role of a serial killer who kills people, at the same time as filming “Dr. Romantic 3”, where he played the role of a doctor who saves people. He proved his acting skills by simultaneously playing both good and evil characters.

Actress Lee Jung-Eun, who left a strong impression in the world-famous Korean movie “Parasite”, also appears in “A Bloody Lucky Day”. Lee Jung-Eun participated in the work as ‘Hwang Sun-Gyu’, a mother who lost her son.‘Hwang Sun-Gyu’ She played an active character who questioned the police investigation results that concluded her son’s death as suicide and tried to find clues about the person who actually killed her son regardless of the means.

The drama “A Bloody Lucky Day” is based on the webtoon of the same name by writer ‘Aporia’. The original webtoon is a very short work with 25 episodes completed. It’s worth paying attention to what kind of fun they added to the 10-episode drama.

The drama title “A Bloody Lucky Day” is a parody of the Korean modern novel “A Lucky Day”. The word ‘good’ was replaced with the Korean slang word ‘ojida’, which means ‘awesome’, to highlight the stimulating subject matter of the drama. The novel “A Lucky Day” is a representative Korean novel about a poor rickshaw puller who finds his wife dead after returning home on the day he earns a lot of money because he has a sick wife. It’s also worth paying attention to the similarities and differences between the plot of the novel and the content of the drama, as the title is a parody.

The early parts of the drama mostly take place inside the taxi. Because the drama unfolds only through the precarious conversation between Kim Hyuk-Soo and Oh-Taek in a narrow space like a taxi, the acting skills of the two actors play an important role in the development of the drama. It’s worth paying attention to the acting competition between the two actors.

You can enjoy “A Bloody Lucky Day” on TVING, Paramount+ and it contains a lot of brutal scenes, so only adults can watch it.