{
  "id": 15541044,
  "title": "Singapore actress Carrie Wong couldn’t sleep after 3am call about starring opposite Lee Joon-gi in ‘Kidnap Game’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/singapore-actress-carrie-wong-couldnt-sleep-after-3am-call-about",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-19T02:04:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/showbiz/2026/10/19/singapore-actress-carrie-wong-couldnt-sleep-after-3am-call-about-starring-opposite-lee-joon-gi-in-kidnap-game/239667"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Carrie Wong couldn't sleep after receiving a late-night call about her role in the new thriller series Kidnap Game. The 32-year-old Singaporean actress was in London when her manager contacted her at around 3am to inform her of the exciting opportunity. Despite already struggling with sleep due to the time difference, Carrie was thrilled upon hearing the news. Kidnap Game is a suspense thriller centered around seven simultaneous kidnappings across Asia, with the victims' families caught up in a deadly game. Carrie plays cheerful flight attendant Janice, whose fiance is kidnapped, while South Korean actor Lee Joon-gi portrays surgeon Han Ki-joo, whose visually impaired daughter is taken. Japanese actor Kentaro Sakaguchi, Taiwanese actress Alice Ko, Filipino actor Joel Torre, Thai actress Praew Narupornkamol Chaisang, and Stanley Yau from Hong Kong's popular boy group Mirror also star in the series. Filming took place in Singapore, Hong Kong, Taipei, Seoul, Tokyo, Bangkok, Manila, and Okinawa. Carrie, who was excited to work with Joon-gi and Kentaro, initially drew inspiration from Joon-gi's role in the 2016 K-drama Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo, where he played stern character Wang So. However, their on-set chemistry quickly shifted as Joon-gi proved to be cheerful, bubbly, and extroverted, with impressive language skills despite speaking fluent Japanese on set. The two built their rapport by simply going with the flow, as their characters are strangers in an intense and brutal situation. Carrie met the rest of the international cast at the drama's premiere in Tokyo, where she particularly enjoyed connecting with fellow Chinese speaker Alice. While she didn't get to film with all the cast members, some have since kept in touch. There is a possibility of a second season for Kidnap Game.",
  "summary": "SINGAPORE, Oct 19 — When Carrie Wong first heard she would be starring alongside South Korean actor Lee Joon-gi in...",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}