# 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. 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 (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
* 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

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