{"id":79644,"date":"2026-08-26T13:10:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T05:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=79644"},"modified":"2026-08-26T13:10:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T05:10:43","slug":"netflix-k-drama-mousetrap-ryu-jun-yeol-leads-slick-but-sluggish-mystery-thriller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=79644","title":{"rendered":"Netflix K-drama Mousetrap: Ryu Jun-yeol leads slick but sluggish mystery thriller"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/1280x720\/public\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/08\/25\/98ff119b-0072-45a0-a685-ae178de40394_f436966c.jpg?itok=QV8NBJr2&amp;v=1787646623\" \/><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\"><strong data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa17\">Lead cast:<\/strong> Ryu Jun-yeol, Sul Kyung-gu, Lee Kyu-hyung<\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">Netflix Korea releases major new Korean dramas year-round, but it has quietly made a habit of reserving August for some of its most daring offerings \u2013 shows such as <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\"><em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Mask Girl<\/em><\/span> (2023), <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\"><em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">The Frog<\/em><\/span> (2024) and <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\"><em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Aema<\/em><\/span> (2025), which deliver a cocktail of stylish thrills and generally arrive on the streaming service under a veil of mystery.<\/div>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">That tradition continues this year, as South Korea looks forward to winding down <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\">one of its hottest summers on record<\/span>, with the release of the enigmatic thriller <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Mousetrap<\/em>. Starring Ryu Jun-yeol (<em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Reply 1988<\/em>) and Sul Kyung-gu (<span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\"><em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Hyper Knife<\/em><\/span>), the series follows two very different men whose lives are manipulated by the same veiled figure.<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Based on the webtoon <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Deuljwi<\/em> (whose title has been translated as both \u201cField Mouse\u201d and \u201cThe Rat Trap\u201d) by Ludovico, the series stars Ryu as Je Moon-jae, a man with severe anxiety who never leaves his sleek, sky-high flat in the middle of Seoul.<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"methode-html-wrapper oembed-wrapper e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"e2gky7d0 e1drg7e30 e1ciypty0 ehdmpxk0 css-1avyp1d e1hpd36k0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<div class=\"e1hpd36k3 css-79hwxn e1x11wau0\" data-qa=\"SCMPYouTubeVideoFooter-VideoTitleContainer\"><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"25\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 25\" fill=\"none\" data-qa=\"SCMPYouTubeVideoFooter-StyledVideoRecorder\" class=\"css-1nnwg93 e1x11wau1\"><default:path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M22 6.22926V18.4315L17.5463 13.9868V17.8655C17.5463 18.1618 17.4383 18.4248 17.2228 18.6531C17.0067 18.8829 16.7498 18.9967 16.4537 18.9967H3.13414C2.80989 18.9967 2.53968 18.8829 2.32425 18.6531C2.10808 18.4248 2 18.1618 2 17.8655V6.79519C2 6.49893 2.10808 6.23665 2.32425 6.00688C2.53968 5.77858 2.80989 5.66333 3.13414 5.66333H16.4537C16.7498 5.66333 17.0067 5.77858 17.2228 6.00688C17.4383 6.23665 17.5463 6.49893 17.5463 6.79519V10.674L22 6.22926Z\" fill=\"#001246\"\/><\/default:svg><\/p>\n<p>Mousetrap | Official Trailer | Netflix [ENG SUB]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">Moon-jae \u2013 whose full name sounds like \u201cmy problem\u201d in Korean \u2013 makes his living as an anonymous author of mystery novels. He is so secretive that his property and bank accounts are all held in the name of his school classmate Son Su-hyeon (Mu Jin-seong, <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\"><em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Typhoon Family<\/em><\/span>), who works as an accountant.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/k-drama\/k-drama\/article\/3365182\/netflix-k-drama-mousetrap-ryu-jun-yeol-leads-slick-sluggish-mystery-thriller?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lead cast: Ryu Jun-yeol, Sul Kyung-gu, Lee Kyu-hyung Netflix Korea releases major new Korean dramas year-round, but it has quietly made a habit of reserving&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":79645,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[28941,6545,6095,28940,2388,5916,7372,14618,6264,7333],"class_list":["post-79644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bored-interesting","tag-junyeol","tag-kdrama","tag-leads","tag-mousetrap","tag-mystery","tag-netflix","tag-ryu","tag-slick","tag-sluggish","tag-thriller","wpcat-33-id"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=79644"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79644\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/79645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=79644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=79644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=79644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}