KBS2's new crime thriller "The Husband" opened with a fast-paced story led by Namkoong Min. Marking Namkoong's return to the network after seven years, the series delivers an immersive narrative from its first episode. However, the drama faces tough competition from the established audience of SBS's "Agent Kim Reactivated," which continues to build strong ratings momentum. "The Husband," a weekend drama, centers on a man's desperate fight to save his wife, who is kidnapped just before their divorce. The plot relies on suspense and some plot twists, as the husband who sets out to find her instead becomes the prime suspect in her disappearance. In its Saturday premiere, driven neurosurgeon Kang Tae-ju (Namkoong) demands a divorce from his estranged wife, Ko Se-yun (Lee Seol), the daughter of his hospital's founder. The next day, she is suddenly kidnapped. Kang blacks out after drinking heavily and wakes to find that he had hired a hitman to kill his wife. The kidnapper initially demands 500 million won ($327,883) to carry out the hit, but when Kang backs out, the assailant demands 1 billi