Mask Girl (Netflix)

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Drama: Mask Girl
Revised romanization: Mask Girl
Hangul: 마스크걸
Director: Kim Young-Hoon
Writer: Mae Mi (webcomic), Kim Young-Hoon
Network: Netflix
Episodes: 7
Release Date: August 18, 2023
Runtime:
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Kim Mo-Mi (Lee Han-Byeol) is an ordinary officer worker. When she was a child, she dreamed of performing on a stage, under bright lights. As she has aged, she gotten "ugly," but she is proud of her good looking body. After her workday, and when she is at home, she puts on a mask and streams a live broadcast of herself as Mask Girl. She gets involved in an unexpected case.

Joo Oh-Nam (Ahn Jae-Hong) is Kim Mo-Mi’s colleague at work. He has a complex of about having an ugly appearance. He is a fan of Mask Girl and learns Ko Mo-Mi is actually her. He has a crush on her and becomes involved an unexpected case with Kim Mo-Mi.

Meanwhile, Kim Kyung-Ja (Yum Hye-Ran) is the mother of Joo Oh-Nam. After she divorced, Kim Kyung-Ja raised her son alone. He is the most precious thing in her life. One day, her son goes missing. Kim Kyung-Ja begins to search for his whereabouts.

Notes

Based on webcomic "Mask Girl" by Mae Mi (published from August 15, 2015 to June 9, 2018 via Naver.).
Lee Han-Byul was selected to play Kim Mo-Mi after participating in an audition with around 1,000 other actresses. "Mask Girl" is her first acting role

Cast



Ko Hyun-Jung	Nana	Lee Han-Byeol
Kim Mo-Mi	Kim Mo-Mi	Kim Mo-Mi

Ju Oh-Nam's Group



Ahn Jae-Hong	Yum Hye-Ran
Ju Oh-Nam	Kim Kyung-Ja

Kim Mi-Mo's Group



Shin Ye-Seo	Kim Min-Seo	Moon Sook	Kim Ha-Neul	Yoon Sa-Bong
Kim Mi-Mo	Kim Ye-Chun	Sim Young-Hee	Kim Mi-Mo (child)	Kim Ye-Chun's mom (ep.5)



Kim Hee-Chang	Hwang Do-Yun	Choi Ga-In	Kang Jee-Seok
Kim Ye-Chun's dad (ep.5)	bully student (ep.5)	homeroom teacher (ep.5)	Park Hyung-Suk (ep.5)

Kim Chun-Ae 's Group



Han Jae-Y	Lee Jun-Young	Kim Sang-Ji	Kim Hye-Hwa
Kim Chun-Ae (ep.3-4)	Choi Bu-Yong (ep.4)	Kim Chun-Ae (teen) (ep.4)	bar manager (ep.4)

Daehan Insurance



Daniel Choi	Kim Ga-Hee	Park Jeong-Hwa	Jang Won-Young	Jung Young-Ki
Park Gi-Hun (ep.1-2)	Yu Sang-Sun	Lee A-Reum (ep.1-2)	Manager Kim	Manager Oh (ep.1-2)



Park Ga-Young	Do Mi-Yeon	Park Moo-Yum
HR dept. staff (ep.2-3)	employee in elevator (ep.1)	rooftop employee (ep.1)

Mask Girl's Group



Park Keun-Rok	Kim Hyun-Mok
Handsome Monk (ep.2)	Teddy (ep.4)

Huiseong Penitentiary



Lee Sun-Hee	Lee Soo-Mi	Jin Mi-Sa	Kim A-Hyun	Kim Bi-Bi
Warden Oh	An Eun-Suk	cellmate	tattoo prisoner (ep.6)	church volunteer (ep.6)



Kim Ji-Na	Kim Youn-Jeong	Lee Hyun
prison officer (ep.7)	prison officer (ep.7)	prisoner (ep.7)

Police



Hong Suk-Bin	Heo Dong-Won	Jong-Ho	Lee Dong-Yong	Lee Yoo-Joon
substation captain (ep.1)	Detective Choi Jong-Hun (ep.3)	Detective Seo Yong-Jin (ep.3)	police officer (ep.3)	police officer (ep.7)

Sung Do-Hyun

detective team leader (ep.7)

Others



Park Sang-Hwi	Kang Sung-Rak	Sung-Ryung	Yoon Sung-Won	Kim Sung-Mi
reporter (ep.3)	computer technician (ep.3)	bank teller (ep.3)	Dr. Kim Hyun-Bong (ep.5)	Handsome Monk's mom (ep.5)



Na Ho-Sook	Park Joo-Ha	Jang Joon-Young	Kim Ki-Moo	Oh Kyu-Taek
judge (ep.5)	elementary school girl (ep.5)	reporter (ep.6)	gangster (ep.7)	camera store staff (ep.7)



Kim Eun-Kyung	Im Yu-Ran	Park Ok-Chool
cashier (ep.7)	accident driver (ep.7)	passerby driver (ep.7)

Additional Cast Members:

Jung Hye-Kyung - market restaurant owner (ep.3)
Seo Young-Sam - pastor (ep.3)
Jeon Young - Kim Mo-Mi's landlord (ep.3)
Kim Kye-Sun - church member (ep.3)
Lee Young-Joo - church member (ep.3)
Jo Hyun-Im - church member (ep.3)
Ok Su-Boon - Won-Ju (ep.3)
Shin Dong-Ryuk - taxi co. manager (ep.3)
Lee Jun-Hee - high school teacher (ep.4)
Heo Sung-Woo - associate judge (ep.5)
Lee Sang-Hee - real estate agent (ep.6)
Oh Ji-Young - prisoner (ep.6-7)
Ko Na-Young - prisoner (ep.7)

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Iren Oct 19 2023 9:55 am Ju Oh-Nam's mother is soo disgusting

Jin Oct 12 2023 11:26 pm absolutely loved ever second of this show. just when you think you figured out how a situation turns out, it twists itself and go another direction. very much worth time and a good series with a theme that shows how rampant misogyny is and how corrupt people can be.

Roha Oct 10 2023 9:24 pm At first I really hate the character of the main lead (before the cosmetic surgery). So pathetic. Nevertheless, this drama showing life lesson; it is important to self love yourself, know your worth, how one bad action/decision can ruin your life/ making your life upside down, how the malfunction family structure can give bad impact to your mental. The message(s) in this drama conveys is perfect.

Kim momo Sep 11 2023 11:45 am What a crazy show. I may not understand but i love it. Worth my time. The story is really interesting to me. Impossible to get bored.

-nana is so pretty ???????

Bbbfamous Sep 08 2023 6:46 am Uncanny counter casts detected haha

Julie Sep 06 2023 12:18 pm Really worth to watch guys, this drama can make you cry and laugh at the same time

Drahoslava Sep 01 2023 4:31 am I was surpised when I saw there such a low ratings, but I watched it anyway and now I understand. I don´t think it is worth to watch, I decided not to even finish it (have two episoded left).

Ja Aug 30 2023 6:17 am An average rating of 80, however, the quality of acting is worth more. The story, mostly at its end, brings the rating down, but the series starts with a quirky quality then progresses into wildness.

Captain Cha Aug 30 2023 1:26 am Ko hyun Jung is one of those timeless actress, really. Just a few things, I don't think you can fire a shotgun underwater. Also, she went in before smartphones era, how does she know how to unlock one and use the navigational system? Anyway, I adore this short drama. Even the children cast did so good.

So Lala Aug 29 2023 10:40 pm Just want to say Daniel Choi as pre 2010s boss is so on brand

Cah Aug 28 2023 6:57 am One of the best dramas I ever watched. It's not perfect, of course, but made me feel many emotions while watching. I still can't get over how good the acting is, and the soundtrack is also amazing. Great production. Sure worth to watch if you like thrillers and revenge dramas.

Elvy Aug 27 2023 3:21 pm Almost everything about this drama is fantastic: Excellent acting, artistic cinematography, great production design, and its depiction of social issues. Yum Hye Ran and Ahn Jae Hong have my highest admiration for their outstanding performances. But the whole series would be much better if they added a few more episodes to explain some ambiguous parts of the plot. They never explain why Momi's mother was so cold to her from the start. Momi should've told Oh Nam's mother that Mimo is her granddaughter. It's also unclear why Momi became so religious by reading only the Bible. Yet, despite its flaws, Mask Girl is a highly recommended Kdrama, especially for people who enjoy thrillers.

Mari Aug 27 2023 1:52 am Spoiler alert!!!

I still can't believe that Kim Mo-Mi's aging role was played by a completely different actress than Nana. MoMi may be old and may have suffered in prison. However, the sudden change from Nana's face to Ko Hyun-Jung's face was hard to watch. I know that Nana is too beautiful and one&only and this is a drama. But you know. I thought that the plastic surgery backfired because Momi was beaten too much. Also, this drama did not live up to my expectations. Not recommended.

Jo Aug 25 2023 8:20 am I enjoyed the series, Hanbyeol did justice to her role ( not really sure if she’s the one dancing irl) and also Hye-ran’s acting is commendable. However, i’m a little disappointed with the ending. They never revealed the truth behind the murders of handsome monk and Chun-ae as well as Bu-yung no investigation happened they just assumed it was all Mask girl’s doing. Lastly, Momi didn’t even tell Ju Oh-nam’s mother that Mi-mo was her granddaughter, It could’ve changed her mind in killing mimo.

Glam Aug 25 2023 3:22 am Yeah here I thought I was gonna watch a quirky oddball romcom... Which this was entirely not. Still binged it though!

Jojo Aug 25 2023 2:56 am Best psycho Korean drama ever Good job Netflix Lee han byeol a Korean woman with shape of Spanish guitar... Sexi damn good....

Asmala Aug 24 2023 6:59 pm I loved the show! But I know that lot of things get lost in translation. For any Korean speakers, is there anything we might have missed? Didn't get properly translated?

sh4y Aug 24 2023 6:46 pm Seemingly Oh-Nam’s mother never found out that Mi-mo was her granddaughter which was so disappointing because it would have made her feel more guilt for the shit she put that innocent child through. As much as i didnt enjoy the second half of the show as i did with the first, i would like to say Kyung-ja’s character was written perfectly. She accurately represented the mothers who do not acknowledge their children’s wrongdoings and only point out how their child was wronged. It was really infuriating to see how she didnt bat an eye at the fact that her son was a disgusting pervert and was in constant denial even with the substantial evidence. There was no progression in her characters nature and she eventually became the satan who she had once prayed would not influence her life and choices.

d33rama Aug 24 2023 4:02 pm SPOILER & TRIGGER WARNINGS: attempted sexual assault, violent rape, and several murder scenes in first two episodes. Was caught off guard by the graphic nature of it all. I stopped watching near the end of episode 3 because the shock and violence were to rough to recover from. I know it's rated TV-MA, but hot damn... by average K-drama standards (non-Squid Game) I expected the usual more tame violence levels were used to. Seperately, the story wasn't exciting or enthralling enough to keep us hooked--character development was shallow, only relaying on shock value. Hope the warning helps others skip this if needed.

Lee Seohwa Aug 23 2023 11:45 pm It’s funny that Kim Mi Mo looks like someone from Kill Boksoon!

Mariaaa28 Aug 22 2023 6:06 pm Han Jae Yi and Nana's chemistry is superb! Esp when they killed Lee Jun Young's character!

mik Aug 22 2023 12:46 pm Wow finished it in 4 hours really short and I fast forwarded quite a bit haha but I really love the whole plot! Nana acted so well with her cold gaze and expressionless face. Its so funny how the 2 grandmas of Mi Mo are from uncanny counter.. short thrilling show.. I'm still shocked that I finished watching it

Lp Aug 22 2023 9:37 am Spoiler alert

How did momi know her daughters photo is fake. After hitting ohnams mom she could have tied her up and escaped the disaster but instead she let her be and the hell broke lose. Also dont understand how did momi know her daughters photo and phone number are fame, werent explained and also hpw she trabsformed into a religious person.

The use of religion here seems so forced because no matter what faith ohnams mom followed the church she was attending wasnt encouraging any killing and stuff, it was her own delusion who was using bible or lord as an excuse to kill the girl or mother.

As of ohnam the only reason i dont feel bad for his murder was because he also killed and cut up someone, but i dont think he deserved to have been killed by momi.

Also why police never discovered chun ae's body and didnt catch ohnams mom for that murder, when momi was arrrested she should have spilled it all, who killed whom and stuff. And honestly the discovery of corpse at ohnams place was already proving his role in what he did.

All momi castings were good except the last one. Like go hyun jo is running away in car and she is injured and all and is scared for her daughters life and she calls her mom and she says in such bored and relax way her daughter is in danger, like she was asking has she changed light bulb.

Nana and hanbyeol did justice to role.

I personally believe problems started from momi's mother. Momi was subjected to harsh comments her mom never supported her emotionally, don't feel much sympathy for momi too because she was a hypocrite she herself was trying to sleep witb a married boss but when she discovers his affair she rats the girl out subjecting her to same kind of hate and harsh comments that she had always faced for her looks. Momis mom was the most important person ib building her confidence in looks but she abandons her. We were never told why her mom jated and isolated her.

Then same thing was done to momis daughter by her mother again. She never raised her grandaughter welll, had she supported her against hate and criticism mimo wouldnt have gone to this extent. Also it was her job to keep check on who she is talking to and what kind of stuff they are feeding her, then when mimo was given hate and she was violent she shoulf have helped overcome her violent streak but there was 0 support for the girl which led to so much chaos.

As adult working at a corp momi was responsible for her mistakes, but her daughter hadnt grown up enough yet to know what to do in thsi situation.

I also have to say momi had another hypocritical trait, she was an average looking girl but like everyone else around her she also wanted super good looking partner and didnt look much at average looks' men.

Aaron Aug 22 2023 2:36 am I really enjoyed this series, after waiting all summer for it. I feel seven episodes was quite short and could have had at least an extra episode for the 00s and 10s. The only real criticism I have of this series is the fact 3 different characters played Kim Mo Mi in a series that only consisted of 7 episodes. Nana could have easily added grey to her hair, or even age-progressing make-up could have been applied, to play the 2023 version of Momi. It didn't make sense to have a whole different actor play the same character, if no plastic surgery was involved, in my opinion.

Icedcoffeeholic Aug 21 2023 5:17 pm This series made me cry. If only the society is appreciative of how other people looked, Momi's life wouldn't end up this way.

I think there's nothing wrong with us. It is just the society we live in and the standard of beauty that are the problems.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

noi Aug 21 2023 11:49 am @Alfonso Mimo's father is Oh Namju, Kim Chunae talked about it.

noi Aug 21 2023 11:46 am oh namju is as dangerous as handsome monk. he couldn't accept rejection, he forced his lust, and wouldn't stop even if she erased her identity. if he didn't force his way, he could won her heart. but no, he's a jerk and in my opinion, deserved his death.

F Aug 20 2023 10:51 pm The story could have ended in episode 2, or episode 4. Could have been a fantastic movie. Too bad they dragged the story too much. The acting was all really good, though. Thumbs up for the directing and actors!!!

Anne Aug 20 2023 6:45 pm This show will keep you on your toes!! 10/10 would recommend. The suspense, dark humour and the emotional scenes really keep you hooked. And the acting is super, especially Yum He-Ran, she deserves all the awards! Don't see the ratings - it's all from the people who watch cringe shows like King the Land and expect the same from this one.

Also I find it so silly that people are complaining that this show is "americanised" or becoming "dark" when apparently "kdramas are all about the light." Did people really not see that this show is A-rated?? Some of the best shows out there like Squid Game, My Name, Taxi Driver and Sweet Home are A-rated. Stop judging a show because it was too dark and brutal for you to handle, when you should not even be watching it in the first place. Kdramas and Movies (especially so many amazing horror ones) have always had a dark elements. Constructive criticism is you complaining about the plot, pacing, acting, etc. Not about "Korea, please don't make dark trash like this. People want to see things that will uplift, inspire and encourage. There's enough darkness out there as it is."

I Aug 20 2023 7:34 am Spoiler c

Could someone explain that did momi know that ohnam had killed that guy and why did she suddenly choose to kill ohnam.

Chunae and momi were such victims, it was so bad

Syl Aug 20 2023 6:47 am This was a good binge! The themes of generational trauma and self acceptance were well incorporated within the episodes. There were no bleak scenes anywhere - from seat grippers to heart wrenching acting.

It really makes you think… everyone, please be kind to yourselves and to others.

Alfonso Aug 20 2023 5:21 am Great Performances, great director, a little dark for my taste, but it is a good story. some parts are a little unconnected. Eg who is the father of Mi Mo. I liked the scenes of Mo Mi when she overcome the bullies at prison.

Mon Aug 20 2023 3:07 am I really liked this show. It kept me on my toes the entire time. The directing and filming of many of the scenes were amazing and had the ability to portray an aesthetic yet eerie vibe. The entire show is heavily flooded with dark themes so if you don’t like it watching that, then just don’t watch it. I’ve never read the webtoon and I could only assume that it would be challenging to condense a webtoon into seven episodes but this show did a good job of conveying a plot that was as so suspenseful, shocking and intense. Again, for those who kind of like darker, more intense content, def recommend checking this show out

Karina Aug 20 2023 2:21 am The story is quite interesting. I love thrillers, and this is a thriller series and quite sadistic. After I finished watching it, I could only say... erghhhhh why did it end so quickly. Because the ending was too rushed. I really like Nana there, because Nana's acting is very good in my opinion.

Gerald.winter Aug 19 2023 5:39 pm For real this is 10/10 im so surprised at how they film this series from each perspective of the characters. My jaw drops in every episode because of how the twist keep appearing ??? in short way to describe, this series make you always "hmm it will probably like this" to "wait...."

Pizza Aug 19 2023 7:49 am Annoying. All characters are messed up. Especially Ju Nam's mom aish

wayne Aug 18 2023 3:10 pm Not what I was expecting at all, quite a few tonal shifts makes it a somewhat engrossing watch. Good writing and acting from a very established cast.

great Aug 18 2023 2:18 pm This series is a great one! I binge-watched it in half a day lol

Aimen Jun 21 2023 6:34 am When will it start? I'm waiting smmmm

Anonymousperson Jan 19 2023 8:10 am I am so excited since I kinda relate to the mask girl. I have a over average body, but my face is hideous. I don't even try to be pretty like other people my age. I hate my face. I always wear my mask on rather than not wearing it . I am excited! ^^

Jessica k Jan 17 2023 5:56 am Also why is yum hye ran playing the mom when she is younger? I find it odd. She is not old enough to play the male leads mom. Ko hyun jung is though

Jessica k Jan 17 2023 5:48 am Reminds me a little of shadow beauty

Yeeul_Song Nov 28 2022 11:24 pm I think this drama will airing next year. I want to see their chemistry and also there is a comedy scene too. Best luck for all the casts and crews!!!

Kim_grace24 Mar 24 2022 7:15 am I cannot wait.... Ghj as Kim Momi gosh!

anbe Feb 06 2022 7:43 pm can't wait .... mask girl ghj? the story looks interesting ???

Anonymous Feb 03 2022 6:47 am Yum hye ran as a mother of ahn jaehong?? Wow thats really doesn't make sense haha. Again ra miran is ahn jaehong mother in reply 1988 haha but her love interest is older than her mom haha

rrrr Feb 03 2022 1:31 am noona romance again?? his mother is literally his love interest's age

baby Feb 02 2022 9:59 pm Wow The Plot Really Looks interesting and Good!!!

Mask Girl (Netflix)

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Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

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Cast

Ju Oh-Nam's Group

Kim Mi-Mo's Group

Kim Chun-Ae 's Group

Daehan Insurance

Mask Girl's Group

Huiseong Penitentiary

Police

Others

Trailers

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