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Drama: Face Me
Revised romanization: Face Me
Hangul: 페이스 미
Director: Jo Rok-Hwan
Writer: Hwang Ye-Jin
Network: KBS2
Episodes: 12
Release Date: November 6 - December 12, 2024
Runtime: Weds. & Thurs. 21:50
Language: Korean
Country: South Korea

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

A plastic surgeon and a detective form a unique bond as they work on cases together.

Cha Jung-Woo (Lee Min-Ki) is a top plastic surgeon with an attractive appearance and elite skills. He has experience in both plastic surgery and emergency medicine. When he sees a patient's injury, he can quickly visualize the circumstances of the accident and the treatment method necessary. He is also cold with patients and does not usually connect emotionally with them. He gradually changes when he meets Detective Lee Min-Hyung (Han Ji-Hyun).

Lee Min-Hyung is detective who works in the violent crimes department. She is fearless, confident, and empathetic to victims. She is also passionate about catching criminals. She meets Cha Jung-Woo, who suddenly volunteers to support crime victims. She gets close to him and begins to understand the wound held deep in his mind that he has never revealed to anyone. Other people around Cha Jung-Woo include Plastic Surgeon Han Woo-Jin (Lee Yi-Kyung), who is his friend, and Plastic Surgeon Kim Seok-Hoon (Jeon Bae-Su), who is his mentor.

Notes

"Face Me" takes over KBS2's Wed. & Thur. 21:50 time slot previously occupied by "Dog Knows Everything" and followed by "Who Is She" on December 18, 2024.
Early working title was "Look at Me".

Cast



Lee Min-Ki	Han Ji-Hyun	Lee Yi-Kyung	Jeon Bae-Su
Cha Jung-Woo	Lee Min-Hyung	Han Woo-Jin	Kim Seok-Hoon

Cha Jung-Woo's Group



Ha-Young	Kang Da-Hyun	Yang So-Min	Jang Se-Won
Yoon Hye-Jin	Park Chae-Kyung	Yoon Seo-Hee	ER doctor

Lee Min-Hyung's Group



Yoon Jung-Il	Park Mi-Hyun
Lee Jin-Suk	Oh Young-Sook

KSH Plastic Surgery Clinic



Kim Yoon-Seo	Woo Do-Im	Go Eun-Young	Kim Young-Ju	Jung Hyun-Woo
Yang Eun-Jeong	Kim Na-Na	Nurse Choi	Dr. Song	anesthesiologist

Police



Lee Seung-Woo	Lee Jae-Ha	Kim Jae-Sun	Jeong Ji-Eun	Kwak Jin
Seo Kang-Ho	Choi Hyung-Il	detective	Police Officer Choi	forensics investigator



Park Jeong-Min	Kim Jae-Man	Song In-Seob	Jung Dong-Geun	Choi Young-Min
police executive (ep.2)	forensic analysis (ep.3)	police officer (ep.5)	police officer (ep.5)	forensics investigator (ep.6)



Kwon Chan-Min	Gu Bon-Jin	Kang Choon-Sung	Oh Ki-Hwan
police officer (ep.7)	An Seong-Wook (ep.8-9)	police officer (ep.10)	Park Kwang-Il (ep.11)

Oh Ji-Yoon Case



Seo Young-Hee	Jang Ha-Eun
Oh Ji-Yoon's mom (ep.1)	Oh Ji-Yoon (ep.1)

Nam Hyo Ju Case



Choi Jung-Woon	Park Wan-Kyu	Kim Yeon-Kyo	Yoon Hyun-Kyung	Lee Hye-Jin
Nam Hyo Ju	Nam Gi-Taek	neighbor	patient (ep.2)	reporter (ep.2)

Kim Jae-Ho

paramedic (ep.7)

Kim Da Hee Case



Park Seung-Yeon	Ryu Hae-Jun	Kim Sung-Yong
Kim Da Hee (ep.1)	Choi Chang-Min (ep.1)	lawyer (ep.1)

Yoon Min-Soo Case



Park Joo-Yeon	Kim Joon-Ho	Lee Ha-Joo	Lim Young-Joon
Yoon Min-Soo (ep.2,12)	Park Dong-Gun (ep.2)	Lee Soo-Bin (ep.2)	pc cafe owner (ep.2)

Jung Hee-Young Case



Lee Hwa-Kyum	Lee Jae-Eun	Cha Soo-Yeon	Moon Do-Yoon	Kim Han-Soo
Jung Hee-Young	Shin Jung-Sook (ep.3-4)	Seo Yoon-Ha (ep.3-4)	Kim Ji-Hyuk (ep.4)	vlogger (ep.3)



Cha Yu-Joo	Kang Ji-Hoon
Viva Plastic Surgery staff (ep.4)	pageant host (ep.4)

Eyelid Surgery Case



Cha Gun-Woo	Shin Ian
patient (ep.4)	Kim Hyun-Seok (ep.4)

Woo Min-Jae Case



Kim Min-Ki	Yi Seo	Kim Jung-Jin	Lee Jeong-Chan	Song Ho-Soo
Woo Min-Jae (ep.5-6)	Cho Soo-Kyung (ep.5-6)	Kim Sun-Yong (ep.5-6)	liposuction patient (ep.5)	paramedic (ep.5)

Jin Sung-Min

paramedic (ep.5)

Choi Eun-Ah Case



Nam Gyu-Ri	Song Hoon	Hwang Dae-Woong
Choi Eun-Ah (ep.7-8)	CEO (ep.7-8)	assistant (ep.7-8)

Lee Joo-Yeong Case



Cha Se-Yeon	Ko Jae-Hyun
Lee Joo-Yeong	Si-Wan (ep.12)

Yoon Hye-Jin Case



Shin Yong-Seok	Kim Ho	Lee Kwang-Ik	Ahn Chan-Woong	Ha Sung-Min
Lee Hyun-Seok (ep.10-11)	doctor (ep.10)	computer technician (ep.10)	hired driver (ep.11)	judge (ep.12)

Others



Kim Soo-A	Min Sang-Chul	Seo Hye-Jin	Bae Jun-Hyung	Jung Sang-Hoon
Park Mi-Soon (ep.1)	CCTV staff (ep.5)	Cha Jung-Woo's patient (ep.6)	cashier (ep.7)	gambling den boss (ep.7-8)



Yu Ji-Wang	Eom Ji-Man	So Sung-Hyuk	Choi Yo-Woon	Jang Eun-Seo
gambler (ep.7-8)	gambler (ep.7-8)	Sun-Hyuk (ep.9)	Kim Mi-Hyang (ep.12)	reporter (ep.12)



Ko Do-Eun	Cha Young-Mi
interviewee (ep.12)	interviewee (ep.12)

Additional Cast Members:

Park Sin-Un - fencing coach
Kim Ji-A - hospital nurse (ep.7)

Trailers

Episode Ratings

Date	Episode	AGB
Date	Episode	Nationwide	Seoul
2024-11-06	1	3.3% (16th)	-
2024-11-07	2	3.1% (18th)	-
2024-11-13	3	2.3% (25th)	-
2024-11-14	4	3.1% (19th)	-
2024-11-20	5	2.2% (26th)	-
2024-11-21	6	3.2% (17th)	-
2024-11-27	7	2.5% (23th)	-
2024-11-28	8	3.2% (19th)	-
2024-12-04	9	2.8% (23th)	-
2024-12-05	10	2.9% (22th)	-
2024-12-11	11	2.6% (20th)	-
2024-12-12	12	2.9% (22th)	-

Source: AGB Nielson

Awards

2024 KBS Drama Awards - December 31, 2024
- Excellent Actress (mini series) (Han Ji-Hyun)

Comments

Jillibean Dec 19 2025 11:25 pm This drama was one of the best dramas of 2024! I loved the suspense, the acting, especially by both leads, and the OST was daebak! I was never once bored; it kept me guessing throughout. Naysayers are not quite right in the head. Lol

Not An Igutu Sep 07 2025 4:04 am Intwresting storyline and plot but fairly executed because of the female lead, the policewoman. Her acting is sooo bad i cant continue to watch. No skill and soul at all. So cringe. Spoil the whole mood to watch the series. Urghh such a bad experience I'm gonna skip all other dramas and movies with her as a cast. Another thing, too many flashbacks. In the end, i fast forward to watch the ending only. Doesn't miss anything much.

gasenadi Apr 25 2025 7:29 pm Never a dull moment. Engrossing from beginning to end. Great job to everyone involved in this gripping mystery.

angksud510 Apr 02 2025 3:06 am For the quality of cinematography, pacing, and chemistry, I'm ready to watch Season Two!

Russell Mar 14 2025 12:34 pm Very suspenseful, very well written. I don't agree at all with Erra that the last two episodes weren't needed. They most definitely were! Plus we did get that hint of romance to come that Jillibean hoped for in her comment. That was sweet, after all the angst that came before.

Erra Mar 03 2025 11:18 pm The drama is good. The character played by Lee Min Ki is similar with the character he played in Crash, about a person who is brigh but got past trauma. I kinda enjoying finishing each episode. But i think episode 11 and 12 can be eliminated and put the story in episode 9 and 10. Not too much progress in the last 2 episodes.

Jillibean Dec 14 2024 10:42 am I loved the drama and I'm usually not a big fan of murder mysteries. But this cast was excellent and the 12 episodes were ample to bring us a great story at a good pace. Definitely an A+ from me!

AsTan Dec 13 2024 5:42 am This drama is highly recommended with alot of good meaning behind the storylines. Dealing with insecurity relating to psychological that can be detrimental to mental health topics are really real in the current society predominantly in SouKor.

Jillibean Dec 09 2024 10:41 am Eagerly waiting for the last two episodes of Face Me. It's been extremely suspenseful. I wonder if they will end it with a hint of romance between our two leads?

Rodelio Nuque Dec 09 2024 3:50 am Interesting story.I like the acting skills who played Dr.Cha Jeong and the female who played Lee Min Hyeong. Done watching 10 episodes.love this drama♥️♥️♥️

Jillibean Dec 09 2024 3:06 am XP: I think she did a great job with her role but for some reason I was only one of a few who thought so. I think people were reacting to her odd hairstyle in the drama, not her acting. Very superficial of them, I thought.

XP Dec 09 2024 2:59 am OMG lol! Looked up DNA Lover and the FL is Jung In Sun of all people. Gwenchana, gwenchana.

Jillibean Dec 08 2024 2:12 pm XP: the writers of DNA Lover pulled a stunt like that. Lol

XP Dec 08 2024 1:00 pm The only way the killer isn't Woo Jin is if it's Woo Jin's evil twin

Jillibean Dec 07 2024 9:37 pm A strange mother at the heart of everything again. Lol

Nimi Dec 07 2024 6:27 pm Once again Lee yi kyung has proven to be one of the best actors that can play any role villain or not. Go babyyyyyy

Anonymous Dec 07 2024 2:17 pm @AiwaLu But we saw she wasn't cheating just like him seeing himself in his flashback wasn't him being a culprit. They are misdirects. She was being stalked and photographed in platonic situations all deliberately twisted to make it look like cheating. All to force CJW to break up with her but their relation is shown stronger than such trivialities. On her laptop the photo suggests she found out who it was but she kept it a secret. It's more likely HWJ's a pawn. He looks depressed, always lived in CJW's shadow all his life and as the mother's beneficiary maybe he does whatever she tells him or what he thought she wanted him to do to keep CJW from marrying the girl. Either HWJ is in love with CJW himself since their schooldays or a half-brother the mother grudgingly took in. The police also suggest that neither the fiance neither NHJ's knife wounds were actually instantly fatal which points away from a practising surgeon unless it is to imply reluctance.

AiwaLu Dec 07 2024 7:15 am Why does Han Woo Jin, his friend, seem like the murderer to me?Perhaps he is in love with Cha JungWoo's fiancé? In one scene, his fiancé apologized for keeping it from him. Hmmm. Im on episode 7.

Aj Dec 05 2024 12:13 pm Tame theory- Woojin did it out of misguided love and jealousy for Jungwoo and their mother and hated Hyejin Wild theory- Hyejin was a lovechild and half-sister Detective Conan style and all three of the doctors are involved in various stages and are guilty in some way or other.

Namchin Dec 03 2024 11:07 pm I love the cases and misteries. But han ji hyun face is still highschool girl vibes doesnt match with senior police officer and of course le minki looked like her ahjusshi. Her acting is good just the face too too young

anonymous Dec 02 2024 6:50 am Are we sure the oppa was murdered and not badly injured? Could he have initially thought of setting Cha Jung-woo up. Why did they show us the water was left running.

Jillibean Nov 29 2024 8:00 pm They are trying so hard to make us think Dr. Cha killed his sweetheart that you know it's just a writer's deflection to keep you wondering who else it could be who is the real killer. Lol. The only time in this drama Dr. Cha has ever smiled is in flashbacks when he's with his sweetheart who died tragically. In the present day scenes he never smiles. In addition I am glad they aren't focusing on any romance between the leads. The main theme is the suspense over finding out who the real killer could be. In one moment in episode 8 someone mentioned a person running from a crime scene who was wearing glasses. But the masked person who we see killing the sweetheart wasn't wearing glasses. Hmm. The plot thickens. And by the way I loved Nam Gyu Ri's funny cameo appearance in the drama. She added some much needed humor to the story. I have loved her since 49 Days (2011).

ps Nov 29 2024 3:34 pm Is it weird I suspect nurse Yang even though shes completely in the clear? She seemed odd. The suspense is real because all I can keep thinking is isn't U-jin too obvious and again think but he is the most likely culprit so why doesn't he have the scars? In one of the mirrors on day of accident in hospital seemed like someone wearing round glasses ran by. Is it the senior doctor if not U-jin? Also I wonder why Dr Cha chose plastic surgery. Is there a mystery there? His fiance was a dancer according to the character summary in korean.

Jillibean Nov 29 2024 2:27 am Definitely one of the most suspenseful Korean dramas I've watched. Quite addicted to this one. It's going to be hard waiting for the next few episodes. Lol. I almost wish I had waited to start this one till all the episodes were completed so I could marathon watch it.

anon Nov 28 2024 11:55 am I know its more likely if Woo Jin is the culprit he was having an affair or in love with Jung Woo's lover but what if Jung Woo was Woo Jin's love and is obsessed with him? Right now instead of coming back to connect to the Hye Jin case , the connection between Nam Gi Taek, Lee Jin Seok and others just keeps on increasing the number of evidence and cases without being connected yet? And how those three doctors are who volunteered with these patients in prison and one of them must have with Nam Gi Taek.

Priyanka Nov 28 2024 6:43 am Three episodes in, and I feel Yi Kyung is the one behind Lee Min Ki's trauma. I hope that's not the case. But he seems too good to be true. ?

Jillibean Nov 25 2024 12:55 am I hope Yi Kyung isn't the bad guy. I much prefer it when he plays comedic roles. ;)

Peejay Nov 24 2024 4:57 am Just wondering why this drama is getting relatively low Korean viewing (thus rating) although ranked 17th right now. I just finished Epi 2 and I really like the flow of the drama and cliffhanger ending that makes me want to immediately watch the next episode. Still hoping you get better ratings since its only Epi 6 right now. Aja!

nunu Nov 24 2024 12:43 am i don't like the FL character, not the actor but the character.. and Min Ki is good as well, the story lil bit interesting.. but please make it pure criminal / action.. don't add romance between FL and ML cause I don't see the romantic chemistry between them..

Jillibean Nov 22 2024 4:03 pm Intense drama with very cool camera work. Min Ki Lee is a perfect cast pick for this role. Leading lady is good but honestly I think an older actress with more gravitas would have been better. I will keep watching to see if I change my mind.

June Nov 16 2024 11:17 am I cant find the chemistry between the two lead actors,I'm sorry.but the story is interesting

Sushi87 Nov 14 2024 11:18 am Interesting drama so far. Relevant theme on the beauty industry and some suspense around it. Will continue to watch.

Dante Nov 12 2024 1:54 am Who play park mi soon what the actor name

Sakura08 Nov 10 2024 6:03 pm I got hooked in the first two episodes. Can’t wait for more!

Nimi Nov 09 2024 5:19 am They better give my Gwenchana more screen time

Pek pek Nov 08 2024 1:04 pm Its my papi lee min-ki. It's gotta be flaming hooot!woof woof! Lee Seung- Woo aura in this one s totally different compared to Seoul Busters, Weh?

Mi mi mi Nov 08 2024 3:58 am Nothing as nice as the first episode giving you that adrenaline pump

Irene Nov 07 2024 12:28 am Already so hooked onto this Amazing First Ep? ?? Omg how exciting!

nameridwan17 Nov 06 2024 9:26 pm Episode 1 is full banger, what a packed of crime and action. I love eith lee min ki as hero in crime drama, it is so intense

Bunna1704 Oct 31 2024 12:10 am Rooting for Face Me, i wish drama will get attention and get high rating, since it highlight cosmetic plastic surgery business in Korea.

rosé Jun 06 2023 4:46 am I'm anticipating for this, Han Ji Hyun fighting!~

jkj Feb 05 2023 1:53 pm Lee Min Ki is very suitable for the role, but really, 11 years age gap. ..And Han Ji-hyun is great actress, but too young for a realistic ace detective.

Crazy Feb 04 2023 12:57 am That's crazy! 11 years of age gap? Lee min ki is a great actor but I don't see han ji hyun fit for this role... would be better if jeon ye been or nana could take the FL role

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Difference between revisions of "Face Me"

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Contents

User Rating

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Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Notes

Cast

Cha Jung-Woo's Group

Lee Min-Hyung's Group

KSH Plastic Surgery Clinic

Police

Oh Ji-Yoon Case

Nam Hyo Ju Case

Kim Da Hee Case

Yoon Min-Soo Case

Jung Hee-Young Case

Eyelid Surgery Case

Woo Min-Jae Case

Choi Eun-Ah Case

Lee Joo-Yeong Case

Yoon Hye-Jin Case

Others

Trailers

Episode Ratings

Awards

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