The Man in the Mask (Korean: 복면검사; Hanja: 覆面檢事; RR: Bongmyeon-geomsa; lit. Masked Prosecutor) is a 2015 South Korean television drama series starring Joo Sang-wook and Kim Sun-a.[1][2] It aired on KBS2 from May 20 to July 9, 2015 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes.[3]
| The Man in the Mask | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Also known as |
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| Genre | Action Romance Comedy |
| Written by | Choi Jin-won |
| Directed by | Jeon San Kim Yong-soo |
| Starring | Joo Sang-wook Kim Sun-a Um Ki-joon Jun Kwang-ryul Hwang Sun-hee Lee Moon-sik |
| Music by | Park seung-jin |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Ahn Joon-yong |
| Running time | 65 minutes |
| Production company | Kim Jong-hak Production |
| Original release | |
| Network | KBS2 |
| Release | May 20 – July 9, 2015 |
Plot
editHa Dae-chul (Joo Sang-wook) who has double identity. He's a normal prosecutor during the day and a masked vigilante at night to punish those that the law could not. Meanwhile, Yoo Min-hee (Kim Sun-a) is a female detective in charge of the violent crime division.
Cast
edit- Joo Sang-wook as Ha Dae-chul
- Noh Young-hak as young Ha Dae-chul
- Kim Sun-a as Yoo Min-hee
- Um Ki-joon as Kang Hyun-woong
- Jun Kwang-ryul as Jo Sang-taek
- Hwang Sun-hee as Seo Ri-na
- Yoo Se-hyung as Moon Tae-seong
- Park Yeong-gyu as Jung Do-sung
- Lee Moon-sik as Jang Ho-sik
- Park Young-ji as Seo Min-sung
- Lee Won-jong as Ji Dong-chan
- Kim Byung-choon as Park Dong-pyo
- Hong Seok-cheon as Pi Sung-ho
- Lee Ki-young as Kang Joong-ho
- Jung Ae-ri as Im Ji-sook
- Myung Gye-nam as Song Man-seok
- Park Jung-hak as Lee Jang-kwon
- Kim Dae-ryung as Ki-ho
- Choi Sung-jae as Ki-tae
- Choi Si-won as Thief (cameo, ep. 1)
Ratings
editThe series initially aired, two weeks after initial broadcast, on KBS World with subtitles. This was later reduced to one week.
| Episode | Date of Broadcast | TNmS Ratings[4] | AGB Nielsen[5] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | ||
| 1 | May 20, 2015 | 5.9% | 6.7% | 6.8% | 7.6% |
| 2 | May 21, 2015 | 4.7% | 4.6% | 5.4% | 5.9% |
| 3 | May 27, 2015 | 5.6% | 6.3% | 5.3% | 5.7% |
| 4 | May 28, 2015 | 5.4% | 6.4% | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 5 | June 3, 2015 | 5.0% | 5.2% | 5.9% | 6.2% |
| 6 | June 4, 2015 | 4.6% | 5.2% | 5.3% | 5.5% |
| 7 | June 10, 2015 | 5.7% | 5.8% | 5.6% | 5.7% |
| 8 | June 11, 2015 | 4.6% | % | 5.4% | 5.3% |
| 9 | June 17, 2015 | 4.9% | 4.8% | 5.7% | 6.7% |
| 10 | June 18, 2015 | 4.9% | 4.7% | 4.8% | 5.5% |
| 11 | June 24, 2015 | 5.3% | 5.6% | 6.0% | 6.6% |
| 12 | June 25, 2015 | 5.1% | 5.6% | 5.9% | 6.1% |
| 13 | July 1, 2015 | 4.7% | % | 5.6% | 5.9% |
| 14 | July 2, 2015 | 4.5% | 4.7% | 5.3% | 5.7% |
| 15 | July 8, 2015 | 5.0% | 5.3% | 5.9% | 6.4% |
| 16 | July 9, 2015 | 5.9% | % | 6.9% | 7.2% |
| Series average | 5.11% | % | 5.74% | 6.16% | |
International broadcast
editReferences
edit- ^ Jones, Julie (April 10, 2015). "Kim Sun Ah And Joo Sang Wook Are Confirmed For Masked Prosecutor". KDramaStars. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
- ^ Jin, Min-ji (April 11, 2015). "Actors team up on Masked". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
- ^ Ghim, Sora (May 7, 2015). "Kim Sun Ah And Joo Sang Wook Are Finally Back". BNTNews. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
- ^ "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved May 29, 2015.
- ^ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)
- The Man in the Mask on KBS World
- The Man in the Mask at HanCinema
- The Man in the Mask at IMDb