The Man in the Mask

2015 South Korean TV series or program

The Man in the Mask

Promotional poster

Also known as|

* Masked Attorney
* Masked Investigator

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 (2015-5-20) –
July 9, 2015 (2015-7-9)

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]

## Plot

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Ha 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

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* 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

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The 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]

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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

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* It aired in Vietnam from November 11, 2016 on HTV2.
* It aired in Indomesia from April 23, 2016 on RTV.

## References

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1. ^ Jones, Julie (April 10, 2015). "Kim Sun Ah And Joo Sang Wook Are Confirmed For Masked Prosecutor". KDramaStars. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
2. ^ Jin, Min-ji (April 11, 2015). "Actors team up on Masked". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
3. ^ Ghim, Sora (May 7, 2015). "Kim Sun Ah And Joo Sang Wook Are Finally Back". BNTNews. Retrieved May 9, 2015.
4. ^ "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved May 29, 2015.
5. ^ "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

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* 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

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Works by Kim Jong-hak Production

2000s|

* Beautiful Days
* Glass Slippers
* Emperor of the Sea
* Full House
* Sunlight Pours Down
* Oh Feel Young
* Princess Lulu
* Fashion 70s
* Sad Love Story
* The Vineyard Man
* Which Star Are You From
* Ballad of Seodong
* Lee San, Wind of the Palace
* H.I.T
* Behind the White Tower
* Dal-ja's Spring
* Beethoven Virus
* One Mom and Three Dads

2010s|

* Jejungwon
* The Woman Who Still Wants to Marry
* Glory Jane
* Bravo, My Love!
* The King's Doctor
* Full House Take 2
* I Do, I Do
* The Chaser
* The King 2 Hearts
* I Can Hear Your Voice
* Big Man
* Healer
* Flower of Queen
* Beating Again
* Splendid Politics
* The Man in the Mask
* High-End Crush
* Flowers of the Prison
* Gogh, The Starry Night
* Our Gap-soon
* Man in the Kitchen
* Untouchable
* Witch's Love
* Room No. 9
* Where Stars Land
* My Healing Love
* Haechi
* The Golden Garden
* Welcome 2 Life

2020s|

* Awaken
* All of Us Are Dead
* Celebrity
* Daily Dose of Sunshine
* Bad Memory Eraser

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