Mask () is a 2015 South Korean television series starring Soo Ae, Ju Ji-hoon, Yeon Jung-hoon and Yoo In-young. It aired on SBS from May 27 to July 30, 2015 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 20 episodes.
Plot Byun Ji-sook is working as a sales clerk at a department store when she suddenly comes across her doppelgänger Seo Eun-ha. Whereas Ji-sook's family is hounded by loan sharks because of her father and brother's crippling debt, Eun-ha is the daughter of a congressman and fiancée of chaebol heir Choi Min-woo. Min-woo is the illegitimate son of the chairman of SJ Group and the company's presumptive heir, to the bitter resentment of the chairman's wife and her daughter, Min-woo's half-sister Mi-yeon. Despite his wealthy background, Min-woo had grown up without the love and warmth of family and friends, and his and Eun-ha's future marriage is understood by both parties to be a mutually beneficial business arrangement. He also doesn't know that the man Eun-ha is having an affair with is Mi-yeon's husband, the manipulative and ambitious Min Seok-hoon. Seok-hoon will stop at nothing to prevent his brother-in-law from being named successor, including conspiring with the latter's psychiatrist into gaslighting Min-woo and making him think he's going insane. But his plans go awry when Eun-ha ends up dead, so Seok-hoon threatens and blackmails Ji-sook into taking Eun-ha's place. As Min-woo begins to live in close quarters with Ji-sook, he is puzzled and intrigued by his new wife and how different she is from what he expected.
Cast Main Soo Ae as Byun Ji-sook/Seo Eun-ha Byun Ji-sook is a sales clerk at SJ Group's department store. Seo Eun-ha (her doppelgänger) is congressman's daughter, Choi Min-woo's fiancée and Min Seok-hoon's lover. Ju Ji-hoon as Choi Min-woo Jeon Jin-seo as young Choi Min-woo Illegitimate son of the chairman of SJ Group. Engaged to Seo Eun-ha. Yeon Jung-hoon as Min Seok-hoon Lawyer of SJ Group. Choi Mi-yeon's husband. Seo Eun-ha's lover. Yoo In-young as Choi Mi-yeon Daughter of the chairman of SJ Group. Min Seok-hoon's wife.
Supporting Byun Ji-sook's family Jung Dong-hwan as Byun Dae-sung, Ji-sook's father Yang Mi-kyung as Kang Ok-soon, Ji-sook's mother Hoya as Byun Ji-hyuk, Ji-sook's brother
Choi Min-woo's family Jeon Guk-hwan as Chairman Choi Doo-hyun, father of Choi Mi-yeon and Choi Min-woo Park Joon-geum as Mrs. Song Sung-hee, Choi Mi-yeon's mother
Seo Eun-ha's family Park Yong-soo as Congressman Seo Jong-hoon, Seo Eun-ha's father Lee Jong-nam as Mrs. Lee Jung-seon, congressman's wife, Seo Eun-ha's stepmother
Others Kim Byeong-ok as Shim Bong-seo, loan shark Jo Han-sun as Kim Jung-tae Park Yeon-soo as Myung-hwa, Byun Ji-sook's co-worker, Byun Ji-hyuk's girlfriend Hwang Seok-jeong as Hwang Mal-ja, Byun Ji-sook's co-worker Park Jun-myeon as General manager Yeo, Byun Ji-sook's supervisor Joo Jin-mo as Professor Kim, Choi Min-woo's doctor Kim Ji-min as Kim Yeon-soo, Choi Min-woo's household's maid Moon Sung-ho as Nam-chul, Choi Min-woo's household's butler Cho Yoon-woo as Oh Chang-soo, Choi Min-woo's secretary Oh Ha-nee as Club woman Sung Chang-hoon as Bbul-te ("horn-rimmed")
Ratings Episode #Original broadcast dateEpisode titleAverage audience shareTNmS RatingsAGB Nielsen RatingsNationwideSeoul National Capital AreaNationwideSeoul National Capital Area1May 27, 20153 Million Won Happiness (19th) (13th) (15th) (13th)2May 28, 2015Boy Who Walks in Memories8.5% (12th)9.8% (12th)9.2% (10th)9.5% (10th)3June 3, 2015Best Choice, Worst Choice8.2% (16th)10.0% (10th)8.6% (13th)9.0% (13th)4June 4, 2015Heaven Created by the Devil10.3% (12th)12.2% (7th)10.7% (8th)12.1% (5th)5June 10, 2015The Poor Rich9.4% (12th)10.9% (9th)9.4% (10th)10.1% (7th)6June 11, 2015Family, That Heartbreaking Memory10.4% (14th)12.6% (4th)9.8% (11th)10.3% (9th)7June 17, 2015A Chest You Can Cry On10.0% (11th)12.0% (5th)11.0% (7th)12.5% (4th)8June 18, 2015A Logical Delusion9.8% (10th)12.2% (5th)11.8% (4th)12.6% (3rd)9June 24, 2015My Own Reflection9.7% (11th)12.6% (4th)10.8% (6th)11.3% (5th)10June 25, 2015Faces of the Mask10.1% (14th)12.5% (5th)9.7% (12th)9.3% (12th)11July 1, 2015Game of Lies10.4% (9th)12.9% (4th)10.1% (7th)10.8% (5th)12July 2, 2015Unhappy Happiness11.1% (10th)12.8% (4th)11.1% (6th)11.6% (4th)13July 8, 2015A Proposal and a Divorce9.9% (13th)12.9% (3rd)10.8% (8th)11.5% (5th)14July 9, 2015A Spear and a Shield10.2% (10th)12.9% (4th)11.1% (6th)11.4% (4th)15July 15, 2015The Target10.0% (9th)13.4% (3rd)11.3% (4th)11.5% (3rd)16July 16, 2015The Puppet's Heart11.4% (5th)13.8% (3rd)12.2% (3rd)12.7% (3rd)17July 22, 2015Family9.4% (9th)12.0% (3rd)12.4% (5th)13.7% (3rd)18July 23, 2015Trap11.2% (12th)14.3% (3rd)12.7% (3rd)13.3% (3rd)19July 29, 2015Vacancy10.7% (9th)13.6% (3rd)11.5% (5th)12.2% (4th)20July 30, 2015Our House (5th) (2nd) (3rd) (3rd) Average 10.1% 12.4% 10.8% 11.4%
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Awards and nominations Year Award Category Recipient Result2015 4th APAN Star Awards Top Excellence Award, Actress in a Miniseries Soo Ae Popular Star Award, Actress Yoo In-young Grimae Awards Best Drama Mask Best Actor Yeon Jung-hoon Best Actress Soo Ae 23rd SBS Drama AwardsExcellence Award, Actor in a Drama Special Ju Ji-hoon Yeon Jung-hoon Special Award, Actress in a Drama Special Yoo In-young Top 10 Stars Ju Ji-hoon Best Couple Award Ju Ji-hoon and Soo Ae
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