The Man in the Mask

The Man in the Mask
Promotional poster
Also known as
  • Masked Attorney
  • Masked Investigator
GenreAction
Romance
Comedy
Written byChoi Jin-won
Directed byJeon San
Kim Yong-soo
StarringJoo Sang-wook
Kim Sun-a
Um Ki-joon
Jun Kwang-ryul
Hwang Sun-hee
Lee Moon-sik
Music byPark seung-jin
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes16
Production
ProducerAhn Joon-yong
Running time65 minutes
Production companyKim Jong-hak Production
Original release
NetworkKBS2
ReleaseMay 20 (2015-05-20) –
July 9, 2015 (2015-07-09)

The Man in the Mask (Korean복면검사; Hanja覆面檢事; RRBongmyeon-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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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]
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.
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