Mask Girl (Korean: 마스크걸) is a 2023 South Korean black comedy crime thriller television series written and directed by Kim Yong-hoon, and starring Lee Han-byeol in her acting debut, Nana, Go Hyun-jung, Ahn Jae-hong, and Yeom Hye-ran. It is based on the Naver webtoon of the same name by Mae-mi and Hee-se, which was published between 2015 and 2018. It was released on Netflix on August 18, 2023.
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Synopsis
Kim Mo-mi, an office worker who is insecure about her looks, becomes a masked internet personality by night—until a chain of unexpected, ill-fated events begins to overtake her life.
Cast
Main
Lee Han-byeol as Kim Mo-mi/Mask Girl (in 2009, before surgery)
Nana as Kim Mo-mi/A-reum (after plastic surgery)
Go Hyun-jung as Kim Mo-mi/No. 1047 (in 2023)
Ahn Jae-hong as Ju Oh-nam: an ordinary office worker who is Mo-mi's co-worker and Mask Girl's regular viewer whom he admires
Yeom Hye-ran as Kim Kyung-ja: Oh-nam's overprotective mother who seeks revenge against Mo-mi
Supporting
Park Jung-hwa as Lee A-reum: Mo-mi's colleague
Choi Daniel as Park Gi-hoon: Mo-mi's boss
Kim Min-seo as Kim Ye-chun: Mi-mo's best friend
Moon Sook as Sim Young-hee: Mo-mi's mother
Shin Ye-seo as Kim Mi-mo: Oh-nam and Mo-mi's daughter
Han Jae-yi as Kim Chun-ae: Mo-mi's best friend
Kim Ga-hee as Yoo Sang-soon: Mo-mi's colleague
Lee Soo-mi as Ahn Eun-suk
Jang Won-young as Manager Kim
Lee Seon-hee as Chief Oh: a prison warden
Lee Jun-young as Choi Bu-yong: Chun-ae's boyfriend in a special appearance
Reception
Critical response
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 9 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 7.5/10.