Gold Mask Explained

Native Name:
Hangul:황금 가면
Hanja:黃金 假面
Rr:Hwanggeum Gamyeon
Lk:Golden Mask
Creator:KBS Drama Division
Director:Eo Soo-sun
Music:Baek Eun-woo (Music manager)
Country:South Korea
Language:Korean
Num Episodes:100
Executive Producer:Hong Seok-gu (KBS)
Runtime:40 minutes[1]
Company:IWill Media
Network:KBS2

Gold Mask[1] is a South Korean television series starring Cha Ye-ryun, Na Young-hee and Lee Hwi-hyang.[2] It is about a tragedy of three women, caused by greed and desire. The daily drama aired on KBS2 on May 23 to October 7, 2022, every weekday at 19:50 (KST) for 100 episodes.[3]

Synopsis

The drama tells the story of finding the answer to life in a mad fight between three women due to a tragedy caused by false desires and greed.

Cast

Main

Grew up with ordinary parents, she falls in love with a man from a chaebol family and marries him. Her life seems to mirror that of Cinderella and she is envied by others, but her life isn't easy due to mistreatment from her in-laws.

She is full of greed and desire, and tries to keep her upper class life.

She is a private moneylender and she owns a franchise restaurant chain. She is a good person.

He is the son of Cha Hwa-Young, he is tricked by his mother into divorcing Soo-Yeon and into marrying Yoo-ra.

He is a director of a private investment company, he wants to avenge his father's death.

An evil and cunning designer who will become Soo-Yeon's arch-nemesis. She killed Soo-Yeon's father and will kill anyone who dares to stop her wicked plans.

Supporting

Yoo Su-yeon's mother.

Yoo Su-yeon's son to Jin-woo.

An aristocrat who secretly has a crush on Kang Dong-ha, She is also Cha Hwa-yeong's arrogant and violent daughter.

The cousin of Yoo Su-yeon. After a divorce from a violent husband she began living with her aunt, Kim Hye Kyung.

Restaurant manager, but he has a remarkable history as a special forces soldier.

The butler in charge of the housekeeping of the SA group.

Production

The series is directed by Io Soo Sun, who has worked on series such as Angel's Revenge (2014) and Gracious Revenge (2019). It is written by Kim Min Joo, who wrote the series Sunny Again Tomorrow (2018) and I Wanna Hear Your Song (2019). It is planned by KBS Drama Department and produced by IWill Media.[12]

Original soundtrack

Part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5

Viewership

Average TV viewership ratings
Broadcast dateAverage audience share
Nielsen Korea[13] TNmS[14]
NationwideSeoulNationwide
1May 23, 202211.5% 10.0% 11.1%
2May 24, 202211.3% 9.7% 11.7%
3May 25, 202210.4% 9.2% 12.0%
4May 26, 202210.1% 8.5%
5May 27, 202210.4% 8.8% 11.1%
6May 30, 202210.4% 8.8% 11.7%
7May 31, 20229.7% 8.1% 10.9%
8June 1, 20227.9% 7.0%
9June 2, 20229.0% 7.4% 9.9%
10June 3, 20229.8% 8.2% 10.6%
11June 6, 202210.9% 9.5% 10.5%
12June 7, 202212.6% 10.7% 12.1%
13June 8, 202211.5% 10.3% 12.7%
14June 9, 202212.0% 9.6% 11.9%
15June 10, 202212.7% 11.9% 12.2%
16June 13, 202212.9% 11.1% 13.3%
17June 14, 202212.9% 10.8% 13.6%
18June 15, 202213.0% 11.9% 14.1%
19June 16, 202213.0% 11.5% 13.6%
20June 17, 202214.3% 12.9% 13.9%
21June 20, 202213.8% 12.4% 13.9%
22June 21, 202213.5% 11.6% 13.9%
23June 22, 202213.0% 11.4% 15.0%
24June 23, 202215.0% 13.1% 14.9%
25June 24, 202213.0% 11.0% 13.0%
26June 27, 202214.7% 12.6% 15.1%
27June 28, 202214.8% 12.5% 15.6%
28June 29, 202214.1% 12.7% 15.0%
29June 30, 202214.3% 12.7% 13.9%
30July 1, 202213.8% 11.6% 13.8%
31July 4, 202215.3% 12.8% 15.1%
32July 5, 202215.4% 13.3% 16.1%
33July 6, 202214.5% 12.0% 13.5%
34July 7, 202215.3% 13.4% 15.7%
35July 8, 202213.7% 11.3%
36July 11, 202215.3% 12.9% 16.2%
37July 12, 202215.7% 12.8% 16.3%
38July 13, 202215.0% 12.3% 16.6%
39July 14, 202214.6% 12.1% 14.5%
40July 15, 202213.9% 11.7% 14.0%
41July 18, 202215.8% 13.1% 17.1%
42July 19, 202216.0% 13.9% 15.2%
43July 20, 202214.5% 12.8% 14.8%
44July 21, 202215.9% 13.5% 15.5%
45July 22, 202215.5% 13.6% 15.1%
46July 25, 202216.1% 13.9% 16.9%
47July 26, 202216.0% 13.2% 16.0%
48July 27, 202214.8% 12.5% 15.6%
49July 28, 202216.2% 14.5% 15.5%
50July 29, 202215.5% 13.2% 16.6%
51August 1, 202216.4% 13.4% 16.9%
52August 2, 202216.4% 13.7% 15.5%
53August 3, 202215.5% 13.1% 14.9%
54August 4, 202216.8% 14.6% 15.6%
55August 5, 202215.3% 12.6% 16.2%
56August 8, 202217.0% 14.7% 16.8%
57August 9, 202216.1% 13.8% 17.6%
58August 10, 202215.6% 13.1% rowspan="2"
59August 11, 202216.2% 13.3%
60August 12, 202216.0% 13.6% 15.3%
61August 15, 202216.7% 14.0% 17.7%
62August 16, 202216.6% 13.8% 17.8%
63August 17, 202215.1% 12.3% 15.9%
64August 18, 202215.5% 13.6% 17.2%
65August 19, 202215.9% 13.5% 16.3%
66August 22, 202215.8% 13.3% 15.8%
67August 23, 202216.4% 13.4% 18.2%
68August 24, 202216.0% 13.7% 14.9%
69August 25, 202215.2% 12.3% 18.7%
70August 26, 202215.2% 13.1% 16.3%
71August 29, 202216.4% 14.1% 15.5%
72August 30, 202217.3% 14.4% 16.6%
73August 31, 202215.7% 13.0% 15.5%
74September 1, 202216.8% 14.5% 17.4%
75September 2, 202216.1% 13.7% 16.9%
76September 5, 202215.3% 17.9%
77September 6, 202216.8% 14.5% 18.6%
78September 7, 202216.1% 14.4% 16.4%
79September 8, 202215.6% 14.1% 17.0%
80September 9, 2022
81September 12, 202215.5% 13.1% 17.8%
82September 13, 202217.2% 15.1% 17.7%
83September 14, 202216.2% 14.0% 16.8%
84September 15, 202217.4% 17.9%
85September 16, 202216.4% 14.1% 16.8%
86September 19, 202217.4% 14.7% 18.2%
87September 20, 202216.7% 14.1% 18.6%
88September 21, 202215.8% 14.0% 16.9%
89September 22, 202215.3% 13.3% 15.2%
90September 23, 202216.2% 14.5% 17.4%
91September 26, 202216.8% 15.2% 17.9%
92September 27, 202215.9% 13.6% 18.5%
93September 28, 202216.0% 13.6% 17.7%
94September 29, 202217.2% 14.8% 17.4%
95September 30, 202215.8% 13.4% 17.4%
96October 3, 202217.1% 15.3% 17.1%
97October 4, 202216.3% 13.7%
98October 5, 202215.5% 13.0% 16.4%
99October 6, 202216.7% 14.1% 18.2%
100October 7, 202216.0% 13.9% 17.2%
Average

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gold Mask. KBS World. May 10, 2022. May 10, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220510090657/http://kbsworld.kbs.co.kr/program/view.php?pg_seq=1808. live.
  2. Web site: 2022-03-30 . 차예련·나영희·이휘향, '황금 가면' 주연 확정…'사랑의 꽈배기' 후속 . 2022-03-31 . . ko . March 30, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220330191509/https://biz.chosun.com/entertainment/tv/2022/03/30/Q7WU5AECQ3VGQTXHUI3SMVPUSI/ . dead.
  3. Web site: Golden Mask (Korean Drama, 2022, 황금가면) . 2022-03-31 . . en . March 31, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220331034125/https://www.hancinema.net/korean_drama_Golden_Mask.php . live .
  4. Web site: 박. 은해. 차예련, 재벌가 며느리 된다…'황금 가면' 출연 확정 . 2022-03-31 . . ko . March 30, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220330191405/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/003/0011091832 . live .
  5. Web site: 양. 소영. 차예련 나영희 이휘향 '황금가면' 출연 확정 . 2022-03-31 . . ko . March 30, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220330191801/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/009/0004942074 . live .
  6. Web site: 고재완 . [공식] 이현진·연민지·이중문, KBS2 새 일일 '황금가면' 합류 ]. 2022-04-03 . . ko . April 3, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220403124129/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/article/076/0003847280 . live .
  7. Web site: 선우은숙 스타잇과 전속계약→'황금 가면' 출연확정 [공식]]. Hong Se-young. Exclusive contract with Sunwoo Eun-sook Steit → Confirmed to appear in 'Golden Mask' [Official]. Sports Donga. Naver. April 12, 2022. April 12, 2022. ko. April 12, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220412052320/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=382&aid=0000972826. live.
  8. Web site: 공다임, KBS2 새 일일극 '황금 가면' 캐스팅. Kim Hyun-silk. Gong Da-im, cast in KBS2's new daily drama 'Golden Mask. E-Daily. Naver. April 7, 2022. April 7, 2022. ko. April 7, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220407103821/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=018&aid=0005184769. live.
  9. Web site: [단독] '태종 이방원' 이주은, 새 일일극 '황금가면' 합류…차예련과 호흡]. Jang Ah-reum. [Exclusive] 'Taejong Lee Bang-won' Lee Joo-eun joins new daily drama 'Golden Mask'... Cha Ye-ryun and breathing. News1. Naver. April 11, 2022. April 11, 2022. ko. April 11, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220411103214/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=421&aid=0006021619. live.
  10. Web site: 황동주, 특전사 출신 이휘향 동생…'황금 가면. Park Eun-hae. Hwang Dong-ju, the younger brother of Lee Hwi-hyang, a former special forces soldier... 'Golden Mask'. Newsis. Naver. April 18, 2022. April 18, 2022. ko. April 18, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220418030840/https://entertain.naver.com/read?oid=003&aid=0011128273. live.
  11. News: 김지윤, '황금가면' 출연..나영희·차예련과 호흡 . Kim Ji-yoon to appear in 'Golden Mask'... Breathing with Na Young-hee and Cha Ye-ryun . Han Hane-sun . Star News . . May 19, 2022 . May 19, 2022 . ko . May 19, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220519025028/https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/now/article/108/0003055036 . live .
  12. Web site: 2022-03-31 . 이현진,'사랑의 꽈배기' 후속 '황금 가면' 주인공 캐스팅···차예련과 호흡 . 2022-04-24 . 문화뉴스 . ko . April 24, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220424201233/http://www.mhns.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=524165 . live .
  13. Web site: 황금 가면: 시청률. Gold Mask: ratings. October 8, 2022. Naver. May 24, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220524051033/https://program.naver.com/p/25951853/info/rating. live.
  14. Web site: TNmS ratings for the current episode. Breaknews. October 8, 2022. October 8, 2022. ko. October 6, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221006051442/https://www.breaknews.com/928606. live.