''Mask Girl'' () is a 2023 South Korean

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series directed by Kim Yong-hoon, starring Lee Han-byeol, Nana,

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, and

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. It is based on the

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of the same name by Mae-mi and Hee-se, which was published between 2015 and 2018. It premiered on

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on August 18, 2023.

Synopsis

Kim Mo-mi (Lee Han-byeol/Nana/Go Hyun-jung), an office worker who is insecure about her looks, becomes a masked internet personality by night—until a chain of unexpected, ill-fated events overtakes her life.

Cast and characters

Main

* Lee Han-byeol as Kim Mo-mi/Mask Girl (in 2009, before surgery) ** Nana as Kim Mo-mi/A-reum (after plastic surgery) **

as Kim Mo-mi/No. 1047 (in 2023) *

as Joo Oh-nam: an ordinary office worker who is Mo-mi's co-worker and Mask Girl's regular viewer whom he admires *

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 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: 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 * Jang Won-young as Manager Kim * Lee Sun-hee as Chief Oh: a prison warden *

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as Choi Bu-yong: Chun-ae's boyfriend in a special appearance

Episodes

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