Joo Ji Hoon will return to the small screen by playing a jaded heir in the new drama "Mask." And actress Soo Ae has signed on to be a woman who pretends to be the woman he is supposed to marry.
Both actors have not done a drama in two years. Joo Ji Hoon was last seen in the medical drama "Medical Top Team."
Soo Ae's last small screen role was in the 2013 SBS drama "Queen of Ambition." The same year she also starred in the film "The Flu."
In "Mask" Joo Ji Hoon plays Min Woo a young man who has grown up with money but without the nurturing comfort of friends and family. He's supposed to marry a woman named Eun Ha, but discovers that a woman named Ji Sook is pretending to be her. However, Ji Sook brings something to his life that was lacking. She may look like the wealthy young woman he was meant to marry but she doesn't act like someone who has grown up entitled. He wants her to stay in his life.
Ji Sook is taking part in the impersonation scheme because she is crippled by her father's debt and she doesn't believe in love anyway. Some characters in the drama will conspire to keep her impersonation a secret while others will want to expose it.
According to the production company, Golden Thumb Pictures, the chemistry between the leads is impressive.
"It is the best combination," said the Golden Thumbs representative. "We are anticipating the synergy."
Choi Jo Chul, who wrote last year's hit melodrama "Secrets," starring Ji Sung and Hwang Jung Eum, is writing "Mask." The script is almost completed.
"With a very long preparation period and the majority of the script secured, a high quality drama can be anticipated," said the Golden Thumb representative. "With Choi Ho Chul's script and the work of director Boo Sung Chul, who led 'My Girlfriend is a Gumiho' and 'Jang Ok Jung," as well as the expert acting of Soo Ae and Joo Ji Hoon, the result will be a remarkable 2015 drama."
Soo Ae is best known for her role in the dramas "Emperor of the Sea" and "A Thousand Days' Promise," as well as the films "Sunny" and "Midnight FM."
Joo Ji Hoon is known for his role as Yoon Eun Hye's prince in "Princess Hours," as well as the films "Antique Bakery" and "I Am King."
"Mask" will follow "Sensory Couple," starring Park Yoo Chun and Shin Se Kyung.
