Actress Soo Ae will be making her drama comeback in the SBS drama "Mask." It has been two years since the actress, once called "the queen of tears" appeared in the drama "Queen of Ambition."
In that drama she played a morally flawed ambitious woman who becomes Korea's First Lady. In her next drama, he plays a woman who assumes another woman's identity to survive.
She plays two roles in her next drama "Mask." She is Seo Eun Ha, a wealthy woman, and Byun Ji Sook, an embittered hardworking woman from a poor background.
According to Golden Thumb Pictures, the production company behind "Mask," the drama is part of a trend.
"Dramas with actresses as the main character are strong these days. Soo Ae will be able to continue this powerful trend."
It's not just actresses as the main character that are a strong trend but the characters they play are also strong, even if they have to use some unorthodox means to save themselves or their families.
Byun Ji Sook is struggling to pay off her father's debt so when she is mistaken for the wealthy Seo Eun Ha, she does not protest. She pretends to be Eun Ha even though it means marrying a wealthy stranger, Min Woo, played by Joo Ji Hoon. Byun JI Sook claims that she cannot afford to believe in love.
Min Woo grew up rich but emotionally neglected. He had everything money could buy but no nurturing love. So, while he expected his marriage to be a merger of money and power, he is pleasantly surprised by the way he feels about his bride. When he finds out her secret, he decides to keep it rather than risk losing her.
But that won't be easy to keep such a secret as someone else is trying to un-mask her.
Byun Ji Sook may not find an ally in Min Woo's half sister Mi Yeon, played by Yoo In Young. Mi Yeon lost out on inheriting the family business because of her brother and she's bitter because her husband, played by Yun Jung Hoon, loves another woman. She has plenty of grudges and time to act on them.
The drama also stars Infinite's Hoya and Kim Ji Min. Choi Ho Chul, who also wrote the screenplay for the hit melodrama "Secrets," has written the script for "Mask."
The drama airs on May 27 after the end of "The Girl Who Sees Smells," starring Park Yoo Chun and Shin Se Kyung.
