Queen of Masks | |
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Also known as | Queen of the Mask[1] |
Hangul | 가면의 여왕 |
Hanja | 假面의 女王 |
Revised Romanization | Gamyeon-ui yeowang |
McCune–Reischauer | Kamyŏnŭi yŏwang |
Genre | Crime[4] |
Developed by | |
Written by | Im Do-wan[5] |
Directed by | Kang Ho-joong[5] |
Starring | |
Music by | Kim Jong-cheon |
Country of origin | South Korea |
Original language | Korean |
No. of episodes | 16 |
Production | |
Executive producers | |
Producers | |
Production companies | |
Budget | ₩11.2 billion[7] |
Original release | |
Network | Channel A |
Release | April 24 June 13, 2023 | –
Queen of Masks[8] (Korean: 가면의 여왕) is a 2023 South Korean television series starring Kim Sun-a, Oh Yoon-ah, Shin Eun-jung, and Yoo Sun. It aired on Channel A from April 24 to June 13, 2023, every Monday and Tuesday at 22:30 (KST) for 16 episodes.[9][10][11] It is also available for streaming on Viu in selected regions.[12]
Four friends were involved in a murder, the three turned their backs on the fourth by pinning the accusation on her. Which prompted her to flee to the United States. Now, ten years later, that fourth friend has returned and plans to uncover the truth.
On January 5, 2023, RaemongRaein Corporation announced that it had signed a production and supply contract with Channel A for Queen of Masks, worth 11.2 billion won. It was produced in cooperation with The Great Show.[7]
Season | Episode number | ||||||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||
1 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 458 | 488 | 530 | 549 | 553 | 483 | 509 | 555 | 580 | 546 | 563 | N/A | 640 |
Ep. | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea) | |
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Nationwide[17] | Seoul[18] | ||
1 | April 24, 2023 | 1.401% (21st) | N/A |
2 | April 25, 2023 | 1.501% (22nd) | |
3 | May 1, 2023 | 2.27% (14th) | |
4 | May 2, 2023 | 2.413% (8th) | 2.110% (8th) |
5 | May 8, 2023 | 2.482% (8th) | 2.325% (7th) |
6 | May 9, 2023 | 2.423% (8th) | 2.479% (6th) |
7 | May 15, 2023 | 2.635% (10th) | 2.597% (7th) |
8 | May 16, 2023 | 2.892% (6th) | 2.906% (4th) |
9 | May 22, 2023 | 2.591% (7th) | 2.559% (4th) |
10 | May 23, 2023 | 2.650% (5th) | 2.526% (6th) |
11 | May 29, 2023 | 2.869% (5th) | 2.852% (4th) |
12 | May 30, 2023 | 3.084% (6th) | 3.096% (4th) |
13 | June 5, 2023 | 2.819% (4th) | 2.671% (5th) |
14 | June 6, 2023 | 3.107% (6th) | 3.602% (4th) |
15 | June 12, 2023 | 2.280% (9th) | 2.193% (5th) |
16 | June 13, 2023 | 3.349% (5th) | 3.236% (5th) |
Average | 2.548% | 2.704%[a] | |
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Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominee / Work | Result | Ref. |
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Korea Drama Awards | 2023 | Top Excellence Award, Actress | Kim Sun-a | Won | [19] |