The Netflix original series ‘Mask Girl‘ has caught the attention of viewers and online users again following its premiere on August 18.
Previously, the drama already garnered much notice even before the first episode was released thanks to the high resemblance of the leading actress playing Kim Mi Mo. Many netizens were impressed by how the production team was able to cast an actress who looks very much like the webtoon character.
Following the drama’s premiere, there has been further praise regarding the casting, as netizens believe that the casting for each character is just perfect.
An online community post was even created to compare the actors’ visuals with the characters appearing in the webtoon.
‘Mask Girl’ is a thriller drama that follows the story of Kim Mo Mi, who is an ordinary company woman during the day but a masked streamer by night. The story unfolds as she suddenly gets caught up in an incident during her internet broadcast streaming.
Rookie actress Lee Han Byul was cast in the role of Kim Mo Mi, the ordinary office worker during the day and masked BJ (streamer) by night.
Nana was cast as Kim Mo Mi after committing murder and undergoing plastic surgery. And Go Hyun Jung was cast to play Kim Mo Mi 16 years later, when she is in prison.
Ahn Jae Hong was cast in the role of Joo Oh Nam. Joo Oh Nam is a co-worker at the company where Kim Mo Mi works at. He is a character who gets embroiled in Kim Mo Mi’s life after he coincidentally finds out that BJ Mask Girl is Kim Mo Mi.
Yeom Hye Ran plays the role of Kim Kyung Ja, Joo Oh Nam’s mother. She is a character who chases Kim MoMi to the end, even after Kim Mo Mi underwent plastic surgery.
Choi Daniel plays Park Ki Woong. Park Ki Woong is a manager in his 40s at the company where Kim Mo Mi works at. He is known for his good looks, skills, and wealth but has inappropriate relationships with female employees at the company.
Actress Junghwa plays Lee Ah Reum. Lee Ah Reum is the subject of Kim Mo Mi’s envy, thanks to her pretty looks. She is also Park Ki Woong’s mistress.
Korean netizens commented, “Ahn Jae Hong really ate up the character,” “What’s with the synchronization, Daebak,” “Wow, lol,” “Wow the Synchro,” “Wow, they really did well on the casting. My mouth dropped when I saw Kim Mo Mi and then laughed out loud when I saw Ahn Jae Hong’s character,” “The casting synchro lol This will be left in drama history,” “Wow, I think Mo Mi’s character is epic,” “Ahn Jae Hong lol,” “Ahn Jae Hong’s character resemblance is befitting,” and “Wow, so perfect.”
