The Emperor: Owner of the Mask
Revised Romanization: N/A
Original Name, Hangul: 군주 - 가면의 주인
Director: No Do-cheol
Writer: Jung Hae-ri
Network: MBC
Episodes: 40
Release Date: 2017-05-10
Runtime: 35 minutes
Original Language: ko
Country: KR
Seasons: 1
Genres: Drama
Age Rating: ALL
Status: Ended
Drama Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐5.9
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Plot Synopsis
In the 1700's, Crown Prince Lee Sun fights against Pyunsoo hwe. Pyunsoo hwe is an organization that has accumulated power and wealth through privatizing water all over Joseon. Crown Prince Lee Sun becomes a hope for the people who suffers. Ga-Eun is the woman Crown Prince Lee Sun loves and she helps him grow as a ruler.
Cast & Crew
Yoo Seung-ho
Crown Prince Lee Sun
Kim So-hyun
Han Ga-Eun
L
Lee Sun
Yoon So-hee
Kim Hwa-Goon
Heo Joon-ho
Dae Mok
Shin Hyun-soo
Chong Woon
Park Cheol-min
Woo Bo
Kim Byung-chul
Kim Woo-Jae
Lee Chae-young
Mae Chang
Kim Sun-kyung
Queen Dowager
Go Na-Hee
Kko Mool
Where to Watch
Kocowa
Reviews
ParkMin
I found the main cast to be quite dislikable. Heo Joon Ho was the only one who had a decent performance. Yoo Seung Ho was overexaggerating with every breath and Kim So Hyun was a plank of wood. Their characters were equally as bad and underdelivering. The most important plot device in the drama was the mask, however, although its introduction was okay, but how they handled it later on was disappointing and its conclusion and reveal made the whole journey worthless to care about the mask. At the beginning, I thought they would do something clever with the mask play but it turned out it was just some random element to kick-start the story and give the drama its title.