Ruler - Master of the Mask

Details

Title: 군주 - 가면의 주인 / Gunju - Gamyeonui Juin
Also known as: The Emperor: Owner of the Mask
Genre: Historical, political, romance
Episodes: 40
Broadcast network: MBC
Broadcast period: 2017-May-10 to 2017-Jul-13
Air time: Wednesday & Thursday 21:55 (2 episodes back-to-back)
Original Soundtracks: Ruler - Master of the Mask OST

Synopsis

Set in the 18th-century Joseon, it tells the story of Crown Prince Lee Sun and his fight against a powerful and wealthy organization Pyunsoo-hwe that controls the country behind the scenes due to its monopoly of the nation's water supply. With the help of the woman he loves named Ga-eun, Lee overcomes adversity and grow as a just ruler. --Wikipedia

User/Viewer Ratings

5.00

(3 votes)

Cast

Correlation chart

Main Cast

Yoo Seung Ho as Crown Prince Lee Sun (17/22)
Kim So Hyun as Han Ga Eun (17/22)
L as Commoner Lee Sun (17/22)
Yoon So Hee as Kim Hwa Goon (16/21)
Heo Joon Ho as Dae Mok (50s/60s)
Park Chul Min as Woo Bo (50s/60s, Lee Sun's teacher)

People around Crown Prince

Shin Hyun Soo as Lee Chung Woo (19/24)
Bae Yoo Ram as Park Moo Ha (20s/30s)
Lee Chae Young as Mae Chang (30s)

Pyunsoo Party

Kim Byung Chul as Kim Woo Jae (30s/40s)
Kim Jong Soo as Joo Jin Myung (40s/50s)
Do Yong Goo (도용구) as Choi Sung Gi (40s/50s)
Jung Kyu Soo as Heo Yoo Gun (30s/40s)
Kim Young Woong as Jo Tae Ho (30s/40s)
Kim Seo Kyung as Gon (16/20s)
Park Ki Ryung (박기륭) as Mr. Jang
Jo Seung Yun

Family of commoner Lee Sun

Park Hyun Sook as Yoo Sun Daek (mother, 20s/30s)
Jung Hae Kyun as father (30s)
Go Na Hee as Kko Mool (younger sister, 6)

Royal Palace People

Kim Myung Soo as King Yeongjo (30s/50s)
Kim Sun Kyung as Consort Yeong (40s/50s)
Choi Ji Na as Queen Jeongseong (20s/40s)
Jung Doo Hong as Lee Bum Woo (30s/50s)
Song In Gook (송인국) as Hyun Suk (20s)
Jung Ah Mi as Lady court Han (30s)
Lee Dae Ro as King's eunuch (40s)

Others

Jun Noh Min as Han Kyu Ho (30s)
Jin Ki Joo as Choi Kang Suh
Uhm Seo Hyun as Oh Wol
Kim Jong Goo as Kim Kwang Yul
Kim Sa Rang as Yang Yi
Gong Jung Hwan as poor merchant
Joo Ah Yun as Jin Myung's daughter
Kim Dae Gook as provincial governor's office employee
Kim Jin Ok as villager at the well (ep 1)
Moon Yoo Bin

Special guest appearances

Min Pil Joon (민필준) as Chun Soo
Lee Jae Yong as Bo Boo Sang
Kim Hak Chul as Choi Hun

Production Credits

Production Company: People Story Company, Huayi's Brothers
Planner: Kim Kyung Hee
Producers: Jung Chan Hee (정찬희), Shim Jung Woon (심정운), Bae Jung Hoon (배정훈)
Directors: Noh Do Chul, Park Won Gook
Screenwriters: Park Hye Jin (박혜진), Jung Hae Ri

Recognitions

2017 10th Korea Drama Awards:

Special Jury Prize (Heo Joon Ho)

2017 36th MBC Drama Awards:

Popularity Award, Actress (Kim So Hyun)
Popularity Award, Actor (L)
Fighting Spirit Acting Award (L)
Golden Acting Award in a Miniseries (Kim Sun Kyung)
Male Top Excellence in a Miniseries (Yoo Seung Ho)

2017 The Seoul Awards:

Best New Actress - Drama (Yoon So Hee)

Episode Ratings

See Ruler - Master of the Mask/Episode Ratings

Notes

Filming began December 2016.
The media noted its similarities to the popular series Moonlight Drawn by Clouds (KBS, 2016) as both are Joseon historical dramas with young lead actors born in 1993 (Park Bo Gum) and 1999 (Kim Yoo Jung).^[1]
Each night's broadcast is divided into two 30 minute episodes with a commercial break in between. This is the first MBC drama to have the new advertising format called "premium commercials" for Wed & Thu airing timeslot.^[2]

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