Bridal Mask

Gaksital
Promotional poster
Genre Romance
Action
Period drama
Based on Gaksital
by Huh Young-man
Written by Yoo Hyun-mi
Directed by Yoon Sung-sik
Starring Joo Won
Jin Se-yeon
Park Ki-woong
Han Chae-ah
Country of origin South Korea
Original language(s) Korean
No. of episodes 28
Production
Production location(s) Korea
Running time Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 (KST)
Production company(s) Bridal Mask SPC
Pan Entertainment
KBS N
Distributor Korean Broadcasting System
Release
Original network Korean Broadcasting System
Original release 30 May (2012-05-30) – 6 September 2012 (2012-09-06)
External links
official KBS website
Korean name
Hangul 각시탈
Revised Romanization Gaksital
McCune–Reischauer Kaksit'al

Bridal Mask (Hangul: 각시탈; RR: Gaksital) is a 2012 KBS2 period drama based on the popular Korean manhwa by Huh Young-man. Set in Seoul, Korea, during the 1930s Japanese colonial era, the story follows a man named Lee Kang-to, a Korean police officer commissioned by the Japanese Police to betray his own country and aid the Japanese in the annihilation of the Korean rebellion. It stars Joo Won, Jin Se-yeon and Shin Hyun-joon.

Synopsis

Two brothers - Lee Kang-to and Lee Kang-san – live in Seoul in the 1930s, oppressed under Imperial Japanese rule. Kang-to, the younger brother, is a rising star in the police force and works with the Japanese police to capture “Bridal Mask,” a mysterious freedom fighter who fights for independence wearing a Korean Bridal Mask. Later, when Lee Kang-to’s life is turned upside down, he dons the Bridal Mask and fights injustice and rights wrongs against the Japanese during one of the darkest periods in Korea’s history.

Kimura Shunji is a gentle Japanese teacher who has come to teach in Korea against his father's will. He is best friends with Kang-to and shares a loving relationship with his Korean nanny. He also falls in love with the fiercely patriotic Mok-dan, a woman who is in love with Bridal Mask and hates Kang-to (unaware that Kang-to is Bridal Mask), a twist that begins to change him into a darker person.

Cast

Main

  • Joo Won as Lee Kang-to/Sato Hiroshi/Lee Young (childhood name)
A pro-Japanese Korean police officer hated by his own fellow countrymen, who label him as a traitor to his homeland. Kang-to is infamous for being heartless and inconsiderate of others' feelings. Later, when Lee Kang-to’s life is turned upside down, he becomes the masked vigilante known as "Gaksital" (meaning "Bridal Mask") who fights for Korea's independence.[1]
  • Jin Se-yeon as Oh Mok-dan/Esther/Boon-yi (childhood name)
A young woman who is part of a circus troupe and is the daughter of Damsari, an important general of the Independence army. Her real name is Boon-yi, though she has also been referred to as "Esther." As a young girl, she falls in love with a boy who made a moving promise to her in a moment of life and death. Years later, she comes to suspect that her first love is the man behind the mask, though she despises Lee Kang-to, whom she regards as her arch-enemy.
Kang-to's best friend. He is a Japanese born into a prominent Samurai family but chooses to defy his father and becomes a music teacher for Korean children. His first love is Mok-Dan, whom he knew as Esther. Due to certain circumstances, Shunji later swears to kill Bridal Mask with his own hands. His father, Kimura Taro inducts him into the Kishokai and the Japanese Police Force, replacing his older brother, Kimura Kenji
A Korean woman whose aristocratic family was murdered after they refused to send monetary support to the Independence army. Orphaned, she voluntarily becomes a "gisaeng" at the age of 9 but was then adopted by a prominent Japanese man who saw her deep hatred for Korea. She receives military training and becomes a spy in charge of a mission to kill Gaksital. She inadvertently falls in love with Lee Kang-to, whom she admires.
Kang-to's older brother, who is known as the "village idiot" after the Japanese police tortured him for joining the Independence Movement, rendering him mentally-disabled, or so they thought. However, under being an idiot, he is revealed to be Gaksital. Kang-san later becomes an important catalyst for Kangto's transformation into Gaksital.

Supporting

  • Chun Ho-jin - Kimura Taro (Chief of the Jongro police station, Chairman of Gyeongseong branch of Kishokai)
  • Jeon No-min - Mok Damsari (Mok-dan's father and the General of the Independence Army)
  • Son Byong-ho - Circus Master Jo Dong-ju (Leader of the Circus team)
  • Song Ok-sook - Mrs. Han (Kang-to's mother)
  • Lee Il-jae - Lee Seon (Kang-to's father)
  • Ahn Hyung-joon - Katsuyama Jun (Chae Hong-joo's bodyguard)
  • Lee Byung-joon - Shin Nan-da (Circus member)
  • Ahn Suk-hwan - Lee Shi-yong (Royal Count, Kishokai member)
  • Kim Jung-nan - Lee Hwa-gyung (Royal Countess, Kishokai member)
  • Lee Kyung-shil - Oh Dong-nyeon (Widowed circus member who had close relationship with Mok-dan as her own daughter)
  • Kim Tae-young - Park In-sam (Kyeongseong Ilbo newspaper owner, Kishokai member)
  • Son Yeo-eun - Um Sun-hwa (Mok-dan's best friend, Circus member)
  • Seo Yun-a - Ham Gye-soon (Circus member who became Shunji's spy in order to earn money to take care of her family)
  • Park Joo-hyung - Kimura Kenji (Former Captain of Jongro police station, Kishokai member)
  • Jeon Gook-hwan - Ueno Hideki (Chairman of Kishokai, a secret organization involved in the assassinations of the last Emperor and Empress of Joseon, adopted father of Chae Hong-joo)
  • Bruce Khan - Ginpei Gato (Chairman Ueno's samurai bodyguard)
  • Kim Eung-soo - Konno Goji (Director of the Kyeongseong police force)
  • Yoon Jin-ho - Goiso Tadanobu (Sergeant of Jongro police station)
  • Yoon Bong-kil - Abe Shinji (Private of Jongro police station)
  • Ban Min-jung - Jeok Pa/Anna (Comrade of Damsari)
  • Ji Seo-yun - Tasha (Owner of Angel Club)
  • Baek Jae-jin - Director Bong (Manager of Angel Club)
  • Choi Dae-hoon - Lee Hae-suk/Minami Tamao (Count's son, Kishokai member)
  • Bang Joong-hyun - Park Sung-mo (Newspaper owner's son, Kishokai member after replacing his father, In-sam)
  • Jang Joon-yoo - Merry
  • Lee Jae-won - No Sang-yeob
  • Kim Kyu-chul - Woo Byung-joon (Hospital director, Kishokai member)
  • Ko In-beom - Jo Young-geun (President of Jo Il Bank, Kishokai member)
  • Kwon Tae-won - Choi Myung-sub (Judge, Kishokai member)
  • Kim Bang-won - Kim Deuk-soo (Member of Dong Jin's Death Squad)
  • Jeon Hyun - Baek Gun (Subordinate of Kang-to's father)
  • Kim Myung-gon - Yang-baek (Leader of Korean Freedom Fighters)
  • Park Sung-woong - Dong-jin (Leader of Dong-jin’s Death Squad)

Production accident

This drama was originally expected to air on May 9, 2012[4][5] but a bus accident resulting in the death of a stunt double and serious injuries of other crew members caused delays in production.[6] There had been an issue on about KBS about not apologising to the victim’s families. However, on the last episode that aired on September 6, 2012, KBS has sent out a formal apology message towards the victims’ family and friends.

Ratings

Episode # Original broadcast date Average audience share
TNmS Ratings AGB Nielsen
Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area Nationwide Seoul National Capital Area
1 30 May 2012 12.6% 12.8% 12.7% 13.3%
2 31 May 2012 12.4% 13.3% 12.4% 12.9%
3 6 June 2012 13.3% 14.5% 13.6% 13.9%
4 7 June 2012 14.8% 14.9% 15.6% 16.7%
5 13 June 2012 13.8% 14.1% 14.5% 15.4%
6 14 June 2012 15.5% 16.3% 15.0% 15.7%
7 20 June 2012 15.3% 15.5% 15.5% 16.5%
8 21 June 2012 15.4% 15.0% 15.5% 16.3%
9 27 June 2012 14.7% 13.9% 14.8% 15.2%
10 28 June 2012 15.9% 15.3% 14.6% 15.0%
11 4 July 2012 17.6% 17.2% 14.8% 15.8%
12 5 July 2012 16.5% 15.6% 14.0% 14.0%
13 11 July 2012 16.7% 15.6% 14.4% 14.4%
14 12 July 2012 17.3% 16.3% 16.3% 17.5%
15 18 July 2012 17.2% 16.8% 15.2% 16.7%
16 19 July 2012 18.1% 17.3% 16.8% 18.2%
17 25 July 2012 16.7% 16.8% 15.6% 16.3%
18 1 August 2012 16.9% 16.3% 18.0% 18.2%
19 8 August 2012 19.3% 18.8% 18.3% 18.2%
20 9 August 2012 20.6% 20.6% 19.5% 19.8%
21 15 August 2012 22.6% 23.1% 19.4% 18.8%
22 16 August 2012 21.9% 22.4% 19.7% 19.5%
23 22 August 2012 22.2% 22.4% 19.8% 19.5%
24 23 August 2012 22.3% 22.9% 20.3% 20.2%
25 29 August 2012 19.4% 19.4% 20.4% 20.6%
26 30 August 2012 22.8% 22.9% 21.4% 21.7%
27 5 September 2012 24.3% 26.1% 21.5% 21.9%
28 6 September 2012 27.3% 27.7% 22.9% 23.2%
Average18.0%18.0%16.9%17.3%

Sources: TNmS Media Korea, AGB Nielsen Korea

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result
2012
20th Korean Culture and Entertainment Awards[7]
 Best Drama Bridal Mask Nominated
Best Drama PD Yoon Sung-sik Nominated
Top Excellence Award, Actor Joo Won Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor Kim Eung-soo Won
Lee Byung-joon Nominated
Jeon No-min Won
Best Supporting Actor Park Ki-woong Nominated
Best New Actress Han Chae-ah Nominated
Jin Se-yeon Nominated
Ban Min-jung Won
1st K-Drama Star Awards[8]
 Excellence Award, Actor Joo Won Nominated
Acting Award, Actress Jin Se-yeon Nominated
Best Action Stunts Bridal Mask Won
KBS Drama Awards
 Top Excellence Award, Actor Joo Won Nominated
Chun Ho-jin Nominated
Excellence Award, Actor in a Serial Drama Joo Won Won
Chun Ho-jin Nominated
Excellence Award, Actress in a Serial Drama Jin Se-yeon Nominated
Han Chae-ah Nominated
Best New Actress Jin Se-yeon Won
Best Supporting Actor Park Ki-woong Won
Best Supporting Actress Kim Jung-nan Nominated
Best Young Actor Kim Woo-suk Nominated
Best Young Actress Kim Hyun-soo Nominated
Best Couple Award Joo Won and Park Ki-woong Nominated
Joo Won and Jin Se-yeon Nominated
Popularity Award Joo Won Won
2013 13th Republic of Korea National Assembly Awards[9] Drama of the Year Bridal Mask Won

International broadcast

  •  Algeria : It aired on DTV starting August 2016, dubbed into Arabic as قناع العروس (Qinā‘ al-‘Arūs).
  •  Thailand It aired on Workpoint TV beginning January 13, 2015, dubbed as Nakak Peesaj. ("หน้ากากปีศาจ", literally: Devil Mask).[10]

References

  1. ↑ "형 신현준 죽자 친일파 주원 2대 '각시탈' 됐다 - 손에 잡히는 뉴스 눈에 보이는 뉴스 - 뉴스엔". Newsen. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  2. ↑ Sunwoo, Carla (13 February 2012). "Han Chae-ah cast as female lead in Bride Mask". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  3. ↑ "Shin Hyeon-joon to make special appearance in Bridal Mask". Hancinema. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  4. ↑ "신현준, KBS 기대작 '각시탈' 출연..3년만에 안방 복귀". Sports Chosun. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  5. ↑ "신현준, KBS2 '각시탈' 특별 출연 - 1등 인터넷뉴스 조선닷컴". News Chosun. 1 February 2012. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  6. ↑ "KBS <각시탈>, 보조출연자 30명이 탑승한 버스 교통사고로 촬영 중단". Asia Economic Daily. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
  7. ↑ "Archived Document". Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
  8. ↑ http://www.tvreport.co.kr/?c=news&m=newsview&idx=289033
  9. ↑ http://www.globalnewsagency.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=1523
  10. ↑ "Bridal Mask หน้ากากปีศาจ – ซีรีย์เกาหลี". korea.tlcthai.com (in Thai). 6 September 2015.
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