Face Me
{{Short description|2024 South Korean television series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2024}}
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| caption = Promotional poster
| native_name = {{Infobox Korean television name|hangul=페이스 미|rr=Peiseu mi|mr=P'eisŭ mi}}
| genre = {{Plainlist|
- Medical drama{{Cite web|script-title=ko:이민기X한지현X이이경X전배수, '페이스 미' 출연..명품 라인업 완성|trans-title=Lee Min-ki X Han Ji-hyun X Lee Yi-kyung X Jeon Bae-soo, Appearing in 'Face Me'...Completing the Luxury Lineup|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/108/0003268584|via=Naver|publisher=Star News|language=ko|last=Choi|first=Hye-jin|date=September 26, 2024|access-date=September 26, 2024}}
- Melodrama
- Mystery
- Thriller
}}
| starring = {{Plainlist|
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| country = South Korea
| language = Korean
| num_episodes = 12
| list_episodes =
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| runtime = 65 minutes
| company = Westworld Story{{Cite web|script-title=ko:이민기 한지현 이이경 전배수 '페이스 미' 출연...11월 첫방송[공식]|trans-title=Lee Min-ki, Han Ji-hyun, Lee Yi-kyung, Jeon Bae-soo to Appear in 'Face Me'... First Broadcast in November [Official]|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/609/0000901598|via=Naver|publisher=Newsen|language=ko|last=Kim|first=Myeong-mi|date=September 26, 2024|access-date=September 26, 2024}}
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| network = KBS2
| first_aired = {{Start date|2024|11|06}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2024|12|12}}
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Face Me ({{Korean|페이스 미}}) is a 2024 South Korean medical drama television series starring Lee Min-ki, Han Ji-hyun, Lee Yi-kyung, and Jeon Bae-soo. It aired on KBS2 from November 6, to December 12, 2024, every Wednesday and Thursday at 21:50 (KST).{{Cite web|script-title=ko:'페이스미' 한지현X이민기, 성형외과 의사와 형사의 특별한 공조 시작|trans-title='Face Me' Han Ji-hyun X Lee Min-ki, the special collaboration between a plastic surgeon and a detective begins|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/112/0003724818|via=Naver|publisher=Herald Pop|language=ko|last=Kim|first=Na-yul|date=October 10, 2024|access-date=October 11, 2024}} It is also available for streaming on Viki in selected regions.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:해외에서 뭐가 흥할까? 라쿠텐 비키, K-콘텐츠 라인업 공개|trans-title=What's hot overseas? Rakuten Viki reveals K-content lineup|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/144/0000993169|via=Naver|publisher=Sports Kyunghyang|language=ko|last=Son|first=Bong-suk|date=October 8, 2024|access-date=October 17, 2024}}
Cast and characters
- Lee Min-ki as Cha Jung-woo{{Cite web|script-title=ko:이민기·한지현, 의학 수사 드라마 '페이스 미' 캐스팅|trans-title=Lee Min-ki and Han Ji-hyun cast in medical investigation drama 'Face Me'|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/001/0014949287|via=Naver|publisher=Yonhap News|language=ko|last=Oh|first=Myeong-eon|date=September 26, 2024|access-date=September 26, 2024}}
:
- Han Ji-hyun as Lee Min-hyung
:
- Lee Yi-kyung as Han Woo-jin
: Jung-woo's childhood friend.
- Jeon Bae-soo as Kim Seok-hoon
: Jung-woo's warm mentor.
- Ha Young as Yoon Hye-jin{{cite web|url=https://www.hancinema.net/korean_drama_Face_Me-cast.html|title=Face Me - Cast (Korean Drama, 2024, 페이스 미)|website=Hancinema|date=November 10, 2024}}
: A dancer, Jeong-woo's ex-girlfriend.
- Kang Da-hyun as Park Chae-gyeong{{cite web|url=https://enter.etoday.co.kr/news/view/268102|title='페이스미' 강다현, 걸크러시 매력 발산…빛나는 존재감|website=Biz Enter|date=November 15, 2024}}
: A lawyer.
Production
=Development=
Director Jo Rok-hwan, who directed Voice 2 (2018), and writer Hwang Ye-jin, who wrote Secret Mother (2018), are teaming up.
=Casting=
According to Star News on February 3, 2023, Han Ji-hyun had been confirmed to appear in the series.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:[단독]한지현, '룩앳미' 女주인공 확정..이민기와 호흡|trans-title=[Exclusive] Han Ji-hyun confirmed as female lead in 'Look at Me'... working with Lee Min-ki|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/108/0003126108|via=Naver|publisher=Star News|language=ko|last=Lee|first=Seung-hoon|date=February 3, 2023|access-date=September 26, 2024}}
On September 26, 2024, it was reported that Lee Min-ki, Han, Lee Yi-kyung, and Jeon Bae-soo are teaming up for the series.
=Filming=
Principal photography begin in March 2023.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:K성형 드라마 '룩앳미', 이민기X한지현 캐스팅 확정...'3월 크랭크인'|trans-title=K-Plastic surgery drama 'Look at Me', Lee Min-ki X Han Ji-hyun casting confirmed... 'Starts filming in March'|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/477/0000412570|via=Naver|publisher=SPOTV News|language=ko|last=Kang|first=Hyo-jin|date=February 22, 2023|access-date=September 26, 2024}} It was originally set to began filming in February 2023.{{Cite web|script-title=ko:[단독] 이민기, 웨이브 시리즈 '룩앳미' 주연 합류|trans-title=[Exclusive] Lee Min-ki joins the lead role in the wave series 'Look at Me'|url=https://m.entertain.naver.com/article/437/0000326868|via=Naver|publisher=JTBC|language=ko|last=Park|first=Jeong-seon|date=December 29, 2022|access-date=September 26, 2024}}
Viewership
{{Television ratings graph
| title = Face Me
| refs = Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.
| width = 400
| height = 250
| country = South Korea
|-
| 0.587
| 0.563
| 0.416
| 0.529
| N/A
| 0.561
| N/A
| 0.522
| N/A
| N/A
| 0.454
| N/A
}}
| class="wikitable" style="margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto; width:500px; text-align:center"
|+ Average TV viewership ratings ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | {{abbr|Ep.|Episode}} ! scope="col" rowspan="2" | Original broadcast date ! scope="col" colspan="2" | Average audience share |
scope="col" style="width:8em" | NationwideNielsen Korea ratings (Nationwide):
! scope="col" style="width:8em" | SeoulNielsen Korea ratings (Seoul):
|
|---|
| scope="row" | 1
| November 6, 2024 | {{color|red|3.3%}} {{small|(16th)}} | 3.2% {{small|(16th)}} |
| scope="row" | 2
| November 7, 2024 | 3.1% {{small|(18th)}} | rowspan="2" {{N/A|N/A}} |
| scope="row" | 3
| November 13, 2024 | 2.3% {{small|(25th)}} |
| scope="row" | 4
| November 14, 2024 | 3.1% {{small|(19th)}} | 2.9% {{small|(19th)}} |
| scope="col" | 5
| November 20, 2024 | {{color|blue|2.0%}} {{small|(26th)}} | {{N/A|N/A}} |
| scope="row" | 6
| November 21, 2024 | 3.2% {{small|(17th)}} | 3.0% {{small|(18th)}} |
| scope="row" | 7
| November 27, 2024 | 2.5% {{small|(23rd)}} | {{N/A|N/A}} |
| scope="row" | 8
| November 28, 2024 | 3.2% {{small|(19th)}} | {{color|red|3.3%}} {{small|(18th)}} |
| scope="row" | 9
| December 4, 2024 | 2.8% {{small|(23rd)}} | rowspan="3" {{N/A|N/A}} |
| scope="row" | 10
| December 5, 2024 | 2.9% {{small|(22nd)}} |
| scope="row" | 11
| December 11, 2024 | 2.6% {{small|(20th)}} |
| scope="row" | 12
| December 12, 2024 | 2.9% {{small|(22nd)}} | {{color|blue|2.8%}} {{small|(20th}}) |
| scope="col" colspan="2" | Average
! scope="col" | {{color|green|2.8%}} ! scope="col" | {{color|green|—}}{{efn|name=incomplete|Due to multiple unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.}} |
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Notes
{{Notelist}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website}} {{In lang|ko}}
- {{IMDb title}}
- {{HanCinema drama}}
Category:2024 South Korean television series debuts
Category:2024 South Korean television series endings
Category:Korean Broadcasting System television dramas
Category:Korean-language television shows
Category:South Korean medical television series
Category:South Korean melodrama television series