The Emperor: Owner of the Mask

This story is a bit scary. Hour, after hour of Asian entertainment on Netflix. And they all tell the same story, although densely populated the Asian countries have only a handful of individuals. The rest is just a mass that requires food and shelter from the king in order to worship him. And make no mistake, the king is not an individual either, he is only the provider and the slave to their whims and happiness.

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.

This is one of the best acting that I have seen from Kim Myung-Soo. I've watched him in Royal Secret Agent and Treat Me Carelessly (Dare to Love Me), and loved both dramas. To see him act in this role makes me a bigger fan of his!

This was the first drama I have seen with Yoo Seung-ho, and he doesn't disappoint. You root for his character and it gets you in the feels! I have added more of his works in my watchlist, I am excited to see where this adventure goes.

This is my second drama with Kim So-hyun. I loved her in River Where The Moon Rises, and she knocks this role out of the park. She was meant to play strong female leads and I have also added more of her works in my watchlist, so many dramas to catch up on.

Park Chul-min is great in his role. This is my second drama that I have watched him in, the first being. Love In The Moonlight, a total opposite of this role.

Overall, the cast is great, they gathered many actors that fit the roles and the viewer will be drawn into this drama and will not want it to end!