# Gold Mask

Gold Mask (Korean: 황금 가면) is a South Korean television series starring Cha Ye-ryun, Na Young-hee and Lee Hwi-hyang. It is about a tragedy of three women, caused by greed and desire. The daily drama aired on KBS2 on May 23 to October 7, 2022, every weekday at 19:50 (KST) for 100 episodes.

## Synopsis

The drama tells the story of finding the answer to life in a mad fight between three women due to a tragedy caused by false desires and greed.

## Cast
### Main

* Cha Ye-ryun as Yoo Soo-Yeon
    Grew up with ordinary parents, she falls in love with a man from a chaebol family and marries him. Her life seems to mirror that of Cinderella and she is envied by others, but her life isn't easy due to mistreatment from her in-laws.
* Na Young-hee as Cha Hwa-Young
    She is full of greed and desire, and tries to keep her upper class life.
* Lee Hwi-hyang as Go Mi-Sook
    She is a private moneylender and she owns a franchise restaurant chain. She is a good person.
* Lee Joong-moon as Hong Jin-woo
    He is the son of Cha Hwa-Young, he is tricked by his mother into divorcing Soo-Yeon and into marrying Yoo-ra.
* Lee Hyun-jin as Kang Dong-ha
    He is a director of a private investment company, he wants to avenge his father's death.
* Yeon Min-ji as Seo Yoo-ra
    An evil and cunning designer who will become Soo-Yeon's arch-nemesis. She killed Soo-Yeon's father and will kill anyone who dares to stop her wicked plans.

### Supporting

* Sunwoo Eun-sook as Kim Hye-kyung
    Yoo Su-yeon's mother.
* Jung Min-joon as Hong Seo-jun
    Yoo Su-yeon's son to Jin-woo.
* Gong Da-im as Hong Jin-ah
    An aristocrat who secretly has a crush on Kang Dong-ha, She is also Cha Hwa-yeong's arrogant and violent daughter.
* Lee Joo-eun as Noh Young-ji
    The cousin of Yoo Su-yeon. After a divorce from a violent husband she began living with her aunt, Kim Hye Kyung.
* Hwang Dong-joo as Ko Dae-cheol
    Restaurant manager, but he has a remarkable history as a special forces soldier.
* Kim Ji-yoon as Lee Ji-eun
    The butler in charge of the housekeeping of the SA group.

## Production

The series is directed by Io Soo Sun, who has worked on series such as Angel's Revenge (2014) and Gracious Revenge (2019). It is written by Kim Min Joo, who wrote the series Sunny Again Tomorrow (2018) and I Wanna Hear Your Song (2019). It is planned by KBS Drama Department and produced by IWill Media.

## Original soundtrack

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5

## Viewership

| Episodes | Episodes | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number | Episode number |
| Episodes | Episodes | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| | 1–20 | 1.843 | 1.786 | 1.733 | 1.699 | 1.664 | 1.738 | 1.549 | 1.259 | 1.479 | 1.621 | 1.730 | 2.104 | 1.912 | 2.003 | 2.008 | 2.116 | 2.051 | 2.127 | 2.138 | 2.345 |
| | 21–40 | 2.214 | 2.192 | 2.143 | 2.470 | 2.057 | 2.347 | 2.482 | 2.208 | 2.303 | 2.236 | 2.513 | 2.534 | 2.348 | 2.472 | 2.164 | 2.441 | 2.591 | 2.394 | 2.353 | 2.127 |
| | 41–60 | 2.527 | 2.513 | 2.375 | 2.624 | 2.578 | 2.537 | 2.674 | 2.342 | 2.619 | 2.544 | 2.776 | 2.789 | 2.645 | 2.707 | 2.496 | 2.943 | 2.723 | 2.553 | 2.594 | 2.655 |
| | 61–80 | 2.864 | 2.744 | 2.524 | 2.578 | 2.658 | 2.661 | 2.738 | 2.612 | 2.461 | 2.466 | 2.700 | 2.922 | 2.596 | 2.805 | 2.671 | 2.998 | 2.763 | 2.611 | 2.603 | 1.235 |
| | 81–100 | 2.809 | 2.968 | 2.769 | 2.960 | 2.886 | 2.856 | 2.817 | 2.645 | 2.510 | 2.559 | 2.771 | 2.724 | 2.732 | 2.928 | 2.727 | 2.804 | 2.772 | 2.637 | 2.739 | 2.662 |
Average TV viewership ratings :
| Ep. | Broadcast date | Average audience share | Average audience share | Average audience share |
| Ep. | Broadcast date | Nielsen Korea | Nielsen Korea | TNmS |
| Ep. | Broadcast date | Nationwide | Seoul | Nationwide |
| 1 | May 23, 2022 | 11.5% (3rd) | 10.0% (3rd) | 11.1% (3rd) |
| 2 | May 24, 2022 | 11.3% (2nd) | 9.7% (2nd) | 11.7% (2nd) |
| 3 | May 25, 2022 | 10.4% (2nd) | 9.2% (2nd) | 12.0% (2nd) |
| 4 | May 26, 2022 | 10.1% (3rd) | 8.5% (3rd) | 10.9% (2nd) |
| 5 | May 27, 2022 | 10.4% (3rd) | 8.8% (4th) | 11.1% (2nd) |
| 6 | May 30, 2022 | 10.4% (3rd) | 8.8% (3rd) | 11.7% (2nd) |
| 7 | May 31, 2022 | 9.7% (3rd) | 8.1% (3rd) | 10.9% (2nd) |
| 8 | June 1, 2022 | 7.9% (4th) | 7.0% (4th) | N/A |
| 9 | June 2, 2022 | 9.0% (3rd) | 7.4% (5th) | 9.9% (2nd) |
| 10 | June 3, 2022 | 9.8% (3rd) | 8.2% (4th) | 10.6% (2nd) |
| 11 | June 6, 2022 | 10.9% (2nd) | 9.5% (2nd) | 10.5% (2nd) |
| 12 | June 7, 2022 | 12.6% (2nd) | 10.7% (2nd) | 12.1% (2nd) |
| 13 | June 8, 2022 | 11.5% (3rd) | 10.3% (3rd) | 12.7% (2nd) |
| 14 | June 9, 2022 | 12.0% (2nd) | 9.6% (3rd) | 11.9% (2nd) |
| 15 | June 10, 2022 | 12.7% (2nd) | 11.9% (2nd) | 12.2% (2nd) |
| 16 | June 13, 2022 | 12.9% (2nd) | 11.1% (2nd) | 13.3% (2nd) |
| 17 | June 14, 2022 | 12.9% (2nd) | 10.8% (2nd) | 13.6% (2nd) |
| 18 | June 15, 2022 | 13.0% (2nd) | 11.9% (2nd) | 14.1% (2nd) |
| 19 | June 16, 2022 | 13.0% (2nd) | 11.5% (2nd) | 13.6% (2nd) |
| 20 | June 17, 2022 | 14.3% (2nd) | 12.9% (2nd) | 13.9% (2nd) |
| 21 | June 20, 2022 | 13.8% (2nd) | 12.4% (2nd) | 13.9% (2nd) |
| 22 | June 21, 2022 | 13.5% (2nd) | 11.6% (2nd) | 13.9% (2nd) |
| 23 | June 22, 2022 | 13.0% (2nd) | 11.4% (2nd) | 15.0% (2nd) |
| 24 | June 23, 2022 | 15.0% (2nd) | 13.1% (2nd) | 14.9% (2nd) |
| 25 | June 24, 2022 | 13.0% (2nd) | 11.0% (2nd) | 13.0% (2nd) |
| 26 | June 27, 2022 | 14.7% (2nd) | 12.6% (2nd) | 15.1% (2nd) |
| 27 | June 28, 2022 | 14.8% (2nd) | 12.5% (2nd) | 15.6% (2nd) |
| 28 | June 29, 2022 | 14.1% (2nd) | 12.7% (2nd) | 15.0% (2nd) |
| 29 | June 30, 2022 | 14.3% (2nd) | 12.7% (2nd) | 13.9% (2nd) |
| 30 | July 1, 2022 | 13.8% (2nd) | 11.6% (2nd) | 13.8% (2nd) |
| 31 | July 4, 2022 | 15.3% (2nd) | 12.8% (2nd) | 15.1% (2nd) |
| 32 | July 5, 2022 | 15.4% (2nd) | 13.3% (2nd) | 16.1% (2nd) |
| 33 | July 6, 2022 | 14.5% (2nd) | 12.0% (2nd) | 13.5% (2nd) |
| 34 | July 7, 2022 | 15.3% (2nd) | 13.4% (2nd) | 15.7% (2nd) |
| 35 | July 8, 2022 | 13.7% (2nd) | 11.3% (2nd) | N/A |
| 36 | July 11, 2022 | 15.3% (2nd) | 12.9% (2nd) | 16.2% (2nd) |
| 37 | July 12, 2022 | 15.7% (2nd) | 12.8% (2nd) | 16.3% (2nd) |
| 38 | July 13, 2022 | 15.0% (2nd) | 12.3% (2nd) | 16.6% (2nd) |
| 39 | July 14, 2022 | 14.6% (2nd) | 12.1% (2nd) | 14.5% (2nd) |
| 40 | July 15, 2022 | 13.9% (2nd) | 11.7% (2nd) | 14.0% (2nd) |
| 41 | July 18, 2022 | 15.8% (2nd) | 13.1% (2nd) | 17.1% (2nd) |
| 42 | July 19, 2022 | 16.0% (2nd) | 13.9% (2nd) | 15.2% (2nd) |
| 43 | July 20, 2022 | 14.5% (2nd) | 12.8% (2nd) | 14.8% (2nd) |
| 44 | July 21, 2022 | 15.9% (2nd) | 13.5% (2nd) | 15.5% (2nd) |
| 45 | July 22, 2022 | 15.5% (2nd) | 13.6% (2nd) | 15.1% (2nd) |
| 46 | July 25, 2022 | 16.1% (2nd) | 13.9% (2nd) | 16.9% (2nd) |
| 47 | July 26, 2022 | 16.0% (2nd) | 13.2% (2nd) | 16.0% (2nd) |
| 48 | July 27, 2022 | 14.8% (2nd) | 12.5% (2nd) | 15.6% (2nd) |
| 49 | July 28, 2022 | 16.2% (2nd) | 14.5% (2nd) | 15.5% (2nd) |
| 50 | July 29, 2022 | 15.5% (2nd) | 13.2% (2nd) | 16.6% (2nd) |
| 51 | August 1, 2022 | 16.4% (2nd) | 13.4% (2nd) | 16.9% (2nd) |
| 52 | August 2, 2022 | 16.4% (2nd) | 13.7% (2nd) | 15.5% (2nd) |
| 53 | August 3, 2022 | 15.5% (2nd) | 13.1% (2nd) | 14.9% (2nd) |
| 54 | August 4, 2022 | 16.8% (2nd) | 14.6% (2nd) | 15.6% (2nd) |
| 55 | August 5, 2022 | 15.3% (2nd) | 12.6% (2nd) | 16.2% (2nd) |
| 56 | August 8, 2022 | 17.0% (2nd) | 14.7% (2nd) | 16.8% (2nd) |
| 57 | August 9, 2022 | 16.1% (2nd) | 13.8% (2nd) | 17.6% (2nd) |
| 58 | August 10, 2022 | 15.6% (2nd) | 13.1% (2nd) | N/A |
| 59 | August 11, 2022 | 16.2% (2nd) | 13.3% (2nd) | N/A |
| 60 | August 12, 2022 | 16.0% (2nd) | 13.6% (2nd) | 15.3% (2nd) |
| 61 | August 15, 2022 | 16.7% (2nd) | 14.0% (2nd) | 17.7% (2nd) |
| 62 | August 16, 2022 | 16.6% (2nd) | 13.8% (2nd) | 17.8% (2nd) |
| 63 | August 17, 2022 | 15.1% (2nd) | 12.3% (2nd) | 15.9% (2nd) |
| 64 | August 18, 2022 | 15.5% (2nd) | 13.6% (2nd) | 17.2% (2nd) |
| 65 | August 19, 2022 | 15.9% (2nd) | 13.5% (2nd) | 16.3% (2nd) |
| 66 | August 22, 2022 | 15.8% (2nd) | 13.3% (2nd) | 15.8% (2nd) |
| 67 | August 23, 2022 | 16.4% (2nd) | 13.4% (2nd) | 18.2% (2nd) |
| 68 | August 24, 2022 | 16.0% (2nd) | 13.7% (2nd) | 14.9% (2nd) |
| 69 | August 25, 2022 | 15.2% (2nd) | 12.3% (2nd) | 18.7% (2nd) |
| 70 | August 26, 2022 | 15.2% (1st) | 13.1% (1st) | 16.3% (1st) |
| 71 | August 29, 2022 | 16.4% (2nd) | 14.1% (2nd) | 15.5% (2nd) |
| 72 | August 30, 2022 | 17.3% (2nd) | 14.4% (2nd) | 16.6% (2nd) |
| 73 | August 31, 2022 | 15.7% (2nd) | 13.0% (2nd) | 15.5% (2nd) |
| 74 | September 1, 2022 | 16.8% (2nd) | 14.5% (2nd) | 17.4% (2nd) |
| 75 | September 2, 2022 | 16.1% (2nd) | 13.7% (2nd) | 16.9% (2nd) |
| 76 | September 5, 2022 | 17.8% (1st) | 15.3% (1st) | 17.9% (1st) |
| 77 | September 6, 2022 | 16.8% (2nd) | 14.5% (2nd) | 18.6% (2nd) |
| 78 | September 7, 2022 | 16.1% (2nd) | 14.4% (2nd) | 16.4% (2nd) |
| 79 | September 8, 2022 | 15.6% (2nd) | 14.1% (2nd) | 17.0% (2nd) |
| 80 | September 9, 2022 | 7.2% (5th) | 5.9% (7th) | N/A |
| 81 | September 12, 2022 | 15.5% (2nd) | 13.1% (2nd) | 17.8% (2nd) |
| 82 | September 13, 2022 | 17.2% (2nd) | 15.1% (2nd) | 17.7% (2nd) |
| 83 | September 14, 2022 | 16.2% (2nd) | 14.0% (2nd) | 16.8% (2nd) |
| 84 | September 15, 2022 | 17.4% (2nd) | 15.4% (2nd) | 17.9% (2nd) |
| 85 | September 16, 2022 | 16.4% (2nd) | 14.1% (2nd) | 16.8% (2nd) |
| 86 | September 19, 2022 | 17.4% (2nd) | 14.7% (2nd) | 18.2% (2nd) |
| 87 | September 20, 2022 | 16.7% (2nd) | 14.1% (2nd) | 18.6% (2nd) |
| 88 | September 21, 2022 | 15.8% (2nd) | 14.0% (2nd) | 16.9% (2nd) |
| 89 | September 22, 2022 | 15.3% (2nd) | 13.3% (2nd) | 15.2% (2nd) |
| 90 | September 23, 2022 | 16.2% (2nd) | 14.5% (2nd) | 17.4% (2nd) |
| 91 | September 26, 2022 | 16.8% (2nd) | 15.2% (2nd) | 17.9% (2nd) |
| 92 | September 27, 2022 | 15.9% (2nd) | 13.6% (2nd) | 18.5% (2nd) |
| 93 | September 28, 2022 | 16.0% (2nd) | 13.6% (2nd) | 17.7% (2nd) |
| 94 | September 29, 2022 | 17.2% (2nd) | 14.8% (2nd) | 17.4% (2nd) |
| 95 | September 30, 2022 | 15.8% (2nd) | 13.4% (2nd) | 17.4% (2nd) |
| 96 | October 3, 2022 | 17.1% (1st) | 15.3% (1st) | 17.1% (1st) |
| 97 | October 4, 2022 | 16.3% (1st) | 13.7% (1st) | 19.0% (1st) |
| 98 | October 5, 2022 | 15.5% (1st) | 13.0% (1st) | 16.4% (1st) |
| 99 | October 6, 2022 | 16.7% (1st) | 14.1% (1st) | 18.2% (1st) |
| 100 | October 7, 2022 | 16.0% (1st) | 13.9% (1st) | 17.2% (1st) |
| Average | Average | 15.203% | 13.016% | 15.844% |
| In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest published ratings and the red numbers represent the highest published ratings. N/A denotes ratings that was not released. ||||||

## Note

* ↑ This average ratings is calculated based on the published ratings, the exact average ratings is unknown due to multiple ratings not published.