Face Me

Face Me
Promotional poster
Hangul	페이스 미
Revised Romanization	Peiseu mi
McCune–Reischauer	P'eisŭ mi
Genre	Medical drama[1] Melodrama[2] Mystery[2] Thriller[2]
Written by	Hwang Ye-jin[1]
Directed by	Jo Rok-hwan[1]
Starring	Lee Min-ki Han Ji-hyun Lee Yi-kyung Jeon Bae-soo
Music by	Won Ho-kyung[3]
Country of origin	South Korea
Original language	Korean
No. of episodes	12
Production
Running time	65 minutes
Production company	Westworld Story[2]
Original release
Network	KBS2
Release	November 6 (2024-11-06) – December 12, 2024 (2024-12-12)

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).[4] It is also available for streaming on Viki in selected regions.[5]

Cast and characters

• Lee Min-ki as Cha Jung-woo[6]

• Han Ji-hyun as Lee Min-hyung[6]

• Lee Yi-kyung as Han Woo-jin[6]

Jung-woo's childhood friend.

• Jeon Bae-soo as Kim Seok-hoon[6]

Jung-woo's warm mentor.

• Ha Young as Yoon Hye-jin[7]

A dancer, Jeong-woo's ex-girlfriend.

• Kang Da-hyun as Park Chae-gyeong[8]

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.[2]

Casting

According to Star News on February 3, 2023, Han Ji-hyun had been confirmed to appear in the series.[9]

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.[2]

Filming

Principal photography begin in March 2023.[10] It was originally set to began filming in February 2023.[11]

Viewership

Face Me : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)

Season		Episode number
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
	1	587	563	416	529	N/A	561	N/A	522	N/A	N/A	454	N/A

Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[12]

Average TV viewership ratings

Ep.	Original broadcast date	Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)
		Nationwide[12][13]	Seoul[14]
1	November 6, 2024	3.3% (16th)	3.2% (16th)
2	November 7, 2024	3.1% (18th)	N/A
3	November 13, 2024	2.3% (25th)
4	November 14, 2024	3.1% (19th)	2.9% (19th)
5	November 20, 2024	2.0% (26th)	N/A
6	November 21, 2024	3.2% (17th)	3.0% (18th)
7	November 27, 2024	2.5% (23rd)	N/A
8	November 28, 2024	3.2% (19th)	3.3% (18th)
9	December 4, 2024	2.8% (23rd)	N/A
10	December 5, 2024	2.9% (22nd)
11	December 11, 2024	2.6% (20th)
12	December 12, 2024	2.9% (22nd)	2.8% (20th)
Average		2.8%	—[a]
In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings. N/A denotes ratings that were not published.

Notes

1. Due to multiple unpublished ratings, the exact average rating is unknown.

References

1. Choi, Hye-jin (September 26, 2024). 이민기X한지현X이이경X전배수, '페이스 미' 출연..명품 라인업 완성 [Lee Min-ki X Han Ji-hyun X Lee Yi-kyung X Jeon Bae-soo, Appearing in 'Face Me'...Completing the Luxury Lineup] (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved September 26, 2024 – via Naver.
2. Kim, Myeong-mi (September 26, 2024). 이민기 한지현 이이경 전배수 '페이스 미' 출연...11월 첫방송[공식] [Lee Min-ki, Han Ji-hyun, Lee Yi-kyung, Jeon Bae-soo to Appear in 'Face Me'... First Broadcast in November [Official]] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved September 26, 2024 – via Naver.
3. Won, Ho-kyung (December 13, 2024). 페이스 미 OST [Face Me OST]. Bugs (in Korean). UMAG Co., Ltd. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
4. Kim, Na-yul (October 10, 2024). '페이스미' 한지현X이민기, 성형외과 의사와 형사의 특별한 공조 시작 ['Face Me' Han Ji-hyun X Lee Min-ki, the special collaboration between a plastic surgeon and a detective begins] (in Korean). Herald Pop. Retrieved October 11, 2024 – via Naver.
5. Son, Bong-suk (October 8, 2024). 해외에서 뭐가 흥할까? 라쿠텐 비키, K-콘텐츠 라인업 공개 [What's hot overseas? Rakuten Viki reveals K-content lineup] (in Korean). Sports Kyunghyang. Retrieved October 17, 2024 – via Naver.
6. Oh, Myeong-eon (September 26, 2024). 이민기·한지현, 의학 수사 드라마 '페이스 미' 캐스팅 [Lee Min-ki and Han Ji-hyun cast in medical investigation drama 'Face Me'] (in Korean). Yonhap News. Retrieved September 26, 2024 – via Naver.
7. "Face Me - Cast (Korean Drama, 2024, 페이스 미)". Hancinema. November 10, 2024.
8. "'페이스미' 강다현, 걸크러시 매력 발산…빛나는 존재감". Biz Enter. November 15, 2024.
9. Lee, Seung-hoon (February 3, 2023). [단독]한지현, '룩앳미' 女주인공 확정..이민기와 호흡 [[Exclusive] Han Ji-hyun confirmed as female lead in 'Look at Me'... working with Lee Min-ki] (in Korean). Star News. Retrieved September 26, 2024 – via Naver.
10. Kang, Hyo-jin (February 22, 2023). K성형 드라마 '룩앳미', 이민기X한지현 캐스팅 확정...'3월 크랭크인' [K-Plastic surgery drama 'Look at Me', Lee Min-ki X Han Ji-hyun casting confirmed... 'Starts filming in March'] (in Korean). SPOTV News. Retrieved September 26, 2024 – via Naver.
11. Park, Jeong-seon (December 29, 2022). [단독] 이민기, 웨이브 시리즈 '룩앳미' 주연 합류 [[Exclusive] Lee Min-ki joins the lead role in the wave series 'Look at Me'] (in Korean). JTBC. Retrieved September 26, 2024 – via Naver.
12. Nielsen Korea ratings (Nationwide):
    • "Ep. 1". Nielsen Korea. November 6, 2024. Retrieved November 7, 2024.
    • "Ep. 2". Nielsen Korea. November 7, 2024. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
    • "Ep. 4". Nielsen Korea. November 14, 2024. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
    • "Ep. 6". Nielsen Korea. November 21, 2024. Retrieved November 22, 2024.
    • "Ep. 8". Nielsen Korea. November 28, 2024. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
    • "Ep. 11". Nielsen Korea. December 11, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
    • "Ep. 12". Nielsen Korea. December 12, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
13. 페이스 미 시청률 [Face Me ratings] (in Korean). Nielsen Korea. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
14. Nielsen Korea ratings (Seoul):
    • "Ep. 1". Nielsen Korea. November 6, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
    • "Ep. 4". Nielsen Korea. November 14, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
    • "Ep. 6". Nielsen Korea. November 21, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
    • "Ep. 8". Nielsen Korea. November 28, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
    • "Ep. 12". Nielsen Korea. December 12, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024.

External links

• Official website (in Korean)
• Face Me at IMDb 
• Face Me at HanCinema