Unmasked on camera with Kim Hye-soo

3 January 7, 2025January 6, 2025

Unmasked on camera with Kim Hye-soo

by solstices

It’s time for an exposé with the relentless reporters of Disney+’s crime-comedy Unmasked, presented through a sleek poster and a dryly hilarious teaser. Centering around the investigative program “Trigger” that unmasks bad guys all across the nation, this tale certainly doesn’t hesitate to throw its heroes — and us — right into the action.

“I almost died before I even reached the office today,” laments Jung Sung-il (The Glory), who plays Han Do, the newest addition to the team. Considering he braved his way through a paragliding jump, a breakneck chase, and a strangulation attempt, it’s no wonder he’s at his limit. His colleague’s response: “Seems like you met PD Oh.”

Said PD is Oh So-ryong, the leader of the Trigger team and a tenacious go-getter whose reputation precedes her. Played by the ever-charismatic Kim Hye-soo (Under the Queen’s Umbrella), So-ryong’s fiesty spirit and investigative drive simply can’t be quenched, not even when she’s in the unforgiving clutches of a rifle-wielding cult. “A team leader who lives only for today,” reads the chyron, and a voiceover points out that “backing out” simply isn’t in So-ryong’s dictionary.

“We don’t do pre-emptions,” declares So-ryong’s boss, and by the look on her face, she’s very much in agreement. That is, until the long-suffering rookie Do is brought on board, pushing her buttons with his brusque rudeness. “What happened to the flower I gave you?” asks So-ryong. Cut to Do tossing it out a taxi window. Do: “I lost it.” LOL, his neck brace gives him the perfect excuse not to look her in the eye, doesn’t it.

Backing So-ryong up is her assistant director Kang Gi-ho, played by Joo Jong-hyuk (Frankly Speaking). Alas, his fervent passion unfortunately doesn’t quite translate to reality, since he’s a little clumsy (though endearingly so). Bristling at Do like a puppy that’s all bark and no bite, Gi-ho issues So-ryong an ultimatum — “Choose now, is it me or that fox?” HAHAHA.

Petty bickering aside, Trigger is synonymous with the number one broadcast that viewers trust, and So-ryong is far from your typical reporter. “Even if you do this all day, does the law change? Does the world change?” sneers an unrepentant criminal. “It does,” answers So-ryong. “Because people’s hearts are what an investigative reporter changes.” To that end, she’ll willingly throw herself into danger time and time again — whether that’s a crumbling building, or a fiery explosion.

“This isn’t child’s play,” So-ryong warns, fearlessly staring down the barrel of a gun (much to an aghast Do’s horror). If the headline in the Trigger newsroom is anything to go by — an elderly person who burns cats’ corpses, oof — the cases they expose aren’t for the faint of heart, and So-ryong will make sure their true colors are laid bare on air.

Helmed by PD Yoo Seon-dong (The Uncanny Counter 2), with scripts by Kim Ki-ryang, Unmasked is slated for a January 15 premiere.

Via KBS

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1 Kafiyah Bello

January 7, 2025 at 8:01 AM

Looks fun.

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2 Unaspirated

January 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM

I was just thinking that it’s been a while since my last procedural drama, and this might be just the thing! Now we just have to hope Hulu actually has it available everywhere.

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3 loveblossom🌸

January 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM

I'm excited! Is this the year of the clashing teamwork and humor? I just read the article about Oh My Ghost Clients. At least the hair here looks better. Joo Jong Hyuk could fit in with the other team though, haha.