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Disney+ K-drama Unmasked: Kim Hye-soo plays a tenacious reporter in journalism comedy

Given recent events in South Korea, a K-drama about investigative-news journalism may appear timely. Unmasked mixes the heavy with the light

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Kim Hye-soo as investigative-news reporter Oh So-ryong in a still from Disney+ Korean drama series Unmasked. Jung Ji-sung and Joo Jong-hyuk co-star.

Lead cast: Kim Hye-soo, Jung Ji-sung, Joo Jong-hyuk

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Back on the small screen for the first time since Juvenile Justice and Under the Queen’s Umbrella in 2022, Kim Hye-soo picks up a microphone and sharpens her eyes to ask probing questions in the investigative-news journalism drama Unmasked on Disney+.

Given the intense news cycle that has dominated South Korean headlines over the past few months – including the stalled enactment of martial law, millions of protesters on the streets, two presidential impeachments, a deadly plane crash and a sitting president barricading himself in his home to keep law enforcers out – this may be an opportune time for a media-focused K-drama series to air.

The recent events in Korea have been bewildering, but adding to the confusion has been the wild circulation of unverified news on social media.

Citizens need a reliable news source that they can trust, and the dogged investigative news reporter Oh So-ryong, played by beloved screen icon Kim, appears to fit the bill.

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