Time slot: Wednesday-Thursday
Broadcaster: KBS
Genre: Medical, crime, mystery
Episode count: 12
Global streamer: Viki/Viu
Reasons to watch: In Face Me, the wonderful Lee Min-ki takes on a K-drama archetype we all know and love (?): the cold-hearted doctor whose empathy is as low as his surgical skills are high. Here’s hoping Lee Min-ki puts a fresh touch on this, because the premise isn’t exactly interesting: his character teams up with a detective as he lends his plastic surgeon insights to help solve cases.
While this’ll likely be a bit episodic in nature, K-dramas are usually deft at adding overarching storylines that make a cohesive drama. It’s also exciting to see Han Ji-hyun here as the female lead — oh, and the double dose of Lee Yi-kyung (who’s also starring in Marry YOU, premiering in the middle of the month) is always welcome.
TL;DR: Lee Min-ki is a cold-hearted genius surgeon who helps solve crimes. Probably has a childhood trauma tucked away in there too.