Mask Girl

The Lady Vengeance cinematroghapy and the noir elements of the story are a reference and inspiration for Mask Girl

Both has similar undertones littered with crimes and connection between characters, both in past and present.

-REVENGE REVENGE REVENGE
-Prison
-Morally grey FL/AntiHeroine
-Separated mother and daughter
-Trashy men
-Violence
-Noir style thrillers
-Great acting
-Dark and disturbing

Both shows shed light on the negative impacts of society's obsession with the "perfect" body. Failing to conform to these unrealistic standards can lead to both physical and psychological abuse from peers and colleagues. Additionally, the dramas address the issue of blurring the lines between real life and social media, and the danger of blindly trusting online content. While the two female leads share some similarities, their reasons for creating fake social media profiles differ.

The female lead in both the dramas suffer from inferiority complex about their appearance. The male lead falls first both in mask girl and true beauty:)

Both dark, psychological thriller genres and exploration of morally complex female characters driven by past trauma.

-Morally Ambiguous Protagonists

-The Use of a "Mask": In Mask Girl, the protagonist literally wears a mask while performing online to gain confidence and a different identity due to her appearance-based insecurities. In Dear X, Baek Ah-jin is a top actress who hides her cruel, true nature behind a beautiful, angelic public persona.

-Trauma as a Driving Force

-Focus on Consequences of their actions

Coffee, Do Me A Favor' is a fantasy rom-com revolving around Lee Seul Bi, a chubby girl who becomes beautiful after drinking magical coffee, and Im Hyun Woo, a handsome webtoon artist who doesn’t believe in love until he meets Lee Seul Bi.

Both series are excellent tales of vengeance and perseverance from the perspective of an underdog in life.

Both dramas offer plot twists that expose deeper societal problems, including misogyny, insecurity, lust, obsession with appearance and the harshness of public opinion, especially online.

Disturbing plot and shocking scenes with many unexpected twists and turns of events.
Brutal, Bloody, Abnormal and apparently both 18+ rated for reasons.

With Characters that are not necessarily likable and protagonists where it's questionable if they are mentally healthy and display normal human behavior.

Murderer drama with exceptional good actors. If you are a fan of these Actors you might find yourself scared of the characters they play.

Both with brave Actors that show their incredible talent in not shying away from showing their ugly side. If you are not trapped in moral standards and what is social acceptable, you may enjoy their performance as a form of art and are not triggered by own traumata.

Stories with the great unforeseeable turns and twists of events.

Similar in fear inducing incidents and general captivating mood and intense style.
With psychopathic and crazy Characters.

Two women, both named Oh Hae Young, find themselves constantly mixed up in each other’s lives because of their shared name. From confusion over boys and grades in high school to ending up in the same occupation and company as adults, they can't stop running into each other

The story revolves around Plastic Surgery.
The main character is insecure with their natural look which is ugly to the whole world. They are treated as trash in society but want to change their life with the help of Plastic Surgery. But is the new look everything to change their life or a real struggle afterward?

Mask Girl is DARK but Gangnam Beauty is Romantic~
And Both of them are adapted from Webtoon.

Both span 40+ Years and use biographical style storytelling. Lots of character growth because storyline lasts so long.

WLGYT is from 1960s to 2020s.

MG is from 1980s to 2020s.