Actors Park Jin-young and Noh Jung-eui are joining writer Kang Full‘s worldview with perfect synchronization and “(0.) flawless”.

Channel A’s new Saturday-Sunday drama ‘The Witch’ is a mystery romance about Lee Dong-jin (played by Park Jin-young), a man who wants to break the laws of misfortune surrounding women called witches, and Park Mi-jung (played by Noh Jung-eui), a woman who has become the seed of tragedy and has cut herself off from the world, and who save each other at the end of a journey that they will not give up on. ‘Moving’, ‘Lighting Store’, is a dramatization of the popular webtoon of the same name, ‘The Witch’, by Kang Full, the writer of other webtoons, and also the debut drama director of the movie ‘Dark Figure of Crime’, Kim Tae-gyun.

In an interview with Donga.com conducted ahead of the first broadcast of ‘The Witch’, Park Jin-young said, “It is an original work by Kang Full, who is loved by many viewers, and it is a work by director Kim Tae-gyun who really brought the original work to life in an interesting way. “Many actors, including actor Noh Jeong-ui, give great performances, so please definitely watch it.”

In ‘The Witch’, Park Jin-young plays the role of Lee Dong-jin, a data miner who receives the best treatment in the industry, in his first comeback work since his military service. This is a character who begins a journey to find the laws of misfortune based solely on big data for her first love Park Mi-jung (played by Noh Jeong-eui), who left school after being called a ‘witch’ in high school.

Noh Jeong-eui plays Park Mi-jung, a mysterious woman who has cut herself off from the world with the stigma of being a ‘witch’. Park Mi-jung goes into hiding after all the men who liked her got hurt or died.

The two actors focused on creating their characters by focusing on their ‘voices’ and ‘eyes’.

Park Jin-young said, “When creating Dong-jin, I paid the most attention to his voice and how to act differently depending on the relationship,”Dong-jin is an extremely smart character. He explained, “I wanted to show that intelligence through his voice without any major incidents, and that ‘this friend is different from others. ’” He continued, “In addition, Dong-jin is very close with his friends and gets along well with his mother, so I thought a lot about how to bring out the tension for each character.”

Noh Jeong-ui said, “Since he is a character who hardly speaks, the only things that could show Mi-jeong’s thoughts and emotions were his face and eyes,” and “That’s why I talked a lot with the director about making him immersive by expressing a lot of emotions with his eyes.” He raised expectations for his eye acting.

“The synchronization between actor Noh Jeong-ui and Park Mi-jeong is 10 out of 10. The loneliness and beauty of Mi-jeong coexist in actor Noh Jeong-ui, and I think she expressed it well as Mi-jeong. Also, I give it a perfect 10 out of 10 because it shows how well the staff and I discussed the costumes that Mijung wore in the webtoon. (Park Jin-young)

“The synchronization score of actor Park Jin-young and Lee Dong-jin is 9.5. The reason is because there is no ‘flaw’.’ The synchronization was that good, and from head to toe, from the way they walk, to the way they speak, to the slightest way they run, it was Dong-jin. That‘s why I think there was not a single flaw.” (Noh Jeong-ui)

“Definitely the current style! I’m learning another trick. ‘There is no flaw.’ I should use it next time.” (Park Jin-young)

Also, when asked ‘Pick a song that goes well with ‘Witch’ from GOT7‘s album [WINTER HEPTAGON] released in January,’ Park Jin-young replied “There’s only one, and it‘s not a song I chose because it’s something I made,“ and sang part of the track ‘her’ himself.

“When Dong-jin meets Mi-jung again after 10 years, he feels ‘It‘s been a long time since I’ve seen you, but I still feel great love for you’, which seems very similar to ‘her‘. It‘s a coincidence that they’re similar. (Laughs) Please listen to it a lot.” (Park Jin-young)

“Isn‘t the song so good?” (Noh Jung-ui)

Although expectations are high for her acting transformation and wide spectrum of acting, unfortunately, the two actors will not be seeing each other in many scenes in the work. This is because of the unique setting where the male and female leads hardly talk to each other despite it being a melodrama. Nevertheless, they shared each other’s first impressions and behind-the-scenes stories from filming, saying, ’There was a lot to learn from her on set.’.

Park Jin-young said of his first impression of Noh Jung-ui, “She was like a fairy.” He praised her, saying, “I was impressed by her small face and beauty, but as time passed, I often thought of her as a truly great actress. I learned a lot from seeing Noh Jung-ui‘s aura and the way she embraced the staff on set.”

Noh Jeong-ui said, ”I enjoyed watching actor Park Jin-young’s works so much that it felt like I was watching a celebrity. I thought, ‘Wow, he’s really handsome.‘“ She added, ”While filming, he treated me kindly and approached me first. He was very considerate and I felt, ’He‘s a real adult.’“ She continued, ”While acting with him, I found myself falling for his eyes, and he expressed all his emotions well with his eyes, which made acting enjoyable. There wasn‘t really a twist compared to my first impression. I could tell he’s such a nice person, even on the outside,“ expressing her satisfaction with their chemistry.



‘The Witch’ will premiere on Channel A on Saturday, February 15 at 9:10 p.m. as the follow-up to ‘Check In Hanyang’. In Noh Jung-eui‘s case, she will be reuniting with Channel A for the first time in 14 years since her debut work, ‘Bachelor’s Vegetable Store.’

Noh Jung-eui said, “It was a pleasure and an honor to have spent my teens and mid-20s with Channel A. I‘m also happy to be reunited with Channel A through a work (The Witch) that I really love. I hope to meet Channel A again in my 30s with a good work.”.

She also said, “This is a work that we put a lot of love into, so I hope you give it a lot of love. Please show a lot of love and interest in the drama ‘The Witch.”.

The interview video of Park Jin-young and Noh Jung-eui will be released on YouTube channel ‘Bbaengmani’ at 6 p.m. on February 14.”. Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com reporter jhj@donga.com

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