‘GOT7 Jinyoung’ and ‘Actor Park Jinyoung’ are returning at the same time.

The GOT7 member and actor will be back in full swing starting the new year after a two-year hiatus due to military service. Above all, he is receiving attention from both inside and outside the broadcasting industry as he makes a surprise return to the small screen on February 15th as the lead in Channel A‘s ambitious new Saturday-Sunday drama ‘The Witch’.

‘The Witch’, starring Park Jinyoung, is a mystery romance about a woman who is chased out of her village and called a witch after the men she likes get hurt or die, and a man who risks his life to solve the ‘Law of Death’ surrounding her.

In the drama, Park Jin-young plays the role of Dong-jin, the industry’s top ‘data miner’, who loves Mi-jung (Noh Jung-ui), a woman who has fallen into a swamp of misfortune. He is a character who makes every effort to pull Mi-jung, who is called a ‘witch’, out of the world by making use of the characteristics of a data miner, a job that analyzes data to mine necessary information.

While fighting against misfortune by Noh Jung-ui‘s side, he struggles to tell her the one word, “You are not a witch”. In addition to the sad romance that goes against fate, he will also portray a man’s growth process in three dimensions by simultaneously portraying his high school days when he first met Noh Jung-ui and his adult self.

In addition, Park Jin-young devoted himself to filming ‘Witch’ until March 2023, right before his enlistment. Thanks to this, he was able to make a comeback to the small screen without much of a hiatus after completing his military service in November of last year. Director Kim Tae-gyun, who was in charge of directing Park Jin-young, expressed his satisfaction through Channel A, saying, “His stable voice and gaze are very similar to Dong-jin in the drama. He also has the character‘s innocence and sincerity.”

Park Jin-young’s comeback drama, ‘The Witch’, is the follow-up drama to ‘Check In Hanyang’, starring Bae In-hyeok and Kim Ji-eun, which has recently been on the rise in viewer ratings. In addition, it is based on a webtoon of the same name by Kang Full, who created hits such as ‘Moving’‘Lighting Store’, so it already has the green light for box office success.

In particular, the ‘Kang Full Worldview’, which centers on the messages of compassion, love, and salvation of good people, has been brought to the screen by director Kim Tae-gyun, who has been recognized for his delicate directing skills in movies such as ‘Dark Figure of Crime’, and is already raising expectations that this will be a ‘well-made drama’.

Park Jin-young‘s activities continue on stage. While preparing for ‘The Witch’, he will also release GOT7’s new album ‘Winter Heptagon’, their first in three years, on the 20th and hold a group concert on February 1st and 2nd. Recently, he has also been busy filming the new drama ‘Unknown Seoul’, in which he stars with Park Bo-young.

Despite his busy schedule, he has been receiving applause both inside and outside the broadcasting industry for his participation in the promotional content for ‘The Witch’, showing his sense of responsibility as a leading actor.


Reporter Yoo Ji-hye yjh0304@donga.com
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