What does Channel A‘s new weekend drama ‘The Witch’ mean to actors Park Jin-young and Noh Jung-eui?

‘The Witch’ (directed by Kim Tae-gyun, written by Jo Yoo-jin) is a mystery romance about ‘Dong-jin’, a man who tries to break the laws of misfortune surrounding women called witches, and ‘Mi-jeong’, a woman who has become the seed of tragedy and cut herself off from the world, and who end up saving each other in the end of their never-ending journey.

Park Jin-young and Noh Jung-eui are garnering enthusiastic support from fans for their 200% synchronization with the original webtoon of the same name by writer Kang Full. They play the roles of ‘Dong-jin’, who throws himself into breaking the laws of ‘The Witch’, and the mysterious ‘Mi-jeong’, who feels guilty about the tragedy surrounding her and goes into hiding, respectively.

While anticipation is rising over how the two characters breathed life into by the two actors will come to life on screen, Park Jin-young and Noh Jung-eui personally spoke about the meaning behind the work and its unique subject matter.

● What does the drama ‘The Witch’ mean to Park Jin-young and Noh Jung-eui?

First, Park Jin-young, who presented ‘The Witch’ as his first comeback work since his military service, described the work as “One Heart”. The reason for this was that “Everyone on set worked hard to make it a good work without exception. “What I remember most is how much we talked on set.” For him, ‘The Witch’ has a special meaning because he put his whole heart into it.

The same goes for Noh Jung-eui. She pointed to ‘The Witch’ as “a precious work in my life.” This is because it is the drama from which she learned, felt, and left the most since her debut as an actress. “More than anything, people remained. In particular, I received a lot of comfort from my seniors. I also learned a lot of things that helped me grow as an actor” Noh Jeong-eui raised expectations for the birth of the ‘life drama’ among potential viewers.

● What is ‘Witch’ to Lee Dong-jin and Park Mi-jung?

Park Jin-young, who played ‘Dong-jin’, said, “‘Witch’ must have been his last promise”. It was “the last promise that he would definitely fulfill” to himself, his mother, and the emotion of love. Park Jin-young continued, “His mother becomes the decisive motivation for Dong-jin to find the witch’s law. In the main story, he hinted, “Please make sure to check this,” stimulating curiosity.

If for Dong-jin, “The Witch” is a truth that must be revealed at the risk of his life, for Mi-jung, “It must be a great pain,” Noh Jeong-ui said. “I don’t want to believe it, but I think Mi-jung must have had similar thoughts as she experienced strange things happening around her. Also, she must have been in a lot of pain because she was called a “witch” and lost everything,” he said, sympathizing with the abyss of her loneliness and sadness. The two actors’ honest and deep answers have made us look forward to the first broadcast, which is just 15 days away.

Channel A’s new Saturday-Sunday drama “The Witch” is a dramatization of the webtoon of the same name, “The Witch,” by Kang Full, the popular webtoon writer of “Moving,” “The Lighting Store,” and “Fool.” Director Kim Tae-gyun, who showed off his high-density directing skills through the movie ‘Dark Figure of Crime’, will be directing, and expectations are high that a well-made drama with a high degree of perfection will be born with his sensuous interpretation. It will be the follow-up to the popular ‘Check In Hanyang’, and will be first broadcast on Saturday, February 15th at 9:10 PM.

Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com Reporter jhj@donga.com

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