The first broadcast of Channel A‘s new weekend drama ‘The Witch’ is two days away. With just the teaser videos and images that were released in advance, viewers’ expectations for the main broadcast are rising day by day, and finally, the first episode preview video and highlight videos that capture attention with their overwhelming sense of immersion have been released one after another.

Let‘s look at four reasons why ‘The Witch’ is even more anticipated.

● Park Jin-young X Noh Jung-ui, ripped from the webtoon! Perfect ‘synchrony’

‘The Witch’ is a mystery romance about ‘Dong-jin’ (played by Park Jin-young), a man who wants to break the laws of misfortune surrounding women called witches, and ‘Mi-jeong’ (played by Noh Jung-ui), a woman who has become the seed of tragedy and has cut herself off from the world, and who end up saving each other through a journey that they do not give up on. It is based on the webtoon of the same name by Kang Full. Here, curiosity about the casting was high since the production was confirmed, and Park Jin-young and Noh Jung-eui, who appeared with perfect synchronization, received a hot response with comments such as, “There is no casting more perfect than this.” In addition, the strong partnership between the two, who continued to sincerely encourage each other at the production presentation held on the 11th, is also a part that increases expectations. This is the reason why the two, armed with visuals, atmosphere, and above all, trust in each other, are anticipated.

● A woman called a witch, the law of death, ‘Mystery’

There is a woman called a witch. A mysterious woman trapped in the law of bad luck that goes beyond ‘Murphy’s Law’ and follows her to death, that is Mi-jung. Strange things have happened around her since she was young. Someone would like her, or they would get hurt or die just by being with her. Mi-jung was branded a ‘witch’ and became isolated. Just like “the fairy tale protagonist who is trapped in a castle because of a curse”. Mi-jeong also starts to suspect that someone might have been hurt because of her, and as she begins to suspect that she is a ‘witch’, she becomes even more curious about the ‘Law of Death’ that follows her and the mystery of the ‘witch’.

● Salvation that transcends fate ‘Romance’

There is a man who started to hypothesize the ‘Law of Death’ in order to help Mi-jeong, a woman called a witch, find her lost daily life. Dong-jin is the one who had no choice but to watch over Mi-jeong when she was branded a witch and left school. He simply could not understand witches. That‘s why he majored in statistics and passionately delved into this field, and is currently a data miner who receives the best treatment in the industry. And as if it were a lie, he finally gets to see Mijung again after 10 years. Dongjin desperately wants to “prove to me that you’re not a witch,” so he collects data, sets up hypotheses, and tests the law of death himself to reduce errors. Because of that, Dongjin also ends up in a dangerous situation where he could get hurt or die. Will Dongjin be able to free Mijung from the law of death, and how will their fates save each other? The first episode of “The Witch” is eagerly awaited, as it will reveal the redemptive romance between Dongjin and Mijung that will transcend even the fate of death.

● More cinematic than a movie! ‘Overwhelming immersion’

The directing that is more cinematic than a movie makes us look forward to the actual broadcast even more. This is because the news that Director Kim Tae-gyun, who showed off his high-density directing skills in the movie ‘Dark Figure of Crime’, will be directing has already caught the attention of drama fans. Finally, the highlight video that was unveiled shows the story of Mi-jung leaving school on a snowy day, Dong-jin who could only watch her, and the two people who meet again after 10 years as if it were a lie, in a breathtakingly beautiful atmosphere that makes it impossible to take your eyes off of them. The delicateness that does not miss any detail even in a single scene that passes by makes us anticipate a result that boasts a high degree of perfection. From the perfect synchronization that draws admiration and the tight-knit mystery romance storyline to the high-density directing, this is a part that raises expectations for the birth of a well-made drama.

Channel A’s new Saturday-Sunday drama ‘The Witch’ will premiere on Saturday, February 15th at 9:10 PM as the follow-up to ‘Check In Hanyang’.

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

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