Channel A‘s ’The Witch‘ Park Jin-young’s love for Noh Jung-eui is coloring the weekend nights with affection.

Dong-jin (Park Jin-young) of Channel A‘s Saturday-Sunday drama ’The Witch‘ is struggling to give Mi-jung (Noh Jung-eui) back her normal life, even quitting his successful job. Mi-jung has been stigmatized as a ’witch‘ by the world, and has been avoiding people and living in seclusion, only going out at night when there are few people, enduring loneliness. Dong-jin firmly believes that if he finds out the law of death surrounding Mi-jung, she will be able to live like ordinary people. In the last broadcast, we looked back at Dong-jin’s desperate love that exploded with affection with his confession, “My heart aches when I think about it.”

#. Life‘s Homework for First Love

For Dong-jin, Mi-jung was his first love that he didn’t realize was real, and it was his life‘s homework. Back in high school, Dong-jin was always concerned about her, who would always go to remote places alone, so he installed an awning to block out the harsh sunlight and diligently erased the graffiti that students had written on benches: ’Park Mi-jung Witch.‘ After sending her off without even saying goodbye to her, he entered college and worked several part-time jobs during the semester to earn reference books and online lecture tickets. It was because he hoped that Mi-jung, who hadn’t finished her third year of high school, would take the college entrance exam. However, when he went back to his hometown Taebaek during the vacation, Mi-jung wasn‘t there. Dong-jin, who was a step behind this time, finally realized that he “missed her,” and burst into tears for the first time.

The first love that he had forgotten as time passed became Dong-jin’s life‘s homework once again because of his mother Mi-sook (Jang Hye-jin). Mi-sook, who had a sense of guilt and regret for kicking out Mi-jung, who had no place to go and no one to know, from the village, read and reread the report written by her son, which was full of errors, and firmly believed that Mi-jung was not a witch. So, sensing death, she left a will saying, “Please tell her that I’m sorry,” and Dong-jin vowed, “I will definitely prove that you are not a witch, just like my mother earnestly wished.”

#. Big Data Mining by the Industry’s Best Data Miner

“You will meet the people you are meant to meet someday,” said Mi-sook, and Dong-jin met Mi-jung again after 10 years as if by fate. Mi-jung was still living alone, isolating herself from the world. Her entire world was her small attic, and she made a living as a translator with the help of her only friend, Eun-sil (Jang Hee-ryeong), a broadcasting station PD. The only time he went out was when there were few people, at dawn, to feed stray cats. Watching her, Dong-jin felt his heart ache.

As a data miner who received the highest treatment in the industry, Dong-jin started his journey to lift Mi-jeong’s curse by doing what he did best. He investigated accidents related to her, interviewed victims, collected data, and analyzed statistics. Based on this, the hypothesis he came up with was as follows. It is dangerous to be within 10 meters of Mi-jeong, have a conversation, know her name, and confess your love to her. Also, if you break all of these rules, you will definitely die. Dong-jin actually got within 10 meters of her, and the tape measure that bounced and rewound grazed his neck, causing him to bleed.

#. A test that risked death

However, a hypothesis is just a hypothesis, and there was still a possibility of an error that had not been identified. There was also a limit to reducing errors by relying only on past memories. Dong-jin came to the conclusion that he had to personally check whether the ‘Law of Death’ still applies in the present. And the test subject was Dong-jin himself. If the hypothesis was correct, Dong-jin, who had all the prerequisites, could die. However, he did not hesitate. He had to predict the danger and prevent further damage so that Mi-jung could come out into the world again.

Dong-jin eventually approached Mi-jung disguised as a mart deliveryman. However, in the preview video of Episode 7 released right after the broadcast, Dong-jin was caught in a dangerous situation where he almost got into a motorcycle accident in front of Mi-jung‘s house and fell down the stairs. This part made people anxious as to whether the Law of Death had been activated for Dong-jin as well. What kind of ending awaits Dong-jin’s sorrowful journey? With only Episode 4 left, anticipation is growing for the story of ‘The Witch’.

The Channel A weekend drama ‘The Witch’ airs every Saturday and Sunday at 9:10 PM.


Reporter Yoo Ji-hye yjh0304@donga.com

This article is automatically translated using Google AI. If you notice any inaccuracies, please let us know at allkstar@donga.com.

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