Jinyoung is intrigued by The Witch Noh Jung-eui
by solstices
A suspenseful teaser introduces us to Channel A’s newest thriller romance The Witch, by way of a string of tragedies that observe our titular heroine. Based mostly on the webtoon of the identical identify by Kangfull — creator of Transferring and Gentle Store — the ten-episode drama facilities round a woman who inexplicably brings misfortune upon each boy who approaches her.
Amidst the frigid snow, Noh Jung-eui (Hierarchy) stands alone, surrounded by nothing however the rumors about her. “Are you aware what they name Park Mi-jung?” murmur the gossip-mongers. “The witch.” Remoted from all her friends, Mi-jung recounts her story. Ever since she was younger, unusual incidents have adopted in her wake.
From {an electrical} wire short-circuiting and placing a bicycle owner as he rides previous, to Joo Jong-hyuk (Unmasked) collapsing proper earlier than her eyes, getting near Mi-jung is a catastrophe within the making. “Apparently, he’d been with Park Mi-jung too,” echoes the college’s rumor mill. “It’s due to Park Mi-jung.” Tormented by each guilt and ostracization, Mi-jung winds up leaving faculty completely, her footsteps tracing a lonely path within the snow.
Regardless of Mi-jung’s popularity, although, there are nonetheless those that get drawn into her orbit. On a prepare, the lovable Lee Bong-jun (Chief Detective 1958) approaches her to bashfully confess. “I such as you, Mi-jung,” he beams, his voice a wistful drawl. However the jaded Mi-jung retains her distance: “Do you even know something about me?”
Witnessing this scene play out is Got7’s Jinyoung (Yumi’s Cells 2) as Lee Dong-jin, a fellow schoolmate whose curiosity has been piqued by Mi-jung’s unusual circumstances. Again of their campus days, he’d all the time been observing from a distance, but by no means mustered up the nerve to strategy her. Now, their paths have crossed once more as adults, and Dong-jin can’t assist however stare agape at Mi-jung.
Although Dong-jin’s curiosity within the mysterious “witch” first arose from a mixture of curiosity and sympathy, these feelings quickly develop deeper the extra he discovers about her world. Mired in guilt, Mi-jung runs away from others to forestall any additional grief — however that solely makes Dong-jin extra decided to interrupt her curse. With tears pooling in his eyes, Dong-jin asks, “Do you consider that witches exist?”
The lady who merely needs to be remembered by somebody, and the boy who places his life on the road for her sake. On the finish of their tireless journey, can they develop into one another’s salvation?
Helmed by PD Kim Tae-gyun with scripts by Jo Yoo-jin (Pilot), The Witch is slated for a February 15 premiere.
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