Mirror of the Witch
| Mirror of the Witch | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Also known as | Secret Healer |
| Genre |
Historical Historical Romance |
| Written by | Yang Hyuk-moon |
| Directed by | Jo Hyun-tak |
| Starring |
Yoon Shi-yoon Kim Sae-ron Lee Sung-jae Yum Jung-ah Kwak Si-yang |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language(s) | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 70 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Apollo Pictures Drama House Media N Art |
| Distributor | JTBC |
| Release | |
| Original network | JTBC |
| Original release | May 13 – July 16, 2016 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Mirror of the Witch (Hangul: 마녀보감; RR: Manyeobogam) is a South Korean television series starring Yoon Shi-yoon, Kim Sae-ron, Lee Sung-jae, Yum Jung-ah and Kwak Si-yang.[1][2][3] The story of the drama is inspired by the book Dongui Bogam. It replaced Ms. Temper and Nam Jung-Gi and aired on cable network JTBC on Fridays and Saturdays at 20:30 (KST) for 20 episodes from May 13, 2016 to July 16, 2016
Plot
Queen Shim (Jang Hee-jin), is a royal queen in the palace who, is unable to have a child, seeks the help of a shaman named Hong-joo (Yum Jung-ah) to give birth to a prince. Hong-joo told Queen Shim to deceive a young shaman named Hae-ran (Jung In-seon) who possessed special abilities enabling her to sleep with the king so she can become pregnant. Hong-joo then uses black magic to transfer the fetus to the Queen and plans to kill Hae-ran. Unfortunately, Hae-Ran finds out everything and curses the Queen's baby before dying. Queen Shim later gives birth to twins, Crown Prince Soonhwae (Yeo Hoe-hyun) and princess Yeon-Hee (Kim Sae-ron), but had to abandon the princess due to the curse. With the help of Shaman Choi Hyun-seo (Lee Sung-jae), Yeon-hee grows up as a beautiful young girl, but she is forced to remain isolated and away from everyone, living in a house surrounded by talismans. Poong-yeon (Kwak Si-yang), Hyun-seo's son, has had a crush on her since he was young. A young scholar named Heo Jun (Yoon Shi-yoon), the son of a slave, and a chance encounter between Yeon-hee and Heo Jun ties their fate as they journey together to lift the princess' curse.
Cast
Main cast
- Yoon Shi-yoon as Heo Jun
- Kim Sae-ron as Princess Seo-ri / Yeon-hee
- Lee Sung-jae as Choi Hyun-seo
- Yum Jung-ah as Shaman Hong-joo
- Kwak Si-yang as Poong-yeon
Royal household
- Jang Hee-jin as Queen Shim
- Lee Ji-hoon as King Seonjo
- Yeo Hoe-hyun as Prince Successor Sunhoe
People of Sogyeokseo (소격서)
- Lee Yi-kyung as Yo-kwang
- N/A as Cheon-choo
- N/A as Cheon-kwon
- N/A as Ok-hyung
- N/A as Gae-yang
Heo Jun's family
- Jo Dal-hwan as Heo Ok
- N/A as Heo Yoon
Extended cast
- Moon Ga-young as Sol-gae[4]
- Min Do-hee as Soon-deuk, Heo Jun's assistant
- Choi Sung-won as Dong-rae
- Hwang Mi-young as So-yaeng
- Kim Seo-yeon
- Kim Chae-eun as Moo-mae
- Song Jae-in as gisaeng
- Jung Yoo-min as Hwa-jin
- Kim So-hye as Mi-hyang
- Kim Jong-hoon as Bat-soe
- Kim Yong-ho
- Kim Won-jin
- Kwon Hyuk-poong
- Song Yong-ho
- Kim Seung-pil
- Lee Ga-kyung
- Go Eun-min
- Song Kyung-hwa
- Son Young-soon
- Lee Gyu-bok
- Nam Tae-boo
- Kwon Hyeok-soo
- Moon Soo-jong
- Yoo Il-han
- Seok Bo-bae
- Jang Yong-cheol
- Ahn Min-sang
- Park Se-jin
- Yoo Seung-il
- Seol Joo-mi
Cameo appearances
- Kim Young-ae as Queen Yoon
- Lee David as King Myeongjong
- Jung In-seon as Hae-ran, Seo-ri's mother
- Yoon Bok-in as Mrs. Ok, Poong-yeon's mother
- Jeon Mi-seon as Mrs. Son, Heo Jun's stepmother
- Kim Hee-jung as Mrs. Kim
- Shim Hoon-gi as Jong Sa-gwan
- Lee Cho-hee
- Park Chul-min
- Im Hyun-sung
- Kang Han-na as Queen Park
- Kim Kap-soo as Heo Jun after 40 years
- Ahn Gil-kang
- Nam Da-reum as Heo Jun's disciple
Ratings
In the table below, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
| Episode | Original broadcast date | Title | Average audience share | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AGB Nielsen Ratings[5] | TNmS Ratings[6] | ||||
| Nationwide | Seoul National Capital Area | Nationwide | |||
| 1 | May 13, 2016 | "Enchanted Eye Curse" (저주가 깃든 아이) |
2.606% | 2.401% | 2.2% |
| 2 | May 14. 2016 | "That Kite! I Will Bring It Back" (저 연! 제가 가져 오겠습니다) |
1.830% | 2.063% | 1.9% |
| 3 | May 20, 2016 | "Everyone is Born For a Reason" (사람은 누구나 태어난 이유가 있어) |
2.422% | 2.616% | 2.2% |
| 4 | May 21, 2016 | "Do You Want To Save Everyone? You Only Have To Die. Only You" (모두를 살리고 싶으냐? 너만 죽으면 된다. 너만) |
1.903% | <2.106% | 1.7% |
| 5 | May 27, 2016 | "Please, Don't Leave Me" (제발 절 두고 가지 마세요) |
2.545% | 2.631% | 2.2% |
| 6 | May 28, 2016 | "We Will Meet in Front of Despair and Fate" (절망과 운명 앞에서 다시 만나다) |
2.705% | 3.225% | 2.0% |
| 7 | June 4, 2016 | ""Your Highness, It is Starting Again." Hinting Misfortune" ("대감 이제 다시 시작입니다." 불행 암시) |
2.986% | 3.112% | 2.2% |
| 8 | "???????" (허준, 다가오는 연희 잡고 아련 "홍시..?") |
2.525% | 2.683% | 2.2% | |
| 9 | June 10, 2016 | "???????" (허준, 나가보면 알겠지. "내가 너의 결계가 맞는지") |
2.380% | 2.589% | 2.1% |
| 10 | June 11, 2016 | "???????" ('붉은 도포'에 습격당하다!) |
2.004% | <2.276% | 1.7% |
| 11 | June 17, 2016 | "???????" (네가 어떤 모습이든 나에겐 다 똑같은 연희다) |
2.260% | 2.467% | 2.2% |
| 12 | June 18, 2016 | "Please Don't Go" (제발 가지마) |
2.095% | <2.634% | 1.7% |
| 13 | June 24, 2016 | "???????" (궁으로 들어간 '공주' 서리, 홍주에 선전포고) |
2.797% | 3.003% | 2.3% |
| 14 | June 25, 2016 | "Stick The Knife In!" (칼을 꽂다!) |
1.692% | <2.143% | 1.6% |
| 15 | July 1, 2016 | "???????" (허준, 선조가 걸린 흑주술을 풀어야만 한다!) |
2.742% | 3.017% | 2.4% |
| 16 | July 2, 2016 | "???????" (홍주가 휘두른 흑단검에 쓰러진 풍연) |
1.797% | <2.058% | 1.6% |
| 17 | July 8, 2016 | "???????" (허준 - 연희, 남은 시간만이라도 함께 있게 해주세요) |
2.322% | 2.184% | 1.9% |
| 18 | July 9, 2016 | "???????" (절벽에 떨어진 허준 - 폭주하는 연희) |
1.697% | <2.218% | 1.6% |
| 19 | July 15, 2016 | "???????" (허준, 연희 살리기 위해 고군분투 "너를 위해 살 거다") |
2.709% | 3.182% | 2.1% |
| 20 | July 16, 2016 | 2.773% | 2.944% | 1.9% | |
| Average | 2.340% | <2.578%[lower-alpha 1] | 1.985% | ||
Note: This drama airs on a cable channel/pay TV which normally has a relatively smaller audience compared to free-to-air TV/public broadcasters (KBS, SBS & MBC & EBS).
Original soundtracks
OST Part 1
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love (연)" | Lush | 3:50 |
| 2. | "Love (연)" (Inst.) | 3:50 | |
Total length: |
7:40 | ||
OST Part 2
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You For Just One Day (단 하루만 너를)" | Jeon Sang-geun | 3:15 |
| 2. | "You For Just One Day (단 하루만 너를)" (Inst.) | 3:15 | |
Total length: |
6:30 | ||
OST Part 3
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Distressed (달)" | Lim Jeong-hee | 3:42 |
| 2. | "Distressed (달)" (Inst.) | 3:42 | |
Total length: |
7:24 | ||
OST Part 4
| No. | Title | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Always (늘)" | Way, Choa (Crayon Pop) | 4:00 |
| 2. | "Always (늘)" (Inst.) | 4:00 | |
Total length: |
8:00 | ||
Remark
Episode 7 wasn't aired on friday June 3 due to broadcast of the 52nd Paeksang Arts Awards. This episode would be aired on saturday June 4, the same day with episode 8.[7]
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 9th Korea Drama Awards | Best New Actress | Kim Sae-ron | Won |
Notes
- ↑ lack of information
References
- ↑ Ko Dong-hwan (March 7, 2016). "Rising child star gets first adult role". The Korea Times. Retrieved May 19, 2016.
- ↑ Kang Seo-jeong (April 28, 2016). "'마녀보감' 윤시윤♥김새론, 비주얼 갑 포스터 공개 '신비'". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved May 2, 2016.
- ↑ "'응팔' 노을이 최성원, '마녀보감'서 윤시윤과 브로맨스 보여준다 '기대↑'". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). April 29, 2016. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
- ↑ Jo In-woo (March 23, 2016). "문가영, 나는 보디가드다…'마녀보감'". Newsis (in Korean). Retrieved May 2, 2016.
- ↑ "AGB Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". AGB Nielsen Media Research (in Korean). Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ↑ "TNmS Daily Ratings: this links to current day-select the date from drop down menu". TNmS Ratings (in Korean). Retrieved May 10, 2016.
- ↑ Bae Hyo-joo (June 1, 2016). "JTBC 측 "백상예술대상 중계로 3일 '마녀보감' 결방, 4일 연속방송"". Newsen (in Korean). Retrieved June 3, 2016.
External links
- Official website
- Mirror of the Witch at HanCinema
- Mirror of the Witch at Daum (Korean)
- Mirror of the Witch at the Internet Movie Database