Becoming Witch
2022 South Korean television series
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Becoming Witch (Korean: 마녀는 살아있다) is a South Korean television series starring Lee Yu-ri, Lee Min-young, and Yoon So-yi.[4][5] It aired on TV Chosun from June 25 to September 10, 2022, every Saturday at 21:10 (KST).[6]
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Promotional poster | |
| Hangul | 마녀는 살아있다 |
| Lit. | The Witch Is Alive |
| RR | Manyeoneun saraitda |
| MR | Manyŏnŭn saraitta |
| Genre | |
| Developed by | |
| Written by | Park Pa-ran[3] |
| Directed by | Kim Yun-cheol[3] |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Lee Kyung-shik |
| Country of origin | South Korea |
| Original language | Korean |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer |
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| Producers | |
| Running time | 70 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | TV Chosun |
| Release | June 25 – September 10, 2022 |
Synopsis
Three women in their 40s reach a breaking point as their already-frustrating lives go completely off the rails.
Cast
Main
- She is a housewife and she has a satisfying life with her husband and daughter. She learns that her husband is having an affair. Gong Ma-ri seeks an alternative method to end her marriage.
- Lee Min-young as Chae Hee-soo[8]
- She is a daughter-in-law of a chaebol family. Her marriage life is not going very well. She takes care of her mother-in-law, who is physically unwell and suffers from Alzheimer's. Chae Hee-soo endures her husband's indifference to her and she also experiences difficulties in becoming pregnant. One day, her mother-in-law gives her a terrifying, but tempting offer.
- Yoon So-yi as Yang Jin-a[9]
- Her husband is not a good person. Her husband's death leads her to collect a large amount of money from his life insurance policy. With that money, Yang Jin-a is able to live a different life than what she was previously accustomed to. But, she tries to protect her money and suffers from anxiety that her money will be taken away by someone.
- Jung Sang-hoon as Lee Nak-goo[10]
- The self-proclaimed celebrity broadcaster suffering from a fever due to the love unexpectedly acquired during their marriage. He wanted a divorce because he wanted to live with love like fate. But he failed every time and took the last resort to end his marriage.
Supporting
People around Gong Ma-ri
- Lee Young-ran as Jo Mal-ryun[11][unreliable source?]
- Gong Ma-ri's mother.
- Kim Ye-gyeom as Lee Suzy
- daughter of Gong Ma-ri and Lee Nak-goo.
- Ye Soo-jung as Oh lak-eul[12]
- Is the president and advisor of a member botanical coffee shop and form a strange bond with the three women who become witches.
- Park Yoon-hee as Kim Ji-il[13][unreliable source?]
- Gong Ma-ri's lawyer.
- Kim Hye-hwa as Heo Sook-hee[14][unreliable source?]
- Oracle Cafe VVIP Membership.
People around Chae Soo-hee
- Kim Young-jae as Nam Moo-young[10]
- An insurance company manager and indifferent husband's pronoun Chae Hee-soo, who suffers a lone illness from her father's deceased mother, is grateful.
- Sung Byun-sook as Park Soon-nyeo[15]
- Chae Hee-soo'mother-in-law.
- Kim Hyun-jun as Lee Nam-gyu[16]
- A doctor at a fertility clinic and a single father raising a daughter alone.
People around Yang Jin-ah
- Ryu Yeon-seok as Kim Woo-bin[10]
- Used to be a girl's first love. In the neighborhood and ex-husband of Yang Jin-a, he enters the multi-level arena with ambitions following his friend. But in a bad situation of debt, he decided to leave for his wife.
- Kim Sa-kwon as Jang Sang-pil[17]
- Co-pilot of a civil aviation aircraft from the Air Force Academy.
People around Lee Nak-goo
- Han So-eun as Lim Go-eun[18]
- A vlogger. He has a bright and endless personality. But she became unmarried early on. Because every man she meets is bad.
- Jung A-mi as Kwak Hye-kyung[19]
- Lee Nak-goo's mother and Gong Ma-ri'smother-in-law she is a retired director of education, And she had a problem with an underage son who allowed her to marry Marie, but has an affair and wants a divorce.
Extended
- Kom Do-gun as Yang Jin-ah's neighbour, a keymaker.[20]
- Lee Won-jong as Natural Person on TV[21]
Special appearance
- Lee Kyu-han as Jo Doo-chang, Old friend of Yang Jin-ah.[22][23]
Viewership
Becoming Witch : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[24]
| Season | Episode number | Average | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
| 1 | 671 | 471 | 455 | 447 | 395 | 366 | 378 | N/A | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
| Ep. | Part | Original broadcast date | Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[24][25] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationwide | Seoul | |||
| 1 | 1 | June 25, 2022 | 3.417% (1st)[26] | 3.500% (1st) |
| 2 | 3.282% (4th)[26] | 3.312% (2nd) | ||
| 2 | 1 | July 2, 2022 | 1.872% (8th) | 2.523% (5th) |
| 2 | 2.682% (3rd) | N/a | ||
| 3 | 1 | July 9, 2022 | 1.516% (NR)[27] | |
| 2 | 2.480% (8th) | 2.277% (8th) | ||
| 4 | 1 | July 16, 2022 | 2.003% (11th) | 1.849% (10th) |
| 2 | 1.894% (NR)[28] | N/a | ||
| 5 | 1 | July 23, 2022 | 1.627% (NR)[29] | |
| 2 | 1.658% (17th) | |||
| 6 | 1 | July 30, 2022 | 1.611% (15th) | |
| 2 | 1.593% (NR)[30] | |||
| 7 | 1 | August 6, 2022 | 1.916% (12th) | 2.030% (7th) |
| 2 | 1.557% (NR)[31] | N/a | ||
| 8 | 1 | August 13, 2022 | 1.647% (18th) | |
| 2 | 1.471% (NR)[32] | |||
| 9 | 1 | August 20, 2022 | 1.305% (20th) | |
| 2 | 1.199% (NR)[33] | |||
| 10 | 1 | August 27, 2022 | 1.066% (21st) | |
| 2 | 0.789% (NR)[34] | |||
| 11 | 1 | September 3, 2022 | 1.302% (20th) | |
| 2 | 1.291% (NR)[35] | |||
| 12 | 1 | September 10, 2022 | 1.0 (NR)[36] | |
| 2 | 1.071% (29th) | |||
| Average | ||||
