After being blamed for the injuries and deaths of young men trying to get close to her, a woman lives in solitude imprisoned by the guilt she doesn’t deserve.
Branded as a curse-carrier, she is deemed to reconnect with a man from her past who believes the stigma she carries is not true.
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Park Mi-jung (Roh Jeong Ui) lives with her father and attends the local high school. But when young men who confessed their feelings to her died or get injured, she was blamed for the misfortunes.
From afar, her classmate Lee Dong-jin (Park Jinyoung) believes otherwise and feel sorry for her plight.
Mi-jung decides to drop out of school. When she got better after nursing her loneliness, she promised her father that she will complete her GED.
Her father who defended her from the neighborhood people who got hold of the rumors at her school also suffered farming alone as no one wants to help him anymore.
Joining him one day to help plant potatoes, she unfortunately got bitten by a snake. When she regains consciousness, she sees his father bleeding gums. It appears he sucked the poison out of Mi-jung’s bitten ankle.
Mi-jung leaves the neighborhood and years later, Dong-jin sees her on a train.
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The Witch weaves a slow yet captivating narrative that keeps you glued to the screen, eager to see how each moment unfolds.
The series delivers a powerful message—the agony of living under a harsh societal stigma, where understanding is scarce and judgment is plenty.
While modern society has mostly moved past superstitions, some traditional villages still cling to them. Or rather, they conveniently find scapegoats for unexplained misfortunes.
So far, the show balances neat storytelling with a relaxed, almost hypnotic tone, perfectly mirroring its title’s eerie allure.
Beyond its supernatural elements, The Witch highlights a harsh reality—how unchecked collective hate can ruin lives, a theme especially relevant in today’s social media-driven world. Hopefully, the show’s message about choosing kindness over judgment resonates throughout its run.
With eight episodes to go, we follow Dong-jin as he unravels the mystery surrounding Mi-jung. Are the tragedies befalling those who get close to her mere coincidence, or is there something more sinister at play?
Mi-jung, seemingly resigned to a life of solitude, remains a mystery herself. But will Dong-jin’s genuine care finally break through her walls?
Catch The Witch on Channel A every weekend, with international streaming available on Viu.
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