Becoming Witch

2022 South Korean television series
Becoming Witch
Promotional poster
Hangul
마녀는 살아있
Literal meaningThe Witch Is Alive
Revised RomanizationManyeoneun Saraitda
Genre
  • Black comedy
  • Mystery[1]
Developed by
  • TV Chosun (planning)
  • by Jeong Hwi-seok [2][3]
Written byPark Pa-ran[3]
Directed byKim Yun-cheol[3]
Starring
  • Lee Yu-ri
  • Lee Min-young
  • Yoon So-yi
Music byLee Kyung-shik
Country of originSouth Korea
Original languageKorean
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producer
  • Jeong Hyeong-seo (TV Chosun)[3]
Producers
  • Kim Seong-min[3]
  • Lee Chang-ho[3]
  • Park Hyo-chang[3]
Running time70 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkTV Chosun
ReleaseJune 25 (2022-06-25) –
September 10, 2022 (2022-09-10)

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, airing every Saturday at 21:10 (KST).[6]

Synopsis

Three women in their 40s reach a breaking point as their already-frustrating lives go completely off the rails.

Cast

Main

  • Lee Yu-ri as Gong Ma-ri[7]
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 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 is 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]
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 three women who become witches.
  • Park Yoon-hee as Kim Ji-il[13]
Gong Ma-ri's lawyer.
  • Kim Hye-hwa as Heo Sook-hee[14]
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 So 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]
Vlogger 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

Special appearance

Viewership

Becoming Witch : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)
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SeasonEpisode numberAverage
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Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by Nielsen Korea.[24]
Average TV viewership ratings
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) —
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] —
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] —
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
  • In the table above, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.
  • 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 and EBS).

References

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  13. ^ "살인미수로 감방 갈래? 곱게 이혼할래?" 신난 정상훈😆 TV CHOSUN 20220730 방송" [Are you going to jail for attempted murder? Do you want a good divorce?” Excited Jung Sang-hoon 😆 TV CHOSUN 20220730 broadcast] (in Korean). July 31, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Naver TV.
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  16. ^ Jeong Bit (June 21, 2022). "[공식]김현준, '마녀는 살아있다' 출연…싱글대디 의사 역할" [[Official] Kim Hyun-jun to appear in 'The Witch Is Alive'... Single Daddy Doctor Role] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Retrieved June 21, 2022 – via Naver.
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External links

  • Official website (in Korean)
  • Becoming Witch at HanCinema Edit this at Wikidata
  • Becoming Witch on Netflix Edit this at Wikidata
  • Becoming Witch at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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