The struggle of Park Jin-young to unravel the 'death law' of 'witch' Noh Jung-eui begins.
In the currently airing Channel A weekend drama 'Witch', Dong-jin (Park Jin-young) faces a life task that must be solved through statistics. It is to break the 'death law' of Mi-jeong (Noh Jung-eui), who has been branded a witch among people and cut off from the world, proving that she is not a witch.
To do this, Dong-jin, even in his first year of college when others were all playing, focused on statistics and wrote a report titled 'Denying the Existence of Witches' which stated, "There can be no correlation between a certain individual and the series of accidents and deaths in a specific village." He managed to squeeze in various part-time jobs during his busy time to provide reference books and online lecture vouchers for Mi-jeong, who did not take the college entrance exam.
However, this time Dong-jin was late again. He went back to his hometown after the vacation with the preparations he diligently made, but Mi-jeong was already gone. The label of 'witch' ultimately drove her out of the village. Furthermore, Dong-jin's report, which was structured around the presumption that Mi-jeong was not a witch, became useless from the start. Although he reviewed and reviewed the checklist questions given by the statistics professor Jung-sik (Jin Sun-kyu) to correct those errors, it became increasingly clear that Mi-jeong was in some way related to the incidents. Unable to find a way, Dong-jin fell into heart-wrenching despair.
What lifted him again was the death of his mother, Mi-sook (Jang Hye-jin). Mi-sook, who had driven Mi-jeong out of the village when there was nowhere to go and no one to know, harbored feelings of guilt and regret about her. While Mi-sook's fears that Dong-jin might also become someone who would be entranced by Mi-jeong led her to push Mi-jeong away due to rumors that she was bewitching men in the village, her motherly heart ached at the sight of Mi-jeong stating she would leave first. Mi-sook wanted to say sorry if they ever met again and to tell her to return to the village, but she never got to meet Mi-jeong again until her passing years later.
Moreover, Mi-sook believed that Mi-jeong was not a witch, even as she read Dong-jin's nonsensical report until it was worn out, not understanding what it meant. Mi-sook left a will saying, "If you meet that child in place of your mother, please make sure to say sorry for me." For the sake of that strong belief, Dong-jin determined to prove that Mi-jeong was not a witch and grabbed hold of his life's task again. He became a competent data miner, and with renewed fervor, Dong-jin plans to engage in a fierce struggle to unravel Mi-jeong's 'death law' starting from today (23rd).
In the released stills and preview video for the 4th episode, Dong-jin is seen not only quitting his job but also looking for a house to move to. This shows his determined will to find a way and prove something. Additionally, Dong-jin's journey to Taebaek has been announced. He is set to depart in search of a clue to lift the curse placed on Mi-jeong in the hometown where both grew up. With expectations that the process of proving will not be easy, there is growing curiosity about how Dong-jin will uncover the 'death law' and save Mi-jeong as he embarks on a journey filled with sweat and tears.
Director Kim Tae-kyun noted, "Mi-jeong was afraid of the situation where someone approaching her would die or get hurt, so she distanced herself from people. If Dong-jin learns the process through which Mi-jeong reveals the law of death, he will know that he must establish and prove the law in such a way that she does not notice, for fear that someone else might become another victim due to him" while highlighting the upcoming plot points. He added that it would be interesting to observe how Dong-jin will unravel that law from his perspective. The show will air tonight at 9:10 p.m.
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