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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Becoming Witch |
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Hangul | 마녀는 살아있 |
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Literal meaning | The Witch Is Alive |
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Revised Romanization | Manyeoneun Saraitda |
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Written by | Park Pa-ran[3] |
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Directed by | Kim Yun-cheol[3] |
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Music by | Lee Kyung-shik |
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Country of origin | South Korea |
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Original language | Korean |
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No. of episodes | 12 |
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Executive producer | - Jeong Hyeong-seo (TV Chosun)[3]
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Producers | - Kim Seong-min[3]
- Lee Chang-ho[3]
- Park Hyo-chang[3]
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Running time | 70 minutes |
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Network | TV Chosun |
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Release | June 25 (2022-06-25) – September 10, 2022 (2022-09-10) |
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Three women in their 40s reach a breaking point as their already-frustrating lives go completely off the rails.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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]
- Gong Ma-ri's mother.
- daughter of Gong Ma-ri and Lee Nak-goo.
- 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]
- Gong Ma-ri's lawyer.
- Kim Hye-hwa as Heo Sook-hee[14]
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People around Chae Soo-hee
- 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
- 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.
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Season | Episode number | Average |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
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| 1 | 671 | 471 | 455 | 447 | 395 | 366 | 378 | N/A | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
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Becoming Witch : South Korea viewers per episode (thousands)Source: Audience measurement performed nationwide by
Nielsen Korea.
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Average TV viewership ratings
Ep. |
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Original broadcast date |
Average audience share (Nielsen Korea)[24][25] |
Nationwide | Seoul |
1 |
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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) |
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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] |
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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] |
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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) |
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2 |
0.789% (NR)[34] |
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11 |
1 |
September 3, 2022 |
1.302% (20th) |
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2 |
1.291% (NR)[35] |
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12 |
1 |
September 10, 2022 |
1.0 (NR)[36] |
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2 |
1.071% (29th) |
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- 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).
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Kim Myung-mi (June 20, 2022). "'마녀는 살아있다' 주1회 편성 확정 "완성도+장르적 텐션 위해"" [‘The Witch is Alive’ once a week schedule confirmed “For completeness + genre-like tension”]. Newsen (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved June 20, 2022. Hong Se-young (February 8, 2022). "정상훈·김영재·류연석 '마녀는 살아있다' 출연확정, 5월 첫방 [공식]" [Jung Sang-hoon, Kim Young-jae, Ryu Yeon-seok confirmed to appear in 'The Witch Is Alive', First Air in May [Official]] (in Korean). Sports Donga. Retrieved February 8, 2022 – via Naver. Park Ah-reum (May 30, 2022). "마녀는 살아있다' 측 "예수정X한소은X김사권 강렬 존재감"" [The Witch is Alive' side "Ye Su-Jeong X Han So-Eun X Kim Sa-Kwon's intense presence"] (in Korean). Newsen. Retrieved May 30, 2022 – via Naver. Hwang Soo-yeon (July 30, 2022). "마녀는 살아있다' 이민영, 죽은 시어머니 성병숙 다시 마주한 이유는?" [The Witch Is Alive' Lee Min-young, the reason why the dead mother-in-law Sung Byung-suk met again?] (in Korean). X-ports News. Retrieved July 30, 2022 – via Naver. Son Jin-ah (March 10, 2022). "김사권, '마녀는 살아있다' 캐스팅…이유리·이민영·윤소이와 호흡" [Kim Sa-kwon, cast in 'The Witch Is Alive'... Breathing with Lee Yu-ri, Lee Min-young, and Yoon So-yi] (in Korean). MK Sports. Retrieved March 11, 2022 – via Naver. Choi Jeong-ah (June 23, 2022). "김도건, TV조선 '마녀는 살아있다' 출연" [Kim Do-gun to appear in TV Chosun's 'The Witch Is Alive']. Sports World (in Korean). Naver. Retrieved June 23, 2022. Park Pan-seok (July 15, 2022). "마녀는 살아있다' 첩첩산중 속 윤소이 구하러 자연인 이원종 출동" ['The Witch Is Alive' Lee Won-jong, a natural person, is dispatched to rescue Yoon So-yi from among the mountains of Cheopcheop] (in Korean). Osen. Retrieved July 15, 2022 – via Naver. Jang Ah-reum (August 2, 2022). "[단독] 이규한 '마녀는 살아있다' 특별출연…'김삼순' 인연" [[Exclusive] Kyu-han Lee's special appearance in 'The Witch Is Alive'... 'Kim Sam-soon' relationship] (in Korean). News1. Retrieved August 2, 2022 – via Naver. Lee Seung-gil (August 3, 2022). "이규한, '김삼순' 의리 지금까지 이어지네…'마녀는 살아있다' 특별출연" [Lee Kyu-han, 'Kim Sam-soon' loyalty continues to this day... Special appearance in 'The Witch Is Alive] (in Korean). My Daily. Retrieved August 3, 2022 – via Naver. Nielsen Korea ratings:
- "Ep.1". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- "Ep.2". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- "Ep.3". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- "Ep.4". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved July 17, 2022.
- "Ep.5". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- "Ep.6". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved July 31, 2022.
- "Ep.7". Nielsen Korea (in Korean). Retrieved August 7, 2022.